Japan trade deficit narrows by less than expected
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japan's trade deficit narrowed in October, though by less than forecast, as exports fell on another sharp drop in shipments to China. The trade deficit hit 549 ...
View ArticleJapan stocks ride yen to fresh gains
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- A drop in the yen, exacerbated by weak Japanese trade data, sent exporters' stocks rallying in Tokyo early Wednesday, with auto makers leading the gains. The Nikkei ...
View ArticleTake That Tokyo San Francisco Approves 220-Square-Foot Micro-Apartments
If you live in San Francisco, chances are you already feel like you’re living in a closet. But soon the city’s smallest living spaces will likely be tiny enough to fit in a compact ...
View ArticleJapan’s Fifth-Straight Export Decline Adds to Risk of Recession
China 's slowdown and a diplomatic dispute with the Chinese hurt manufacturers and deepen the risk of a recession. Shipments totaled 53.5 trillion yen ($653 billion) for January through October, ...
View ArticleRugby-Japans Horie joins Melbourne Rebels
TOKYO, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Japan hooker Shota Horie will join the Melbourne Rebels next season, his Top League club said on Wednesday, making him the second player from his country to move to Super ...
View ArticleJapan exports drop again adds to recession worry
news ) 's exports fell in annual terms for a fifth month in October, hurt by the fallout from a diplomatic row with China and feeble global demand, a further sign the economy may be slipping ...
View ArticleGovt to double rent for public servants
The government will nearly double rents for apartments and houses built for national public servants in three stages from April 2014, sources said ...
View ArticleTrilateral FTA talks to begin early next year
Japan, China and South Korea agreed Tuesday to begin negotiations for a trilateral free trade agreement, with the first talks to be held early next year, Economy, Trade and Industry Yukio Edano ...
View ArticleCameras set up on Skytree to watch snow
Before the onset of the first full-fledged winter since its opening in May, about 20 cameras were set up with an aim of preventing snow-related accidents. By checking the snow on the tower via the ...
View ArticleMan held over receipt of 180 mil. yen in ransom
A 25-year-old Chinese man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of receiving a ransom of about 182 million yen from a kidnapping in Europe in May, according to ...
View ArticleThere is only one thing that can save Japan now inflation
The paralysis is over, maybe. Five years since the rest of the global economy started turning Japanese, and 20 years since they did, Japan wants to turn back the clock to a time when they had nonzero ...
View ArticleRelocating to the UK from Japan - what you need to know
As you might have guessed, living in the United Kingdom (UK) is a far cry from residing in Japan - both in terms of culture and cost. The UK is a great place to live - there are so many different ...
View ArticleMan turns himself in for murder of wife one week after they married
According to police, the 22-year-old man, who has been named as Akira Ishibashi, is accused of strangling his 23-year-old wife, Kasumi, to death at their Fukuoka home on Nov 16. The murder was ...
View ArticleInvestors sue AIB over property fund bet on Japanese market
AIB is being sued by a number of investors who bought into a property fund that was a bet on the Japanese market, the Irish Independent has learned.Losses were heavily magnified for investors who ...
View ArticleJapan posts another record trade deficit
Japan's policymakers are struggling to fix finances ahead of parliamentary elections as the ruling party and the opposition agreed to pass a deficit funding bill in parliament in order to avoid ...
View ArticleCalbee recalls 5 million bags of crisps in Japan
said Wednesday it was recalling 5.3 million bags of potato crisps in Japan after fragments of glass were found. The company said the recall would affect only the domestic market and comes after it ...
View ArticleJapanese politician argues for nuclear weapons
Japan A leading figure in Japan's national elections says his country should acquire nuclear weapons if it wants to be taken seriously.Shintaro Ishihara resigned earlier this month as ...
View ArticleJapans opposition pledges national security boost
TOKYO: Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) said Wednesday it would look at establishing a permanent presence on uninhabited Tokyo-controlled islands at the centre of a dispute ...
View ArticleJapanese ex-PM to quit lower house election
Japanese former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama decided to give up running the House of Representatives election in Dec. and to retire from politics Wednesday, according to local ...
View ArticleJapan China should shelve dispute
The ongoing dispute between China and Japan is not only hurting Sino-Japanese ties, but also affecting countries they do business with. The Diaoyu Islands dispute is becoming more like an "Asian ...
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