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Equity investors flock to Japan funds exit emerging markets-Lipper
By Joel Dimmock LONDON | Wed May 22, 2013 7:07am EDT LONDON May 22 (Reuters) - Equity investors piled a net $9.1 billion into Japan mutual funds and ETFs last month, while exiting some emerging markets, showing continued support for "Abenomics" - Japan's efforts to revitalise economic growth. Japan equity products were by far the top-performing sector in April, taking in ...
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Video Sensing property revival Japanese buyers scurry for shelter
Japan's property sector has been down in the dumps for decades. But the country's massive stimulus drive is finally convincing people to buy again as they bet interest rates and prices will ...
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Japan holds steady vows market steps to curb bond turbulence
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, May 22, 2013. Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Wednesday that the central bank would closely monitor moves in the government bond market and respond with flexibility in its purchases of government debt and in its market operations. (YUYA ...
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Sony shares boom on spin-off speculation
Shares of Sony spiked to their highest level in two years Wednesday on reports that the company is considering a spin off of its movie and music ...
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Japan copper buyers not seeking alternatives to closed Indonesia mine
TOKYO | Wed May 22, 2013 6:37am EDT TOKYO May 22 (Reuters) - Japanese buyers of copper ore from Indonesia's Grasberg mine have stockpiles at the closed mine and a port in the area, and have no immediate plans to buy from other suppliers, a mining industry association in Japan said on Wednesday. Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc said on Wednesday it would not restart production at ...
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Asian shares mixed Tokyo ends at high
ASIAN shares have closed mixed despite a strong lead from Wall Street as markets awaited testimony from the US Federal Reserve chief, but Tokyo stocks finished at their highest level in five ...
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Carlyle plans to raise $2 bln for Japan investments
"I’m drawn to cinema because I have absolute faith in its transformative power, in its ability to raise human awareness," says Nandana ...
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Entertaining change Sony to look at activists spin-off idea
By Tim KellyTOKYO (Reuters) - Few foreign activist investors have made much headway in forcing change in Japan, where a conservative corporate culture favours long-standing ties with banks, business partners and workers rather than shareholders seeking value.Struggling electronics giant Sony Corp, though, with more foreign and fewer bank shareholders, may prove something of an exception. ...
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Osaka mayor hits back at international criticism of his remarks
OSAKA, May 17 (Xinhua)--Toru Hashimoto, co-leader of the opposition Japan Restoration Party and the mayor of Osaka, rebutted U.S.criticism about his remarks that the "comfort women" system run by the Japanese military during World War II was a necessity, local media reported on Friday. The reports cited some Twitter comments written by the mayor saying that what the Japanese military ...
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Japan holds steady upgrades economic outlook
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, May 22, 2013. Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Wednesday that the central bank would closely monitor moves in the government bond market and respond with flexibility in its purchases of government debt and in its market operations. (YUYA ...
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Sony mulls hedge funds entertainment sale idea
TOKYO -; Sony's CEO Kazuo Hirai says the company's board will discuss a proposal by U.S. hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb to spin off up to 20 percent of its movie, TV and music ...
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Sony Aims To Achieve FY14 View Targets Profit In Electronics Business
Quote ), Wednesday, at its Corporate Strategy Meeting, said it expects to achieve financial targets for fiscal year 2014 announced on April 12. The firm aims returning ...
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Japan mulling to restart inter-governmental talks with DPRK
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said in Tokyo on Wednesday that Japan is mulling to resume the stalled inter-governmental talks with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in an effort to resolve abduction issue.Suga said Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is resolute to resolve the issue and that Japan seeks every possibility to communicate with the DPRK to make the issue ...
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Japan hospital tests powerful breast cancer therapy
A Japanese cancer specialist said Wednesday she has started the world's first clinical trial of a powerful, non-surgical, short-term radiation therapy for breast ...
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Japans central bank keeps policy unchanged says economy picking up as trade deficit grows
TOKYO - Japan's central bank says the world's third-biggest economy is "picking up" as demand recovers in other countries and remains resilient at home, though the trade deficit widened in April, for the tenth straight month. The Bank of Japan ended a policy meeting on Wednesday with no change to its strategy of doubling the monetary base to reach a 2 per cent inflation ...
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Japanese Olympian remains banned at IOC
(39 mins ago) Former Olympic champion Koji Murofushi of Japan has lost his appeal against disqualification from an election to become an IOC member representing athletes. The Court of Arbitration for Sport says it dismissed the Japanese hammer thrower's challenge of an IOC decision excluding him, after claims he excessively lobbied fellow athletes ahead of voting at the London Olympics. ...
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Japan BoJ sees economy picking up
The BoJ left monetary policy unchanged. The Bank did not comment on the rise in JGB yields, which might force it to bring asset purchases forward. Today's trade data confirm that demand in overseas economies is picking up. The seasonally adjusted trade deficit improved to JPY764.4 billion in ...
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Sony Board to Discuss Spin-off of Stake in Entertainment Business
TOKYO – Sony's board will examine the proposal from a U.S. hedge fund to sell off a stake in its entertainment division, but refused to give a timetable for when it would reply, ...
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Sony to Stream Playstation Games to Non-consoles As Part of Turnaround
IDG News Service (Tokyo Bureau) - Sony will leverage its streaming technology to bring PlayStation games to devices other than dedicated consoles as part of its ongoing turnaround, but said gaming profits will still suffer and lowered sales targets for its smartphones and cameras. The Tokyo-based company emphasized in a strategy presentation Tuesday that it met its core goal of rebounding from ...
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Japanese PM to visit Myanmar for first time in 36 years
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Myanmar from May 24 to 26 to boost bilateral economic ties, becoming the first prime minister to visit the Southeast Asian country in 36 years, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday.During his visit, Abe, who will be accompanied by a group of Japanese business leaders, is expected to hold talks with Myanmar's leaders and ...
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Taiwan market Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
Sony Mobile Communications Taiwan on May 21 unveiled the Xperia Tablet Z, an Android 4.1.2 waterproof tablet equipped with Qualcomm S4 Pro 1.5GHz quad-core processor, 10.1-inch 1920 by 1200 touch screen, 2GB RAM, 2-megapixel front camera and 8-megapixel rear camera, for launch soon in the Taiwan market, with recommended retail prices of NT$19,900 (US$663) for a 16GB 3G/LTE + Wi-Fi model, ...
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Committed to civil nuclear cooperation with India Japan
civil nuclear cooperation with India despite its concerns over nuclear safety. The negotiations between the 2 countries have remained stalled since the disaster in Fukushima in 2011 leading to speculation that Japan's rethink over its nuclear policy will hurt India's chances of signing a deal for nuclear cooperation with Japan. Japanese government told TOI that it has decided in favour ...
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Tokyo shares end higher on heavy volume investors bullish
Tokyo stocks rose sharply Wednesday on heavy volume as confidence in recovering domestic and U.S. economies helped construction firms such as Kajima Corp., exporters such as Olympus, and Fast Retailing and other heavily indexed ...
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Senators OK immigration overhaul
A sit-in by visa violators and their families entered its second day Tuesday in front of the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau with protesters seeking government good will. The action at the bureau in Minato Ward is being organized by the Asian People’s Friendship Society, ...
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Rafsanjani Ahmadinejad aide cut from Iran presidential race
Out: Two-term former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (left) and incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's top aide, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, have been disqualified from Iran's June 14 presidential election. | ...
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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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