Abe: Nationalist blueblood at home, shrewd diplomat abroad
by Shingo ITO Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Shinzo Abe, on course to become Japan's longest-serving leader after…
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Two dead as typhoon slams into Japan after election day
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A powerful typhoon ripped into central Japan early Monday, leaving two dead and more than 10…
8 years ago
Abe in pole position as Japan vote enters home straight
by Richard Carter Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Candidates in Japan made a last-ditch plea to voters Saturday on the last…
8 years ago
Tokyo stocks flat at break, Nissan hit by output halt
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks ended flat Friday morning following the benchmark index posted its longest string of gains…
8 years ago
Boxing: Eye-eye! Murata gets serious for N’Dam grudge match
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Japan's Ryota Murata has promised there will be no more Mr. Nice Guy as he prepares for his…
8 years ago
Wall Street gains, cheap yen drive Tokyo stocks higher
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Thursday, helped by a tailwind from an upbeat Wall Street and a…
8 years ago
Cash-loving Japanese savers opt to play it safe
by Karyn Nishimura-Poupee Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - The Tokyo stock market might be riding two-decade highs, but a growing number…
8 years ago
Japan’s blind piano maestro plays it by ear
by Ursula Hyzy Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Blind since birth, virtuoso Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii puts his…
8 years ago
Tokyo stocks open higher on hopes for corporate results
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Tuesday, tracking gains on Wall Street with investors beginning to price in…
8 years ago
US, Japan discuss trade, N. Korea ahead of Trump visit
WASHINGTON, United States (Reuters) -- Vice President Mike Pence underscored U.S. support for Japan on the North Korea issue on…
8 years ago
Tokyo stocks up by break after Wall Street gains
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks rose Monday morning, tracking gains on Wall Street as the benchmark Japanese index extended…
8 years ago
Abe on course for landslide win in Japan vote: poll
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is on track for a landslide win in Japan's upcoming election, the…
8 years ago
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