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Abe Kenny affirm cooperation to realize Japan-EU FTA soon
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny affirmed on Wednesday their cooperation to realize a free trade agreement between Japan and the European Union at an early ...
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University of Tokyo may switch to quarters
The University of Tokyo may replace its two-semester academic year with a quarter system to make it easier to shift to fall enrollment and line up with international ...
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Hashimoto may quit as party head If Nippon Ishin loses Tokyo race
Toru Hashimoto, coleader of major opposition Nippon Ishin No Kai (Japan Restoration Party), hinted Wednesday that he may step down from the post if the party loses in Sunday's election for the Tokyo metropolitan ...
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New batch of Filipino health workers leave for Japan
A new batch of Philippine health workers, prequalified to train for practicing their profession in Japan under a bilateral agreement, left the Philippines for Japan on ...
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Yahoo Japan Targets Mobile as Economy Spurs Advertising
Yahoo Japan Corp. (4689) , operator of the country's most-visited Web portal, expects economic growth and a consumer shift to mobile services to spur revenue gains as it targets advertising growth of at least 10 percent. "We expect to continue the growth pace a while," Chief Financial Officer Toshiki Ohya said in an interview in Tokyo. Advertising, which account for more ...
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Gigi Buffon’s wonderfully animated reaction to Japan’s dubious penalty
Gianluigi Buffon was booked for the painfully obvious non-foul pictured above. Keisuke Honda then scored from the penalty spot to give Japan a surprising 1-0 lead in the 21st minute and then Shinji Kagawa made it 2-0 in the 33rd minute with a great goal of his own. Italy eventually got a goal back with ...
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Nikkei expected to edge down on Feds stimulus signals
TOKYO, June 20 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average is expected to lose ground on Thursday after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank could trim its bond buying programme later this year, but losses may be contained by a weakening yen. Market players said the Nikkei was likely to trade between 13,000 to 13,300 on Thursday after rising 1.8 percent at 13,245 in ...
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UPDATE 1-Sony spin-off plan off agenda but looms over shareholder meet
Wed Jun 19, 2013 7:22pm EDT By Mari Saito TOKYO, June 20 (Reuters) - A proposal by Sony Corp's top investor to partially spin off the Japanese company's lucrative entertainment business will be the elephant in the room at an annual shareholders meeting on Thursday. Daniel Loeb, who heads New York-based hedge fund Third Point, will miss the gathering and those attending will not consider ...
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Japan finds its land in China
For decades, China and Japan have not been able to settle the dispute on the Diaoyu Islands (Senkaku). Both countries consider the islands their own territory and find various historical reasons to prove their rightness. Numerous talks and meetings were conducted at the highest level, but the issue remains unresolved. A month ago, the territorial dispute flared up again. What can it lead ...
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How to make the most of your Japanese maple
Japanese maples have a reputation for being unapproachable - if you're wielding a pair of secateurs, that is. Elegantly aloof, these beautiful small trees are often allowed to form mounds of foliage at the expense of showing off their gracefully arching branches. And that's a shame, says Sara Katz of Toronto's Wild at Heart Design. "You should be able to see the branching ...
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No we cant - Japans conservative values collide with plan to mobilise women for economy
TOKYO (Reuters) - Days after Kaoru Shimada and other Japanese mothers rallied in Tokyo this year to press for more public daycare, she was shocked to read a local politician's blog blasting their "shameless" demands and asserting kids should be raised at ...
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Japanese leader defends economic policy during London speech
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has delivered a robust defence of his strategy to jolt the world's third largest economy out of almost two decades of stagnation - dubbed Abenomics - as he insisted in a speech ...
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Competing plans for Sony are equally shaky
Anyone prepared to take on the task of turning around a Japanese electronics group likes challenges. But the latest option suggested for Sony has to be one too far: spin off its electronics business. Put another way, that calls for the company to pitch a business which in five years has lost a fifth more than it ...
