Sailor of Japan-based US Navy found dead at railway station in Nagasaki
Robert D. Kaplan's new book, The Revenge of Geography: What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate, makes bold claims ...
View ArticleJapan finance minister urges BOJ to seek bold easing vs deflation
Reuters © Japan's Finance Minister Koriki Jojima speaks during the closing session of the Sendai Dialogue, a disaster risk management meeting in Sendai, northern Japan October 10, 2012. ...
View ArticleNikkei higher at the break
(44 mins ago) Stocks in Tokyo edged up 0.24 percent in thin trading morning as investors look to a Bank of Japan policy meeting tomorrow. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange ...
View ArticleJapanese Market Pares Some Early Gains
10/28/2012 10:49 PM ET The Japanese stock market opened on a positive note Monday with investors picking up stocks amid hopes of some monetary easing steps from the central bank. Bargain hunting ...
View ArticleEvent on global education careers
Global views: Panelists speak during the discussion session at the symposium organized by The Japan Times and Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Tokyo on Oct. 6. TAKUTO ...
View ArticleCosmetics counters drive Japan sales
Major department stores have devised strategies to increase sales of high-end cosmetics, such as setting up free makeup advice counters and opening specialty stores in major station ...
View ArticleJapan PM signals election can wait defies opposition
Reuters © Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda holds a news conference at his official residence in Tokyo October 1, 2012. REUTERS/Toru ...
View ArticleJapanese Justice Minister Keishu Tanaka resigns over poor health
Justice Minister Keishu Tanaka submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Tuesday, just three weeks after the scandal-tainted minister assumed the post in a Cabinet reshuffle. ...
View ArticleTokyo Osaka Bourses to Merge Derivatives Trading
Japan's two largest stock exchanges said Monday that they will aim to integrate their derivatives trading platforms by March 2014, outlining key details of a merger that is expected to become ...
View ArticleNikkei barely changed at the close
(21 mins ago) Tokyo stocks were flat by the close amid a wait-and-see mood ahead of a Bank of Japan policy meeting and a drop in automakers’ shares after Honda cut its profit forecast. The ...
View ArticleJapans Renesas posts smaller than expected Q2 loss
Reuters © Renesas Electronics Corp's chip is pictured at the company's office in Tokyo July 3, 2012. Shares in loss-making Renesas Electronics surged more than 13 percent in afternoon ...
View ArticleJapan PM warns against early election call
(1 hr 27 mins ago) Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Monday that lawmakers should not create a political vacuum and policy deadlock, warning against the opposition bloc's call for ...
View ArticleTokyo vows unflagging resolve to protect islands
(29 mins ago) Japan promised an ';unflagging resolve’’ to protect its territory today. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda told parliament that coastal security will be strengthened as ...
View ArticleTokyo stocks flat at close
Tokyo stocks closed flat on Monday as dealers took a wait-and-see position ahead of a Bank of Japan policy meeting, while auto makers fell after Honda slashed its full-year profit forecast.The ...
View ArticleLand dispute hits Japanese car sales to China
Source: Reuters Japan's Honda Motor Co cut its full-year net profit forecast by a fifth, after sales in China - the world's biggest autos market - were hit by a popular backlash against ...
View ArticleBank of Japan Poised to Ease—And Not for Last Time
The Bank of Japan is tipped to ease monetary policy on Tuesday by expanding its asset-purchase program for a second straight month and analysts reckon it won't be the last time either as the ...
View ArticleMalaysian carmaker may sign strategic pact with Japanese firm
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View ArticleIndian firm ties up with Japanese Takeda for drug discovery
The baby steps being taken by the Indian government look very promising. But they depend on political will to be carried out. If they work, India's ...
View ArticleJapans Nomura swings to second-quarter profit
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's top brokerage Nomura Holdings said Monday that it swung to a profit in its fiscal second quarter, reversing a year-earlier loss thanks to solid gains in its trading ...
View ArticleWoodside signs deal with Japan Bank
WOODSIDE Petroleum has signed a preliminary agreement with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) to help finance future liquefied natural gas (LNG) ...
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