Is it Time for Japan’s Seven Samurai Stocks?

Japan’s stock market boomed last year, helped by a surge of interest from foreign investors including Warren Buffett. But will the central bank's decision to scrap its negative interest rate policy ... ( read original story ...)

Urgent: 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolts Japan’s Ibaraki: JMA

TOKYO, April 24 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 on Wednesday jolted the Japanese prefecture of Ibaraki just east of Tokyo, said the Japan Meteorological Agency. The tremors were felt in central Tokyo. No tsunami warning has been issued. Enditem ( read original story ...)

What the End of Negative Rates Means for Japan

Japan’s experiment with negative interest rates is finally over. The Bank of Japan raised rates last month for the first time since 2007, and abandoned a yearslong commitment to keep government bond yields close to zero. ( read original story ...)

Tech shares drag Japan’s Nikkei lower

TOKYO, April 25 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average traded lower on Thursday after rising sharply in the previous session, with technology stocks leading the losses. The Nikkei fell 1.67% to ...