Japan today articles
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Stock market today: Asian markets sink, with Japan’s Nikkei down 3.5%, as Mideast tensions flare
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks tumbled Friday, with Japan’s Nikkei slumping 3.5% on heavy selling of semiconductor-related shares and other market heavyweights. Tensions in the Middle East were weighing on sentiment across the region, and U.S. futures were sharply lower. Oil prices jumped about $3 as the state-run IRNA news agency reported that Iran []
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Today in History: Today is Friday, April 19, the 110th day of 2024.
By The Associated Press. Today's Highlight in History: On April 19, 1993, the 51-day siege at the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas,...
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Japan's FY2023 jobless rate flat at 2.6 percent | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Japan's average unemployment rate stood at 2.6 percent for the year that ended in March, unchanged from the previous fiscal year. The internal affairs ministry says the number of people in employment rose by 280,000 to more than 67.5 million on average. The manufacturing industry and the hotel and dining sector led the gains. Ministry officials say the job situation appears to be improving, with the number of people in jobs almost back to the pre-pandemic level. Meanwhile, the seasonally...