SEATTLE (Reuters) - United Airlines said on Tuesday that a Boeing Co 787 on its way to Tokyo from Denver was diverted to Seattle after an indication of a problem with an oil filter, but said the plane landed without incident.

TOKYO, June 19 (Reuters) - Following are orders for Japanese stocks placed through six foreign securities houses before the start of trade on Wednesday. Japanese Stocks: BUY 19.3 million shares SELL...

Oslo is usually fighting for the top spot with Moscow and Tokyo. The contest in question? The race of being the most expensive city in the world. Oslo just "won". Yet again. I live in Oslo. I'd celebrate, if I could only afford to. So, what do we hav

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei will rise 51 percent in 2013 on expectations of higher company earnings, driven by a weaker yen after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe embarked on radical fiscal and monetary expansionary policies to spur growth, a Reuters p

* Nikkei falls 0.2 pct, Topix up 0.2 pct * Volume lowest since Dec as market focused on Fed outcome * Sony rises after hedge fund ups stake, presses spin-off By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average edged down in choppy trad

* Nikkei falls 0.2 pct, Topix up 0.2 pct * Volume lowest since Dec as market focused on Fed outcome * Sony rises after hedge fund ups stake, presses spin-off By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average edged down in choppy trad

* Nikkei falls 0.2 pct, Topix up 0.2 pct * Volume lowest since Dec as market focused on Fed outcome * Sony rises after hedge fund ups stake, presses spin-off By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters)...

TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Japanese government bonds rose on Tuesday after a solid sale of 20-year bonds, though the benchmark yield remained in its recent range as investors awaited the outcome of...

TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasuries edged down in Asia on Tuesday, as investors positioned for the possibility that the U.S. Federal Reserve might not offer reassurance on its policy...

TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average edged down in choppy trade but managed to end above 13,000 on Tuesday, with most investors on the sidelines awaiting the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve's meeting for clues on when it may begin ta

TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average edged down in choppy trade but managed to end above 13,000 on Tuesday, with most investors on the sidelines awaiting the outcome of the U.S. Federal...

TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average edged down in choppy trade but managed to end above 13,000 on Tuesday, with most investors on the sidelines awaiting the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve's meeting for clues on when it may begin ta

* Nikkei falls 0.7 pct, Topix down 0.3 pct * Trading remains volatile as focus turns to Fed outcome * Sony rises after hedge fund ups stake, presses spin-off By Dominic Lau TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average reversed early gains on Tue

* Nikkei falls 0.7 pct, Topix down 0.3 pct * Trading remains volatile as focus turns to Fed outcome * Sony rises after hedge fund ups stake, presses spin-off By Dominic Lau TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) -...

* Nikkei falls 0.7 pct, Topix down 0.3 pct * Trading remains volatile as focus turns to Fed outcome * Sony rises after hedge fund ups stake, presses spin-off By Dominic Lau TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average reversed early gains on Tue

TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Japanese government bonds edged higher on Tuesday as equities erased early gains, though moves were small as the market positioned for this session's offering of 20-year...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese cabinet ministers welcomed the Group of Eight summit's stance on Tokyo's sweeping stimulus policies as a vote of confidence in the government's strategy to end 15 years of entrenched deflation and revive a lackluster econom

* Nikkei and Topix both up 0.6 pct * Sony rises after hedge fund ups stake, presses spin-off By Dominic Lau TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei rose on Tuesday, heading for a third straight day of gains, which will mark its longest winning run

* Nikkei and Topix both up 0.6 pct * Sony rises after hedge fund ups stake, presses spin-off By Dominic Lau TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei rose on Tuesday, heading for a third straight day of gains, which will mark its longest winning run

* Nikkei and Topix both up 0.6 pct * Sony rises after hedge fund ups stake, presses spin-off By Dominic Lau TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei rose on Tuesday, heading for a third straight day...

TOKYO (Reuters) - New York-based hedge fund company Third Point said it had raised its stake in Japan's Sony Corp and asked for an opportunity to present its proposal to Sony's board for a partial spin-off of the company's entertainment unit.

TOKYO (Reuters) - New York-based hedge fund company Third Point said it had raised its stake in Japan's Sony Corp and asked for an opportunity to present its proposal to Sony's board for a partial spin-off of the company's entertainment unit.

TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - New York-based hedge fund company Third Point said it had raised its stake in Japan's Sony Corp and asked for an opportunity to present its proposal to Sony's board for a partial spin-off of the company's entertainment unit

TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - New York-based hedge fund companyThird Point said it had raised its stake in Japan's Sony Corp and asked for an opportunity to present its proposal toSony's board for a partial spin-off of the company'sentertainment unit.

TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - New York-based hedge fund company Third Point said it had raised its stake in Japan's Sony Corp and asked for an opportunity to present its proposal to Sony's board for a partial spin-off of the company's entertainment unit

TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - New York-based hedge fund company Third Point said it had raised its stake in Japan's Sony Corp and asked for an opportunity to present its proposal to Sony's board for a...

TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - New York-based hedge fund company Third Point said it had raised its stake in Japan's Sony Corp and asked for an opportunity to present its proposal to Sony's board for a...

TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - New York-based hedge fund company Third Point said on Tuesday that it had raised its stake in Sony Corp and asked for an opportunity to present its proposal for a partial spin-off of the company's entertainment unit to Sony

TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - New York-based hedge fund company Third Point said on Tuesday that it had raised its stake in Sony Corp and asked for an opportunity to present its proposal for a partial...

TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - New York-based hedge fund company Third Point said on Tuesday that it had raised its stake in Sony Corp and asked for an opportunity to present its proposal for a partial spin-off of the company's entertainment unit to Sony

TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei rose on Tuesday, heading for a third straight day of gains, which will mark its longest winning run since a sharp selloff on May 23, underpinned by hopes the...

TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei rose on Tuesday, heading for a third straight day of gains, which will mark its longest winning run since a sharp selloff on May 23, underpinned by hopes the Federal Reserve will reinforce its commitment to s

TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei rose on Tuesday, heading for a third straight day of gains, which will mark its longest winning run since a sharp selloff on May 23, underpinned by hopes the Federal Reserve will reinforce its commitment to s

TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Following are orders for Japanese stocks placed through six foreign securities houses before the start of trade on Tuesday. Japanese Stocks: BUY 27.6 million shares SELL...

TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Following are orders for Japanese stocks placed through six foreign securities houses before the start of trade on Tuesday. Japanese Stocks: BUY 27.6 million shares SELL 22.0 million shares ---------------------------------

TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Following are orders for Japanese stocks placed through six foreign securities houses before the start of trade on Tuesday. Japanese Stocks: BUY 27.6 million shares SELL 22.0 million shares ---------------------------------

TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei is expected to open higher on Tuesday and head for a third straight day of gains, which will mark its longest winning run since a sharp selloff on May 23, underpinned by hopes the U.S. Federal Reserve will re

TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei is expected to open higher on Tuesday and head for a third straight day of gains, which will mark its longest winning run since a sharp selloff on May 23, underpinned by hopes the U.S. Federal Reserve will re

TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei is expected to open higher on Tuesday and head for a third straight day of gains, which will mark its longest winning run since a sharp selloff on May 23,...

Some investors said the whipsaw trading in Japanese stocks over the past three weeks spells opportunity.

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SEOUL/TOKYO, June 17 (Reuters) - Asian wheat buyers remain concerned U.S. imports could be tainted with genetically modified wheat even as U.S. government findings showed the discovery of an unapproved GMO strain in Oregon appeared to be an isolated

SEOUL/TOKYO, June 17 (Reuters) - Asian wheat buyers remainconcerned U.S. imports could be tainted with geneticallymodified wheat even as U.S. government findings showed thediscovery of an unapproved GMO strain in Oregon appeared to bean isolated inci

TOKYO, June 17 (Reuters) - Japanese government bonds began the week on shakier footing on Monday, with the benchmark yield edging higher as stocks rose and investors positioned for this week's...

* Nikkei, Topix both rise 2.7 pct as bargain hunters pick up battered names * Volume lowest since late March as market cautious ahead of Fed outcome * Nikkei crawls out of bear market By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, June 17 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share a

* Nikkei, Topix both rise 2.7 pct as bargain hunters pick up battered names * Volume lowest since late March as market cautious ahead of Fed outcome * Nikkei crawls out of bear market By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, June 17 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share a

TOKYO, June 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasuries edged down in Asia on Monday as stocks rose, although investors did not expect large moves as they awaited this week's U.S. Federal Reserve meeting for more...

TOKYO, June 17 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average jumped 2.7 percent and recovered the 13,000-mark on Monday, as recently battered stocks such as exporters bounced on bargain hunting. The Nikkei gained 346.60 points to 13,033.12 after trading a

TOKYO, June 17 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average jumped 2.7 percent and recovered the 13,000-mark on Monday, as recently battered stocks such as exporters bounced on bargain hunting. The Nikkei gained 346.60 points to 13,033.12 after trading a

TOKYO, June 17 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average jumped 2.7 percent and recovered the 13,000-mark on Monday, as recently battered stocks such as exporters bounced on bargain hunting. The...