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Expectations US interest rates will stay ultra low for as long as needed helped lift Asian equities on Friday, though Tokyo tumbled on reports Japan's prime minister was set to resign for health ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe intends to resign due to health issues, according to Japan's public broadcaster NHK, citing sources close to Abe. ( read original story ...)

The Prime Minister’s Office said the report could not be immediately confirmed, but that Abe was believed to be meeting top ruling officials at the party headquarters. The Liberal Democratic Party ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Nikkei fell as much as 2% before recouping some losses and the yen rose on Friday on news that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was set to resign.[MKTS/GLOB] ... ( read original story ...)

A senior member of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party confirms Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is stepping down because of his declining health. Hiroshige Seko, a ... ( read original story ...)

Surprise development comes after Japanese officials were unable to quash speculation following two recent hospital visits by the prime minister ... ( read original story ...)

Shares in Japan led losses among the region's major markets in Friday afternoon trade following local media reports claiming that the country's Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, is set to resign due to ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to resign over health problems, local media reported Friday, in a bombshell development that will end a record-setting tenure with no clear successor yet in place. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Shinzo Abe swept back for a rare second stint as prime minister in 2012 pledging to revive a stagnant economy, loosen the limits of a post-World War Two pacifist constitution and restore ... ( read original story ...)

According to Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, the past few months of Covid-19 coronavirus have been a ‘special summer’. It’s true that summer 2020 isn’t filled with the usual joys like traditional ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks rose Friday morning on global economic rebound hopes boosted by expectations for longer-term easing from the U.S. Federa ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will address speculation over his health at a press conference later Friday, with reports suggesting he will say he is fit to stay in office. Questions about Abe's ... ( read original story ...)

Here are five things you should not miss at this National Art Centre exhibition, including a showcase of anime heroines ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to hold a news conference on Friday afternoon in which he is expected to address growing concerns about his health after two recent hospital examinations ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Display said on Friday it has agreed to sell a smartphone screen plant to Sharp Corp for $390 million, raising funds to repay debt it owes Apple Inc for the plant construction ... ( read original story ...)

To many Japanese, racism towards black people has long been considered something that happens in the US or Europe, not at home. But when the death of George Floyd in the US sparked a wave of protests ... ( read original story ...)