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Markets roiled by Nikkeis 7.3 percent slide
A man walks past an electronic stock indicator showing the Nikkei 225 index which nosedived 1,143.28 points, or 7.3 percent to close at 14,483.98 in Tokyo Thursday, May 23, 2013. Japanese stocks plummeted Thursday after a spike in government bond yields and unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing spooked investors sitting atop months of massive gains in share prices. (AP Photo/Shizuo ...
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Global Markets Reel on Nikkeis 7.3 Slide
Financial markets around the world were roiled Thursday after Japanese stocks suffered their biggest slide since the country was hit by a devastating tsunami more than two years ago. Several reasons have been blamed for the 7.3 percent fall in the Nikkei index to 14,483.98, including a spike in Japanese government bond yields ...
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Japans Nikkei plunges 7.3
U.S. stocks tumbled Thursday after Bernanke spoke, Fed meeting minutes released U.S. stocks, which fell sharply Wednesday, were poised for more declines Thursday. Following a sharp sell-off in global markets, Dow Jones industrial average futures were 1% lower while the broader Standard &Poor's 500 futures fell 1.2%. The tech-laden Nasdaq composite index was down 1.1%.Those declines are ...
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Tokyo plunges 7.3 as Asian markets fall
Asian markets have fallen with Tokyo plunging more than seven per cent as investors took profits after weak Chinese data and signs the US Federal Reserve could start tapering off its massive stimulus measures.Tokyo dropped on record volumes on Thursday afternoon as investors panicked in the rush to take profit, with the index suffering its biggest daily fall since the March 2011 ...
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Currencies Dollar tumbles vs. yen as Japan stocks sink
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- The dollar slumped on Thursday, dropping closer to the 100-yen level, as Japanese stocks plunged on the back of disappointing Chinese data and fears the U.S. Federal Reserve could soon begin to reduce its bond ...
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European stocks dive after Tokyo plunge
LONDON (AFP) - European stock markets slumped in early trading on Thursday, with most indices losing more than 2.0 percent after Tokyo shares plunged owing to weak Chinese data and signs that the US Federal Reserve may soon taper massive stimulus measures, analysts said.London's benchmark FTSE 100 index retreated 1.74 percent to 6,720.88 points, Frankfurt's DAX 30 slumped 2.33 percent ...
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Tokyo market plummets more than 7 drags down global stocks
A woman walks past an electronic board displaying a graph showing the dramatic downturn of Japan's Nikkei average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, May 23, 2013. (Toru ...
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Japan gyrations underline economys vulnerability
TOKYO -; Japan's financial markets gyrated wildly Thursday, underscoring the vulnerability of its economy to a loss of investor confidence as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attempts shock monetary easing to end two decades of ...
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Japans Monetary Policy a Big Experiment
Ben Broadbent, member of the Monetary Policy Committee at the Bank of England, tells CNBC that Japan is in the midst of a big monetary experiment, so volatility in equity and bond markets should be seen in that ...
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CA stops PH-Japanese contract to develop Nampeidai property in Tokyo
MANILA, Philippines--The Court of Appeals indefinitely stopped the implementation of a contract forged by the Philippine government with Japanese consortium Nagayama Taisei Corporation (NTC) for the development of the controversial Nampeidai property in Tokyo, Japan. In a 5-page resolution, the appeals court granted the injunction sought by Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima, Foreign Affairs ...
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Japanese shares plunge Nikkei closes down 7.3
Japanese shares plunged in Thursday’s trade – with the Nikkei closing down 7.3 percent and the Topix ending down 6.9 percent, its biggest fall since March 2011. One of the main drivers of the losses was data from China showing that manufacturing activity fell in May. Markets were also spooked by concerns that the US Federal Reserve might downscale its bond purchases. The Nikkei ...
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Liberia President Sirleaf Departs Liberia for AU Summit in Ethiopia Ticad V in Japan and Forbes Philanthropy Event in the United States
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf departed the country on Wednesday, May 22, for intergovernmental engagements in Ethiopia and Japan, and a philanthropy event sponsored by Forbes Magazine, in the United States. According to an Executive Mansion release, President Sirleaf departed for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on the first leg of her trip, to attend the 21st Ordinary Session of the Summit of the ...
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Japans Nikkei index slumps over 7
Japanese stocks plummeted today after a spike in government bond yields and unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing spooked investors sitting on top of months of massive gains in share prices. The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo slumped by 7.3% to close at 14,483.98, its worst drop since the 2011 tsunami. Japan's 10-year government bond yield rose above 1% for the first time in a year, unnerving ...
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Japan stocks plummet 7
Japanese stocks were also hurt by a strengthening in the yen, which makes exports more expensive overseas and erodes repatriated earnings. - ...
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Roundup Japan mulling to resume inter-governmental talks with DPRK
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said here 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 Japan seeks every possibility to communicate with DPRK to make the issue settled.Abe said ...
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Nagatomo Recalled for Japans World Cup Qualifier
(Reuters) - Flying fullback Yuto Nagatomo was recalled to the Japan squad on Thursday for the crunch 2014 World Cup qualifier against Australia next month, where victory would secure a berth in Brazil and damage the Socceroos' hopes of joining them. A knee injury forced Nagatomo to miss Japan's last qualifier in Jordan where the Asian champions needed only a point to claim an early place ...
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Japan stocks plunge on weak China data
A seven-month rally in Japanese stocks came to an abrupt halt Thursday as the benchmark Nikkei index plunged by 7.3%, with investors rattled by weak economic data from ...
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Japan files protest over S.Korean editorial
Japan has issued a protest with a major South Korean newspaper over a commentary that describes the 1945 US atomic bombings of Japan as divine ...
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Japanese researchers find virus-carrying tick
A United Nations committee on May 21 called on Japan to prevent hate speech and other actions that degrade former "comfort women" and portray them as prostitutes for Japanese troops in World War ...
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U.N. urges Japan to block defamation of comfort women
A United Nations committee on May 21 called on Japan to prevent hate speech and other actions that degrade former "comfort women" and portray them as prostitutes for Japanese troops in World War ...
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Youth arrested for hitting 16-year-old girl with baseball bat
An 18-year-old youth has been arrested on a charge of attempted murder after he allegedly hit a 16-year-old girl in the head with a baseball ...
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Japan to give fresh 40-billion-yen grant aid to Myanmar
The Japanese government plans to provide 40 billion yen in fresh grant aid to Myanmar for the country's infrastructure development, officials said ...
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Foreign travelers to Japan hit record-high
The number of foreigners visiting Japan reached a record high last month. Analysts say the weakening yen is making Japan a more affordable ...
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Olympics Japan hammer-thrower Murofushi loses IOC vote appeal
The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Wednesday said it had rejected an appeal by Japanese hammer-thrower Koji Murofushi against his exclusion as a candidate for election to the IOC Athletes' Commission on the grounds of unfair campaigning at the 2012 London ...
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European markets dive following Nikkei slump
(1 hr 6 mins ago) Europe's main stock markets slumped at the start of trading today, with Frankfurt and Paris down more than 2 percent following a plunge in Tokyo. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index slumped 1.42 percent to 6,743.32 points, Frankfurt's DAX 30 crashed 2.11 percent to 8,351.19 points and in Paris the CAC 40 shed 2.24 percent to 3,953.32, AFP reports. Tokyo ended ...
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