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8.9 quake hit Japan followed by a tsunami

according to reports 188 people died and 530 are missing after the tsunami hit Japan.

Tokyo remembers subway attacks

Tokyo marked the 15th anniversary Saturday of the sarin nerve gas attack on its subway system by AUM Shinrikyo cult members that left 13 dead and sickened some 6,300.
A moment of silence was held at Kasumigaseki Station in central Tokyo at 8 a.m., roughly the hour when the cult members planted and ruptured plastic bags containing sarin on rush-hour trains on March 20, 1995.

Tokyo a heaven for whisky drinkers

Amid the neon blur of Tokyo, Japan’s whisky culture is flourishing, with dozens of specialist bars offering a head-spinning choice of drams

ANA expects profit after job cuts

All Nippon Airways Co., Asia’s second-largest carrier by sales, predicted a return to profit next fiscal year as the company cuts jobs and adds flights.

Nikkie up on Friday

Stocks in Tokyo closed higher as the prospect of economic and exports recovery solidify. Japan’s corporate power demand surged 17.7% in February but department store sales declined 5.4%. Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Co. is expected to price its $12 billion public offering this weekend.

Tokyo shares dragged by real estate

Japan stocks tumbled Thursday as investors took profits after the previous day’s rally and property shares slid on an analyst downgrade.