Tokyo shares open higher on New Year trade

Tokyo stocks opened 2022 on an upbeat note today, after US shares also advanced on their first trading day of the year. The Nikkei 225 rose 1.01 per cent, or 291.01 points, to 29,082.72 in early trade ... ( read original story ...)

A 5.7 magnitude quake hits remote Japanese islands

TOKYO: A 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit remote Japanese islands in the Pacific early on Tuesday (Jan 4), but there was no tsunami warning, officials said. The underwater quake, measuring 43.4km in depth ... ( read original story ...)