Japan

Sony has posted a loss of £73m last three months of 2012, but that's a lot better than the £1bn loss posted the year before.

European markets open mixed as traders await interest rate announcements from ECB and BoE.

Traders cautious as the yen pauses its plunge ahead of ECB meet and Chinese festival season.

Ashley Tait says Great Britain men's have already imagined qualifying for the Sochi Winter Olympics for the first time since 1948

Markets subdued after the previous session's solid recovery as traders remain cautious amid corporate news and earnings reports.

England host five-time world champions Brazil at the Wembley tonight, as part of the FA's 150th anniversary celebrations.

Yen slides against dollar as BoJ governor announces his early departure.

The early exit of BoJ governor allows the government to introduce its aggressive stimulus measures soon.

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata has dismisses cloud gaming saying dedicated games console remain the future.

Departures of Bank of China and Bank of Japan bosses leave policy questions as two of world's biggest economies plot new monetary policy strategies.

Fan video featuring Mass Effect character drawn with Unreal Engine 3 hints at superb potential of next-gen gaming consoles

Traders remain cautious as Spanish and Italian political concerns give rise to renewed eurozone fears.

RBA leaves benchmark interest rate unchanged, following four cuts in the second half of 2012.

Boeing's permission-request indicates that the company is making progress in its efforts to fix 787's problems.

JAL expects robust travel demand in premium routes will help offset the losses due to 787 grounding.

Panasonic stocks climb nearly 17% after the firm reported £421m net income for the three months ending December.

Improving US labour market conditions and more robust China growth indicators boost investors' risk appetite.

Japanese AKB48 singer Minami Minegishi shaved her head and delivered a tearful online apology after being photographed leaving the apartment of a male pop star.

More details on the PlayStation 4 have emerged ahead of a supposed official reveal on 20 February, suggesting a 2014 UK launch.

Japan's unemployment level increases as the country seeks to escape recession.

Asian markets turn cautious as official Purchasing Managers Index indicates slowdown in the manufacturing sector.

Japan’s London Olympic women’s team coach allegedly harassed athletes in his charge.

As Nintendo slashes sales expectations for the Wii U, we look at why the console is struggling to sell

The airline has cancelled 459 flights in January due to the apparent battery issue.

Markets open lower as traders consider the surprise weakness in US fourth-quarter GDP.

The Bank of Japan official says the lender can step up easing measures in required to help economic recovery.

Semiconductor industry and transport component manufacturers are major growth drivers on back of weakening yen.

Markets ease as traders look to take profits from the recent rallies while considering domestic and global economic conditions.

All Nippon Airways had changed below-par lithium-ion batteries 10 times last year, while Japan Airlines said it did so in a few cases.

Markets little changed as traders await Fed's policy announcement and initial US GDP estimates.