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Asian markets subdued as Fed looms Nikkei rallies
the rest of Asia was restrained as investors waited for clarity on the Federal Reserve's next policy step. Major currencies were subdued as well ahead of the outcome of the ...
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Japans May trade deficit widens on import costs
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan extended a string of trade deficits in May, official data showed on Wednesday, as the country's import costs rose on the weak yen, but shipments to the United States and China soared.The strong export data -- up 10.1 percent over last year -- comes after earlier figures showed the world's third-largest economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter, as ...
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Japan look to avoid early exit face Italy next
RECIFE, Brazil (AFP) - The task facing both, Asian champions Japan and three-time world champions Italy is clear cut in Recife at the Confederations Cup.An Italian win on Wednesday, on the heels of Sunday's success over Olympic champions Mexico should propel the Azzurri into the semi-finals, while also ending the Blue Samurais' interest in this summer's event.The pressure is off ...
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Japan logs $10.4 billion trade deficit for May
Money traders work under a screen indicating the U.S. dollar is traded at 100.845 yen at a foreign exchange company in Tokyo, Friday, May 10, 2013. INQUIRER file photo TOKYO – Japan’s trade deficit for May expanded 9.5 percent from a year earlier to $10.4 billion, official data showed Wednesday as import costs rose on a weak yen. Data from the finance ministry showed Japan incurred ...
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Tanzania Japan seal $32m agreement on flyover project
Tanzania and Japan on Tuesday signed an agreement of more than $32 million to finance a flyover project in Dar es Salaam, the commercial capital of the East African country.The two countries sealed the grant agreement of 52.5 billion Tanzanian shillings ($32.8 million) on the project in Dodoma, where Japanese Ambassador to Tanzania Masaki Okada said the initiative is meant to de-congest Dar es ...
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Japan is moving away from goal of normal country
For decades, Japan has been aspiring to become a "normal country" politically. But Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is apparently moving the country toward the opposite direction.He has angered many people in neighboring countries and around the world with revisionist comments on Japan's war crimes during World War II.Such remarks, in an attempt to whitewash the country's militarist ...
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Japanese Exports Soar on Weak Yen
Japanese exports rose a stronger-than-expected 10.1 percent in May from a year earlier, compared with a 3.8 percent rise the previous month in a sign that a ...
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Japan Seen Ending Protectionism Avoid ‘Second-Rate’ Role
Japan sees an urgency in overhauling policies that favor domestic industries as it seeks to revive the economy and join talks on a Pacific-region trade deal, the government's ambassador to the U.S. said. "For the first time, people are seriously thinking that we need to change some things," Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae said today during a Bloomberg Government breakfast in ...
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Tokyo stocks up more than 2 at open
TOKYO stocks have climbed more than two per cent in opening trade after gains on Wall Street as investors bet that the Federal Reserve will stay the course on its economic stimulus ...
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Hiyoshiya Co. workers make the new ryoten umbrellas in Kyoto on June 14.
KYOTO -- Just in time for rainy season, a long-established maker of Japanese umbrellas here is preparing the perfect accessory for strolling around the ancient capital that combines the look of the traditional umbrella with modern ...
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ANALYSIS Experts at loss over pain from cervical cancer vaccination
The controversial decision to withhold a government recommendation for a cervical cancer vaccination was made based on a conclusion by experts struggling to determine the causes of serious side ...
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BIZ BRIEF Lappin to head NEC PC Lenovo Japan
Aiming to enhance management efficiency in the Japanese market, Lenovo NEC Holdings B.V. chairman Roderick Lappin will become president of its subsidiaries, NEC Personal Computers Ltd. and Lenovo Japan Ltd., the holding company announced on June ...
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Nikkei outperforms Asian stocks as Fed looms
Tue Jun 18, 2013 11:38pm EDT * Asian stocks softer as Fed outcome awaited * Markets hope for clarity on any pullback in Fed stimulus * Nikkei up as softer yen boosts exporters; currencies mostly steady By Ian Chua SYDNEY, June 19 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks rose on Wednesday, thanks to a positive lead from Wall Street plus a softer yen, outperforming the rest of Asia which anxiously seeks ...
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United 787 heading to Tokyo diverted to Seattle
SEATTLE -; United Airlines says an oil filter issue has prompted the crew of a Boeing 787 flying from Denver to Tokyo to divert to Seattle-Tacoma International ...
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Japan Has Y993.9 Billion Deficit In May
Japan saw a merchandise trade deficit of 993.916 billion yen in May, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday.That beat forecasts for a shortfall of 1.22 trillion yen following the downwardly revised deficit of 881.9 billion yen (originally 879.9 trillion yen).Exports surged 10.1 percent on year, topping forecasts for a gain of 6.4 percent after adding 3.8 percent in April.Imports climbed an ...
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Kagawa the Dangerman for Japan Says Italys De Rossi
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Abe the first serving Japanese PM to visit Ireland since independence
The prime minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, having a meeting with British prime minister David Cameron at the G8 summit in the North. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA ...
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G-8 leaders condemn any use of chemical weapons in Syria
Leaders of the Group of Eight nations on Tuesday condemned "in the strongest terms" any use of chemical weapons in Syria and called on all sides to allow U.N. investigators to look into their alleged use, as they wrapped up their two-day summit in Northern ...
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No. of suicides drops below 30000 for first time in 15 years
The number of people who committed suicide in Japan in 2012 was 27,858, dropping below 30,000 for the first time in 15 years, the Cabinet Office said in a white paper on Tuesday. The figure was 2,800 fewer than in ...
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Police arrest ex-managers of failed Agura Bokujo
Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department arrested on Tuesday former managers of Agura Bokujo K.K., which went bust in 2011 with debts of 420 billion yen with some 70,000 investors across ...
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Pitching Abenomics to G-8 colleagues finds Japan PM in bind
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, pitching his economic policies to his fellow leaders at the just-ended summit of the Group of Eight nations in Northern Ireland, has put himself in a bind with the need to show a blueprint for achieving both growth and fiscal ...
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NEET ratio hits record high in 2012
The percentage of the nation's young people not in education, employment or training, or NEETs, hit a record high in 2012, a government report said ...
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Over 1000 people hospitalized in Japan for heatstroke
Almost 1,500 people were transported to hospitals by ambulance due to heatstroke last week, up sharply from 942 in the preceding week, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said ...
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Tropical storm Leepi a flood risk to Philippines Japan
Leepi, a minimal tropical storm as of Tuesday, was expected to pose a flooding rain threat to the Philippines and Japan while tracking northward this ...
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China expert visiting Japan for expected birth of giant panda cub
Despite signs that the birth is nearing, the pregnancy of the seven-year-old female giant panda, Shin Shin, still cannot be confirmed, the expert said. There is no choice but to wait now, he ...
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Osaka sees first InterContinental hotel built
Osaka is a major travel destination within Japan and the wider Asian region for business travelers and leisure tourists alike. The city is an economic powerhouse and part of the backbone of the Japanese economy. It makes sense for InterContinental to finally open a hotel here then.
Osaka is the second command center of the Japanese economy after Tokyo, with a daytime and nighttime population that reflects the massive draw of the city as an economic powerhouse. Read more
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