Japan: Nikkei closes 1.2% higher

At closing bell, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average index advanced 327.90 points, or 1.21%, to 27,527.64. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange added 18.69 ...

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 3,489 new cases

Tokyo confirmed 3,489 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, up by 1,470 from a week before, as the capital and the rest of the nation have seen an uptrend in daily totals for about two weeks. The number of ... ( read original story ...)