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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Defense Ministry said Tuesday it decided to cancel a port call by a destroyer in South Korea this spring as relations between the two countries have been strained over ... ( read original story ...)

Stocks in Japan were flat in early trading Tuesday, while Australia’s benchmark surged as the Reserve Bank of Australia kept its cash rate unchanged. Most other Asian indexes were closed for the Lunar ... ( read original story ...)

Meanwhile, the Reserve Bank of Australia kept its cash rate unchanged at 1.5 percent. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 gave up gains while most other major Asian markets remained closed for public holidays. A... ( read original story ...)

Growing tensions between Japan and South Korea are poisoning relations between two countries that should be partners in a world of rising political risks. Their disputes are starting to threaten ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japanese general contractors will digitally keep tabs on foreign workers' technical skills and visa status, seeking to avoid employing people illegally as the nation's doors open wider to ... ( read original story ...)

The quarter also saw SoftBank conduct Japan’s largest-ever IPO. However, the stock dropped 15 percent on its Dec. 19 debut from its 1500 yen IPO price, leaving its overwhelmingly domestic retail ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s JERA Co, a fuel buying joint venture between Tokyo Electric Power and Chubu Electric Power, sees an initial public offering (IPO) as an option for the future as it aims to be... ( read original story ...)

Gaffe-prone finance minister Taro Aso is under fire after declaring that Japan has a problem with “people who don’t have children”. Speaking to an audience in his home town of Fukuoka at the weekend, ... ( read original story ...)

What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades." He was given the 2018 prize for excellence in opinion writing by the Society of Publishers in Asia, for his work for the Nikkei Asian Review. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan's manufacturing activity barely expanded in January and eased to a 29-month low amid a sharp deterioration in international demand, a survey showed Friday. The Nikkei Japan ... ( read original story ...)

Reported Standalone quarterly numbers for Tokyo Finance are: Net Sales at Rs 0.03 crore in December 2018 down 93.47% from Rs. 0.48 crore in December 2017. Quarterly Net Profit at Rs. 0.18 crore in Dec... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- For the first time in five decades, over half of Japan's women were employed in 2018, new data showed Friday, amid a worsening labor shortage and continuing efforts to accommodate working ... ( read original story ...)

For any investment bank, landing a key role managing your country’s biggest ever initial share sale would be a time to pop the champagne corks. For Nomura Holdings Inc. and Daiwa Securities Group Inc. ... ( read original story ...)

Called Nintendo Tokyo, the shop will open this fall in the Shibuya district. In addition to selling the Switch console, games and other products, it will be a space “to host events and offer opportuni... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei rose to a 6-1/2-week high on Friday, as index-heavyweight stocks got a lift from strong U.S. shares, although disappointing earnings from Nomura Holdings and Ni... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO/BRUSSELS -- The economic partnership agreement between Japan and the European Union not only forms one of the world's largest free trade blocs, but also sets digital and copyright rules that ... ( read original story ...)