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Japan’s factory output rose in November and manufacturers expect to ramp up production in coming months, data showed on Wednesday, underscoring the central bank’s view that a pick-up in global demand will underpin a steady economic recovery. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo shrugged off nosediving Toshiba shares to trade flat Wednesday morning, but US crude finally ended a winning streak as trading volumes remained light ahead of the New Year. The troubled Japanese conglomerate's stock plunged 20 percent after it ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Japan Inc may become a more important force in dealmaking next year as its cashed-up companies seek to buy growth prospects elsewhere in the world and as Beijing's crackdown on capital outflows prevents some Chinese companies ... ( read original story ...)

"The financial markets seem to have already priced in expectations toward a Trump presidency, and are shifting toward a market that’s waiting to gauge his actual policies," Hideyuki Ishiguro, a senior strategist at Daiwa Securities in Tokyo, told ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco ... when legal changes that let it give more financial support to the utility are enacted, said a person familiar with the government's thinking. But the company may have to hurry as gains in financial markets ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Dec 27 Japan's Nikkei share average edged up on Tuesday morning in thin trade while Toshiba Corp plummeted on news that it was considering booking a goodwill impairment loss of several hundreds of billion yen. The Nikkei gained 0.2 percent to 19,443 ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan has maintained a current-account surplus for many years, but its trade profile is undergoing a profound change as its goods trade has receded while revenue from intellectual property has grown. The country has an established reputation as an ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) -- Japan's core consumer prices marked the ninth straight month of annual declines in November, data showed on Tuesday, suggesting that the economy still lacks enough momentum to jump-start inflation toward the central bank's ambitious 2 ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo eked out a rise Tuesday morning and oil built on its winning streak but many financial markets remained closed for a long holiday weekend. Japanese stocks ended a three-day decline, although Toshiba plunged on a report it is likely to record a huge ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer prices marked the ninth straight month of annual declines and household spending slumped in November, data showed on Tuesday, suggesting that the economy still lacks enough momentum to jump-start inflation toward the ... ( read original story ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

Riyadh - Mubasher:The CEO of the Japan Exchange Group, Akira Kiyota has expressed interest in listing some of Saudi Aramco's stocks as part of the company's initial public offering (IPO) on the Japanese bourse, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. This ... ( read original story ...)

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