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KUMANO, Japan (Reuters) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited flood-stricken parts of Japan on Wednesday as the death toll from the worst weather disaster in 36 years reached 176 and health concerns ros... ( read original story ...)

Apple representatives in Japan were not immediately available for comment. The U.S. company accounts for one in every two smartphones sold in Japan, according to MM Research Institute Ltd, making Japa... ( read original story ...)

It has recently been busy pursuing new acquisitions, latest being 3 new hotel purchases in Osaka, Japan for S$126million ... NetLink NBN Trust is another trust worth investing. Its high profile IPO in ... ( read original story ...)

KURASHIKI, Japan (Reuters) - Rescuers in western Japan dug through mud and rubble early on Tuesday, racing to find survivors after torrential rain that began last week unleashed floods and landslides ... ( read original story ...)

The broader Topix advanced 0.3 per cent to 1,716.13. TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average rose to a 1-1/2-week high on Tuesday as deals news added to a solid Wall Street performance, with oil refiners ... ( read original story ...)

a step forward in a country where the tobacco industry has long thrived thanks to the political clout of tobacco farmers and behemoth Japan Tobacco Inc. — of which more than a third is owned by the Fi... ( read original story ...)

Note: This English translation is for reference purposes only. In the event of any discrepancy between the Japanese original and this English translation, the Japanese original shall prevail. We assum... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group is increasing its stake in Yahoo Japan through a $2 billion, three-way deal with U.S. firm Altaba to deepen ties with the internet heavyweight ahead of an IPO of its t... ( read original story ...)

The news comes as SoftBank prepares to list its domestic telecoms unit in what could be the largest Japanese IPO in nearly two decades. Yahoo Japan shares were up nearly 12 percent in morning Tokyo tr... ( read original story ...)

The news comes as SoftBank prepares to list its domestic telecoms unit in what could be the largest Japanese IPO in nearly two decades. Yahoo Japan shares were up nearly 12 per cent in morning Tokyo t... ( read original story ...)

Banks, along with factory-automation and nonferrous-metal stocks, led Japan’s Nikkei NIK, +0.66% 1% higher. Higher Treasury yields and the prospects of strong near-term U.S. GDP growth helped sectors ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s government on Tuesday appointed career bureaucrat Toshihide Endo as its top financial regulator, a move widely seen as a sign that reforms to make the banking sector more pro... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- The most damaging rainfall in three decades has killed more than 120 people and brought businesses and transport to a halt in western Japan, laying bare just how weak the nation's infrastruct... ( read original story ...)

KURASHIKI, Japan (Reuters) - Rescuers in Japan dug through mud and rubble on Monday, racing to find survivors after torrential rain unleashed floods and landslides that killed at least 114 people, wit... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp said on Monday that its Japanese telecommunications unit, SoftBank Corp, had made a preliminary application to list its shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The mo... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, July 9 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average rebounded to one-week highs on Monday as investors took heart from U.S. jobs growth, while Eisai extended its gains to its daily-limit high on op... ( read original story ...)