Japan's Nikkei average gained on Tuesday as investors scooped up battered commodity stocks, but trading volume was thin as caution over an economic slowdown in China and Ukraine tensions kept traders on the sidelines. (brecorder.com)

An increasing number of major Japanese companies are poised to propose implementing base salary hikes as this year's "shunto" wage negotiations are entering the final stretch. (Jiji Press)

Japanese shares retreated from a five-week high on Monday as disappointing Chinese trade data and uncertainty over the crisis in Ukraine prompted investors to lock in recent gains. (Reuters)

Japan's economic recovery suffered a blow at the end of last year and the current account deficit ballooned to a record in January, raising fears of a stumble in the world's third-largest economy as activity wilts ahead of a sales tax increase in April. (Reuters)

Over 60 pct of Japanese people are dissatisfied with measures taken by authorities to save consumers from problems including mislabeling and fraudulent sales, a Cabinet Office survey showed Saturday. (Jiji Press)

Nikkei rises to fresh five-week high on weak yen; U.S. jobs data eyed (zeenews)

Japan's Nikkei share average jumped to a five-week high on Thursday as investors took heart from news about the world's largest pension fund's allocation plan, and as a weaker yen boosted shares of exporters. (Reuters)

The Nikkei has continued its recovery during today's (March 5th) trading session, rising to a new one-week high following the latest developments in Russia and Ukraine. (cityindex.co.uk)

The soaring cost of cars and utilities as well as a strong currency have made Singapore the world's most expensive city, toppling Tokyo from the top spot, according to a survey Tuesday. (taipeitimes.com)

The nation's monetary base expanded 1.9 percent from last month to ¥204.75 trillion at the end of February, hitting a record high for the first time in two months, the Bank of Japan said Tuesday. (The Japan News)

Japan's Nikkei average clawed higher on Tuesday, snapping four days of losses as some foreign investors scooped up battered shares, although concerns over mounting tensions in Ukraine kept the market on edge. (business-standard.com)

Japanese regulators are increasing the pressure on regional banks to consolidate, worried that shrinking populations outside the nation's major cities will leave lenders too weak to stand on their own. (wtaq.com)

A 10-year-old in Japan today will likely be hired by a company that does not exist yet. That's because, according to two researchers from Hitotsubashi University and Nihon University here in Japan, Japanese companies created after 1996 contributed a net positive of 1.2 million new jobs. But older companies shed a net 3.1 million jobs in that time. (Forbes)

Private-sector think tanks in Japan expect a slight upward revision in the government's gross domestic product growth estimate for October-December 2013. (Jiji Press)

Japanese stocks fell, with the Topix (TPX) index capping a fourth day of declines, after the yen gained amid demand for haven currencies as Russia seized control of Ukraine's Crimea region. (BusinessWeek)

Tokyo stocks closed 0.55 percent lower Friday after the dollar fell against the yen on a cautious view of the US economy by Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen. (brecorder.com)

Japan's core consumer price index in January rose 1.3 pct from a year earlier, up for the eighth straight month, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said Friday. (Jiji Press)

Any regulation of the bitcoin crypto-currency should involve international cooperation to avoid loopholes, Japanese vice finance minister Jiro Aichi said on Thursday. (Reuters)

Japan's Nikkei average fell for a second day on Thursday, moving further away from a four-week closing hit earlier this week as heightened tensions in Ukraine soured sentiment, dragging down index heavyweights like SoftBank. (Reuters)

Land prices as of Jan. 1 rose from three months before at most locations, the land ministry said in a quarterly report. (The Japan News)