Strong earthquake shakes eastern Japan; no tsunami warning

TOKYO — A strong earthquake shook Tokyo and other areas of eastern Japan on Friday, but no tsunami warning was issued. The magnitude 6.1 quake was centered off the east coast of Chiba Peninsula at a depth of 44.5 kilometers (28 miles), the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Stocks limp toward U.S. debt denouement; Japan sparkles

Stocks were subdued on Friday, apart from standout gains in Japan, as an artificial intelligence rally took a breather and as time ticked out on high-stakes talks to avoid a U.S. debt default. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan drifted 0.