Japan's Abe departs for visit to Pearl Harbour

Abe's visit to the site, which was bombed by Japan in a surprise attack in December 1941 that drew the United States into World World II, was announced earlier this month. It follows a journey Obama made with him in May to the city of Hiroshima where a US ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei weighed by autos in otherwise mixed Asian trade

Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average NIK, -0.16% was down 0.1% and the Shanghai Composite Index SHCOMP, +0.40% was 1% lower. Meanwhile, Korea’s Kospi SEU, +0.09% was up 0.01% and Taiwan’s stock exchange was 0.2% higher. Markets in Australia ... ( read original story ...)

NHK Says Aramco to Explore Japan IPO

The list includes Tokyo according to Japan's state broadcaster NHK. Bloomberg's Sam Wilkin reports on "Bloomberg Markets: Middle East." (Corrects spelling of company name in headline) ( read original story ...)