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Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell more than 1,200 points early on Tuesday, tracking steep losses seen overnight on Wall Street. On Tuesday, the Nikkei tumbled 5.43 percent, or 1,233.91 points, at 9:55 a.m. HK/SIN. The losses followed a massive U.S ... ( read original story ...)

The Nikkei index has extended its falls in midday trade after Japanese stocks slumped at the open. The declines follow a drop of 8% in Nikkei futures this morning, after US stocks had their largest one-day points fall in history. Stocks in Australia and ... ( read original story ...)

"Locations related to samurai, five-story pagodas, temples and Japanese gardens fit the image of Japan, and are thus popular," he said. The Nikkei asked 290 tourists from the U.S. and Australia, who stayed two weeks to list their top five destinations if ... ( read original story ...)

The Nikkei Asia300 Index of more than 300 regional companies was ... their stocks as the U.S. Treasury yield topped 2.7%," said an equity strategist based in Japan. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 665 points on Friday, the largest decline since ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average fell sharply on Monday as fear that US inflation may be finally gathering pace pound global equities, with investors dumping small-cap shares. The Nikkei tumbled 2.5 per cent to 22,682.08, its biggest one-day drop since ... ( read original story ...)

Japan bore the brunt of the declines, with Nikkei 225 Stock Average erasing this year’s gain, while a measure of its volatility surged to the highest since November. U.S. equity futures sank as much as 1.1 percent in Asia today but by 7:35 a.m. in London ... ( read original story ...)

It all points to an ugly open for Japanese markets in just under two hours time. Nikkei 225 futures were down by around 8% at 8.30am AEDT. Nikkei 225 Futures 4-Hour Chart. Source: Investing.com Just a few days ago all the chat was about the index hitting a ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan's pivot toward rate controls as the centerpiece of its ultraloose monetary policy has led the monetary base to decrease for the first time during Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda's tenure. January saw the seasonally adjusted monetary base ... ( read original story ...)

Ken Kawai, partner at law firm Anderson Mori & Tomotsune and adviser to finance-tech start-ups, said: “Regulators in Japan are usually conservative and not first movers. “The Government wants to facilitate fintech through cryptocurrency and blockchain ... ( read original story ...)