Japan's Nikkei share average climbed more than 2 percent to mark its biggest one-day rise in three weeks on Tuesday, as investors scooped up battered stocks such as financials, which had fallen from recent peaks into bear market territory. (Reuters)

Nikkei ended 3.72 percent lower at its lowest level in more than a month on Monday, amid caution over the possible scale-down of U.S. stimulus measures. (nzweek.com)

Japan's Nikkei average recovered some lost ground on Friday, providing some relief from the recent rout, but the market still posted its first monthly fall in 10 months. (Economic Times)

Japan's public pension fund - a pool of over $1 trillion - is considering a change to its portfolio strategy that could allow its investment in domestic stocks to grow with a rallying market, according to people familiar with the deliberations. (Reuters)

Japanese government bond prices gained on Thursday, as investors piled back into the debt market after another big fall in Tokyo stocks and a relatively strong auction of two-year JGBs. (brecorder.com)

Another Thursday, another market rout in Japan. The Nikkei Stock Average closed down 5.2%, hitting a four-week low at 13,589.03, the lowest level since April 23. (Wall Street Journal)

Japan's Nikkei share average inched up in choppy trade on Wednesday, with investors still wary after last week's tumultuous trade raised concerns about the outlook as the market retreats from 5-1/2-year highs. (malaysiasun.com)

Stocks staged a rebound on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Tuesday, buoyed by buybacks thanks to the yen's weakness against the dollar and the euro. (Yomiuri)

Japan's Nikkei share average skidded 3.2 percent on Monday in an increasingly tense market after last week's turbulent trade that sent the benchmark reeling to its worst one-day loss in two years. (Reuters)

After a bumpy ride, stocks in Japan closed with a small gain on Friday, recovering from a deep plunge the day before. (CNN)

Thursday's plunge in Tokyo stock prices represents a short-term pullback from recent gains, not a sign of doubt in Japan's economic policies, a senior government official said. (Reuters)

Many big hedge fund investors have in recent years had a very hard time keeping up with the U.S. stock market and other financial benchmarks against which they are judged. The big market drop in Japan will probably make things even harder for some of them. (Forbes)

The Nikkei stock index tumbled more than 7 percent Thursday in Tokyo to end a roller-coaster trading session below 14,500 as selling triggered by weak Chinese data outpaced sharp gains made earlier and snapped a four-session winning streak. (Kyodo)

Tokyo stocks rose sharply Wednesday on heavy volume as confidence in recovering domestic and U.S. economies helped construction firms such as Kajima Corp., exporters such as Olympus, and Fast Retailing and other heavily indexed shares. (Wall Street Journal)

Asian stock markets swung between modest gains and losses on Tuesday, as investors were hesitant to extend a recent rally amid speculation over an earlier-than-expected end to the Federal Reserve's quantitative easing program. (investing.com)

Booming stock markets at home have helped drive earnings at Japan's two biggest brokerages to multi-year highs. But the companies still see the rest of Asia as key to profits in the long term, even as they lose money and cut staff in those markets. (Wall Street Journal)

Tokyo stocks gained 1.47 percent Monday as investors took a positive view of Tokyo's growth policy while strong US data and the weaker yen continued to add fizz. (brecorder.com)

The benchmark Nikkei Stock Average recouped earlier losses to end at a fresh 64-month high on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Friday, reflecting continued bullish market sentiment. (Yomiuri)

The Nikkei index gained over 2 percent to end above the 15,000 mark Wednesday for the first time since December 2007, propelled by a falling yen and buoyant global equities. (Kyodo)

Tokyo stocks have closed 0.16 per cent lower on profit-booking after recent gains prompted by expectations that the yen would continue to weaken and benefit Japanese exporters. (ninemsn.com.au)