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Japan’s Nikkei share average dropped to a six-month low on Monday morning while the yen rose to near a 16-month peak, on persistent worries about a global trade war, although some stocks were in demand before they go ex-dividend this week. The Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)

"Many young Vietnamese dream about running their own businesses, rather than becoming employees and doing what they are told to do," Le said in an interview with the Nikkei Asian Review. Her own goal is to enable her compatriots to enjoy Japanese lifestyle ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- For decades demographers have warned of the challenges Japan faces in caring for its swelling elderly population. Now the country is entering a new phase, in which the "superelderly," those 75 years old and up, outnumber senior citizens aged ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan's listed companies are increasingly eager for people with senior management experience to sit on their boards as outside directors. With large shareholders such as asset managers pressing the companies they invest in to appoint directors ... ( read original story ...)

The resale of Hermes bags, brand-name jewelry and other luxury items is a thriving industry in Japan, with one critical bottleneck: Building inventory is tough. Sou Inc. offers a solution: pawnshops dedicated only to buying up secondhand merchandise. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan has crafted its diplomatic and economic strategy around the close relationship Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has forged with U.S. President Donald Trump, but it appears those bonds are becoming frayed by trade frictions. "I'll talk to Prime ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- A host of tourists and work trainees in Japan sought refugee status in Japan last year, fueling a jump in applications. The applicant count rose about 80% on the year to 19,629 in Ministry of Justice statistics released Friday -- a record high in ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, March 23 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average tumbled on Friday to its lowest level in more than five months as concerns over escalating global trade tensions triggered a spike in the yen, with machinery makers hit particularly hard. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, March 23 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average tumbled on Friday to its lowest level since mid-October on concerns over escalating global trade tensions that triggered a spike in the yen. U.S. President Donald Trump signed a presidential ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Toshiba Corp faces a Friday deadline to win Chinese antitrust approval to sell its prized $18 billion memory-chip business by end-March, raising the possibility the deadline may be missed and that it will seek alternatives such as an IPO. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday that he would closely watch the United States’ move to impose tariffs on up to $60 billion of Chinese goods. Aso made the comment just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump signed a ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday that he would closely watch the United States’ move to impose tariffs on up to $60 billion of Chinese goods. Aso was speaking to reporters hours after U.S. President Donald Trump signed ... ( read original story ...)

The resale of Hermes bags, brand-name jewelry and other luxury items is a thriving industry in Japan, with one critical bottleneck: Building inventory is tough. Sou Inc. offers a solution: pawn shops dedicated only to buying up secondhand merchandise. ( read original story ...)

Even so, there is a long way to go. Only 20.2% of publicly traded companies in Japan have at least one female board member, according to data compiled by Nikkei and group service QUICK FactSet, placing the country 49th in a ranking of 54. Norway's ... ( read original story ...)

Shares of SOU opened for trading in Tokyo Thursday at 4,100 yen a share, 24 percent higher than the IPO price of 3,300 yen. Japan’s resale market for luxury brand goods is worth almost 200 billion yen, according to a government report. Yahoo Japan Corp ... ( read original story ...)

Shares of SOU opened for trading in Tokyo Thursday at 4,100 yen a share, 24 percent higher than the IPO price of 3,300 yen. Japan’s resale market for luxury brand goods is worth almost 200 billion yen, according to a government report. Yahoo Japan Corp ... ( read original story ...)