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Kanuma (Japan) (AFP) - A series of fatal crashes caused by elderly drivers in Japan has left authorities desperately grappling for ways to clamp down on a problem that experts warn is only going to get worse as the population ages. Drivers over 65 were ... ( read original story ...)

"I'll demonstrate strong leadership and stand at the forefront to face a national crisis," Abe told reporters, mentioning Japan's fast-ageing population and North Korea. "This is my responsibility as leader and my mission as prime minister." Natsuo ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - A government sale of Japan Post Holdings Co (6178.T) stock raised $11 billion in the world’s second-biggest share sale this year, with the postal and financial giant’s attractive dividend yield helping drum up sufficient, albeit ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Post shares have not performed particularly well, hanging below their 1,400 yen IPO price. Tokyo: Japan said on Monday that it expects to raise more than USD 11.6 billion by selling off another chunk of the country's massive postal service. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Monday morning as a weaker yen lifted exporter shares, while expectations for a snap election continued to support overall sentiment. With the end of the first half looming on Sept. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Monday as a weaker yen lifted exporters, while expectations of economic stimulus measures after an election next month supported overall sentiment. As the end of Japan’s fiscal first half ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan's number of suspected diabetics hit 10 million for the first time last year, according to health ministry estimates released Thursday, with the increase attributed to growing obesity rates and an aging public. These patient numbers rose by ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- The Nikkei Flash Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index, or PMI, rose to a four-month high of 52.6 in September from 52.2 in August. A reading above 50 signals an improvement, while one below 50 points to a contraction in activity. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Thursday, boosted by gains on Wall Street and a weaker yen after the Federal Reserve signalled it still expects to raise interest rates one more time this year. The Nikkei was up 0.8 percent at the ... ( read original story ...)

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Nation’s biggest share sale this century comes after 2015 IPO Stock sold at 2% discount amid strong overseas demand Japan’s government raised about 1.3 trillion yen ($11.6 billion) selling a stake in Japan Post Holdings Co., completing the nation’s ... ( read original story ...)

Shares of Japan Post -- which has about 24,000 branches nationwide -- closed at 1,349 yen on Monday, down 1.03 percent. The huge sale comes as after an initial public offering (IPO) in 2015 that began a long-delayed privatisation of the state-owned behemoth. ( read original story ...)

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Banking, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Shipbuilding sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.50%. Rising stocks outnumbered declining ... ( read original story ...)

It is my great pleasure to have the opportunity today to exchange views with a distinguished gathering of business leaders in the Kansai region. I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincerest gratitude for your cooperation with the various ... ( read original story ...)

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda warned that escalating tensions in North Korea were among risks to an otherwise brightening global economic outlook, stressing that the central bank was closely watching the impact on markets and Japan's economy. ( read original story ...)

OSAKA (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Monday there was a shared view among Group of 20 major economies that currency rates should move stably reflecting economic and financial fundamentals. "The BOJ will continue to carefully ... ( read original story ...)