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TOKYO, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average fell to a one-week low in choppy trade on Tuesday morning as geopolitical tensions over North Korea sapped risk appetite, while index-heavyweight Fast Retailing Co dropped on weak sales. The Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- As tensions on the Korean Peninsula reach new heights with Pyongyang's latest nuclear test, Japan is planning for a possible mass evacuation of the nearly 60,000 Japanese citizens currently living in or visiting South Korea. "There is a ... ( read original story ...)

BEIJING — Stocks in Tokyo and South Korea declined for a second day Tuesday while Chinese shares advanced as South Korean warships carried out military exercises amid jitters over North Korea’s weekend nuclear test explosion. KEEPING SCORE: Tokyo’s ... ( read original story ...)

First divestment by government since postal giant’s 2015 IPO Sale plans were complicated by writedown, scrapped deal Start your day with what's moving markets in Asia. Sign up here to receive our newsletter. Japan Post Holdings Co. will announce plans ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Post Holdings, which announced a loss in its first full year as a listed company, is poised to announce details of an estimated $12bn share sale, say people close to the process. It is the first equity offer from group since its record-breaking IPO ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's central bank is already in the process of winding down its radical monetary policy and may also look at making changes to its long-term interest rate target in the near future, former board member Takahide Kiuchi said on Monday. While Governor ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s central bank is already in the process of winding down its radical monetary policy and may also look at making changes to its long-term interest rate target in the near future, former board member Takahide Kiuchi said on Monday. ( read original story ...)

The two airlines held a joint ceremony in Osaka on Thursday announcing the launch of increased ... [read more] Vietnam Airlines to launch IPO on November 11 HA NOI (Biz Hub) ─ National carrier Vietnam Airlines (VNA) will launch its initial public ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average stumbled on Monday after North Korea conducted its most powerful nuclear test yet, and some traders expect more selling once the U.S. market reopens after a holiday. The Nikkei fell 0.8 percent to ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan is facing unexpected shortages of samurai, ninja and rickshaw drivers. As things stand now, employers hoping to meet demand for exhibitions and rides from foreign tourists cannot find enough workers with centuries' old skills -- or with the ... ( read original story ...)

Around this era of Great Osaka, Senba saw a construction boom in which structures with elaborate designs were built through its financial power. The Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 encouraged the replacement of buildings with modern reinforced concrete ... ( read original story ...)

The firm operates through both offline stores and an online mall; it has stores in Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo, NYC, Milan, etc. Secoo wants to take advantage of the rise in upscale consumer spending in China. When I know more details about the IPO ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan is under growing pressure to recalibrate its foreign aid policy to counter the rapid expansion of Chinese influence from Asia to Africa. The foreign ministry has decided to request a more than 10% budgetary increase for so-called official ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan is under growing pressure to recalibrate its foreign aid policy to counter the rapid expansion of Chinese influence from Asia to Africa. The foreign ministry has decided to request a more than 10% budgetary increase for so-called official ... ( read original story ...)

Shares of Japan Post jumped more than 40 percent in the weeks after the firm’s market debut, but they have recently traded below the IPO price of 1,400 yen. The stock rose 0.4 percent on Friday to 1,371 yen. ($1=110.08 yen) (Reporting by Taiga Uranaka ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Post Bank Co. plans to spend an initial 100 billion yen ($904 million) directly buying stocks, when it finds the right opportunities. The nation’s second-largest bank by deposits, which currently invests in equities only through passive investments ... ( read original story ...)