Chinas navy drills amid isles dispute with Japan
BEIJING -; China flexed some maritime muscle in its dispute with Japan over a chain of uninhabited islands, holding naval exercises in the East China Sea on Friday to demonstrate its ability to ...
View ArticleJapan minister to resign over mob links reports
AFP © <p>Japan's justice minister, Keishu Tanaka, who was appointed just 18 days ago, is set to resign, media reports say, after he admitted having had links with organised ...
View ArticleChina Australia and Japan stocks up on Friday
FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - Japan's Nikkei Stock Average edged higher by +0.22%, Australia's S&P 500/ASX 200 gained +0.26%, and so did Hong Kong's Hang Seng and Mainland ...
View ArticleJapans NEC revises up profit forecast
JAPANESE information technology firm NEC says it's revised its half year forecast from a loss to a healthy net profit, with demand for iPhones reportedly helping the ...
View ArticleJapans Sony to cut 2000 jobs in restructuring
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said on Friday it would cut 2,000 jobs in the year to March 2013 as part of a restructuring plan aimed at speeding up reforms in its struggling electronics ...
View ArticleTokyo stocks post best week of year
Tokyo stocks capped their best week of the year with a modest 0.22 percent gain Friday after buying on optimism over the global economy offset profit taking.The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock ...
View ArticleDoes Yens Pullback Take Heat Off Bank of Japan
intervention from Japan to weaken its surging currency. Now that the yen is falling against the dollar, the pressure on Japan to take action has eased, but not for long, said analysts. The yen ...
View ArticleChina flexes maritime muscle with naval exercise amid island dispute with Japan
BEIJING, China - China flexed some maritime muscle in its dispute with Japan over a chain of uninhabited islands, holding naval exercises in the East China Sea on Friday to demonstrate its ability to ...
View ArticleSony to cut headquarters staff by a fifth shutter Japan plant
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said it will cut staff in its headquarters by a fifth and shutter a factory making camera lenses and mobile phones in Japan, providing new details of a previously ...
View ArticleJapan Russia hold island talks in Tokyo
By Mei Jingya, Sina English Japan and Russia on Friday held a vice ministerial-level meeting over disputed Kuril Islands and made arrangements for a planned summit in December, Kyodo reports. The ...
View ArticleTokyo stocks seen staying firm next week
TOKYO stock prices are likely to hold firm in the coming week even after chalking up the best weekly performance of 2012 on renewed optimism over the global economy, analysts ...
View ArticleAllianz unit eyes Japan premium income boost by focusing on big firms
ALVG.DE ) aims to double premiums earned in Japan at a key unit to nearly $160 million over the next three to five years, banking on big Japanese trading and resource companies insuring their foreign ...
View ArticleSony to cut 5800 jobs shut down factory
Sony said it will cut staff in its headquarters by a fifth and shutter a factory making camera lenses and mobile phones in Japan, providing new details of a previously announced plan to trim its ...
View ArticleSpring cancels promotion for flights to Japan
/enpproperty--> Spring Airlines has cancelled a campaign offering reduced tickets for flights to Japan on Thursday due to mounting public pressure, only a few days after it launched the promotion. ...
View ArticleJapan needs to think again on the US and China
thinks the US will maintain its alliance with it in the Asia-Pacific region and help Japan when necessary. But the US has never taken sides in territorial land disputes in the region and cannot ...
View ArticlePlatts announces November Asia LNG spot prices rise for first time in four...
The rise compares with a 4% month-on-month fall for October-delivered shipments, the data showed. Prices of LNG cargoes for November delivery fell 25% compared with the same month in ...
View ArticleSony To Cut 2000 Jobs Close Minokamo Site
Quote ) on Friday announced additional measures to speed up structural reforms of its headquarters and electronics business operations in Japan, which include a plant closure and elimination of ...
View ArticleSony to close factory cut workforce by 2000
Sony Corp. says it plans to close a factory in central Japan, tweaking its restructuring plan by cutting 2,000 jobs from its workforce in moves expected to save it US$385 million.The company's ...
View ArticleUS to Work with Japan on Sailor Rape Investigation
Commander of U.S. Forces in Japan Lt. Gen. Salvatore Angelella, right, speaks to the media as U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos looks on at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, October 19, ...
View ArticleUPDATE U.S. commander in Japan apologizes for rape case
TOKYO - The commander of U.S. forces in Japan apologized today for a case in which two American sailors allegedly raped a woman in Okinawa, and said all U.S. military personnel in the country will ...
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