U.S. futures slipped and oil prices also fell. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index gained 1.9% to 39,354.63 after the yen sank against the U.S. dollar. The Japanese currency has bounced on speculation over the ...
A U.S. bomb from World War II has exploded at a Japanese airport, causing a large crater in a taxiway and the cancellation of more than 80 flights. No one was hurt, and no aircraft were nearby when ...
Japan’s new government says it hopes to improve ties with China after receiving a “forward-looking” congratulatory message from Beijing on the election of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. Ties between ...
Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index regaining some of its sharp losses from a day earlier. A quarterly “tankan” survey by the Bank of Japan showed business confidence ...
“Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills,” the reference book first published in 1960, has sold over 1 million copies worldwide. It’s the flagship publication of Seattle’s Mountaineers ...
More than 95,000 Japanese aged over 100, most of them women Tomiko Itooka celebrates her 116th birthday at a nursing home in Ashiya, western Japan, on May 23, 2024. (File photo: AP/City of Ashiya) ...