Core consumer prices in Japan rose 2.6 percent in March from a year earlier, with the key gauge of inflation now having remained at or above the Bank of Japan s 2 percent target for two straight.
At least nine people were injured late Wednesday after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck a wide area of western Japan. The quake at 11:14 p.m. registered lower 6 on the Japanese.
Nearly 100 percent of the United States Steel Corp. shareholders who cast votes on Friday regarding Nippon Steel Corp. s proposed acquisition of the company approved the plan, despite opposition from.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 jolted a wide area in northeastern Japan early Tuesday, the weather agency said. No tsunami warning was issued. The 4:24 a.m. quake registered.
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. said Friday that it has confirmed a fifth death possibly linked to its red yeast rice dietary supplements, but has yet to determine the substance that may be responsible.