Tokyo stocks surge 8% after record fall
Tokyo (AFP) - Tokyo stocks bounced back in early trade Tuesday following a historic selloff on worries over the US ...
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Nintendo first-quarter net profit sinks as Switch sales slow
Tokyo (AFP) - Nintendo said Friday that first-quarter net profit more than halved as sales for the seven-year-old Switch slowed ...
Tokyo spearheads equities selloff on US recession fears
London (AFP) - Tokyo tanked Friday as it led losses across Asia due to a stronger yen and expectations for ...
Equities mixed after Fed rate cut hope, strong yen hits Tokyo
Hong Kong (AFP) - Stocks were mixed Thursday after the Federal Reserve flagged a possible interest rate cut next month, ...
New Japan film camera aimed at ‘nostalgic’ young fans
Tokyo (AFP) - Keita Suzuki leads a group of young analogue photography fans around a coastal city in Japan, stopping ...
‘Assassin’s Creed’ makers defend ‘creative liberties’ in black samurai row
Paris (AFP) - The makers of "Assassin's Creed" defended their "creative liberties" on Tuesday after nearly 100,000 people signed a ...
Japan sees 1 mn more tourists post-pandemic, new half-year record
Tokyo (AFP) - Japan welcomed a million more foreign visitors in the first half of 2024 compared to pre-pandemic levels, ...
Japan sees 1 mn more tourists post-pandemic, new half-year record
Tokyo (AFP) - Japan welcomed a million more foreign visitors in the first half of 2024 compared to pre-pandemic levels, ...
Japan inflation rises slightly to 2.6% in June
Tokyo (AFP) - Japanese inflation was slightly higher in June, with prices rising 2. 6 percent on-year compared with 2
Asian markets down as traders await US jobs report
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets were largely down on Friday, a day after Tokyo's indexes hit record highs as ...
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