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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 4, 2018
Tokyo stocks stage strong 2018 start with Nikkei up 3% on growth hopes
The 225-issue Nikkei average surged over 3 percent to end at a 26-year high on Thursday, the first trading day of 2018, as solid manufacturing data from the United States and China reinforced optimism about the world economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 29, 2017
Tokyo stocks set for run-up in 2018 amid global growth and U.S. uncertainty
With the Tokyo Stock Exchange closing 2017 at its highest in 26 years, many expect another run-up next year driven by global growth and better earnings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 28, 2017
As dark pool action grows in Japan, top exchange lobbies for action
The Tokyo Stock Exchange is worried about Japan going dark.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 27, 2017
Tokyo's Kabutocho financial district gets creative in bid to revive its quiet streets
It's a Monday night in late November and Ryutei Ichiya, a kimono-clad 34-year-old rakugo comic raconteur, is performing a skit in front of a crowd of over 100.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Dec 19, 2017
Tokyo Stock Exchange is an 'irresponsible' market referee, fund head says
The Tokyo Stock Exchange is failing in its duty as a market referee, according to the chairman of a prominent Japanese investment fund.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 13, 2017
Toshiba and Western Digital reach settlement to end legal battle over chip unit sale
Toshiba says it has reached a settlement with Western Digital over the sale of its chip unit, removing one of the major hurdles to completing the deal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 13, 2017
Sagawa Express parent firm makes strong debut on Tokyo bourse
The parent company of Sagawa Express Co., a major parcel delivery service, made a strong debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday in the country's biggest initial public offering this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 7, 2017
Resurgent Sharp returns to TSE's first section after 16-month absence
The electronics giant, recovering under the wing of new parent Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., had been demoted about 16 months earlier to the second section.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 6, 2017
Struggling Toshiba boosts capital to avoid delisting from Tokyo Stock Exchange
Struggling conglomerate Toshiba Corp. achieved a major financial goal Tuesday as it completed a ¥600 billion ($5.3 billion) third-party allocation of new shares to 60 overseas investment funds, removing its risk of delisting from the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 22, 2017
Toshiba share sale opens door to David Einhorn, Daniel Loeb, other activists angling for shakeup
Toshiba Corp.'s plan to raise more money may bring in vocal investors more willing to take an active role in the electronics maker's affairs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 10, 2017
Toshiba eyes ¥600 billion capital injection to prevent delisting if deal for chip unit delayed
Toshiba Corp. is considering raising at least ¥600 billion ($5.3 billion) in new capital to prevent its shares from being delisted in case the sale of its semiconductor business is delayed, sources close to the matter said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Nov 8, 2017
As Japan's stocks zoom to 25-year high, analysts say the party has just begun
It's pick-a-number time for Japanese stock bulls after the Nikkei 225 average surged to its highest close since 1992 on Tuesday — even though the index slightly receded 0.1 percent to close at 22,913.82 on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 26, 2017
Japan's stock boom seen driven by profits that still hinge on weak yen
After a record-breaking surge in Japanese blue-chip stocks amid all-time high corporate profits, the question is how long can the momentum last.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 23, 2017
Japan stocks advance on Abe's win, signaling fiscal spending and continued loose monetary policy
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's landslide sends Tokyo stocks higher and the yen down, with the path paved for a continuation of loose monetary policy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2017
Ex-Toshiba chief Taizo Nishimuro, prominent business leader, dead at 81
Taizo Nishimuro, a former president of technology conglomerate Toshiba Corp. and a leading figure in the Japanese business community, has died at age 81, a Toshiba source said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 11, 2017
Toshiba removed from Tokyo Stock Exchange delisting watch list on improved controls
The Tokyo Stock Exchange said it removed Toshiba Corp. from its watch list for delisting after seeing better internal controls and efforts to improve corporate governance.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Oct 3, 2017
Nikkei surges to another two-year high
The Nikkei 225 average shot up Tuesday to rewrite its highest closing level in more than two years, with investors taking heart from an advance on Wall Street brought on by stronger than expected U.S. economic reports.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Taking the Lead
Oct 1, 2017
Online research firm aims to break Japanese mold with global market quest
Market analysts say Japanese internet firms rarely succeed overseas, and there haven't been many who have proven them wrong so far.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Sep 12, 2017
Nikkei hits one-month closing high on Wall Street gains
Stocks rose again Tuesday, thanks to buying encouraged by an overnight advance on Wall Street that pushed up the Nikkei 225 average to its highest closing level in more than a month.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Aug 29, 2017
Tokyo stocks fall on North Korea missile launch
Stocks lost ground in Tokyo on Tuesday due to growing geopolitical concerns following a North Korean missile launch.
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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