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Aug. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Resona Holdings Inc., Japan’s fourth-biggest bank, rose after the company said it plans to repay some government funds by buying back preferred shares that it will ...

TOKYO, Aug. 20 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Tokyo stocks opened sharply lower Friday as an overnight tumble on Wall Street and a stronger yen hurt investor sentiment. In the first 15 minutes ...

TOKYO -- Japanese automakers say they have posted solid growth in global vehicle production for July. Toyota Motor Corp., the world's biggest automaker, said Friday its worldwide production in July ...

SINGAPORE (MarketWatch) -- Asian stock markets were lower Tuesday, weighed by losses on Wall Street Monday as well as concerns over the pace of global economic growth. In Japan, the ...

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Asian stock markets were mostly higher Thursday, with Japanese technology exporters rising as the yen pulled back from recent sharp gains, while coal miners led China's market up. ...

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT - Hawaii's offensive punch followed Japan's stirring win in extra innings to create some high drama at the Little League World Series. Now, the two teams will meet ...

ADVISORY, Aug. 30, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WHAT: World Premiere of Screen Gems' "RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE" from the Roppongi Hills Arena in Tokyo, Japan on September 2, 2010. The fourth ...

TOKYO (AP) -- Acclaimed Japanese animated film director Satoshi Kon, known for "Tokyo Godfathers," "Millennium Actress" and other prize-winning movies, has died of pancreatic cancer. He was 46. Considered one ...

(RTTNews) - A lower open is expected Friday for Japan stocks, as traders get another negative lead from Wall Street. U.S. markets wound up lower despite an early show of ...

(AFP) - An acrid smell from an overheating iPod was blamed for sparking a scare that halted a Tokyo subway train, Japanese railway staff said Wednesday. The rush-hour commuter train ...