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The deal will enable the Japanese media group to deepen its coverage of the fast-growing Asian startup ecosystem and tech industries, Nikkei said in a news release. The terms of the transaction ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, April 26 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average fell on Friday following disappointing earnings from high-tech firms and as market players wind down for the 10-day holiday to celebrate the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- As most Japanese eagerly await the annual Golden Week holiday that begins on Saturday, small business owners are scrambling to figure out how to survive the longer-than-usual break as ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, April 25 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei rose to 4-1/2-month high on Thursday as a bevy of corporate earnings turned out to be less bad than some investors had feared and selling ahead of the long ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi met with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, while Finance Minister Taro Aso had a separate discussion with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, and ... ( read original story ...)

BRUSSELS — Japan and the European Union committed Thursday to fair and open trade and to respect rules-based international commerce in the face of what they see as increasing trade protectionism, ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Panasonic Corp may upgrade one of its battery plants in Japan to produce advanced-format battery cells for Tesla Inc if needed by the U.S. electric vehicle (EV) maker, a person ... ( read original story ...)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Thursday he told U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin that Tokyo cannot accept discussions that link monetary policy to trade issues ... ( read original story ...)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Thursday he told U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin that Tokyo cannot accept discussions that link monetary policy to trade ... ( read original story ...)

while Finance Minister Taro Aso is holding a separate discussion with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, which is expected to touch on currencies. On Friday, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday there was no change in the government's stance that it would go ahead with a planned sales tax hike in October, barring a big ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn walked out of a Japanese jail for a second time late on Thursday, freed on $4.5 million bail after agreeing to curbs on contacting his wife as he ... ( read original story ...)

The Wall Street Journal reported the IPO plan Wednesday in New York ... Its Japan assets are listed in Tokyo under GLP J-REIT, which has risen about 7.8 percent this year. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Minister of Finance and deputy prime minister Taro Aso has urged reporters to stop using the term virtual currencies and switch to the newly-proposed legal name crypto assets. Aso ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- The Bank of Japan today said it may introduce a lending facility for its exchange-traded fund buying program, which would allow it to temporarily lend ETFs to market participants. ( read original story ...)

That’s the longest such stretch of low volumes since December 2017. As traders digest the Bank of Japan’s latest policy announcement Thursday, with one eye on the Narita Express, it remains to be seen ... ( read original story ...)