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Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Paper & Pulp and Glass sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 2.95% to hit a new 5-year high. The Nikkei Volatility ... ( read original story ...)

The surge in Japanese markets as investors returned after the New Year break also boosted regional sentiment. The Nikkei 225 Index closed 3.3% higher. South Korea's Kia Motors dropped 3.5% after its U.S. unit said vehicle sales in the world's largest ... ( read original story ...)

Yuzo Kano is the CEO for BitFlyer, one of Japan's largest cryptocurrency exchanges. He previously worked at Goldman Sachs developing settlement systems, and later on equities derivatives and convertible bonds. The following article is an exclusive ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) -- North Korea should shift course and drop its nuclear program and missile tests to become a wealthier nation, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday. Speaking at a news conference for the new year, Abe told reporters Japan was ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher on Thursday, led by Japan, on optimism over the coming year that pushed Wall Street to record highs. Shares fell in South Korea despite signs tensions with its rival in North Korea may be easing. KEEPING SCORE ... ( read original story ...)

Among major Tokyo shares, Toyota added 2.07 percent to 7,362 yen and Uniqlo-operator Fast Retailing jumped 2.89 percent to 46,210. Sony surged 3.19 percent to 5,245. Panasonic added 1.49 percent to 1,674. Meanwhile, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group added 2 ... ( read original story ...)

CEO Amin Nasser told CNNMoney last year that the IPO was on track for 2018, but the kingdom has yet to decide where to list the company. "We looked at the different venues, which are New York, London, Hong Kong, Tokyo," he said. President Trump has ... ( read original story ...)

South Korean President Moon Jae-In has stirred up a decades-old dispute with Japan , a move that risks disrupting the international effort to contain North Korea . For years, Seoul and Tokyo have been at loggerheads over the matter of comfort women — the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s biggest banks are racing to adapt to changing business conditions amid the shrinking population and spread of online banking. Many have laid out plans to downsize their workforce and massive network of branches while investing in “fintech ... ( read original story ...)

Makoto Miyauchi, the president of the Tokyo Exchange listed company, said that Singaporean investors snapped up three of the 25 financial products sold by ... Sapporo, and Osaka. All offices support their respective investors and also across the company. ( read original story ...)

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, Japan's benchmark equity index, reached a 26-year high in November. Prospects for workers look brighter, too, as a tight labor market is beginning to push wages higher. As economywide demand outstrips supply, the country ... ( read original story ...)

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In Japan, however, restrictive marketing laws limit such competitions ... Hirokazu Hamamura is president of Gzbrain Inc., publisher of magazines focused on video games. Interviewed by Nikkei staff writer Shotaro Tani. ( read original story ...)

PAL are expecting further growth with the increased capacity that will be provided as they continue to phase in their reconfigured A330 aircraft operating at Japan´s Narita, Haneda and Osaka airports. Asia´s first airline and the country´s flag carrier ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Yoshihide Suga, the right-hand man to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ... The chief cabinet secretary made the comments during a wide-ranging interview with The Nikkei. A: Economic sanctions imposed on North Korea are beginning to bite in. ( read original story ...)