Japan

Tokyo stocks open higher on bargain-hunting

Stock MarketTokyo - Tokyo stocks opened higher Monday as inve

Britain's Tony Blair urges G8 to agree on 2050 target at July summit

Tokyo  - Former British prime minister Tony Blair on Friday urged Group of Eight (G8) leaders to agree on the ambitious target to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 during their July summit in

North Korea takes centre stage at G8 meeting

Kyoto, Japan (G8) - North Korea's nuclear declaration and expected removal from a US terrorism list is in the spotlight Friday at two- day talks by the foreign ministers of the Group of Eight, crea

Nikkei loses more than 2 per cent on Wall Street's overnight falls

Tokyo  - Japan's key Nikkei 225 Stock Average hit a two-month low in morning trading Friday following the US market's overnight tumble that reflected heightened worries about inflation.

Japan's key CPI up 1.5 per cent in May

Tokyo  - Japan's core consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.5 per cent in May from a year before, recording the fastest increase in more than 15 years, the government said Friday.

Japan's industrial output up 2.9 per cent in May

Tokyo  - Japan's industrial output rose 2.9 per cent in seasonally adjusted terms in May, compared to April, the government said Friday.

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