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The world’s first autonomous taxi to run on public roads started operating in central Tokyo on Monday. The vehicle, developed by Tokyo-based robot maker ZMP and operated by taxi company Hinomaru Kotsu ... ( read original story ...)

Japan share market inclined to near five-week high on Monday, 27 August 2018, on tracking a positive note in Wall Street last Friday after the U. S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reaffirmed a ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei ended at a 10-week high on Monday, taking a positive cue from Wall Street after the U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell affirmed that the Fed was stick... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Nikkei rose to near five-week highs on Monday morning, tracking a positive note in Wall Street after the US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell affirmed the Fed's current rate hike policy. ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's core consumer prices rose 0.8 percent in July from a year earlier, adding to evidence the central bank is making little headway in achieving its elusive 2 percent price target. The central ban... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo’s 20-year quest for inflation had a rough July. Consumer prices stood at 0.8 per cent year-on-year, unchanged from June and a long way off from the Bank of Japan’s 2 per cent target. To understa... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- The Bank of Japan’s words are diverging further from its actions and the erosion of its credibility could end up hurting the central bank, according to Kunio Okina, a former BOJ officia... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan's foreign minister wants developed countries to come together to impose international taxes, the revenue from which would be used to fight HIV/AIDS, malaria and other infectious disease... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Ask visitors to Japan to name a few local dishes and they might list sushi, tempura or sukiyaki. But these days, more overseas tourists are learning about Japanese home cooking, which is very ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has approved the first ever deal between two dominant regional banks, paving the way for a potential wave of mergers. Fukuoka Financial Group and Eighteenth Bank agreed to join forces in Februar... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index rose for a fourth straight session on Friday helped by a cheaper yen against the dollar and extending rallies in global stocks which shrugged off a US-China tariff row. ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei rose to more than two-week highs on Friday, buoyed by a weaker yen and gains in pharmaceuticals after a report that drugmaker Eisai moved forward its mid-term ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei rose on Friday as a weaker yen supported sentiment, with the pharmaceutical sector leading gains after a report that Eisai moved forward its mid-term profit go... ( read original story ...)

Most Asia-Pacific stock indexes generally lost ground on Friday, though Japan’s Nikkei was an exception. The Nikkei NIK, +0.85% firmed 0.9% to close at 22,601.77. Drugmaker Eisai 4523, +2.73% climbed ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- The Japanese government will expand its staff charged with monitoring working conditions for foreign workers to ensure that employers are in legal compliance as the nation prepares to open it... ( read original story ...)

Japan share market closed slight higher on Thursday, 23 August 2018, as yen depreciation to upper 110 zone against greenback, optimistic media reports on U. S.-Mexico trade talks and the U. S.-Turkey ... ( read original story ...)