Toshiba may gain auditor sign-off, reducing delisting risk: media
Toshiba Corp may gain a partial endorsement from its auditor for its annual financial results after disagreements…
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China tourism body backs boycott of Japanese hotel group APA
China's tourism administration has urged tour operators to sever ties with a Japanese hotel chain after an…
Fujitsu to announce a round of layoffs in Germany
Japanese electronics giant Fujitsu Ltd will cut 400-500 jobs in Germany, the Nikkei business daily reported on…
Japan stocks to mark first fall in five years in 2016: Reuters poll
Japanese stocks are set for an annual drop in 2016, ending a four-year 'Abenomics' rally, as corporate earnings are…
Asian shares rise, dollar firms after upbeat U.S. data
Asian shares shrugged off a sluggish start and pushed higher on Tuesday, with Japanese markets leading the way…
Nikkei rises to over 2-wk closing high on weak yen; Topix hits 6-wk high
Japanese stocks rose on Wednesday in heavy trade, led by exporters and financials as the dollar stood tall against…
Nikkei surges to 1-1/2 week high after Yellen’s speech, weak yen
Japanese stocks surged to 1-1/2-week highs on Monday as the yen weakened after U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet…
Japan August manufacturing output rises for first time in six months-flash PMI
Japanese manufacturing activity showed signs of steadying in August as output rose for the first time in six…
Sharp to review TV licensing deals to boost global presence
Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp said Tuesday it will review its TV brand licensing deals overseas in an…
Japan’s PM Abe considering visiting Cuba in September
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering visiting Cuba next month to strengthen ties and promote Japanese…
Nissan revolution: could new petrol engine make diesel obsolete?
Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) has come up with a new type of gasoline engine it says may make some of…
Japan plans to develop missiles to protect disputed islands, Yomiuri says
The Japanese government has decided on a plan to develop land-to-sea missiles with a range of 300 kilometers (186…
Latest North Korea missile launch lands near Japan waters, alarms Tokyo
North Korea launched a ballistic missile on Wednesday that landed in or near Japanese-controlled waters for the…
Nikkei falls to 3-week low on yen; financials hit hardest
The Nikkei share average fell to a three-week low on Wednesday on the yen's gains, while financial shares were…
Japan’s Abe likely to pick hawkish ally Inada as defence minister
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will likely pick ruling party policy chief Tomomi Inada as defence minister in a…
Tokyo elects first woman governor as it prepares for its Olympics
Voters in the Japanese capital elected their first woman governor on Sunday, after two predecessors stepped down…
Sharp first quarter loss declines on cost cuts, but revenue plunges by a third
Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp reported a smaller first-quarter loss helped by restructuring and cost…
Japanese police raid house of knife attack suspect
Japanese police on Wednesday raided the house of a 26-year-old man suspected of stabbing to death 19 people and…
Private car sales in Egypt mount to $1.3bn in first 5 months of 2016
The private cars market sold 58,600 units in the first five months of this year, amounting to sales of 12.2 billion…
Japanese stocks fall on stronger yen; BOJ meeting in focus next week
Japanese stocks dropped on Friday in thin trade, with investors taking profit after recent gains as the yen…
Japan may use ‘helicopter money’ to battle deflation
Japanese policymakers, who won't go as far as funding government spending through direct debt monetization, might…
Nintendo shares rise more than 50% since Pokemon Go release
Shares in the Japanese company Nintendo have seen a stellar rise since the release of their augmented reality game…
Not so easy to revise Japan’s constitution; PM says
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday it would not be easy to revise Japan's constitution, a day after a…
Japan’s Line prices IPO at top of the range, may increase to $1.3 billion
Japanese messaging app firm Line Corp priced its initial public offering at the top of its marketed range, putting…
Mitsubishi Corp says scouting for Cuba infrastructure projects
Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp (8058.T) is scouting for business opportunities in Cuba including…
Japan’s Abe pledges broad policy support to weather Brexit shock
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged on Wednesday to use all available policy tools to keep the wheels of the…
Nikkei edges up in volatile trade, but auto sector weak
Japanese stocks edged higher in volatile trade on Tuesday as a pause in sterling's fall offered some respite, but…
Tata ordered to pay NTT DoCoMo $1.2 billion in arbitration award for JV stake
India's Tata Sons Ltd has been ordered to pay NTT DoCoMo Inc $1.2 billion to buy DoCoMo's stake in its mobile phone…
Abe pledges to boost economy as upper house poll campaign begins
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe began an upper house election campaign on Wednesday with a pledge to rev-up the…
Nikkei hits 9-week low as Brexit fears dog risk assets
Japanese stocks hit a nine-week low on Tuesday, continuing to feel the heat from concerns that a referendum next…
Asia stocks plummet, yen soars as risk aversion grips markets
Asian stocks fell the most in more than four months and the Japanese yen jumped on Monday as risky assets took a…
Line Corp plans dual Tokyo, New York IPO
Line Corp on Friday said it plans to list shares in Tokyo and New York next month through an initial public…
Japan stocks lead Asia lower, kiwi flies as central bank stands pat
Asian stocks turned lower on Thursday, led by sliding Japanese equities, while a weaker dollar buoyed commodities…
Nikkei rises before US jobs data, Fast Retailing shines on solid sales
Japanese stocks rose on Friday in thin trade, supported by gains on Wall Street and a sharp jump in index-heavy…
Japan PM delaying sales tax rise, fiscal reform on back burner
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told lawmakers on Wednesday that he has decided to delay a scheduled sales tax…
Japan weak retail sales bolsters tax hike delay plan
Japanese retail sales fell in April for the second consecutive month, bolstering the argument that a nationwide…
Nikkei rises amid prospect of tax hike delay, weaker yen
Japanese stocks rose in thin trade on Friday, amid the growing prospect that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would delay…
Nikkei edges up in thin, choppy trade
Japanese stocks were flat in thin, choppy trade on Thursday as indexes gave up earlier gains due to the yen's…
Nikkei hits near 1-month high on weaker yen; Sony soars on outlook
Japanese stocks rose to a near one-month high on Wednesday as exporters received a boost from a stronger dollar…
Sony Xperia x series to launch soon in Egypt
Japanese electronics manufacturer, Sony announced launching its new Xperia x smartphone series in Egypt. The X…