Japan

Analysts warned of further gyrations as the outbreak shows no sign of abating, with more than 100,000 people infected in 99 countries.

Fears about the impact of the outbreak have hammered world markets as investors fret over its economic impact.

Oriental Land said it currently hoped to resume operations from March 16.

Outside the Diamond Princess, Japan has seen 84 cases.

The virus has already forced the rescheduling of a swathe of sporting events in Asia.

World Bank head David Malpass said the group plans to lower its global growth forecast owing to an expected hit to China.

Passengers flying to Shanghai refused to board a flight when they realised passengers from Wuhan were flying with them.

EB Games Canada issues an apology on Twitter after it mistakenly announced "Street Fighter V: Champion Edition" for the Nintendo Switch.

Hong Kong struggled after last week's advances and was 0.90 percent lower, with Singapore, Wellington, Mumbai, Bangkok, Jakarta and Manila also in the red.

The investment in Joby Aviation comes as the automaker looks to expand into new sectors as the industry rapidly transforms.

Asian investors are also watching for key policy announcements early in the New Year.

Stocks took their lead from a mixed finish to a quiet week on US trading floors after the Dow edged to a fresh record on Friday.

Japan hanged the first foreigner in 10 years for the murder of a clothing dealer and his family during a robbery attempt.

The treated water is currently kept in a thousand huge tanks at the Fukushima Daiichi site.

Li Keqiang visited a bank in Chengdu a day before Tuesday's trilateral summit with the leaders of South Korea and Japan in the southwestern city.

A man who killed 19 disabled people "for the sake of society" in 2016, set to plead guilty of all counts of murder in an upcoming trial.

This will be the pope's third trip to Asia, taking him to two Buddhist-majority countries.

The company kept its full-year net profit forecast at 2.15 trillion yen and operating profit at 2.4 trillion yen.

The castle is a key part of a complex dating back to the Ryukyu Kingdom, and is believed to have been in use from around the 1400s.

The man appeared to slip and tumble off the side of the mountain before his livestream was cut off.

His father Akihito abdicated earlier this year, and Tuesday's rituals witnessed royalty and political leaders from around the world.

Naruhito officially assumed his duties as emperor on May 1, a day after his father became the first Japanese monarch to abdicate in 200 years.

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako were "deeply grieving for so many people affected"

Around 110,000 police, coast guard, firefighters and military troops are involved in the rescue operation in the aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis.

More than 110,000 homes were still without power by Sunday evening, with others experiencing water outages.

Team Canada's final Pool Stage match against Namibia was cancelled due to typhoon Hagibis.

Typhoon Hagibis has downgraded from "super typhoon" status, but there is a forecast of maximum gusts of 216 kilometres per hour when it makes landfall late Saturday.

Forever 21 has filed for bankruptcy and will be restructuring by closing down stores in Asia and Europe.

President Donald Trump has slammed the U.S central bank for raising interest rates thereby hurting the country's stock markets and economic growth.

A volcano in Kuchinoerabu Island in the Kagoshima Prefecture of Japan has erupted.