Restaurants urge review of ban, but others cautious after tests of samples near Fukushima show no signs of negative impact on marine life A fresh debate is brewing in Hong Kong over whether to lift a ban on seafood imports from parts of Japan after Chinese tests of seawater samples near the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant showed no signs of negative impact on marine life.

HONG KONG (AP) — 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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

NAGOYA--A local restaurant with a 100-year history is making its presence felt overseas with its signature dish of miso-stewed “udon” noodles and other offerings.

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.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan saw record-high exports last year, as its annual trade deficit declined 44% from the previous year, the Finance Ministry reported Thursday.

Immigration Department says it will follow up on the case, adding it has contacted victim’s family to provide help.

In terms of features, the GMA-S110BE is a hybrid digital-analog watch. It supports 29 time zones and has an automatic calendar that works until 2099. It also includes a stopwatch, a countdown timer, and five alarms. The watch runs on a CR1220 battery, which lasts about two years.