Japan's Nikkei average inched up on Monday, with short-covering prompting a recovery from the sharp losses of the previous session, and a call from world leaders for Greece to remain in the euro zone helping to soothe investors' jitters. (Reuters)

The Nikkei share average slipped on Thursday on heightened concerns over Greece after news that some Greek banks have been denied funding by the European Central Bank, though upbeat Japanese economic growth data lent support. (Reuters)

Stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange bounced back Thursday, as mainstay issues of the benchmark Nikkei average attracted buybacks. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed up 75.42 points, or 0.86 percent, at 8,876.59. (Yomiuri)

Japan's Nikkei average fell 0.9 percent on Wednesday as investors cut exposure to risky assets after the failure of Greek politicians to form a government raised the prospect leftists opposed to bailout terms could win new elections. (Reuters)

Japan's trading houses are targeting deals to secure platinum and palladium supplies to meet expected shortages later this decade, when tighter rules on auto pollutants and higher car sales boost demand for the metals used in autocatalysts. (Reuters)

There are numerous examples of American companies performing badly this earnings season (hello, JPMorgan Chase!). But at least they're not doing as poorly as several formerly world-beating Japanese companies. (dailyfinance.com)

Japan's Nikkei share average fell 0.8 percent to a 3-1/2 month closing low on Tuesday, weighed by exporters with exposure to Europe after Greece struggled to form a coalition government, raising fears that it may exit the euro zone. (Reuters)

Japan's Nikkei share average inched higher on Monday to end a three-day losing streak as China's monetary easing countered unease ahead of Greece's last-ditch attempt to form a coalition government later in the day. (Reuters)

Sony Corp. (6758) fell to the lowest level in Tokyo trading since 1980, when the Walkman was new and before it introduced the first compact-disc player, after forecasting profit that lagged behind analyst estimates. (Bloomberg)

Tokyo stocks ended 0.39% lower at their worst finish for three months on Thursday as dealers were hit by renewed fears over Europe's debt crisis. The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange lost 35.41 points to 9,009.65, the worst finish since Feb 13, after briefly falling below the 9,000 level. (Japan Today)

The Financial Services Agency has stepped up efforts to prevent insider trading after it was revealed that a series of financial institutions have been involved in the practice. (Yomiuri)

Tokyo stocks fell 1.49% Wednesday to end at a three-month low, tracking losses regionally and on Wall Street amid political uncertainty in Greece and worries over the impact on the euro. (Japan Today)

Tokyo stocks closed 0.69 percent higher on Tuesday, staging a small rally after the previous day's heavy losses as dealers digested the results of European elections. (Japan Today)

Yoshikazu Tanaka, Japan's youngest billionaire and founder of Gree Inc. (3632), lost $702 million Monday after his social-gaming company plunged by the daily limit in Tokyo on concerns one of its sales methods may be illegal. (Bloomberg)

Tokyo stocks on Monday suffered their biggest one-day drop this year, losing 2.78% amid investor concern over the eurozone following the defeat of ruling parties in French and Greek elections. (Japan Today)

IF you have extra money or receive unexpected income, would you put it in your savings bank account or attempt to multiply it by investing? Ask the same question of Japanese consumers, and you may have a different perspective. (New Straits Times)

Myanmar, the so-called last frontier for business opportunities in Asia, will be establishing a stock market by 2015 with the help of Japan's Daiwa Securities Group Inc. and Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc. (Japan Times)

Tokyo stocks rebounded Wednesday as investors were heartened by strength in other Asian markets and a pause in the appreciation of the yen, but gains were limited ahead of extended holidays in Japan from Thursday. (Mainichi)

A Japanese pachinko-parlor operator and a Chinese motor-vehicle dealer are the latest companies to tap Hong Kong's equity markets. (Wall Street Journal)

IwaiCosmo Securities Co. was born Tuesday as the biggest brokerage house based in the Kansai region through a merger of two regional firms. (Yomiuri)