AP A car bomb exploded outside a mosque Sunday, killing at least 37 people and wounding another 141 in a mostly Shiite Muslim neighborhood in the southern Pakistan city of Karachi — the third mass-casualty attack on the minority sect in the country this ...
It's a dangerous, unpredictable world. Twice in January Chinese warships in the East China Sea challenged Japan's Maritime Self Defense Forces patrols in a manner deemed threatening. And on Feb. 12 came North Korea's nuclear test.
Here's an open secret: Japanese men have a bad international reputation on the romance front.
SELLING WOMEN: Prostitution, Markets and the Household in Early Modern Japan, by Amy Stanley. University of California Press, 2012, 282 pp., $49.95 (hardcover) In the vast cultural landscape, Japan fascinates the mainstream with manga and anime, the martial arts, Zen and kimono. Of course, ...
Kenta Maeda shook off worries about his form with five shutout innings as Japan beat China 5-2 in first-round Pool A of the World Baseball Classic on Sunday at Fukuoka Dome. Japan improved to 2-0 following a tough win over Brazil in Saturday evening’s ...
Stocks bounced back sharply Thursday, buoyed by hefty gains on Wall Street and purchases from fund managers attempting to spruce up their portfolios at the end of the month. The Nikkei 225 average closed up 305.39 points, or 2.71 percent, at 11,559.36. On Wednesday, ...
Stocks lost further ground Wednesday on concerns over the political turmoil on Italy. The Nikkei 225 closed down 144.84 points at the day’s low of 11,253.97 after diving 263.71 points Tuesday. The Topix slumped 13.05 points to end at 953.72 after losing 13.93 points ...
Italian leftist leader Pier Luigi Bersani admits he had "come in first but not won" key elections and asks parties to help him push through reforms amid a political deadlock that has sent markets tumbling.
Stocks fell sharply Tuesday, pressured by heavy selling on the back of the yen’s upsurge and rekindled concerns over the European debt crisis after Italy’s general election. The Nikkei 225 average closed down 263.71 points, or 2.26 percent, at 11,398.81. On Monday, the key ...
U.S. stocks are having a bad flashback to last spring, when fears of the European debt crisis sent the market spiraling lower. On Monday, election results in Italy showed a potential hung Parliament, leaving investors fearful that the country will be unable to move ...
The government said Monday it will sell a stake in Japan Tobacco Inc. worth nearly ¥1 trillion to help cover reconstruction costs for the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in the country’s largest share offering since 2010. The Finance Ministry owns about 1 billion shares, ...
Stocks scored robust gains Monday, inspired by a reported government selection of the Bank of Japan’s new chief and expectations of the country’s entry into Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade negotiations. The Nikkei 225 average improved by 276.58 points, or 2.43 percent, to finish at the ...
Stocks fell Thursday, pressured by profit-taking and falls in overseas equities. The Nikkei 225 average dropped 159.15 points, or 1.39 percent, to finish the day at 11,309.13. On Wednesday, the key market gauge gained 95.94 points. The Topix eased 10.84 points, or 1.11 percent, ...
Talk of more deal-making sent the stock market higher Tuesday, putting the Dow Jones industrial average within close reach of its all-time high. Reports that retailers Office Depot and OfficeMax are discussing a merger came after big corporate deals for Heinz and Dell were ...
Stocks rose Wednesday, bolstered by overnight gains in European and U.S. equities, with the Nikkei 225 average ending at a 52-month high. The Nikkei rose 95.94 points to hit 11,468.28, its best finish since Sept. 29, 2008, after briefly topping 11,500. The Topix gained ...
Europe’s main stock markets mostly fell on Monday after a weekend meeting of the Group of 20 leading economies ended with Japan being spared an accusation of unfairly devaluing its currency. London’s FTSE 100 index of leading companies slid 0.16 percent to 6,318.19 points, ...
The Nikkei 225 average fell back Tuesday, pressured by profit-taking after the previous day’s surge, but investors’ continuing eagerness to buy Japanese stocks limited its loss. The Nikkei closed down 35.53 points, or 0.31 percent, at 11,372.34. But the Topix edged up 0.92 point, ...
