Friday 3rd September, 2010
Japan's Q2 corporate capital spending down 1.7%
(MENAFN) Japanese companies reduced capital spending across all industries in the April-June quarter by 1.7 percent from a year earlier, the Finance Ministry said in a report.According to the ministry...
Japan endures hottest summer on record
TOKYO — Japan is sweltering through its hottest summer on record, weather officials said Thursday. The Asian country joins a large swath of the Northern Hemisphere that has experienced an unusu...
Nikkei climbs 0.6%; caution before jobs data
Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.6 per cent on Friday for a third day of gains as more encouraging data reassured investors about the health of the global economic recovery and sparked short-covering. B...
Japan increases sanctions against Iran
China DailyThe additional sanctions included a freeze on the assets of those linked to nuclear development and tighter supervision of financial transactions. A total of 88 institutions and 24 individuals are tar...
Nearly 1,200 cows die from summer heat in Japan+
BreitbartTOKYO, Sept. 3 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Nearly 1,200 cows have died nationwide due to intense heat this summer, the government said Friday, calling for measures to prevent more deaths as the hot weather ...
Japan to strongly urge nationals not to visit Russian-held islands+
BreitbartTOKYO, Sept. 3 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The Japanese government decided Friday to strongly urge its nationals to refrain from visiting Russian-held islands claimed by Japan with Russian visas, in the wak...
Toyota Starts Phase 2 of Philippine Sustainable Reforestation
The Asahi ShimbunManila, Philippines, September 3, 2010 -- Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces it held a signing ceremony here today to mark the start of Phase 2 of the Philippine Penablanca Sustainable Reforesta...
Eisai to Launch Rapid-Acting Insulin Secretagogue Glufast in China
The Asahi ShimbunSeptember 3, 2010 -- Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, President & CEO: Haruo Naito) announced today that it launched Glufast(R) (Chinese brand name: Kuai ru tuo, generic name: mitiglinide calcium...
Ipsen, Santhera Agree On Fipamezole License Outside North America, Japan
Morning StarThe drug is under investigation for the treatment of dyskinesia in Parkinson's disease, with a first Phase III study scheduled for 2011, Ipsen said in a statement. Under the agreement, the French bi...
Japan approves new Iran sanctions
Al JazeeraJapan's cabinet has approved new sanctions against Iran, including an assets freeze on figures linked to Tehran's disputed nuclear programme and tighter restrictions on financial transactions. The go...
Japan bows to US pressure, imposing unilateral sanctions on Iran
World BulletinNew Japan government had pledged to be "more independent in foreign policy, in another action to break its promise after local disappointment over unpopular base in Japanese island.
Japan imposes additional sanctions on Iran
West AustralianTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan slapped additional sanctions on Iran over its disputed nuclear programme on Friday, following the United States and European Union in pressuring Tehran despite Tokyo's reli...
Japan slaps fresh sanctions on Iran over nuclear programme
Earth Timessanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme despite strong trade ties with Tehran, the government said.The cabinet-approved sanctions included a freeze on the Japan-based assets of 88 institutions an...
Japan Has More Than Just a Yen Crisis
Business WeekIt's the economy that cried wolf. With growth slowing, deflation deepening, and the yen inexplicably surging in late August, Japanese policymakers pledged bold action. Bank of Japan Governor Masa...
Japan Bonds Fall, Post Biggest Weekly Loss Since 2008, on Ozawa
Business WeekSept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese bonds fell, completing the biggest weekly loss since May 2008, on concern a government led by Ichiro Ozawa will boost debt-fueled spending and as capital expenditure da...
Tokyo International Film Festival to honour Bruce Lee
General SourcesTOKYO, Sept 3 — The 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival is to honour Bruce Lee, the Hong Kong actor credited with making kungfu movies popular, with a retrospective of some of his most famous...
Tokyo Electric Unit Plans to Build 140 Million Euro Wind Farm in Norway
General Sources, plans to build a 140 million euro ($178 million) wind farm in Norway. The company will hold a 66 percent stake in the 59.8 megawatt wind farm in Stavanger, southwestern Norway, which will be com...
Dolphins caught, not killed, in Japan cove
News and SentinelTOKYO (AP) — Dolphins have been herded into a cove as part of an annual hunt in the Japanese seaside town made famous by an Oscar-winning documentary about their slaughter, conservationist group Sea...
Ceremony held for 1890 Turkish frigate wreck off Japan coast+
BreitbartMERSIN, Turkey, Sept. 3 (AP) - (Kyodo)—A commemorative ceremony for the victims of a Turkish frigate that sank off Japan's Pacific coast in 1890 was held Thursday as part of events to mark the ...
Japan Coast Guard regional office chief sacked over PR debacle+
BreitbartTOKYO, Sept. 3 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Transport minister Seiji Maehara sacked the head of a regional Japan Coast Guard office and his deputy on Friday over a public relations debacle following a helico...
U.S veterans mark 65th anniversary of Japan's defeat at Pearl Harbor+
BreitbartHONOLULU, Sept. 2 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Some 800 war veterans celebrated Thursday the 65th anniversary of Japan's formal surrender in World War II on a battleship at Pearl Harbor. "All great leader...
JGC and Abengoa Solar to jointly own two 50 megawatt Concentrating Solar Power plants in Spain
The Asahi ShimbunYokohama, Japan, Sept. 3, 2010 -- JGC and Abengoa Solar have formed a partnership to own two 50 megawatt Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plants in El Carpio (Cordoba), Spain. Abengoa Solar, who will a...
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