SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son reclaimed the crown as Japan’s richest person with shares of his Tokyo-listed investment ...

Japan's Nikkei share gauge powered to an all-time high on Tuesday, driven by sharp gains for tech companies and renewed ...

Japan's Nikkei share gauge powered to an all-time high on Tuesday, driven by sharp gains for tech companies and renewed ...

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Investors will be closely watching the extent to which tariffs affected prices in July. A sharper rise in core goods prices ...

Japan’s investment conglomerate SoftBank Group (SFTBY) is preparing for the initial public offering (IPO) of its payment app ...

Optimism returned to trading floors after Tokyo reached a deal to avert the worst of Washington's threatened tariffs.

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The Japanese stock benchmark closed 2.1% higher at 42718.17 on Tuesday, rising above a previous record marked in July 2024. The index has risen 7.1% so far in 2025.

The Nikkei average jumped 2.15 percent to 42,718.17, the highest closing ever, as traders returned to their desks after a holiday on Monday. The broader Topix index closed up 1.39 percent at 3,066.37.