Nikkei ends at 6-month high
(1 hr 44 mins ago) Tokyo's shares soared to their highest level in more than six months Thursday as a weaker yen boosted markets amid speculation that the Bank of Japan will launch further ...
View ArticleJapan man takes hostages at bank
(41 mins ago) A man was holding hostages at a Japanese bank Thursday, police said, with local media reporting that he was armed with a knife and demanding to speak with journalists. The man, ...
View ArticleTokyo stocks close at a six-month high
Tokyo shares soared to their highest close in more than six months Thursday as a weaker yen boosted markets amid speculation that the Bank of Japan will launch further economy-boosting easing.The ...
View ArticleMost Japanese dont want Abe as PM
Despite a forgettable previous stint as prime minister, opposition leader Shinzo Abe is poised to become Japan's premier again if his party wins the upcoming general ...
View ArticleJapanese bizmen scouting for Bahrain investment opportunities
Manama, Nov 22 (BNA) -- A Japanese business delegation met with the members of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) . According to Isa Bastaki, spokesperson for the BCCI the Japanese ...
View ArticleSnack giant Calbee recalls 5 mil. bags of crisps in Japan after finding glass
The company said the recall would affect only the domestic market and comes after it received two complaints from consumers. The glass pieces were mixed with the food after a protection shield on a ...
View ArticleAsustek unit to tap enterprise cloud business markets in China and Japan
TAIPEI -- Asus Cloud Corp., the cloud unit of Taiwan's leading PC brand Asustek Computer Inc., said yesterday it plans to introduce its enterprise cloud service to overseas markets in 2013 to ...
View ArticleJapan posts worst Oct. trade data in 3 decades
Container ships arrive at a pier in Tokyo Bay on Wednesday, Nov. 21. Japan's October trade deficit nearly doubled to US$6.7 billion, official data showed. ...
View ArticleJapans trade balance posts USD6.70b deficit in Oct
(MENAFN) Japanese Finance Ministry announced that in October, the country's trade balance posted a gap of USD6.70 billion, as exports declined from 2011's same period, reported Xinhua ...
View ArticleJapan brands fend off rivals at China auto show
A Nissan Mixim concept car is displayed at the company's booth at the Guangzhou Auto Show in China's southern city of Guangzhou Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. China's second largest auto ...
View ArticlePaladin pins hopes on new Japanese govt
Uranium miner Paladin Energy hopes a new Japanese government will decide to restart the country's nuclear reactors, as the price of uranium hovers around two-year lows. Chief executive John ...
View ArticleForex Flash Japanese political situation creates waves – Westpac
FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - Rarely has a round of jawboning by a Japanese politician had such a dramatic impact on the USD/JPY, let alone by someone who isn't actually in government. ...
View ArticleTokyo subway attackers lover sentenced
THE lover of a woman arrested for involvement in a nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway in 1995 has been given a suspended sentence for harbouring ...
View ArticleIn China car buyers savvy may be Japanese brands salvation
1 of 5. A worker cleans next to a Toyota NS4 plug-in hybrid concept car during the media preview of the 10th China International Automobile Exhibition in Guangzhou November 22, 2012. The auto show ...
View ArticleJapan man wants PM resign holds hostages reports
(1 hr 27 mins ago) A knifeman was holding hostages at a Japanese bank Thursday, police said, with local media reporting he was demanding Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's cabinet resign, AFP ...
View ArticleFitch deals another blow to Japanese electronics giants
Investor confidence in Japan's electronics industry has decreased further with all major firms in the sector struggling to enhance profitability. Ratings agency Fitch doesn't believe in ...
View ArticleMan with knife holds five people hostage in Japan bank - media
TOKYO (Reuters) - A man with a knife demanding that Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's government resign was holding five people hostage on Thursday in a small bank, media reported. A ...
View ArticleDock on Oregon Coast is from Japanese Tsunami Dangers Exist
(Newport, Oregon) – A derelict dock found washed ashore on the central Oregon coast has been determined to be from Japan, and part of the debris field on its way to the U.S. after the 2011 ...
View ArticleWhere a Japanese Sub Fired on Oregon Battery Russell and Fort Stevens
(Astoria, Oregon) – A tad before midnight on June 21, 1942, the quiet of the north Oregon coast was torn apart by the thunderous cacophony of shells being fired onto the beach, a few miles ...
View ArticleWEF aims to close Japans gender gap
The Japan Gender Parity Task Force, a World Economic Forum (WEF)-led initiative that aims to close Japan's economic gender gap by 10pc in 3 years, was launched in Tokyo today in cooperation with ...
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