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Abe ‘speechless’ after video claims IS hostage dead

TOKYO — Japan’s prime minister said Sunday he was “speechless” after an online video purportedly showed that one of two …

Made in Japan ‘Godzilla’ is back after Hollywood hit

TOKYO — Godzilla is stomping back. And this time, it’s Made in Japan, like the original. The announcement this week …

Sony says quarterly loss balloons to $1.2 billion on smartphone woes, sticks to forecasts

TOKYO—Sony’s losses ballooned to 136 billion yen ($1.2 billion) last quarter as the Japanese electronics and entertainment company’s troubled mobile phone division …

After Fukushima, Japan gets green boom and glut

TOKYO  — Like other Japanese who were banking on this country’s sweeping move toward clean energy, Junichi Oba is angry. …

World stocks sink after manufacturing data shows China’s factories failing to fire

TOKYO—Global stocks fell Thursday after another slump in oil prices added to doubts about the strength of global demand and …

Global stocks lacklustre ahead of central bank meeting in Europe, US data; Samsung rises

TOKYO—Global stock markets were lacklustre Thursday after Wall Street fell and as investors looked ahead to a European Central Bank …

Global stocks muted ahead of US growth revision, Qantas surges on separation

TOKYO—Global stock markets were muted Thursday ahead of U.S. economic data and possible policy announcements from Japan. Keeping score France’s …

Global stocks drift as Asia gains slightly, Europe weaker amid wait for US Fed signals

TOKYO—Asian stocks got a slight boost Wednesday from positive U.S. economic figures that reinforced expectations of eventual Fed rate hikes …

Japan architects make it big on world stage, not with monuments but with a natural sensibility

TOKYO—A new generation of Japanese architects believes the world has fallen out of love with the 20th century steel and …

Asian shares mostly lower ahead of central bank meetings, worries on Ukraine conflict continue

TOKYO—Asian stocks were mostly slightly lower in Thursday morning trading, as markets watched for action of the central banks in …

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