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Safe-Haven Japanese Yen Plunges on Forex Market on Eased Coronavirus Worries

Softbank Group to Borrow 500 B. Yen Using Telecom Unit's Shares as Collateral

NY Stocks (Wednesday Closing): Dow 29,348.03 (+115.84); Nasdaq 9,817.18 (+84.44)

92% of Job-Seeking High Schoolers Get Offers

Tokyo Forex (5 P.M.): U.S. Dollar=110.11-12 Yen; Euro=1.0802-0803 Dollars

5 Tokyo Sewage System Survey Firms Accused for 128-M.-Yen Tax Cheating

Japan Economy Contracts Due to Consumption Tax Hike "Blunder": WSJ

Tokyo Stocks (Closing): Nikkei Average 23,400.70 (+206.90)

Japan Remains Top Holder of US Treasury Securities in Dec.

Fujitsu Gets Japan's 1st Preliminary License to Build Local 5G Network

Japan Logs Trade Deficit of 1.3 T. Yen in Jan., in Red for 3rd Straight Month

Tokyo Stocks (Morning Close): Nikkei Average 23,359.60 (+165.80)

Japan Core Machinery Orders Down 12.5% in Dec., Seen to Fall 5.2% in Jan.-March

Train Dedicated to Transporting Fish to Osaka to End Service after 56 Years

NY Stocks (Tuesday Closing): Dow 29,232.19 (-165.89); Nasdaq 9,732.74 (+1.56)

Sony, Other Japan Firms Cancel Recruiting Events amid Coronavirus Scare

Germany's Opel to Resume Vehicle Sales in Japan in 2019 after 14-Yr Hiatus

Tokyo Forex (5 P.M.): U.S. Dollar=109.70-71 Yen; Euro=1.0832-0834 Dollars

Abe Cabinet OKs Bill to Regulate Technology Giants

9 of 20 Major Japan Cities Compile Largest Budgets Ever for FY 2020

Tokyo Stocks (Closing): Nikkei Average 23,193.80 (-329.44)

Nissan Holds Extra Shareholders' Meeting to Revamp Management

Japanese Trader Mitsui's Brazilian Coffee Roasting Biz Sold to Local Rival

NTT Group Promotes Staggered Work Hours to Prevent Coronavirus Infections

Tokyo Stocks (Morning Close): Nikkei Average 23,237.44 (-285.80)

Sharp Unveils Smartphone Compatible with 5G Tech, 1st Developed by Japanese Firm

Average Unit Price of Tokyo-Area Condominiums Rises to Record 83.6 M. Yen

JDI Starts Mass-Producing World's Highest-Resolution Virtual Reality Display

Toyota, Nissan, Mazda Resume Output in China

Management Feud Reignites at Sekisui House

Tokyo Forex (5 P.M.): U.S. Dollar=109.86-87 Yen; Euro=1.0840-0842 Dollars

Softbank Group's 2 US Mobile Phone Carriers to Merge at Last

Japan Oct.-Dec. GDP Drops Annualized 6.3%, 1st Negative Growth in 5 Qtrs

Tokyo Stocks (Closing): Nikkei Average 23,523.24 (-164.35)

Thailand to Apply for TPP Membership: Thai Deputy PM

Japan Cancels Nishio Matcha Tea's Brand Protection after Request from Producers

Tokyo Stocks (Morning Close): Nikkei Average 23,537.03 (-150.56)

Japanese Stationery Maker Kokuyo Drops Plan to Acquire Domestic Peer Pentel

Japan Display Likely to Correct Past Earnings Reports Due to Accounting Fraud

Japan May Lose $1.29 B. in Tourism Revenue Due to Coronavirus in Jan.-March