The technology-dominated index slipped 3.07% to finish at 19,341.83. The S&P 500 shed 1.46% and closed at 6,012.28. The Dow Jones Industrial Average managed to add 289.33 points, or 0.65%, settling at 44,713.58.

The Hokkaido Railway temporarily suspended its train services following the incident in the coastal city of Otaru in Hokkaido on Jan 23.

Asia markets are mostly higher on Friday following gains on Wall Street driven by Tesla, IBM and Meta Platforms after strong profit reports. U.S. futures and oil prices rose.

A tourist holidaying with her husband in Japan has been killed while taking photos on train tracks. The 61-year-old woman from Hong Kong was visiting Otaru, Hokkaido when she was hit by a train as she stood in a restricted area on the tracks to take photos of the ocean. She was rushed to hospital but was pronounced dead a short time later.

A Hong Kong woman on holiday in Japan has died after being hit by a train. Japanese media reports said the woman, 61, was standing on tracks near

The fund will seek a total of roughly ¥11 billion in damages from former Chairman Kazumasa Kobayashi and six then-board directors.

Banks with soured loans and mortgages have been reluctant to sell the underlying real estate assets at a loss — but that is changing.

In the final month of 2024, exports of watches between 200 and 500 Swiss francs were the hardest hit, with a drop of 13.2 percent. Those retailing for under 200 francs fell 5.9 percent and those above 3,000 francs dipped 5.3 percent. Timepieces priced between 500 and 3,000 francs did better, falling by 1.8 percent.

Japan’s chipmaker stocks plunged into losses, while artificial intelligence and related stocks on Wall Street were hammered overnight amid concerns over the waning dominance of US tech giants in the AI space.

After a six-year break, Hong Kong Airlines has resumed nonstop services between Hong Kong and Australia's Gold Coast.

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Chinese citizens are continuing to migrate to Japan in increasing numbers, hoping to build better lives for family away from the censorship and repressive rule of Xi Jinping.