(TOKYO)Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., Japan's largest bank, said first-half net profit plunged 64 percent, battered by an increase in bad loans and losses on its share portfolio.READ MORE

(TOKYO)Japanese stocks retreated Tuesday amid broad regional declines as investors grappled with more bad news about the global economy, including a massive round of layoffs in the financ...READ MORE

(TOKYO)Japanese stocks sprung back to life Friday, lifted by Wall Street's gains, a cheaper yen and hopes that a Group of 20 meeting this weekend will lead to progress in taming the globa...READ MORE

(TOKYO)Japanese stocks succumbed to another sharp sell-off Thursday, dragging the benchmark index to a two-week low on deepening fears about the health of the U.S. economy and a surging y...READ MORE

(TOKYO)Japan's benchmark stock index closed down 5 percent Friday as investors shrugged off an interest rate cut by the central bank and instead unloaded shares for quick profits ahead of...READ MORE

(TOKYO)Two major Japanese banks sharply lowered their profit forecasts for the fiscal year through March 2009 on Friday, shaken by stock declines set off by the global financial crisis.READ MORE

(TOKYO)Japan's stock market had a miserable Monday, with the key stock index plunging more than 6 percent to its lowest close in more than a quarter century as investors grew increasingly...READ MORE