The main indexes gained the most in more than seven weeks, with the Nikkei share average jumping 2.38 per cent to close at 29,188.17, while...

The Nikkei index ended up 0.6 per cent at 29,211.64, while the broader Topix edged up 0.27 per cent to 1,924.92.

The Nikkei index closed up 0.97 per cent at 28,362.17 points, with consumer goods, materials makers and real estate companies leading gains...

The Nikkei 225 Index rose 0.33 per cent to 26,524.79, while the broader Topix rose 0.23 per cent to 1,765.21.

The Nikkei 225 Index closed up 0.18 per cent at 26,806.67, reversing losses from morning trade. The broader Topix rose 0.32 per cent to 1,7...

Electronic parts manufacturers are benefiting from hopes for increased demand related to electric vehicles, 5G communications and other new...

"Looking at Japanese earnings, you can see cyclicals are recovering. Some companies are raising their annual guidance more than expected," ...

The potential deal hit shares of NTT and rival mobile carriers, but investors started to buy shares of other companies in the communication...

The Nikkei 225 Index ended 0.51% higher at 23,204.62. The broader Topix gained 0.48% to 1,634.23.

Japan's capital goods sector got a boost after the Institute for Supply Management said on Tuesday that U.S. manufacturing activity acceler...

To be fair, the stock market has already embraced technology and pharmaceutical shares that underpin global economic transformation.

The Nikkei share average dropped 0.84 per cent to 22,090.12, after touching the highest level since early December on the previous day.

The Nikkei share average gained 0.5 per cent to 21,556.51, not far from its more than 10-week high.

Financial firms looking for rising yields outperformed after US yields advanced.

The Nikkei share average closed 0.89 per cent higher at 19,327.06.

Factory automation equipment makers which have large exposure in China soared.

The Nikkei ended 1.2 percent higher to 23,094.67, the highest closing point since early February.