Kenyan Kiplagat target victory, fast tim...
NAIROBI, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Defending champion Dickson Chumba said Wednesday that he is not under pressure to retain his title but is keen to improve his time at the Tokyo Marathon on March 3. Chumb
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Kenyan Kiplagat target victory, fast tim...
NAIROBI, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Defending champion Dickson Chumba said Wednesday that he is not under pressure to retain his title but is keen to improve his time at the Tokyo Marathon on March 3. Chumb
Power outage disrupts major train servic...
TOKYO, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- A power cut disrupted major train services in Tokyo on Monday and delayed commutes for some 280,000 passengers during rush hour, including those attending universities to s
Tokyo stocks close higher on Wall Street...
TOKYO, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed higher Monday as Wall Street's rise late last week set a positive tone for investors, coupled with broader hopes for the health of the global economy. T
Tokyo stocks close higher on Wall Street...
TOKYO, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed higher Monday as Wall Street's rise late last week set a positive tone for investors, with hopes for the outlook of the global economy buoying the broad
Tokyo stocks close higher after Fed chie...
TOKYO, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed higher Wednesday as investor sentiment was improved after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell indicated there would be no interest rate hikes so
Tokyo stocks open lower as Dow's drop pr...
TOKYO, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened lower Thursday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average losing ground overnight prompted investors to secure profits after the Nikkei's gains a day earlier.
Tokyo stocks retreat in morning on Dow's...
TOKYO, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks retreated Thursday morning as the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing lower overnight dented investor sentiment, while weaker-than-expected factory output dat
Tokyo stocks close lower on weak factory...
TOKYO, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed lower Thursday as investor sentiment was dented by weaker-than-expected factory output data here, coupled with Wall Street's lackluster performance over
Kenyans Chumba, Kiplagat seek Olympic co...
NAIROBI, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Kenya athletes will be keen to details when competing at Sunday's Tokyo Marathon as they believe it will serve as a dry run for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.Leading the p
Tokyo stocks close higher on solid econo...
TOKYO, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed higher on Friday as invested sentiment was buoyed by solid U.S. and Japanese economic data, with a weaker yen adding support and lifting exporters highe
Tokyo stocks close higher on solid econo...
TOKYO, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed higher Friday as investor sentiment was buoyed by solid U.S. and Japanese economic data, with a weaker yen adding support and lifting exporters higher.
Tokyo stocks open higher on Wall Street'...
TOKYO, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Monday, tracking gains on Wall Street late last week. As of 9:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 172.32 points, or 0.80 percent,
Tokyo stocks open lower on profit-taking...
TOKYO, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened lower Tuesday following Wall Street's overnight retreat, while investors opted to take profits after the Nikkei's three-month closing high a day earlier
Dollar changes hands in upper 111 yen zo...
TOKYO, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar changed hands in the upper 111-yen zone in early deals in Tokyo on Tuesday, largely in line with its levels in New York overnight. As markets opened here, t
Tokyo stocks open lower as sentiment dam...
TOKYO, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened lower Wednesday as investor sentiment was dampened by U.S. shares retreating overnight. As of 9:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 115.00
Dollar changes hands in upper 111 yen ra...
TOKYO, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar changed hands in the upper 111 yen zone in early trade in Tokyo on Wednesday, practically the same as its levels in New York overnight. As markets opened he
Dollar stays in upper 111 yen with inves...
TOKYO, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar stayed in the upper 111 yen zone in Tokyo on Wednesday as market players adopted a cautious mood before the European Central Bank's policy meeting and the r
Tokyo stocks drop in morning on concerns...
TOKYO, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks declined Thursday morning after sentiment was dampened by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development cutting its projection for global economic
Dollar remains in upper 111 yen before E...
TOKYO, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar stayed in the upper 111 yen zone in Tokyo on Thursday as market players remained cautious before the European Central Bank meeting. At 5 p.m., the dollar wa
Tokyo stocks close sharply lower on euro...
TOKYO, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed sharply lower Friday as investor sentiment was dampened by the European Central Bank cutting its growth outlook for the eurozone a day earlier. The 225-