Top South Korea, Japan, China Envoys discuss North Korea, regional bank
The foreign ministers of South Korea, Japan and China meet on Saturday for the first time in three years, to try…
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Japan’s Sharp to cut 6,000 Jobs in Global Restructuring: source
Japan's loss-making Sharp Corp (6753.T) intends to cut 12 percent of its workforce in a global restructuring…
Asia Stocks surge, Bond yields tumble on Fed caution
Asian shares enjoyed their best session in 18 months on Thursday as investors priced in a later start and a slower…
Visiting Merkel reminds Japan to face wartime past
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, referring to Germany's own experience, reminded Japan on Monday of the need to…
Asia Stocks Slip, Euro hits 11-Year Low before ECB
Asian stocks slipped on Thursday after Wall Street continued to pull back from record highs ahead of Friday's…
Asia Shares Inch Ahead, Hostage to Fed Outlook
Asian share markets crept higher on Tuesday as Tokyo scored another 15-year peak, though gains were hostage to what…
Japan Global PR Message could Misfire with Focus on Wartime Past
A push by Japan to correct perceived bias in accounts of the country's wartime past is creating a row that risks…
Japan, Jordan seek news on fate of Islamic State captives
Japan and Jordan scrambled on Friday to find out what had happened to two of their nationals being held by Islamic…
Asian shares skid as bullish Fed takes investors by surprise
Asian shares extended losses on Thursday after the Federal Reserve took an upbeat view on the U.S. economy and…
Shinzo Abe: claims of Haruna Yukawa’s murder by Isis appear genuine
Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe said that the chilling recording claiming that Haruna Yukawa, one of two Japanese…