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A sit-in by visa violators and their families entered its second day Tuesday in front of the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau with protesters seeking government good will. The action at the bureau in Minato Ward is being organized by the Asian People’s Friendship Society, ...
Kazuhiro Shiraishi, 66, is a guest-house manager in the Izu-kogen Highlands, a famous resort area on the Izu Peninsula of Shizuoka Prefecture. Looking out onto the Pacific Ocean, and just 90 minutes by train from Tokyo, Izu has a warm climate all year round ...
“I was stopped by two men in a government-registered vehicle, blindfolded and dragged off the street. They took me away to a house in a place I did not know. I was forced into a room with blood all over the walls and floor, ...
Takashi Miike's blood-soaked vengeance tale, one of two Japanese films being shown in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, draws the biggest boos so far, with critics savaging it as overacted and cliched.
Have you ever given your best effort while striving to achieve something but felt like what you were doing was futile? That’s the feeling I’m getting about Tokyo’s bid to host the 2020 Olympics. With just over three months to go until the IOC ...
Stocks fell modestly Wednesday, pressured by profit-taking after the yen climbed further against the dollar. The Nikkei 225 closed down 61.51 points at 13,799.35, extending its losing streak to a third session. The Topix fell 6.76 points to end at 1,158.37. Selling gained the ...
The Nikkei 225 lost ground Tuesday as mainstay export-oriented issues came under selling pressure due to the yen’s rise. The average closed down 23.27 points at 13,860.86. On Friday, the key market gauge slipped 41.95 points. The market was closed Monday for Showa Day. ...
Stocks climbed higher Thursday on the back of investors’ strong buying appetite, allowing the Nikkei 225 to end above 13,900. The key gauge rose 82.62 points to close at 13,926.08, its best finish since June 20, 2008. On Wednesday, the Nikkei surged 313.81 points. ...
Stocks rose sharply Wednesday, boosted by rosy U.S. equities and a weakening of the yen. The Nikkei 225 average surged 313.81 points, or 2.32 percent, to end at the day’s high of 13,843.46, its best close since June 24, 2008. The Topix shot up ...
An increasing number of listed companies are implementing stock splits to make their shares more affordable to individual investors. This year alone, 148 listed companies carried out stock splits or announced plans to do so, according to a Jiji Press survey. Just 139 companies ...
Stocks turned lower Tuesday, pressured by profit-taking amid the yen’s strengthening against other major currencies. The Nikkei 225 closed down 38.72 points at 13,529.65. On Monday, the key market gauge surged 251.89 points. The Topix slumped 1.82 points to end at 1,143.78 after rising ...
Stocks retreated Thursday, pressured by a lackluster performance from U.S. equities and a rise in the yen against the dollar and euro. The Nikkei 225 average closed down 162.82 points, or 1.22 percent, at 13,220.07. The Topix retreated 13.04 points, or 1.15 percent, to ...
Stocks staged a rebound Wednesday, helped by buybacks on the back of a weakening of the yen against other major currencies. The Nikkei 225 average closed up 161.45 points, or 1.22 percent, at 13,382.89, snapping a three-session losing streak. The Topix climbed 16.81 points, ...
Stocks retreated Tuesday, hit by selling after an overnight plunge in New York equities, but the TSE cut early losses thanks to a halt in the yen’s rise. The Nikkei 225 average closed down 54.22 points at 13,221.44, extending its losing streak to a ...
Stocks dropped sharply Monday, weighed down by the yen’s firming against major currencies and investor disappointment at economic growth data in China. The Nikkei 225 closed down 209.48 points, or 1.55 percent, at 13,275.66. The Topix retreated 14.58 points, or 1.27 percent, to end ...
Stocks climbed further Thursday following gains in overseas stocks and the yen’s weakening, sending the benchmark Nikkei average to the first close above 13,500 in more than 56 months. The 225-issue Nikkei average closed up 261.03 points, or 1.96 percent, at 13,549.16, the highest ...
The Nikkei average rose Wednesday, helped in part by overnight gains on Wall Street, and ended at its highest closing level in nearly 56 months. The benchmark index finished 95.78 points higher at 13,288.13, the best figure since Aug. 12, 2008. The Topix rose ...