Mark McGwire Hired As Dodgers Hitting Coach Steroid Slugger Could Be The...
Baseball's steroid controversy will follow Mark McGwire for the rest of his life, but theslugger has moved on, first taking a job as hitting coach with the St. Louis Cardinals and now, three ...
View ArticleJapan stocks add to losses on U.S. drop yen gains
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks fell sharply at the Friday open, heading toward a fifth straight loss as a U.S. sell-off overnight and gains for the yen once again slapped the market ...
View ArticleTokyo stocks open down 1.07
TOKYO stocks have opened down 1.07 per cent with the yen strengthening amid investor jitters over the looming US "fiscal ...
View ArticleSelling triggers Nikkei dive
(27 mins ago) Stocks in Tokyo opened down 1.07 percent after the yen strengthened amid investor jitters over the looming US fiscal cliff. The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange was 94.47 ...
View ArticleJapan Futures Australia Stocks Fall on U.S. Greek Debt Concern
BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) , the world's No. 1 mining company by market value, dropped 1 percent in Sydney. Futures on Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average expiring in December closed at 8,770 ...
View ArticleBankruptcies in Japan rose for 2nd straight month
Teikoku Databank says the number of companies going under last month with debts of more than 125,000 dollars was 961. That's up 6.1 percent from the same month last year. The 2nd consecutive ...
View ArticleKDDI customer base up 150000 in Oct. after launch of iPhone 5
KDDI Corp. has said its net inflow of customers under the mobile number portability system (MNP) surged to 152,700 in October thanks to brisk sales of Apple Inc.'s iPhone ...
View ArticleKids often uninformed about criminals lurking on websites
More than 60 percent of children victimized by crimes to which social networking sites (SNS) made them vulnerable did not receive any warning from their parents against accessing such websites, the ...
View ArticleBuying Japan foreclosures Getting a dream for a song
For the adventurous, there is even an English-language website, reassuringly called sleepwellhomes, for those who want to take a crack at buying foreclosed properties. Company founder Edward Perkich, ...
View ArticleThe Incredible Winter Light Festival in Japan
Located in Kuwana City (Mie Prefecture) is Nabano No Sato, a flower-focused park featuring sprawling gardens and giant greenhouses. Running annually from mid November to mid March is one of ...
View ArticleJapans Suntory celebrates Rolling Stones 50th with limited edition whisky
Japan's Suntory beverage behemoth has made 2012 the year of the Rolling Stones, with a Stones Bar series celebrating the anniversary and stirring up such boozy tributes to the band as Rolling ...
View ArticleIHI unveils algae biofuel test facility
The company hopes to mass-produce the biofuel for use in jet fuel, with a target of practical use by 2020. The company has been working to more easily cultivate algae for fuel for two years. Algae ...
View ArticleNew charges against man in weapons arrest at Los Angeles airport on trip from...
A teacher pleaded not guilty Thursday to making false statements when he was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport wearing a bulletproof vest and with checked bags containing knives, a smoke ...
View Article3 more arrested in connection with unlicensed Roppongi club where man was...
Police said Thursday they have made three further arrests in relation to the Roppongi club Studio Gate where a man was beaten to death by a group of masked men wielding baseball bats in ...
View ArticleJapanese Market Drifts Lower
The Japanese stock market opened lower on Friday, extending losses for a fifth successive session, amid worries about global economic outlook. A stronger yen is also contributing to the market's ...
View ArticleJapan M2 Money Stock Rises 2.3 In October
The M2 money stock in Japan was up 2.3 percent on year in October, the Bank of Japan said on Friday, standing at 818.3 trillion yen. That missed forecasts for an increase of 2.4 percent, which would ...
View ArticleBe Warned Japan Hokkaido Slimming Weight Loss Pills Contain Lethal Ingredient
Consumers are advised not to purchase or use "Japan Hokkaido Slimming Weight Loss Pills", a product promoted for weight loss, as it contains a potentially lethal ingredient - Sibutramine, ...
View ArticleForex Flash Yen not having much leeway to appreciate - Bank of Tokyo...
FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The Obama's win in the U.S. presidential election, according to Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ FX Team, guarantees two scenarios: i) reaffirms continuous monetary ...
View ArticleJapan Is Going Down Again
<p>The selloff continues.</p> <p>After a hard fall Wednesday, and a decent fall today in the US, Japan is down again.</p> <p>The Nikkei is currently off about ...
View ArticleNikkei down at the break
(1 hr 30 mins ago) Stocks in Tokyo fell 0.94 percent by the break, following a tumble on Wall Street, as Japanese markets were hit by a strong yen amid investor worries about the US economic ...
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