Revolving Door Politics—Japan Set for Another Leader
Japan is set to dissolve parliament's lower house on Friday for a Dec. 16 election that is likely to return the long-dominant Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to power with a conservative former ...
View ArticlePM to dissolve Japans parliament
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is poised to dissolve Japan's parliament, setting the stage for elections next month that will likely end the ruling Democrats' three years in power.Polls ...
View ArticleJapanese Market Rallies On Monetary Easing Hopes
The Japanese market opened on a firm note on Friday with investors picking up stocks amid rising expectations that the central bank will announce further monetary easing post next month's ...
View ArticleAsian stocks struggle to advance Japan rallies
Investors check the stock price at a private securities company in Shanghai, China on Tuesday Nov. 13, 2012. Asian stock markets fell Tuesday, after Europe's finance ministers postponed approval ...
View ArticleJapan passes crucial deficit-financing bond bill
AFP © <p>This file photo shows a general view of a plenary session of the upper house of the parliament in Tokyo, pictured in August. Japanese lawmakers on Friday passed a crucial ...
View ArticleJapan set for polls no clear winner likely
TOKYO -; Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda was poised to dissolve Japan's parliament Friday, setting the stage for elections next month that will likely result in a weak coalition government with ...
View ArticleNow deodorised underpants to keep busy businessmen going without any body odour
A textile company in Japan has created deodorised underpants that has become a hit among busy businessmen who have no time to go to the loo. According to Nanyang Siang Pau, the underpants were ...
View ArticleJapanese PM telephones Manmohan Singh reviews bilateral ties
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda telephoned Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh earlier today in the context of the fast paced political developments in Japan. The two Prime Ministers welcomed ...
View ArticleJapan’s parliament will be dissolved
TOKYO -- Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda was poised to dissolve Japan's parliament on Friday, setting the stage for elections next month that will likely end the ruling Democrats' three years ...
View ArticleNikkei climbs by break
(1 hr 54 mins ago) Tokyo stocks rose 1.88 percent Friday morning as the yen weakened after the frontrunner to become Japan's prime minister after next month's election said he would push ...
View ArticleAnother election set for Japan
(11 mins ago) Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda was set to dissolve the lower house of parliament Friday for polls next month, in a political gamble widely expected to strip his centre-left ...
View ArticleJapan Election May Curtail Stimulus as Recession Looms Economy
Yoshihiko Noda 's decision to call an election in December may inhibit the government's ability to stimulate an economy that's sliding toward its third recession in four years. ...
View ArticlePM to dissolve Japans parliament
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is poised to dissolve Japan's parliament, setting the stage for elections next month that will likely result in a weak coalition government with differing policies ...
View ArticleJapan finance minister to visit Seoul next week amid diplomatic tensions
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Koriki Jojima said on Friday he would visit Seoul on November 24 to meet with his South Korean counterpart at a finance dialogue, in a sign of some thawing ...
View ArticleJapan to set course for Dec 16 election
Japan is set to dissolve parliament's lower house on Friday for a Dec 16 election that is likely to return the long-dominant Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to power with a conservative former ...
View ArticleJapan LDP Seeks GDP Growth of 3
Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party said on Friday it would do its utmost to beat deflation and the strong yen, and aims to achieve nominal annual economic growth of 3 percent or ...
View ArticleTaiwan market Sony launches MILC Handycam
Sony on November 15 launched the Handycam NEX-VG-900, claimed to be the first full-frame (35.8 by 23.9mm) Full HD MILC (mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera), in the Taiwan market at a retail price ...
View ArticleAsian stocks struggle to advance Japan gains
BANGKOK -- Asian stock markets mostly struggled to advance Friday after data showed Europe slipped back into recession and several big U.S. retailers disappointed investors with weak forecasts.The ...
View ArticleJapan opposition seeks nominal annual GDP growth of 3 percent
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party said on Friday it would do its utmost to beat deflation and the strong yen, and aims to achieve nominal annual economic growth ...
View ArticleNikkei soars at the close
(39 mins ago) Stocks in Tokyo jumped 2.2 percent by the close, driven by a weaker yen after the frontrunner to become Japan's next prime minister said he would push for aggressive central bank ...
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