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Abenomics Mobilizes Japan Homebuyers to Action Mortgages
Bank of Japan unveiled a plan in April to target a 2 percent inflation rate in two years, leading to an increase in benchmark bond yields. That's boosting developers such ...
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Eight arrested after clash among Tokyo protesters
Tokyo police said eight people were arrested following fistfights between anti-Korean nationalists and counterprotesters who dubbed them "racists." The arrests came after several protests staged in a predominantly Korean neighborhood of Tokyo by a far-right anti-immigrant group Zaitokukai. The group's full name translates to Citizens Group that will not Forgive Privileges for ...
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Stocks post gains Monday
U.S. markets posted gains Monday, as economic data looked positive in reports not considered particularly major newsmakers. Trading might prove muted for the first half of the week, as investors wait for the results of a two-day meeting of Open Market Committee at the ...
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Culture mash 5 ways to learn more about Japan
The coming weeks are rich in opportunities for Seattleites to experience many facets of Japanese culture: a silent film, museum exhibitions, a photography book and a close look at Noh. Dig ...
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Merkel says Japan PM to introduce structural reforms
G8 summit that his country would undertake structural reforms in the foreseeable future and return to budget consolidation in the medium term. Japan's cabinet rubber-stamped a set of measures last Friday to boost economic growth that so far have failed to impress markets and made Abe promise to take more steps after next month's upper house elections. "For me, it was very ...
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G8 urges Europe to move on bank reform Japan to fix budget
European Central Bank from next year. Germany, the euro zone's largest economy, has long worried that it could face potentially unlimited liabilities if countries in the single currency area pool their funds to cope with failing banks in the future. In a statement which will form part of a final communique at a summit ...
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Sony Sets Release Dates for Third and Fourth Amazing Spider-Man Films
'Amazing Spider-Man 2': Chris Cooper to Play Green Goblin The move sets the course for the marquee superhero franchise for the next five years. The threequel had been mentioned, but never a fourth ...
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Japan to give Sahel $1bn in aid
Japan said Sunday it would give $1 billion in aid to help stabilize the Sahel region of Africa, months after the deaths of 10 Japanese in a hostage crisis there. The money is part of a $14 billion aid package to be given to Africa over five years, which Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Saturday at the start of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development. "Japan will ...
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Tokyo is not a market for the faint-hearted
Whoosh! That is not the sound of Shinzo Abe's famed three arrows hitting their mark, but rather of Japan's stock market dropping on disappointment that they have not done so yet. In three weeks the Topix has fallen 18 per cent and is one bad day away from its level when the first arrow - unprecedented quantitative easing - was fired. The index is now trading at its lowest level ...
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FBI to meet Tokyo flight in Newark after passenger claimed he had poisoned everybody aboard
NEWARK, N.J. - FBI agents are going to meet an incoming flight at a New Jersey airport after reports that a passenger claimed he'd poisoned everybody on board. United Airlines Flight 116 from Tokyo is scheduled to land at 2 p.m. Eastern on Monday at Newark Liberty Airport, outside New York City. An FBI spokesman says the passenger stood up and made the statement several hours ago and that ...
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8 Arrested in Tokyo Fights Involving Anti-Korean Group
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Cashin Japan Is Playing a Dangerous Game
Monetary policy in Japan could trump news from the Fed this week, and the kind of inflation the Bank of Japan is creating - with little or no velocity - is a "dangerous game", said Art Cashin, UBS Financial Services director of floor ...
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Japans Deflationary Destiny Ordained By Demographics And The BOJ
Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Last week saw the likely death of Abenomics. It is not a foregone conclusion but Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will need to come out fighting in a very un-Japanese way to save his program of national regeneration. In a few short weeks he has gone from hero to zero. Most likely, Abe will soon be the umpteenth one-year Japanese leader in ...
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Tokyo leading race for 2020 Olympics IOC sources say
On stage: Olympic Committee Chairman Tsunekazu Takeda presents Tokyo's bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics on Saturday in Lausanne, Switzerland, at a meeting of the Association of National Olympic Committees. | TOKYO 2020 BID ...
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Metro race finds party chiefs take to streets
Manu Ginobili ran onto the floor as fans stood and screamed. He went to the bench, and they chanted his name. The sights and sounds of so many San Antonio spring nights were back Sunday — and the real party might be just a ...
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Chen says China pressured NYU to ditch him
Activist Chen Guangcheng charged that China waged an ';unrelenting'; pressure campaign that led New York University to end his studies as he voiced fear for academic freedom in the United States. The blind self-taught lawyer, one of the most emblematic Chinese human rights campaigners, spoke out after adamant denials from the private New York university, which said it never planned to ...
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Pope marks Harley anniversary blessing thousands of riders bikes
The Toronto Comics Arts Festival, which celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, has of late made its name bringing over cutting-edge Japanese artists for signings, live drawing sessions and speaking events. The atmosphere at this year’s event, held in May, in many ways like ...
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Maternity leave day care still elude many working mothers
While moms work: Children of Shiseido Co. employees play Friday in the Kangaroom day care facility in its head office in Minato Ward, Tokyo. | SATOKO ...
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U.S. open to ‘real’ talks with North
Creating a Japanese version of the U.S. National Security Council would risk adding rigidity to the decision-making process during a national ...
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Rowhani may be lucky charm for Iran rulers
The Toronto Comics Arts Festival, which celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, has of late made its name bringing over cutting-edge Japanese artists for signings, live drawing sessions and speaking events. The atmosphere at this year’s event, held in May, in many ways like ...
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Kepco’s MOX load to arrive June 27
If you’re like me or the men in my life, you probably broke down and wept for joy on June 4, when Japanese midfielder Keisuke Honda scored the goal that bagged Japan’s slot in the FIFA World Cup next year. At such sports events, ...
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U.K. ‘hacked’ phones email of diplomats
The Guardian newspaper says the British eavesdropping agency GCHQ repeatedly hacked into foreign diplomats’ phones and emails when the U.K. hosted international conferences, even going so far as to set up a bugged Internet cafe in an effort to get an edge in high-stakes negotiations. The report — the latest in a series of revelations that have ignited worldwide debate over the scope ...
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Ginobili brings Spurs to brink of NBA title
Manu Ginobili ran onto the floor as fans stood and screamed. He went to the bench, and they chanted his name. The sights and sounds of so many San Antonio spring nights were back Sunday — and the real party might be just a ...
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Italy beats Mexico eyes Japan clash
Edward Snowden, the fugitive former CIA employee and NSA contractor who leaked secrets about America’s spying operations, often hung out online with foreigners in Japan who shared his interests in anime, video games, martial arts, the stock market and the expat lifestyle. Snowden, who ...
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Federer beats Youzhny to end 2013 drought
Roger Federer found the perfect place to end his title drought — a small town in western Germany that has a big tennis stadium and a street named Roger-Federer-Allee leading to it. Federer left Halle a winner again Sunday, ending a 10-month run of 11 tournaments without a title, an eternity by his standards. The 31-year-old Swiss great overcame a sluggish start to beat unseeded Mikhail ...
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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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