Investors assessed November inflation numbers from Japan's capital of Tokyo, which saw its headline inflation rate come in at 3%, compared to 2.6% in October.

Asian shares were mixed on Friday after China reported lower corporate profits in November, the fourth straight month of decline.

Asian Shares Advance After a Mixed Finish on Wall Street BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher on Friday, with Japan’s benchmark registering strong gains for a second straight day. Oil prices and U.

Tearful mourners prayed on Thursday as ceremonies were held across Asia to remember the 220,000 people who were killed two decades ago when a tsunami hit coastlines around the Indian Ocean in one of the world's worst natural disasters.

In photos A woman mourning a relative killed in the tsunami in Cuddalore, India, on Dec. 28, 2004.Credit...Arko Datta/Reuters Supported by Text by Hannah Beech The wave surged and rushed. It sent water as high as 160 feet slamming onto land with a force far outstripping that of an atomic bomb.

Emotional ceremonies began across Asia on Thursday to remember the 220,000 people who died two decades ago when a tsunami devastated coastal areas around the Indian Ocean, in one of