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NIKKEI

BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Mar 27, 2019
Tokyo stocks fall back on ex-dividend impact
JIJI
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 26, 2019
Japanese stocks bounce back on short-covering and buying before stocks go ex-dividend
The Nikkei 225 average rebounded Tuesday from five-week lows to close sharply higher as cyclical stocks rose on short-covering, following a sell-off the previous day driven by fears of a sharp global economic slowdown.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 25, 2019
Nikkei 225 logs biggest loss since December, with Tokyo stocks dropping 3% on global economic fears
Tokyo stocks tumbled Monday, with the Nikkei 225 index logging its biggest point loss since Dec. 25 on rekindled concerns over the global economy following the release of sluggish U.S. and European economic data.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 18, 2019
Hundreds of firms may be demoted in Tokyo Stock Exchange shake-up
As part of an effort to streamline markets and attract more investors, the Tokyo Stock Exchange may demote about a third of its largest listed companies and cut down the bourses it operates to three from four, according to media reports.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Jan 27, 2019
From new visas to a tourism backlash, the Top 10 issues that affected us in 2018 may forecast our future treatment
Every January, Just Be Cause takes a look at how things went for the non-Japanese residents of Japan (NJ) in the previous year.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Jan 21, 2019
Tokyo stocks rise on brisk U.S. equities
Stocks rose Monday, supported by a continued rise on Wall Street late last week.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 7, 2019
Nikkei regains 20,000 line following sharp rebound on Wall Street
Tokyo stocks briefly rise over 3 percent as investors' risk appetite grew.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 5, 2019
After plunge, Tokyo stocks expected to remain unstable in coming week
Tokyo stocks are expected to remain unstable next week, with persistent concerns over a slowdown in the global economy likely to continue to grip the market, observers have said.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Jan 4, 2019
Tokyo stocks dive over 400 points to kick off ominous 2019
Stocks ended the first trading day of 2019 with heavy losses Friday as a sharply stronger yen and an overnight plunge in U.S. equities spurred broad selloffs on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 27, 2018
Traders see end to 'feverish fear-mongering' after stocks surge
The Topix index surged 4.9 percent and the Nikkei average jumped 3.88 percent Thursday, following an almost 5 percent advance in the S&P 500 Index.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 25, 2018
Nikkei dives over 5% amid global economic fears
The 225-issue Nikkei average ended down 1,010.45 points, or 5.01 percent, from Friday at 19,155.74, its lowest level since April 2017.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 15, 2018
Namie Amuro tops Nikkei Marketing Journal's list of 2018's most popular products and services
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Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 4, 2018
Labor union says 3,000 foreign workers laid off at Sharp plant in Japan
The companies told the labor union the job cuts resulted from Sharp's cutback in production of liquid crystal display panels for smartphones.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Dec 3, 2018
Tokyo stocks up for seventh session on U.S.-China trade truce
Stocks continued their bull run for the seventh consecutive session Monday after the United States and China struck a temporary truce Saturday in their trade dispute.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 28, 2018
Mystery man who boasts he can shift the Nikkei with a single tweet to release tell-all book in Japan
The man who claims he can move domestic equity markets with a single tweet is planning to release a book on his trading philosophy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 25, 2018
Tokyo stocks tumble over 3% on fears of global economic downturn
Investor sentiment was dented by fears that a weak global demand outlook would weigh on U.S. corporate earnings and cause downward pressure on global markets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 11, 2018
'The Fed has gone crazy' as Dow dives over 800 points amid rate hike, trade jitters
President Donald Trump again criticized the Federal Reserve for raising interest rates following the worst market sell-off since February.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Oct 10, 2018
Tokyo Stock Exchange snaps four-session losing streak aided by buying on dips
The market snapped its four-session losing streak on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday, aided by buying on dips.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Oct 7, 2018
Gaijin Day: How an event in Hamamatsu about unity proved to be divisive
Referring to Nikkei Brazilians and Peruvians as 'gaijin' was at the very least inaccurate and, at most, deeply offensive.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Oct 7, 2018
Views from Hamamatsu: How do you feel about Gaijin Day and the G-word?
Residents of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, the city that hosted Gaijin Day on Sept. 1, were asked what they thought of the name of the event.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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