Tokyo - Tokyo stocks extended its winning streak to end Friday morning trading higher after Wall Street advanced overnight on continued hopes of an improved economic outlook in the United States.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average inched up 83.22 points, or 0.96 per cent, to 8,719.55, as US companies posted better-than-expected earnings figures.
The broader Topix index of all first-section issues was also up 7.67 points, or 0.93 per cent, to 834.48.
Tokyo - Japan on Friday readied its defence for North Korea's planned rocket launch, ordering its military to destroy any fragments that might fall on its territory if the launch goes wrong.
Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada's orders came after the nation's Security Council met earlier in the day as North Korea prepares what it says is a satellite launch between April 4 and 8, Japanese media reported.
Tokyo - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso is enjoying a boost in public support as opposition leader Ichiro Ozawa is dragged down by a scandal over party funding, media reports said Thursday.
The support rate for Aso's administration increased 7.7 percentage points to 23.7 per cent from early March, according to a survey by the Kyodo News Agency.
It once tanked to single-digits, going as low as 9.7 per cent in February.
Washington - The space shuttle Discovery undocked Wednesday from the International Space Station to head back to Earth after a week on a milestone construction mission that has doubled the capacity of the orbiting laboratory.
The mission astronauts installed a fourth set of solar panels, completing the power plant needed to double the station's electrical generating capacity. The power allows the station to sustain six long-term residents instead of the current crew of three, and more occupants could arrive as early as May.
Tokyo - Tokyo stocks extended its winning streak to end Friday morning trading higher after Wall Street advanced overnight on continued hopes of an improved economic outlook in the United States.
Tokyo - Japan on Friday readied its defence for North Korea's planned rocket launch, ordering its military to destroy any fragments that might fall on its territory if the launch goes wrong.
Tokyo - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso is enjoying a boost in public support as opposition leader Ichiro Ozawa is dragged down by a scandal over party funding, media reports said Thursday.
Tokyo - In the West, most people his age enjoy their well-deserved retirement. But 80-year-old Kazuo Kashio has no time for that.
Tokyo - Tokyo stocks ended Thursday morning trading higher on a more positive outlook of the US economy.
Washington - The space shuttle Discovery undocked Wednesday from the International Space Station to head back to Earth after a week on a milestone construction mission that has doubled the capacity of the orbiting laboratory.
