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AFP/APP Tokyo: Candidates in Japan's super-tight parliamentary election will make last-ditch appeals to voters on Saturday, with opinion polls suggesting the ruling coalition might fall short of a majority. Such an outcome would be…

AFP/APP New York: European and US stock markets experienced a downturn today as investors shifted their focus to corporate earnings, rising bond yields, and economic prospects for the US and China. The dollar strengthened against major…

AFP/APP Tokyo: Shares in Tokyo Metro, one of the world's busiest subways, soared almost 50 percent on its debut Wednesday after its government owners raised $2.3 billion in Japan's biggest initial public offering in six years. Each…

AFP/APP Hong Kong: Stocks plunged more than four percent in Tokyo on Monday after the yen surged in reaction to Shigeru Ishiba's election last week as the head of Japan's ruling party, which boosted expectations the Bank of Japan will…

AFP/APP Tokyo: Japan's ruling party will choose the nation's leader in a vote on Friday, with three frontrunners: the surfing son of a former prime minister, a veteran defence geek and an arch-nationalist who would be the country's first…

AFP/APP Tokyo: A small tsunami was recorded on the remote Japanese island of Hachijojima on Tuesday following a 5.6-magnitude earthquake near the Izu Islands chain, according to Japan's weather agency. Waves measuring 50 centimeters…

AFP/APP Tokyo: US tourist David Madrigal is over the moon after paying $200 for a "vintage" console at a busy Tokyo store that is tapping into booming global demand for retro gaming kit. "When I came into this store, I was like a kid…

AFP/APP Fukuoka, Japan: Typhoon Shanshan slammed into Japan's main southern island of Kyushu early Thursday, with authorities advising thousands of people to evacuate and issuing the highest warning level for wind and storm surges.…

AFP/APP Tokyo: Japan warned Wednesday that an "extremely strong" typhoon bearing down on the main southern island of Kyushu would bring unusually violent storms, as three people remained missing after a landslide. Shanshan was 120…

AFP/APP Hong Kong: Asian markets slipped Tuesday following a tepid day on Wall Street as traders took a breather from a recent rally fuelled by bets on a US interest rate cut, while oil eased from a surge caused by Middle East tensions.…