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Japan Display Inc (6740.T) will raise its stake in Joled, an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display maker that was created through the merger of Panasonic Corp's (6752.T) and Sony Corp's (6758.T) OLED operations, the Nikkei reported. Japan Display ... ( read original story ...)

The Nintendo-themed area of the Osaka-based park will include rides, interactive areas, shops and restaurants built around and featuring familiar Nintendo characters and games. Nintendo's creative mastermind Shigeru Miyamoto is working alongside Universal ... ( read original story ...)

The gaming giant has revealed the logo for the first Super Nintendo World, which is set to open in Osaka at Universal Studios Japan ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The park will be filled with "Nintendo's most popular characters and games ... ( read original story ...)

Though Tokyo’s winter weather can occasionally be frightful, a holiday stay at Palace Hotel Tokyo is simply delightful. From now until February 28, the five-star property is offering the Romancing Tokyo package. Perfect for a pair of lovebirds ... ( read original story ...)

Yoo, also strategy and finance minister, told reporters Sunday that although Tokyo and Seoul are making efforts, there would be some delay in the talks. As a result of the National Assembly’s vote to impeach President Park Geun-hye and its immediate ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan's security alliance with the U.S. could prove a major stumbling block for the upcoming bilateral negotiations between Japan and Russia over the southernmost Kuril Islands, which Tokyo refers to as the Northern Territories. While Moscow ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Dec 12 Japan's Nikkei share average rose to a fresh one-year high on Monday morning helped by strong Wall Street performance and a weak yen, while investors picked up defensive stocks that were lagging behind in the recent rally. By mid-morning ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Dow Jones) -- Japanese core machinery orders rose for the first time ... The result compares with a rise of 1.1% expected by economists surveyed by the Nikkei. On a year-on-year basis, however, core orders fell 5.6%. The encouraging month-on-month ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan is likely to give a more upbeat view of the economy at next week’s rate review, sources say, as a pick-up in emerging Asian demand and positive signs in private consumption improve prospects for a solid, export-driven recovery. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened higher on Monday led by exporters as the ... a senior strategist at Okasan Securities Co. "A wide range of industry groups will be bought including financial stocks that could hope for recovery in profits, as market interest rates ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks rose on Monday morning to its highest level since late December, led by exporters as the dollar jumped against the yen ahead of an expected US interest rate hike this week. Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index added 0.77 percent, or 146.45 ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's October core machinery orders rose for the first time in three months to beat expectations, government data showed - a tentative sign of a pickup in capital expenditure. Core orders, a highly volatile data series regarded as an ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s apparent willingness to engage with Taiwan could spur Chinese retaliation that draws in Japan, complicating the geopolitical landscape in North Asia, according to a former Japanese vice minister for ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO Dec 12 Japan's Nikkei share average rose for a fifth day on Monday helped by a strong show on Wall Street and a weak yen, while investors picked up defensive stocks that underperformed in the recent rally. The Nikkei rose 0.8 percent to 19,155.03 ... ( read original story ...)

In fact, vacancy rates are climbing even in prime markets like Tokyo as supply starts to outstrip demand. The Bank of Japan and the Financial Services Agency authorities don't see an immediate crisis, such as the one that befell Japan's banks in the 1990s ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo's benchmark stock index closed at a fresh high for the year on Monday helped by the yen weakening against the dollar ahead of an expected US interest rate hike this week. The Nikkei 225 closed above the 19,000 level for the first time this year ... ( read original story ...)