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TOKYO, June 6 Japan's Nikkei share average slumped on Tuesday as losses on Wall Street and a stronger yen sapped sentiment. The Nikkei was down 0.7 percent at midday at 20,026.45, moving away from Friday's high of 20,239.81, which was its loftiest level ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- A prayer room opened in Tokyo Station on Monday, the latest effort by Japan to attract more Muslims, Buddhists and other religiously observant tourists from Asia. The 8-sq.-meter space is located in the station's travel service center. The space ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan is eager to cooperate with China's massive Belt and ... as the diverse regions found in between," the prime minister said during a banquet at Nikkei Inc.'s annual International Conference on the Future of Asia. Beijing aims to create a ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO/SINGAPORE, June 2 A 10 percent surge over six weeks swept Japan's Nikkei stock index above the 20,000-point barrier for the first time since late 2015 on Friday, without dispelling doubts about the rally's shelf life given the outlook for automakers ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, June 5 Japan's Nikkei share average barely moved on Monday, capped by a stronger yen but retaining enough momentum to stay close to a 22-month high scaled the previous session. At 0150 GMT, the Nikkei was up 0.1 percent at 20,197.80. after slipping ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Nikkei share average has shot through the 20,000-point barrier for the first time since December 2015 after a batch of strong US economic data lifted Wall Street and the US currency against the yen. The Nikkei swept through 20,000 in early ... ( read original story ...)

often for tourist souvenirs," Iwamoto said during a recent interview with the Nikkei Asian Review at his brewery in Atsugi, southwest of Tokyo. At its peak in 1997, 117 microbreweries opened in a single year in Japan, according to Kita Sangyo, a bottling ... ( read original story ...)

According to a survey on major Japanese companies' recruiting plans for spring 2018 conducted by The Nikkei in April, expectations to hire new science graduates jumped 14.0% from the previous year, much higher than a 5.6% increase for liberal arts graduates. ( read original story ...)

Japanese stocks have in effect been playing catch-up ... or see the earnings growth that has drawn investors to the Nikkei fade. The gains in Asia on Friday also came before the release of disappointing jobs data in the United States. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO/SINGAPORE A 10 percent surge over six weeks swept Japan's Nikkei stock index above the 20,000-point barrier for the first time since late 2015 on Friday, without dispelling doubts about the rally's shelf life given the outlook for automakers ... ( read original story ...)

In Asia, South Korean and Indian stocks are in record territory. The Nikkei? It's up 4%. Japanese stocks have not yet received their invitation to the global stock market party. The extent of the neglect is evident from data. According to the Bank for ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Nikkei share average broke through the 20,000-point barrier for the first time since December 2015 on Friday after a batch of strong U.S. economic data lifted Wall Street and the U.S. currency against the yen. The Nikkei swept through 20,000 in ... ( read original story ...)

Japan International Cooperation Agency, which is financing projects to expand the port’s infrastructure, separately agreed to purchase 11.6 million shares, or 54 percent of the public offering. According to Thoeun, over a third of the total IPO shares ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, June 2 Japan's Nikkei share average broke through the 20,000-point barrier for the first time since December 2015 on Friday after a batch of strong U.S. economic data lifted Wall Street and the U.S. currency against the yen. The Nikkei swept through ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, June 2 Japan's Nikkei share average rose above the psychologically important 20,000-point level to the highest since August 2015 on Friday as strong U.S. stocks and the rising dollar lifted investors' risk appetite. The Nikkei rose 1.0 percent to ... ( read original story ...)

An electronic board shows gains by Japan's Nikkei average Friday in Tokyo. Japan’s benchmark index zoomed above 20,000 points on Friday, the first time in 18 months, leading broad equity gains across the region following another record close on Wall ... ( read original story ...)