Shinzo Abe

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average sank into bear territory on Friday before recouping some of its losses on expectations that the country's $1 trillion public pension fund would ramp up its buying of equities. After the markets closed, the...

* MSCI Asia ex-Japan steady, off six-month lows * Nikkei opens down 1.5 pct, hits fresh 2-month lows * Dollar recoups some losses vs yen By Chikako Mogi TOKYO, June 7 (Reuters) - Asian shares stabilised from six-month lows on Friday, helped by...

* MSCI Asia ex-Japan steady, off six-month lows * Nikkei opens down 1.5 pct, hits fresh 2-month lows * Dollar recoups some losses vs yen By Chikako Mogi TOKYO, June 7 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell 1.7 percent and entered bear market...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Economics Minister Akira Amari said on Friday that the recent volatility in currency and stock markets is driven by external factors. "What's important is the fact that Japan's economy is steadily recovering," Amari told a...

TOKYO, June 7 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government on Friday approved legislation to set up a national security council, moving to strengthen the premier's grip on foreign policy in the face of North Korean missile threats and a...

* MSCI Asia ex-Japan falls to fresh six-month lows * Nikkei enters bear territory, hits fresh 2-month lows * Volatile Nikkei keeps dollar jittery vs yen By Chikako Mogi TOKYO, June 7 (Reuters) - The Nikkei entered bear market territory on Friday as...

* MSCI Asia ex-Japan up 0.3 pct, Nikkei opens down 0.6 pct * Dollar recovers from 3-week lows vs yen, index By Chikako Mogi TOKYO, June 4 (Reuters) - Asian shares recovered from their lowest in about six months on Tuesday as weak new U.S. manufacturing...

TOKYO Japan will provide a fresh, five-year aid package for Africa worth up to 3.2 trillion yen ($32 billion), Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Saturday, at the outset of a three-day international conference on the continent's development. The aid includes...

YOKOHAMA Japan, June 1 (Reuters) - Japan pledged African leaders a $32 billion in public and private support on Saturday to help growth on the continent and encourage Japanese firms to invest there over the next five years. The package, unveiled by Prime...

TOKYO (Reuters) - The yen's depreciation since last year has left it slightly below a level consistent with Japan's medium- to long-term economic fundamentals. a senior International Monetary Fund official said on Friday. David Lipton, the first deputy...

By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO, May 31 (Reuters) - "Please remain calm and stay in your seats. There are no safety problems with the plane or this flight and the turbulence will soon end." That was the message Japanese Economics Minister Akira Amari gave to...

TOKYO, May 31 (Reuters) - Apple Inc hiked prices of iPads and iPods in Japan on Friday, becoming the latest and highest-profile brand to join a growing list of foreign firms asking Japanese consumers to pay more as a weakening yen squeezes income. The...