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Japan's manufacturing activity grew at a faster pace from the prior month in March as domestic demand got a lift from the waning impact of the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)

Confidence weakened among Japan's major manufacturers for the first time in nearly two years, a key business survey showed Friday, as concern grows over the impact of the Ukraine crisis. ( read original story ...)

People are celebrating Japan's peak cherry blossom viewing season without COVID-19 restrictions for the first time in two years. But many are strolling under the trees rather than drinking and eating ... ( read original story ...)

Japan said on Friday it was freezing the assets of four Russian organisations, three Russian individuals and six North Korean individuals for involvement in North Korea's weapons projects, according ... ( read original story ...)

I've wanted to get back here for a long time but I couldn’t string together a lot of things," the four-time major winner said after rallying, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, on Thursday. ( read original story ...)

Four-times Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka fired off 18 aces as the Japanese former world number beat Swiss Belinda Bencic 4-6 6-3 6-4 on Thursday to reach her first Miami Open final. ( read original story ...)

Despite protest and outrage, a previously removed statue commemorating World War II’s comfort women will be back up in April at a gallery in Tokyo. An exhibition titled “After ‘Freedom of Expression?’ ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Stock Exchange marked Friday its final trading day ahead of its reorganization on Monday, as the bourse endeavors to lure m ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has little to cheer about a weak yen, which reflects its deteriorating economic fundamentals and trade deficit, the country's former top currency diplomat Mitsuhiro Furusawa said. But monetary ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese business confidence soured in the first quarter, a quarterly central bank survey showed on Friday, as companies took a hit from supply disruptions and surging raw material costs caused by the ... ( read original story ...)

Looking ahead, the Caixin/Markit manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index is set to be released at 9:45 a.m. HK/SIN. Data released Thursday showed Chinese factory activity shrinki ... ( read original story ...)

Sentiment among Japan's large manufacturers deteriorated in the three months to March for the first time in nearly two ... ( read original story ...)

Bally's announced it wants to enter the Japanese gaming market, wants to spend $3.9 billion to build in Fukuoka, the sixth-largest city. ( read original story ...)