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TOKYO -- As Japanese and U.S. shares reach new highs fueled by the tech sector, strong earnings have allayed concerns about overheating, but the concentration of money in a handful of stocks has invited comparisons to the 1990s dot-com boom.
TOKYO -- Japan's benchmark Nikkei Stock Average reached the key milestone of 40,000 on Monday, mainly led by gains in semiconductor stocks, which have been boosted by expectation of higher demand for generative artificial intelligence.
This is CNBC's live blog covering Asia-Pacific markets.
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. has begun talks with the U.K. and Australia on inviting Japan to collaborate on defense technology under the AUKUS security partnership, American officials told Nikkei Asia, aiming to make an announcement during the Japanese leader's visit to the White House next month.
TOKYO -- The international community must block North Korea's military assistance to Russia for its war in Ukraine, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky told Nikkei during a visit to Tokyo, calling Pyongyang's arms sales to Moscow "very concerning."
TOKYO -- Sweden's successful bid to join NATO will increase cooperation between the EU and the military alliance, the country's former Prime Minister Carl Bildt said in an interview during a trip to Tokyo.
TOKYO -- The Nikkei Stock Average's record-making rally approached the 40,000 milestone on Friday, buoyed by the strong performance of Japan's previously unnoticed gems in the global semiconductor industry.
Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief. He was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize.