18-year-old jumps to death at JR Kunitachi Station
A bottle held by a female passenger burst just past midnight Friday on a Tokyo subway car when it was standing at a station, causing minor injuries to 14 people, the Metropolitan Police Department ...
View ArticleSkating Japan sweeps mens medals at Skate America in Kent
The entire competition will wrap up on Sunday with the ladies free skate and the free dance. Takahiko Kozuka won the men's event with teammates Yuzuru Hanyu and Tatsuki Machida finishing second ...
View ArticleJapan wins Miss International
Japan's Ikumi Yoshimatsu (25) was crowned Miss international 2012 on Sunday in Okinawa, the first time a Japanese model has won the event since it began in ...
View ArticleMinister of State for Foreign Affairs attends Japanese ceremony
Manama, Oct 21 (BNA) The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ghanem Fadhel Al Buainan today attended a ceremony at the Japanese embassy on the occasion of the passing of 40 years since the ...
View ArticleAnalysis Defying doomsayers China to avoid Japan-style bubble
China has defied doomsayers who have warned for years that Asia's biggest economy would soon suffer a Japan-style boom and bust. It will continue to defy them for years to come. At first ...
View ArticleJapans Choice Shrink the Welfare State or Collapse
Ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Secretary General Katsuya Okada (4th R) joins ruling and opposition lawmakers as they bow their heads and pray in silence for the victims of a massive ...
View ArticleRamius to Partner in Japan with GreensLedge Capital Markets
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ramius LLC, the global alternative investment management business of Cowen Group, Inc ("Cowen") ( ), today announced that it is partnering in Japan with ...
View ArticleMitsubishi Corp Expands Its Operations In Brunei
Bandar Seri Begawan - Several new projects initiated by Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) with Brunei are expected to help diversify the country's industrial sector and create more job opportunities ...
View ArticleJapan Trade Balance On Tap For Monday
10/21/2012 6:32 PM ET Japan will on Monday release September figures for imports, exports and trade balance, highlighting a modest day for Asia-Pacific economic activity.Imports are expected to rise ...
View ArticleJapans trade deficit pattern continues Exports fall imports increase
FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The Japanese September trade balance continues to show a shift on trading patterns, with the country moving from exports-oriented activities to more imports-led. Today, ...
View ArticleJapan exports tumble China row hits manufacturing mood
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Kaori KanekoTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports tumbled more than expected in the year to September, while manufacturers' mood hit its lowest since early 2010 in a ...
View ArticleJapan stocks fall sharply after data U.S. losses
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japan stocks tumbled out the Monday open, hit by weak trade data and Friday's earnings-inspired sell-off on Wall Street, with the Nikkei Stock ...
View ArticleJapan Stock Futures Drop on U.S. Earnings Ahead of Export Data
stock futures and Australian equities fell as earnings at U.S. bellwether General Electric Co. missed estimates and before a report expected to show Japan's exports slowed for a fourth ...
View Article28 Fukuoka bars get threatening phone calls in one night
Police in Fukuoka said Sunday that 28 bars in the Nakasu district received threatening phone calls on Saturday night. All of the bars have stickers on their doors or windows, saying that gang members ...
View ArticleUS group to urge China-Japan talks
A group of former national security officials from the United States are expected, in a semi-official visit, to try to defuse tensions between China and Japan over the Diaoyu ...
View ArticleMarket flat Japan-brand sales plummet
China's national flag at a sales booth during an auto show in Hunan province. Domestic car sales rose amid continuing diplomatic tensions. He Dongping / For China ...
View ArticleRough terrain for new Mitsubishi partnership
/enpproperty--> Moving to tap the fast-growing SUV market in China, Mitsubishi Motors Corp recently formed a joint venture with Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. The low-profile ceremony to ...
View ArticleTokyo stocks open down 1.42
A man looks at the share price of Japan Airlines on an electronic stock board after a ceremony to mark its relisting at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo. AP FILE PHOTO TOKYO - Tokyo stocks opened ...
View ArticleJapan logs $US7-billion trade deficit
Japan logged a $US7 billion ($A6.82 billion) trade deficit in September, official data shows.The global slowdown and the fallout from a bitter territorial spat with China have contributed to the ...
View ArticleForex EURUSD finds buyers after Tokyo Fix
FXstreet.com (San Francisco) - After a period of tight consolidation above the 1.3010 base (200-hr EMA), the EUR/USD is gently bid at the Tokyo fix but may remain under pressure in the sessions ...
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