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As the Philadelphia Orchestra moves on to China, David Patrick Stearns ties up a couple of loose ends from the orchestra's recent concerts in Tokyo and Seoul: - The Philadelphia ...

TOKYO, May 1 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is considering asking ... The sources said, however, that Hatoyama, who is president of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, is ...

The Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose 132.61 points, or 1.2%, to 11,057.40, following yesterday's holiday. The Topix index of all the Tokyo Stock Exchange First Section issues also rose 9.40 ...

... percent on Monday as investors' concerns about debt-stricken Greece lessened and a weaker yen against the euro and the U.S. dollar gave export-ralted issues a boost. The 225-issue Nikkei ...

Tokyo's department stores and makers of fast-fashion--fashionable, low-priced apparel, associated with brands such as Uniqlo--are increasingly joining together to expand their respective sales. Los Angeles-based Forever 21 on Thursday opened ...

TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan forecast on Friday that consumer prices will turn positive next fiscal year, suggesting it has started to believe that its monetary policy steps will ...

... exhibition of Michael Jackson memorabilia Saturday, with several folks even fainting at the sight of some 300 items formerly owned by the late King of Pop – including his ...

(AP) Three electric cabs began a 90-day trial in Tokyo on Monday that officials and the company involved say could eventually lead to the electrification of the city's entire taxi ...

TOKYO -- Japanese shares climbed Monday morning in Tokyo, lifting the Nikkei 225 Average to its highest intraday level in a week ... Elsewhere in early trading, South Korea's Kospi ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - The euro stabilized on Monday and Asian share markets rose after Greece requested emergency aid and as a raft of U.S. data showed its economic recovery was ...