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9.0-Magnitude quake shakes Japan
An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale hit the sea off the east coast of Honshu, Japan at 8:05 a.m. Beijing Time Friday, according to the China Earthquake Networks ...
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Four Japanese tourists seriously injured in Australia crash
Four tourists were seriously injured early on Thursday in a crash involving a minibus and a truck in Bundaberg, 220 miles north of Brisbane in Australia's Queensland, the Department of Community said.About 10 tourists, believed to be from Japan, were on the minibus when the crash happened, the Department of Community said."Four were taken to Bundaberg Hospital with serious head and ...
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Japanese Government More Optimistic on Recovery
HONG KONG -- The Japanese government struck a more confident note on the economy's prospects Monday, and a survey showed that manufacturing sentiment had turned positive for the first time in a year -- the latest sign that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policies were taking ...
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Fit Again Nagatomo Ready to Return for Japan
(Reuters) - Japan will be boosted by the return of defender Yuto Nagatomo for next month's 2014 World Cup qualifier against Australia after the Inter Milan full back said he has fully recovered from knee ligament damage. The 26-year-old took the field for the first time since February in Inter Milan's 5-2 home defeat to Udinese on Sunday and said he was fit again to play the full 90 ...
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634-meter high Tokyo Skytree attracts 6.34 mil. visitors
The number of visitors to the observation deck of Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters, reached 6.34 million on Monday, matching the numerals of its height two days before the first anniversary of its opening, according to the ...
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Govt upgrades basic economic assessment as weaker yen lifts exports
The Japanese government on Monday revised upward its basic assessment of the economy in May, as a weaker yen has helped exports bounce back, encouraging companies to boost ...
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Tokyo stocks rally on renewed policy hope US data
Tokyo stocks gained 1.47 percent Monday as investors took a positive view of Tokyo's growth policy while strong US data and the weaker yen continued to add fizz. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index soared 222.69 points to 15,360.81, the best close since December 2007. The Topix index of all first-section issues climbed 1.30 percent or 16.27 points to 1,269.51. The headline index rallied as the ...
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Japan raises economic assessment
(8 mins ago) Japan raised its economic assessment in its May report -- the first lift in two months. The report shows that the economy is slowly recovering, except some vulnerable ...
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Nikkei rallies at close
(27 mins ago) Stocks in Tokyo gained 1.47 percent as investors renewed their hopes for Tokyo's growth policy while strong US data and the weaker yen continued to encourage investors. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index soared 222.69 points to 15,360.81, the best close since December 2007. The Topix index of all first-section issues climbed 1.30 percent or 16.27 points to 1,269.51. ...
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Japan upgrades economic outlook as Abes policies take hold
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe smiles as he delivers a speech to business leaders and scholars during a meeting hosted by Japan Akademeia in Tokyo May 17, ...
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Japan Upgrades Economic View Amid Export Recovery
economy for the first time in two months, as a weak yen helped revive the country's exports and factory output. "The Japanese economy is picking up slowly," the Cabinet Office said in its May monthly report. This was an upgrade from previous month's assessment when it said that economy was showing "signs of picking up while weakness can be seen in some ...
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Nikkei hits new 5 12-yr high on weak yen signs of improving economy
TOKYO, May 20 (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average surged to a fresh 5-1/2 year high on Monday, buoyed by further weakness in the yen and as the Japanese government raised its assessment of the economy in May for the first time in two months. Signs of an improving U.S. economy and Wall Street's record closing high on Friday cemented the positive mood. The Nikkei climbed 1.5 percent to ...
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Japanese firms profit from weaker yen
Japan’s earnings season has drawn to a close with the sharply weaker yen helping inflate profits at some of the nation’s top exporters, but some commentators warn that the depreciation is not all good ...
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Tokyo stocks open up 0.81pc
1 TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened 0.81 percent higher on Monday, buoyed by a weaker yen and gains in US and overseas stock markets last week.The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 122.49 points at 15,260.61 at the start."Bullish equities markets and the progressively weaker yen should help drive the market to a fresh multi-year high after much profit-taking in the last several sessions," ...
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Majority reject Japan mayors comments on comfort women poll
A large majority of Japanese people disagree with a high-profile politician who said women forced to provide sex during World War II were a military necessity, polls issued Monday ...
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Hezbollah guerrillas join Syrian Army in attack on rebel-held Qusair
War zone: This citizen journalism image provided by Qusair Lens shows Syrians inspecting the rubble of damaged buildings following airstrikes by government forces on Qusair on Saturday. | ...
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Sub lurking near Okinawa identified but Onodera mum
Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said Monday the government has identified the country whose submarine was detected while submerged the previous day near Okinawa and will call for such encroachments to cease. Onodera did not disclose the country, saying the vessel did not intrude into Japanese territorial waters, but a government source said Sunday that the sub apparently belongs to the ...
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Bank of Japan raises economic outlook
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- The Bank of Japan said in its May report issued Monday that the nation's economy was slowly improving, marking an upgrade from its views in the April update, according to reports. The previous outlook had mentioned signs of recovery but with weak spots, a Reuters report said, while Dow Jones Newswires said the upgrade was the first in two months. Japanese stocks ...
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Russia Japan try to bridge gaps on thorny issues
MOSCOW, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Russia and Japan managed to move their positions closer on certain issues, pledging to speed up talks on reaching a peace treaty for the first time since the end of WWII, as leaders of the two countries met here on Monday. Following his talks with visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters that they have instructed ...
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Japanese Market Trades Higher On Wall Street Lead Weaker Yen
The Japanese stock market hit a new five-and-a-half year high on Monday, buoyed by Wall Street's gains on Friday and a weaker yen.In late-morning trades, the benchmark Nikkei 225 Index is trading at 15,323.49, up 185.37 or 1.22 percent, after climbing to 15,297.73, the highest intraday level since December 28, 2007.In the banking space, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial (MTU) is adding 0.29 percent ...
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Japans 3 Arrows May Run Into German Wall
It will take more time to see the impact of all that on the real economy. The policy change is much too recent. The new leadership took over at the Bank of Japan on March 20, 2013, and the 10.3 trillion yen ($100 billion) stimulus package, announced on January 11, 2013, is unlikely to have led to instant, "shovel-ready," infrastructure projects. It follows, then, that the ...
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Nikkei bounces by break
(2 mins ago) Stocks in Tokyo gained 1.38 percent with investors encouraged by strong US data and the weaker yen. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index soared 208.89 points to 15,347.01 by the break while the Topix index of all first-section issues climbed 1.38 percent or 17.29 points to ...
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Goldman Sachs to Invest in Japan Green Energy
TOKYO – Goldman Sachs plans to pour about Y300 billion ($2.9 billion) into Japanese renewable energy projects over the next five years, having determined that a long-term scheme here to buy renewables at fixed rates will provide a stable source of income, the Nikkei reported in its Monday morning edition.The U.S. investment bank recently set up a wholly owned renewable energy management ...
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Japan fleets to visit Myanmar in October
A fleet of three training ships carrying young officers of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force will visit Myanmar in early October, Japan's Jiji press quoted informed sources as saying Monday. They will be the first MSDF ships to make a port visit in the Southeast Asian country, according to the sources. Myanmar is located in a strategically important area near a key sea lane leading ...
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Japan to outperform Korea in GDP growth
Japan's economic growth rate is expected to surpass that of Korea for the first time in 15 years as the world's third-largest economy gains momentum based on the yen's rapid depreciation. Japan's economy has been recording unexpected growth over the last couple of years, while Korea has been performing below market expectations, according to data from central banks in Korea ...
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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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