Tokyo consumer prices rise 3.6 pct in November

Consumer prices in Tokyo rose 3.6 percent in November from a year earlier, marking the steepest increase in 40 years, Japanese government data showed Friday, Xinhua reported. According to Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks fall in morning on profit-taking, strong yen

Tokyo stocks fell Friday morning on profit-taking a day after the benchmark Nikkei index ended at a two-and-a-half month high, and selling in exporters due to the firm yen against the U.S. dollar. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average shed 96. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks open lower on profit-taking, strong yen

Tokyo stocks opened lower Friday on profit-taking a day after the benchmark Nikkei index ended at a two-and-a-half month high, and selling in exporters due to the firm yen against the U.S. dollar. In the first 15 minutes of trading, ( read original story ...)

Russia and Japan Have Fought Before, and It Was Won Decisively

Russia could have had a rematch of one of its most "humiliating" military defeats, had the country followed through with recently revealed plans to attack Japan last year. A (FSB) shared with Newsweek a leaked letter that claimed Russia was "quite seriously preparing for a localized military conflict with Japan" in August 2021, ( read ...