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The Japanese yen weakened to 160 against the U.S. dollar in Monday morning trading in Asia.The yen has traded around 150 or weaker against the dollar since the Bank of Japan ended its negative interest rate regime in March.Japanese authorities have repeatedly warned against "excessive" moves in the yen, but have mad...

The Nikkei 225 hit an all-time high of 38,924.88 as robust corporate earnings and steps aimed at boosting investor returns fuel a blistering rally in Japanese equities this year.Nikkei and Topix have been standout outperformers in Asia Pacific, up more than 10% in 2024 after surging more than 25% in 2023 — their res...

Federal prosecutors in New York said they charged a Japanese Yakuza leader with conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Burma to other countries.Prosecutors said the accused gangster, Takeshi Ebisawa, "and his confederates showed samples of nuclear materials in Thailand" to an undercover agent from the U.S. Dru...