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AIRSHOW-Lockheed Mitsubishi sign deal for F-35 assembly in Japan
Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:02pm EDT PARIS, June 19 (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp has signed a contract with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd to begin work on a final assembly and checkout plant (FACO) for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in Japan, the top U.S. arms maker said on Wednesday. Steve O'Bryan, Lockheed vice president of the $392 billion F-35 program, announced the contract agreement at ...
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Asian stocks mixed ahead of Fed announcement Nikkei rallies on exports
Asian stocks were mixed on Wednesday ahead of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s speech later in the day. The U.S. Federal Reserve two-day meeting ends today and investors are looking for clues on the outlook for ...
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Japanese Exports to US Continue to Surge
Japan's exports to the United States rose for the fifth straight month in May on a year-on-year basis, surging 16.3 percent to 1.041 trillion yen ($10.96 billion), according to preliminary figures released by the Finance Ministry on June 19.The pace of growth in Japan's exports to the U.S. in May quickened from 14.8 percent in April and was much faster than the rate of increase in the ...
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Filipino chef making waves in Singapore–for Japanese food
Duo of Tomato My culinary experience in Singapore was so great that I don't even know where to start. Imagine: Sakizuke (appetizer) made of tofu skins from Kyoto topped with uni from Hokkaido, capped with freshly grated wasabi from Shizuoka near Japan's Mt. Fuji; Chlorophyll, a vegetable dish as satisfying as a tender juicy steak; Mazusoba, a dry ramen with noodles that are ...
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Sony gives brief look at the PlayStation 4 experience
(Credit: Screenshot by Christopher MacManus/CNET) Despite the bountiful PlayStation 4 chatter and coverage, some people still don't have an idea what it's like to actually use the highly anticipated gaming device. A new video produced by Sony gives a feel for the console by showing several actors playing games, sharing gameplay footage, and setting up downloads remotely. While ...
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New guidelines could allow Japanese nuclear reactors to restart
The Japanese government Wednesday announced new safety guidelines that could allow idled nuclear reactors to come back online next year. Prime ...
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2nd case of Japanese encephalitis this year found in Pintung County
TAIPEI -- The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday announced Taiwan's second case of Japanese encephalitis this year and urged the public to take precautionary measures in order to prevent mosquito ...
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Sell-off-plan hedge fund increases its stake in Japans Sony report
TOKYO -- The hedge fund that has called on Sony to list part of its profitable entertainment arm has boosted its stake in the company, a report said Tuesday, days ahead of a shareholders' ...
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Japanese trade deficit surges as costs rise from yens woes
TOKYO -- Japan's trade deficit rose nearly 10 percent in May to 993.9 billion yen (nearly US$10.5 billion), highlighting the challenge Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces in revitalizing manufacturing as industries increasingly shift production ...
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Japans Abe fully prepared to restart talks with China
LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - Japan must convince the world of its debt sustainability, and it is ready to restart dialogue with China following recent tensions over a group of disputed East China Sea islands, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on ...
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Japan to maintain spending at FY2013 level-Nikkei
June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 3:00pm EDT June 19 (Reuters) - Japan plans to cap spending, excluding debt payments, at the current level of about 70 trillion yen ($736.80 billion) for the next two fiscal years as part of efforts by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to improve fiscal health, the Nikkei reported. Ministries and agencies will be asked to tighten their belts to curb any rise in social ...
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Diverted United 787 passengers on way to Tokyo
SEATTLE -; Passengers from a United Airlines Denver-to-Tokyo flight that diverted to Seattle Tuesday when the Boeing 787 had an oil filter issue are on their way ...
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Japan focuses on next big export
Smart grids are the way of the future, according to a Japanese consortium of seven companies that want to invest in the cities of the future and pave the way for the next big export to come out of Japan.
Japan is already one of the leading high-tech industries of the world, producing gadgets and appliances that are sold globally, from cars and microwaves to robots for use in surgery, space and mines. The country is a major manufacturing hub, there are Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba and Nintendo appliances in homes across the globe and many of the world’s most famous export brands have their headquarters in Japan or were founded in Japan. Read more
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