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NIKKEI 225

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 16, 2021
Will TSE reforms boost Japan's corporate value?
In a bid to attract more long-term investors, Japan plans to reform its primary stock market.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Sep 26, 2019
Tokyo stocks bounce back on positive trade news
Tokyo stocks rebounded Thursday thanks to favorable trade-related developments involving Japan, the United States and China.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Aug 27, 2018
Tokyo stocks rise further as Wall Street trades higher
Stocks gained further ground Monday on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, after U.S. equity gauges hit record highs Friday.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Jul 26, 2018
Nikkei falls back on selling of mainstay issues
The benchmark Nikkei average dropped on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Thursday, dragged down by the weakness of heavily weighted component issues.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Jul 3, 2018
Tokyo Stocks drop on weak yuan, unstable Shanghai market
Stocks lost some ground Tuesday, hurt by the yuan's weakness against the dollar and instability of Shanghai stocks.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
May 15, 2018
Tokyo stocks turn down on profit-taking
Stocks turned lower Tuesday, dragged down by profit-taking after their recent advances.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Apr 24, 2018
Tokyo stocks rebound on yen's plunge
Stocks staged a strong rally Tuesday, supported by a sharp drop of the yen against the dollar.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Jan 16, 2018
Nikkei reaches 26-year high, boosted by earnings outlook and weak yen
The Nikkei 225 average ended Tuesday at its highest level in 26 years and two months as sentiment was boosted by a halt in the yen's rise against the dollar and expectations for upcoming earnings results from major companies.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Jan 10, 2018
Nikkei dips 62 points on profit-taking
The 225-issue Nikkei average turned lower on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday, hit by profit-taking after the surge from the outset of this year.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Nov 7, 2017
Nikkei surges to 26-year high on strong corporate earnings
Stocks soared Tuesday, lifting the Nikkei 225 average to its highest close in almost 26 years.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Oct 3, 2017
Nikkei surges to another two-year high
The Nikkei 225 average shot up Tuesday to rewrite its highest closing level in more than two years, with investors taking heart from an advance on Wall Street brought on by stronger than expected U.S. economic reports.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Sep 12, 2017
Nikkei hits one-month closing high on Wall Street gains
Stocks rose again Tuesday, thanks to buying encouraged by an overnight advance on Wall Street that pushed up the Nikkei 225 average to its highest closing level in more than a month.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Aug 29, 2017
Tokyo stocks fall on North Korea missile launch
Stocks lost ground in Tokyo on Tuesday due to growing geopolitical concerns following a North Korean missile launch.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 30, 2015
Nikkei dives as U.S. slows, BOJ holds on stimulus
Stocks in Tokyo posted steep losses Thursday as the Bank of Japan decided not to step up monetary easing, darkening investor sentiment already alarmed by weak U.S. gross domestic product data.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 18, 2014
Top-paid Nikkei 225 female exec shows Japan gender hurdles
Only one female executive made it to the top-earner list of the Nikkei 225 companies last year. She is an American who lives in New York.
BUSINESS / Markets
May 26, 2014
Confidence builds as investors await next phase of Abe growth strategy
If options are one way to measure sentiment, confidence is returning to Japan's stock market as investors prepare for the next phase of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's growth strategy.
BUSINESS / Markets
May 31, 2013
Nikkei dives 5%, ends below 13,600
The Nikkei index dives more than 5 percent to its lowest level in about one month, ending below 13,600 amid jitters over recent market volatility and concern over the course of the global economy.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan's former PM Aso meets Trump for talks on security and economy
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Taro Aso, vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in New York on Tuesday. The Japanese government’s top spokesman on Wednesday played down the meeting as one conducted "in the capacity of one lawmaker" and “without the government’s involvement.”
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub
A computer-generated image shows redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.
Hearing the impact of climate change in Okinawa, one bird call at a time
Toshihiro Kinjo (center), a research support technician at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, inspects an audio recording device in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 3 as Masako Ogasawara, a research support specialist at OIST, looks on.

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