Japan's Nikkei share average eked out gains to rise for a third straight day on Wednesday, as a softer yen and buying of retail-related sha...

Japan’s Nikkei average falls for the second straight week, ending 0.6% lower amid fears of the ruling party losing its majority in the upco...

The Nikkei closed 0.41% higher at 38,229.11 after rising more than 1% early in trading.

In Japan, chip-making equipment maker Tokyo Electron lost 0.94%, game and audio equipment maker Sony Group fell 1.93% and robot maker Fanuc...

The Nikkei traded mostly sideways in the afternoon session to close 0.42% higher at 26,659.75, after briefly dipping into the negative terr...

The Nikkei ended the day up 0.73% at 27,439.99. For the week, it booked a 2.71% advance, its best performance since mid-October, tracking m...

On Wednesday, the Nikkei closed below 27,500 for the first time since Aug. 20, with Sony and Toyota Motor registering steep declines.

The Nikkei share average fell 2.8% to 27,467.23, its lowest since Aug. 20, while the broader Topix lost 2.97% to 1,919.72.

The Nikkei share average ended 1.89% higher at 28,455.60, marking its biggest percentage gain since November 1.

"The difference between today and yesterday is that today's gain is led by a rebound of US stocks," said Seiichi Suzuki, chief equity marke...

Other game makers also dragged the index. DeNA fell 3.88%, Konami Holdings dropped 2.26%, Bandai Namco Holdings sank 1.51% and Sony Group s...

The Nikkei share average closed 1.41 per cent lower at 29,792.05, while the broader Topix inched up 0.18 per cent to 2,012.21, its highest ...

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The broader Topix was up 0.2 per cent at 1,632.20.

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