Bank of Japan keeps easy policy stance in face of global uncertainty
By Leika KiharaTOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa on Monday stressed the central bank's resolve to maintain its ultra-easy monetary policy because of global economic ...
View ArticleHawaii Tourism Authority and Japan Association of Travel Agents sign MOU
Oct 21, 2012 HONOLULU, Hawaii - The Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA), the state's tourism agency, and the Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA), Japan's sanctioned tourism association, ...
View ArticleTokyo stocks follow Wall Street lower
The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange was down 128.16 points at 8,874.52 at the start of trade on Monday.US markets sank on Friday, with the Nasdaq pulled down two percent by a tech stock ...
View ArticleNikkei plunges on economic data
(48 mins ago) Tokyo stocks opened 1.42 percent lower, following a sharp fall on Wall Street last week. The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange was down 128.16 points at 8,874.52 at the ...
View ArticleJapan Takes Trade Hit Amid Dispute With China
TOKYO--New trade data from Japan show that the territorial dispute with China over a small group of islands is now hitting the economy and threatening to worsen a global economic softening. Since ...
View ArticleJapan Posts Trade Deficit in September
TOKYO--New trade data from Japan show that the territorial dispute with China over a small group of islands is now hitting the economy and threatening to worsen a global economic softening. Since ...
View ArticleCan Japans Economy Turn Itself Around
explored this subject before and have tossed out a few possible explanations. The bureaucrats who shape economic policy are insular and self-interested, and won't reform Japan since that would ...
View ArticleJapan Exports Tumble China Row Hits Shipments
Japan's exports tumbled more than expected in the year to September, while manufacturers' mood hit its lowest since early 2010 in a sign a row with China is further hurting the ...
View ArticleJapan’s exports tumble amid dispute with China
Japan 's exports tumbled 10.3 percent in September from a year earlier, the most since the aftermath of last year's earthquake as a global slowdown, the yen's strength and a dispute ...
View ArticleTokyo stocks open lower
Shortly before the Tokyo opening, official data showed Japan logged a $7.0-billion trade deficit in September amid a global slowdown and the fallout from a bitter territorial spat with ...
View ArticleJapan suffers worst trade deficit in years
The global slowdown and a territorial spat with China have contributed to Japan posting its worst September trade figures in more than 30 ...
View Article64 Chinese sailors rescued after ship fire near sea off Japans Okinawa
All 64 Chinese crew members on a cargo ship were rescued after their boat caught fire Saturday evening near sea off Japan's Okinawa, said an official from the Chinese Embassy in Japan on Sunday. ...
View ArticleJapan trade plunges to three-decade low
(1 hr 18 mins ago) Japan posted its worst September trade figures in over 30 years, official data showed today. Tokyo posted a monthly trade deficit of 558.6 billion yen (HK$54.2 billion), ...
View ArticleNikkei dips at midday
(52 mins ago) Tokyo stocks lost 0.81 percent Monday morning, following a sharp fall on Wall Street last week and poor September trade figures that underscored weakness in Japan's economy. The ...
View ArticleSharp’s Malaise Risks Bad-Loan Surge at Megabanks Japan Credit
Japan 's biggest banks are spending the least amount to cover losses on bad loans this century. That could change as they step up lending to the nation's ailing electronics companies ...
View ArticleJapan trade suffers amid China dispute
New trade data from Japan show that the territorial dispute with China over a small group of islands is hitting the economy and threatening to worsen a global economic ...
View ArticleTerritorial dispute hits Japans trade figures
territorial dispute with China biting into overseas shipments.Japan and China are at loggerheads over a group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea which are controlled by Tokyo.Since the ...
View ArticleJapanese firms turning to bottom of pyramid in developing nations
An increasing number of Japanese firms are adopting a "bottom of the pyramid" (BoP) business model aimed at low-income earners in developing countries that allows them to improve living ...
View ArticleJapan registers $7 billion trade deficit for Sept
/enpproperty--> TOKYO - Japan registered a 558.6 billion yen (about $7 billion US dollars) trade deficit for September, Japan's Ministry of Finance said on Monday. Exports went down 10.3 ...
View ArticleJapan trade deficit widens again
Japan has reported its trade deficit widened in September, the third straight month of shortfalls, as exports plunged 10.3% from a year earlier.The Ministry of Finance said that the deficit for ...
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