Japanese stocks are poised to reach new record highs in 2025, driven by corporate governance reforms and robust earnings, ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Stocks opened lower Monday, led by declines in auto and steel makers on the first trading day of 2025.

TOKYO -- Shares of Nippon Steel softened Monday before moderately recovering as investors welcomed the clearance of fundraising issues in the company's proposed $15 billion buyout of U.S. Steel, a ...

Tokyo stocks dropped Monday morning, the first trading day of 2025, as investors took profits following the Nikkei stock index's record year-end close. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 500.27 ...

A growing chorus within the political sphere is calling for a reduction in the income tax and in social insurance contribution burdens.

Of all the things sure to sour Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s holiday mood, foreign investors falling out of love ...

The Nikkei stock index ended the final trading day of 2024 on a down note but, for the year, rose 19 percent from 2023, ...

Asian stocks showed mixed performance on Monday, despite a sharp rebound in US equities on Friday, driven by strong ...

The S&P 500 may be heading for its first gain since Christmas. The main gauge of Wall Street’s health rose 0.5% in early ...

TOKYO -- Japan's stock market ended 2024 trading with the benchmark Nikkei Stock Average closing at 39,894.54 , its highest-ever finish, as investors bet on the AI-related tech boom, Japanese ...

The Tokyo Stock Exchange marked its last trading day of the year with a ceremony on Monday. The benchmark Nikkei Stock ...