Tag: Tokyo

Tokyo stocks close down 0.34pc, Nikkei 225 index fell 52.43 points

TOKYO- Tokyo stocks lost 0.34 percent on Friday after a scare over a Portuguese bank sent Wall Street lower and boosted the yen, denting...

Tokyo stocks down 0.46pc by break

TOKYO- Tokyo stocks fell 0.46 percent Tuesday morning after a Wall Street sell-off, while exporters were hit by a stronger yen. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index...

Tokyo braces for snow storm

TOKYO- Tokyo residents have been warned of a severe snow storm by authorities, urging them to stay indoors. It is the first such warning for the...

Japanese PM visits shrine for war dead, China angered

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine for war dead on Thursday, a temple seen as an icon of Japan's World War...

Earthquake shakes buildings in Tokyo

A 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit Japan on Monday, setting buildings in the capital swaying but causing no risk of a tsunami, seismologists said. National broadcaster NHK...

Tokyo, Seoul plan first summit since isle row

Japan and South Korea are planning a formal summit later this month, the first meeting since President Lee Myung-Bak angered Tokyo with a surprise...

Resurgent Wozniacki ousts Li in Tokyo

Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki issued a stark warning she was back to her best Wednesday as she ousted China's former French Open...

Hundreds in Tokyo rally against China

Hundreds of Japanese on Saturday rallied against Beijing over an escalating island row, days after anti-Japanese protests saw shops and factories vandalised in China. Some...

China will ‘never yield an inch’ on disputed isles: PM

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Monday that Beijing would “never yield an inch” in its territorial dispute with Japan over a group of islands,...

Asian markets mostly rise, yen boosts Tokyo

Asian markets mostly climbed on Thursday, with Tokyo leading advances as the yen weakened against the dollar owing to dimming expectations of fresh monetary...

Donors pledge $16b for Afghanistan

Donor nations on Sunday pledged $16 billion for Afghanistan to prevent the country from sliding back into turmoil when foreign combat troops depart, but...

Kabul faces pressure on graft at Tokyo aid meet

Ahead of the exit of foreign combat troops, Afghanistan faces pressure to tackle pervasive corruption as it seeks billions in new aid at an...

Tens of thousands protest Japan nuclear restart

Tens of thousands of people rallied outside the Japanese prime minister’s residence in Tokyo Friday in one of the largest demonstrations held against the...

Toyota expands eco-friendly tie-up with BMW: report

Toyota Motor is expanding a tie-up with Germany's BMW on hybrid and fuel-cell vehicle technology as the global automakers push further into the "green"...

Tokyo stocks edge lower by noon

Tokyo stocks ended the morning session in negative territory on Monday with investor cautious ahead of a European Union summit this week aimed at...

Euro slips, dollar rises in Asian trade

The euro slipped in Asian trade Thursday on concerns Spain's troubled banks may need a bigger bailout, while the greenback had a slight boost...

Tokyo most expensive city, Karachi cheapest

Tokyo is the most expensive city for expatriates in terms of cost of living surpassing the Angolan capital Luanda, according to the Worldwide Cost...