Japan

Tokyo opens lower after US stocks see the first drop of 2018

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened lower on Thursday after Wall Street fell for the first time in 2018…

Japan’s new crypto-currency crooners sing the bitcoin beats

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Move over AKB48: Japan has a new all-girl "idol" band -- the Virtual Currency Girls --…

‘To boldly grow’: Japan astronaut worried by space growth spurt

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A Japanese astronaut has sparked hilarity back on Earth after he claimed to have grown nine…

S. Korea to stick with Japan ‘comfort women’ deal

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea will not seek to renegotiate a deal with Japan on wartime sex slavery,…

Different approaches to bitcoin in Asia

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- From clampdowns to a warm embrace, regulators in Asia have taken very different approaches to dealing…

Different approaches to bitcoin in Asia

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- From clampdowns to a warm embrace, regulators in Asia have taken very different approaches to dealing with the…

Tokyo’s Nikkei index closes at fresh 26-year high

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index closed at a 26-year high for the second consecutive day on Friday…

Delaying drills does not reduce pressure on N.Korea: Japan

TOKYO., Japan (AFP) -- Japan stressed Friday that a decision by the US and South Korea to delay a huge…

Japan’s historic Tsukiji market holds final auction

by Natsuko Fukue Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo's world-famous Tsukiji fish market held its last pre-dawn New…

Nintendo eyes 20 mn Switch sales

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Nintendo is expecting to sell more than 20 million of its new "Switch" consoles in the…

Japan, nag-alok ng tulong para sa mga biktima ng “Vinta” at sunog sa Davao

(Eagle News) - Nangako ng tulong ang gobyerno ng Japan para sa mga biktima ng bagyong Vinta at ng sunog…

Japan jobless rate lowest since 1993

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's unemployment rate in November dipped to its lowest level since November 1993, official data showed…

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