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Sony holds shareholder meet as spin-off plan looms
Sony kicked off its annual shareholders' meeting on Thursday morning with markets waiting to see how the struggling Japanese giant will address a proposal to spin off a piece of its ...
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Japanese Market Tumbles On Wall Street Lead
Stocks tumbled in early trades in the Japanese market on Thursday, with investors indulging in some heavy selling following Wall Street's weak close overnight on the back of a negative reaction to the Fed's statement about an end to its asset purchase program by mid-2014.However, with some front line stocks bouncing back on strong support at lower levels, the market regained some lost ...
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Italy edge spirited Japan to seal final-four spot
Second-half substitute Sebastian Giovinco scored a dramatic 86th-minute winner on Wednesday as Italy defeated Japan 4-3 in a pulsating Confederations Cup Group A match.The result secured Italy and Brazil a place in the semifinals while eliminating Japan and Mexico from the tournament, considered a warmup event for next year's World Cup.CSKA Moscow midfielder Keisuke Honda and Manchester ...
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US Japan ROK urge denuclearization steps by DPRK
/enpproperty--> WASHINGTON - The United States, Japan and the Republic of Korea on Wednesday called for "meaningful" steps on denuclearization by Pyongyang in exchange for better ties with them. "We agreed a path is open for ...
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Italy wins thriller over Japan to advance to Confed Cup semis
IVAN ALVARADO/Reuters RECIFE, Brazil (AP) -- Italy rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat Japan 4-3 Wednesday, earning a spot in the Confederations Cup semifinals. First-half substitute Sebastian Giovinco scored the winner in the 86th minute of an entertaining match at the Arena Pernambuco, pounding home a cross from Claudio Marchisio. After a dismal start for the Azzurri ...
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Italy kick Japanese to touch
(35 mins ago) Italy booked their place in the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup in Recife, Brazil with a thrilling come-from-behind 4-3 win over Japan that also sent Brazil into the last four. The Italians looked to be heading for a shock defeat after going 2-0 down to Japan midway through the first half, with Keisuke Honda slotting a 21st-minute penalty before Manchester United star ...
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Sony to consider Third Points proposal Sony CEO Hirai
Elon Musk, Tesla Motors CEO, tells the Reuters Global Tech Summit that he'll talk to politicians who back local car dealers trying to keep Tesla from selling directly to ...
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SDF joins U.S. Marines in California amphibious assault exercise
U.S. Marines and Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force members participate in Dawn Blitz on San Clemente Island off the California coast on June 17. (Takashi ...
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Ban on growing human organs in animals to be lifted
The government plans to lift a ban on basic scientific research to grow human internal organs in the bodies of other animals for potential use in transplants, raising concerns about compromising the dignity of human ...
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BIZ BRIEF MHI to provide maintenance service at 2 U.S. nuclear plants
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.'s subsidiary in the United States has won contracts to provide state-of-the-art water jet peening (WJP) services at two nuclear power plants, the company said June ...
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Italy Overhaul Japan to Reach Confederation Cup Semis
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Nikkei falls on U.S. stimulus withdrawal fears GS Yuasa soars
* Nikkei down 0.7 pct, Topix off 0.6 pct * Real estate shares down * GS Yuasa soars on battery JV with Bosch By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, June 20 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Thursday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke confirmed market fears that the U.S. central bank could trim its bond buying programme later this year, but a weakening yen lifted some exporters and ...
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Japanese PM Shinzo Abe says There Is No Alternative to Abenomics
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe picked up on one of the key economic philosophies of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher at a speech in the heart of London's financial district Wednesday night when he said "there was no alternative" to his Abenomics approach to rebuilding Japan's economy.Abe was in London as the final part of his visit to Britain for the G8 ...
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Nikkei falls as Fed signals possible roll back of stimulus
Reset TOKYO (June 20): Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Thursday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke confirmed market fears that the U.S. central bank could trim its bond buying programme later this year. The Nikkei dropped 1.1 percent at 13,100.86, while the broader Topix shed 0.8 percent to 1,097.75. - ...
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Japanese exports rise to US and China as the currency tumbles
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's "shock and awe" tactics to revive the world's third biggest economy paid off in May with the biggest rise in exports since ...
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Italy rallies to beat Japan advances to semis
Italy rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat Japan and countryman Alberto Zaccheroni 4-3 Wednesday, earning a spot in the Confederations Cup semifinals. First-half substitute Sebastian Giovinco scored the winner in the 86th minute of an entertaining match at the Arena Pernambuco, pounding home a cross from Claudio Marchisio. After a dismal start for the Azzurri that saw Japan score twice in ...
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Tokyo pimp procured prostitutes only for perverted pics
Glaringly absent from the articles is that the suspect, Naotake Fukayama, did not profit from the transactions monetarily; instead, he brokered the deals in exchange for erotic pictures. Tokyo Metropolitan Police on Friday announced the arrest of Fukuyama for allegedly providing a Web service that introduced male customers to high school girls under 18 years of age for sex - a violation of ...
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Tokyo stocks open down 1.08
TOKYO stocks have opened down 1.08 per cent following sharp falls in US markets after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said the Fed may begin to taper bond purchases later this ...
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Japan stocks drop after Fed some auto shares rise
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks fell early Thursday after the Federal Reserve signaled an intention to scale down its bond purchases, although a weakened yen helped support the market. The Nikkei Stock ...
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Japan May Trade Deficit Y993.9 Billion
Japan posted a merchandise trade deficit of 993.916 billion yen in May, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday - slipping into the red for the 10th consecutive month.The headline figure beat forecasts for a shortfall of 1.22 trillion yen following the downwardly revised deficit of 881.9 billion yen (originally 879.9 trillion yen) in April.Exports surged 10.1 percent on year to 5.767 trillion ...
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Japan watchdog formally OKs new safety requirements at nuke plants paves way for resumption
Japan’s nuclear watchdog has formally approved new safety requirements for atomic plants, paving the way for the reopening of facilities shut down since the Fukushima disaster. The new requirements approved Wednesday by the Nuclear Regulation Authority will take effect on July 8, when operators will be able to apply for inspections. If plants pass inspection, they can reopen. All but ...
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Convenience store believed to have been robbed by same man twice
Police said Wednesday they are looking for a man who robbed a convenience store in Ome City, Tokyo, on Tuesday morning. Police believe the same man robbed the store in ...
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Tropical Storm Leepi aims for Japan
Leepi, neither seen as posing a typhoon threat nor the damaging winds this would imply, is instead expected to trigger heavy, potentially flooding rain, in its brush with Japan between Thursday and Saturday. As of Wednesday morning, EDT, the center of Tropical Cyclone Leepi was located about 280 miles east-southeast of Taipei, Taiwan, or about 1,200 miles southwest of Tokyo, Japan, heading ...
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Manufacturing expo opens in Tokyo
About 2,000 companies from 16 countries are showcasing their new products and technologies at Manufacturing World Japan 2013. The 3D printers use computer data to produce complicated structures from resin and other ...
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Abe aims to double foreign direct investment in Japan by 2020
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday stressed his resolve to double the outstanding balance of foreign companies' direct investment in Japan to about 35 trillion yen from the current level by ...
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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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