Japan posts worst October trade data in three decades
Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) Masaaki Shirakawa takes his seat to start his monthly press conference at its headquarters in Tokyo on November 20, 2012. AFP TOKYO--Japan on Wednesday posted its ...
View ArticleJapan logs 4th straight trade deficit in October
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan logged its fourth straight monthly trade deficit in October as the European debt crisis and strained business ties with China over a territorial dispute reduced ...
View ArticleJapans ex-PM Hatoyama to quit politics
Yukio Hatoyama Yukio Hatoyama, a former prime minister and leading figure in the 1998 establishment of the Democratic Party of Japan, will not run in next month's general election and will ...
View ArticleNo deal for Japan to join in talks
The White House said Tuesday the United States and Japan reached no agreement during talks in Cambodia about allowing Japan into 11-nation free trade talks.The Obama administration has been ...
View ArticlePM holds bilateral talks with Japanese Brunei leaders
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday held bilateral talks with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei. In his bilateral talks ahead of the East Asian Summit, ...
View ArticleManmohan Noda discusses steps to strengthen economic geo-political ties
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh met his Japanese counterpart Yoshihiko Noda on the sidelines of the 10th ASEAN-India Summit in Phnom Penh on Tuesday and discussed steps to strengthen economic and ...
View ArticleJapan to give over$2 bn loan for freight corridor
Japan Tuesday said it would be announcing loans of $2.26 billion for the second phase of the ambitious DelhiMumbai freight corridor and also a third infrastructural project in south India. Japanese ...
View ArticleManmohan Noda discuss bilateral issues in Phnom Penh
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and his Japanese counterpart Yoshihiko Noda discussed bilateral issues during their meeting in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh today. According to official ...
View ArticlePatience key to marital bliss
85 percent of wedded couples in Japan think patience is the most important thing in marriage, a survey has revealed. According to the poll conducted by major household products maker Lion Corp, 86.6 ...
View ArticleObama Meets Chinese Japanese Leaders at East Asia Summit
" On the final day of his Southeast Asia trip, President Barack Obama met with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit in Phnom ...
View ArticleJapan exports to China fall for fifth consecutive month amid territorial dispute
Japan's exports have fallen for a fifth straight month after demand in China and the European Union (EU) weakened. Exports to China declined 11.6 percent and were down by 20 percent to the EU. A ...
View ArticleJapans October trade deficit nearly doubles to $6.7bn
AFP © <p>Trucks leave a container yard at the international cargo terminal in Tokyo. Japan's trade deficit in October nearly doubled on year to $6.7 billion, official data showed ...
View ArticleNikkei rises 1 pct to 2-month high led by exporters
* Nikkei climbs 1 pct, Topix rises 0.8 pct * Yen hits 7-mth low vs dollar on expectations of LDP election win * Toyota, other exporters lead the charge higher * Softbank gains after J.P. Morgan ...
View ArticleJapanese LDP vows to win general election
Shinzo Abe, the president of main Japanese opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Friday vowed to win the upcoming general election ahead the Diet dissolution, reported by the local media. Abe ...
View ArticleAsian markets rise despite Eurogroup and Japan trade
FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The Eurogroup decision on disbursing the next tranche to Greece, now of EUR44B, was delayed again. The next meeting will take place on Monday 26th. Markets dealt with the ...
View ArticleJapans Abe Says Strong Economy Tops His Platform
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is vowing to spearhead economic recovery and strengthen Japan's military as he looks to regain leadership in elections next month. Abe, head of the ...
View ArticleRebels sign Japan international
The Panasonic Wild Knights player will join the Rebels in early December and will be available for Japanese selection through the Super Rugby season.He is the second Japanese international to sign ...
View ArticleThermo Fisher licenses sepsis test to Japanese firm
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.(NYSE: TMO) has signed a long-term license agreement with Japansese firm Fujirebio Inc. to make its test for the early detection of sepsis available on the Japanese ...
View ArticleJapans new nuclear-proof robot gets stage fright
Japan did not have a device capable of entering the damaged Fukushima nuclear facility after last year's devastating earthquake and tsunami. Instead, Japan brought in U.S. robots to survey ...
View ArticleFormer Japanese PM Abe vows to strengthen economy and military as he issues...
TOKYO - Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is vowing to spearhead economic recovery and strengthen Japan's military as he looks to regain leadership in elections next month. Abe, head of ...
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