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Thursday 17th May, 2012

    • S.Korea, US, Japan to hold talks on N.Korea

    West Australian

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    This file photo shows Lim Sung-Nam (L), South Korean negotiator for six-nation talks, along with his Japanese counterpart Shinsuke Sugiyama, prior talks in Tokyo, in 2011. ...

    • Growth in Japan exceeds expectations

    RTE

    A rise in domestic demand and a boost in exports kept it on the recovery path. Economy Minister Motohisa Furukawa said the economy, hit hard by last year's quake-tsunami disaster and a surging ...

    • Japanese bank halts transactions by Iranian government

    News.Az

    Japan bank freezes Iran transactions after court order. A Japanese bank has halted transactions by the Iranian government after a US court ordered a $2.6bn asset freeze over the 1983 bombing of US ...

  • Japan machinery orders decline 2.8% in March month-on-month

    The China Post

    TOKYO -- Japan's core machinery orders fell 2.8 percent in March from the previous month, official figures showed Wednesday, matching market ...

  • Japan to pay US$4.4 billion for 10% stake in Australian gas field

    The China Post

    TOKYO -- Japan's government and several major firms are to buy a 10-percent stake in an Australian natural gas field as the country seeks alternatives to atomic power, a spokeswoman for one of ...

  • Japanese families' average savings double annual salaries at US$207,000

    The China Post

    TOKYO -- The average Japanese family has 16.64 million yen (US$207,000) in savings, according to official data, more than twice the average annual salary in the nation of 128 ...

  • Japan bank freezes Iran accounts after court order

    General Sources

    Iranian government after a US court ordered a $2.6 billion asset freeze over the 1983 bombing of US barracks in Beirut, a bank spokesman said on Thursday. "We have received the order from the ...

  • Japan's Kiyotake to join Nuremberg

    General Sources

    Japan midfielder Hiroshi Kiyotake (pictured in 2011), a member of the country's under-23 squad for the London Olympics, will join German side Nuremberg ...

  • Japan Grows 1%, but ‘Grexit’ Shadow Weighs on Asian Growth

    IBTimes

    GDP growth rate of 4.1 per cent. The government data also showed a revision of the growth estimate for the final three months of 2011as flat from a 0.2 per cent contraction. ...

  • Toshiba stops making LCD TVs in Japan

    Times of India

    Toshiba Corp said on Thursday it has halted domestic production of LCD televisions in the face of price falls. The decision by Japan's leading chip maker to stop producing LCD TVs domestically ...

  • Japan's economy grows 4.1 per cent amid recovery

    Times of India

    TOKYO: Japan's economy grew an at annual rate of 4.1 percent in the first quarter amid a gradual recovery from last year's catastrophic earthquake and tsunami. The Cabinet Office said ...

  • Japan’s economy expand more than expected in first quarter

    MENAFN

    Japanese economy grew more than expected during the first quarter, where Japan’s GDP showed unexpected growth supported by the reconstruction from last year’s earthquake that boosted ...

  • Japan GDP - 05.16.2012

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  • Japan revised March industrial output up 1.3 pc

    Times of India

    overseas demand and post-quake rebuilding in Japan is boosting production. The figure compared with an initial reading for March of a 1.0 percent rise, following a 1.6 percent fall in February. The ...

  • Economy Grows Faster Than Expected in Japan

    International Herald Tribune

    TOKYO - Japan’s economy grew a robust 1 percent in the first three months of 2012 from the previous quarter, helped by heavy government spending after last year’s devastating tsunami and ...

  • Fugitive penguin spotted alive in Tokyo Bay

    One News

    Source: Reuters After Penguin Number 337 made a daring bid for freedom from a Tokyo aquarium and vanished into the waters of Tokyo Bay two months ago, many feared the worst for the adventurous ...

  • Pinterest pins down funds from Japanese e-commerce giant

    CNet

    Pinterest has reportedly garnered investment interest from one of the world's largest Internet service providers that could value the social photo-sharing service at $1.5 billion. Rakuten, ...

  • China-Japan-S. Korea FTA puts pressure on Taiwan

    Asia News Network

    Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said yesterday that the country can't afford to be absent from a free-trade bloc that could be formed in upcoming trade talks among mainland China, Japan and South ...

  • China, Japan vow to put sea disputes 'under control'

    Asia News Network

    China and Japan yesterday vowed to further put maritime incidents and disputes in the East China Sea "under control", as both sides are committed to boosting maritime ...

  • Khmer Rouge tribunal Japanese judge resigns

    Asia News Network

    The Khmer Rouge tribunal yesterday announced the resignation of Judge Motoo Noguchi, a Japanese judge of the tribunal's Supreme Court Chamber, saying his resignation would take effect on July ...

  • Japanese economy rebounds in Q1

    CNN Asia

    Japan's economy rebounded in the first quarter to 4.1% annualized Analysts warn expansion could ease as boosts to consumption and investment ...

  • Japan's first-quarter economic rebound led by consumer spending

    General Sources

    Japan 's economy bounced back from a year-end lull in the first quarter, powering ahead of other major industrial nations thanks to rebuilding of the tsunami-battered northeast, solid private ...

  • Japan Said to Seek Sovereign Cover for Iran Tankers This Month

    General Sources

    Iranian crude as European sanctions block access to private providers, according to two government officials familiar with the proposed legislation. The cabinet will make a proposal to the diet, ...

  • Japanese Market Lower In Choppy Trade

    RTT News

    5/16/2012 10:53 PM ET (RTTNews) - The Japanese stock market is trading volatile on Thursday amid alternate bouts of buying and selling after opening lower due to the uncertainty surrounding ...

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