The prime minister, Shinzo Abe, stood in front of the cameras in 2014 and said he was going to shake up the staid ways companies operated in Japan. It was

Asia-Pacific stocks mostly climbed Monday, June 5, with shares in Japan increasing for the third session and the Hong Kong market up for two consecutive days. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng

With Japanese stocks suddenly back en vogue with global investors, analysts at top Wall Street investment banks are predicting more upside for the country’s benchmark indexes. Japan’s Topix (Tokyo Price

Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Transportation Equipment, Machinery and Chemical sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.90% to hit a new 5-year

Strategists say “foreign investors are back” as  Japan’s Tokyo Price Index hit its highest point since August, 1990. It could be good news for Japanese whisky and sake makers as

Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Precision Instruments, Rubber and Retail sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.81% to hit a

Japan’s downgrade of the legal status of COVID-19 will likely deliver the economy a ¥4.2 trillion ($31 billion) boost, driven in part by an increase in the number of inbound

The Japanese stock market is slightly higher in choppy trading on Tuesday, extending the gains in the previous three sessions, with the Nikkei 225 staying above the 29,100 level, despite

Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Transport, Railway & Bus and Pharmaceutical Industry sectors propelled shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.09%. The biggest gainers