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Japan International Cooperation Agency, which is financing projects to expand the port’s infrastructure, separately agreed to purchase 11.6 million shares, or 54 percent of the public offering. According to Thoeun, over a third of the total IPO shares ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, June 2 Japan's Nikkei share average broke through the 20,000-point barrier for the first time since December 2015 on Friday after a batch of strong U.S. economic data lifted Wall Street and the U.S. currency against the yen. The Nikkei swept through ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, June 2 Japan's Nikkei share average rose above the psychologically important 20,000-point level to the highest since August 2015 on Friday as strong U.S. stocks and the rising dollar lifted investors' risk appetite. The Nikkei rose 1.0 percent to ... ( read original story ...)

An electronic board shows gains by Japan's Nikkei average Friday in Tokyo. Japan’s benchmark index zoomed above 20,000 points on Friday, the first time in 18 months, leading broad equity gains across the region following another record close on Wall ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan hit a new milestone as its balance sheet topped 500 trillion yen ($4.48 trillion), roughly the same size as that of the Federal Reserve, having more than tripled since it started aggressive stimulus in 2013. But while the central bank ... ( read original story ...)

* Japan's antitrust regulator to end its probe into amazon japan-nikkei Source text :(s.nikkei.com/2su8n9T) Further company coverage: ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, June 1 Japan's Nikkei share average gained on Thursday, snapping a four-day losing run, lifted by upbeat domestic data and a weaker yen. The Nikkei rose 1.1 percent to 19,860.03. Indicators released on Thursday showed domestic companies picked up ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Post went public in November 2015 along with its banking ... Still, many are worried about how the second sale will impact the market. The benchmark Nikkei Stock Average has hovered below 20,000 and remains susceptible to external factors. ( read original story ...)

Export-reliant stocks helped give wind to Japan’s Nikkei index Thursday. Global equity markets struggled to find direction as a new month began, though Japan outperformed despite a lack of action with the yen, which often affects the country’s stocks. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - Japan is pushing back against United Nations criticism that its controversial anti-conspiracy bill and other policies infringe on press freedom and individual liberties, calling the characterization unfair and one-sided. David Kaye, a special ... ( read original story ...)

The broader Topix rose 17 points, or 1.1 percent, to 1493.9. Historically, the Japan NIKKEI 225 Stock Market Index reached an all time high of 38915.87 in December of 1989 and a record low of 85.25 in July of 1950. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average Index is a ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Nikkei share average rose above the psychologically important 20,000-point level to the highest since August 2015 on Friday as strong U.S. stocks and the rising dollar lifted investors' risk appetite. The Nikkei rose 1.0 percent to 20,053.01 in ... ( read original story ...)

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan ticked up 0.1 per cent, while Japan’s Nikkei gained 1 per cent to top the psychologically important 20,000-point level for the first time since August 2015. “Market sentiment is very good. ( read original story ...)

GIFU, Japan The Bank of Japan will not face big losses in the long run when it eventually begins to tighten monetary policy, board member Yutaka Harada said on Thursday, seeking to address concerns of some market players. When the BOJ does tighten policy ... ( read original story ...)

"It is still several years, I believe, before the European Central Bank or the Bank of Japan starts tightening monetary policy," he said. "We may see a sort of increase in interest rates, even in Europe and Japan, from negative rates to back to zero rates. ( read original story ...)