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TOKYO, May 21 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Monday morning as exporters were boosted by a rise in the dollar rise against the yen. The dollar’s rise followed news of an easing in U.S.-China trade tensions, offsetting weakness in ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened higher on Monday supported by a cheaper ... The dollar firmed slightly after the finance ministry said Japan's overall trade surplus jumped 30 percent while its politically sensitive trade surplus with the US edged up 4.7 percent ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan and Russia intend to have their top foreign affairs and defense officials meet this year, part of Tokyo's effort to build bilateral ties as it works to settle a long-standing territorial dispute. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and ... ( read original story ...)

It's been mistaken for a theme park, attracts thousands of tourists every year and even has its own TripAdvisor page, but the Maishima Incineration Plant is critical for managing waste in Osaka. It's been mistaken for a theme park, attracts thousands of ... ( read original story ...)

The Finance Ministry is preparing to punish several former and current civil servants, including former National Tax Agency Commissioner Nobuhisa Sagawa, over the document falsification in the Moritomo Gakuen scandal linked to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and ... ( read original story ...)

The International Paralympic Committee has urged the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee to finalize its Paralympic budget to ensure that it can stage a spectacular Paralympic Games in just over two years. The call comes following the conclusion of the fifth ... ( read original story ...)

The alliance and common market comprising Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay has a "complementary relationship with Japan," Aloysio Nunes Ferreira told Nikkei during an interview in Tokyo. The Group of 20 leaders' summit in Argentina in November ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japanese listed companies continue to improve their ability ... by Friday rose 35% to 29.37 trillion yen ($264 billion), according to data compiled by Nikkei. The tally excludes financial companies. The increase far exceeded the 18% rise of ... ( read original story ...)

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG; 株式会社三菱UFJフィナンシャル・グループ), after a few years of plotting (since 2015), appears ready to roll out its own crypto token, MUFG Coin by 2019. In doing so, it would become the first ... ( read original story ...)

The alliance and common market comprising Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay has a "complementary relationship with Japan," Aloysio Nunes Ferreira told Nikkei during an interview in Tokyo. The Group of 20 leaders' summit in Argentina in November ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan is aiming to close loopholes on North Korean sanctions and curb China from expanding its influence in the Indo-Pacific by bolstering its relationship with small island nations. Leaders from 16 Pacific island nations and territories ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Smugglers allegedly pocketed about 3.2 billion yen ($28.8 million) by selling untaxed gold brought into Japan via South Korea by couriers recruited online, marking the latest in a rash of similar cases with links to East Asia, sources close to the ... ( read original story ...)

US key allies Japan and the EU notified the World Trade Organization Friday of a wave of retaliatory measures against US tariffs on steel and aluminium, raising the prospects of a trade war. Japan informed the WTO it had the right to impose tariffs on US ... ( read original story ...)

Greenpeace This week, from Tokyo to New York, you might catch small groups of peaceful ... to protect as an organisation are easier to visualise than matters of finance. But here are the top five reasons why, if you really do care about the environment ... ( read original story ...)

The statement was issued in response to a question by Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) House of Representatives lawmaker Seiji Osaka. Minister of Finance Taro Aso has come under fire for repeatedly stating that "there is no such thing as ... ( read original story ...)

The broader Topix gained 0.5 per cent to 1,808.37. TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Thursday after Wall Street gained overnight, with financial stocks rallying on an increase in US bond yields while tech shares attracted buyers after the yen ... ( read original story ...)