The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Regulator halts review to restart Hamaoka power plant after 14 years

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck western Japan, injuring four people, triggering aftershocks and halting bullet trains as nuclear plants were checked.

No tsunami warning has been issued after quake rocks Shimane and Tottori

A strong earthquake hit western Japan on Tuesday but there was no danger of a tsunami

Rosen, who led Sega from the 1960s into the 90s and who died on Christmas Day, was a hugely important figure in the history of arcade and home gaming

Rosen died on Christmas Day surrounded by family.

South Korea and China have pledged to boost trade and safeguard regional stability

Japan's Top 10 compact cameras reveals some surprises –including one based on the world's most bizarre superhero!

The move would place digital assets within the same legal structure that governs traditional investment products.

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH26) are up +0.27%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH26) are up +0.64% this morning, pointing to a higher open on Wall Street despite fresh geopolitical tensions following the U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

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