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Japanese PM to visit Myanmar
/enpproperty--> YANGON - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will pay a state visit to Myanmar soon, an official announcement said in Yangon Tuesday without specifying the date of his visit. According to Japanese media, Abe is to arrive in Nay Pyi Taw on Friday for a three-day visit. He will be the first Japanese prime minister visiting the Southeast Asian nation in 36 years since 1977 when ...
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Japan economy picking up slowly
With Japan's exports showing signs of recovery due to the weakening yen and industrial production making steady improvement, the government Monday revised upward its assessment of the current state of the economy for the first time in two months. According to the monthly economic report for May, the economy is "picking up slowly". This is compared with the April report, which ...
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Japan April exports seen up but trade deficit to persist
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports are expected to have risen in April from a year earlier for a second straight month led by U.S.-bound shipments of cars and Asian demand for electronics parts in a sign a weak yen and global recovery are helping the export-reliant ...
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Some Okinawans studying the possibility of independence from Japan
Five Okinawans formed a group to study the possibility on May 15, the 41st anniversary of the island prefecture's reversion to Japanese sovereignty, Japan's Asahi Shimbun reported. While only a minority of Okinawans are calling for independence, a growing distrust among islanders toward those on the mainland, who have left the southern prefecture burdened with U.S military bases, ...
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UPDATE 2-Japan panel warns of dangers if debt not addressed
Mon May 20, 2013 11:04pm EDT * Japan draft report warns "no guarantee" domestic investors will keep buying JGBs * Panel's warning underscores Abe's growth vs fiscal-reform tightrope * Final report, late this month, to be basis for fiscal reform plan (Adds analysis, changes date in dateline) By Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO, May 21 (Reuters) - A Japanese government panel warns there is ...
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Tokyo Skytree numbers going up up up
One year, more than 50 million visitors--and a wait of at least six hours. As Tokyo Skytree prepares to mark the first anniversary of its opening Wednesday, the 634-metre tower has produced some eye-catching numbers. More than 50 million people have visited the tower and its commercial complex, easily eclipsing initial predictions. The enduring popularity of the tower in Sumida Ward was evident ...
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Sony Xperia Z tablet launches globally
Sony Xperia Tablet Z. (Sony) The world's thinnest 10-inch and currently world's most water-and-dust-resistant Android tablet is available to order now for June delivery. Powered by a quad-core processor, the long-awaited tablet -- it was unveiled in January but its official launch was initially delayed -- boasts 2GB of RAM, a full HD display and a MicroSD slot for internal storage ...
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High-Flying Japan ETF Shakes Off Amari Comments
The WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund ( ), 2013's top asset-gathering ETF, traded slightly higher Monday, but the modest gains were enough to propel the popular fund to fresh highs. DXJ hit a new 52-week high despite the Japanese yen gaining strength against the U.S. dollar following comments from Japan's Economy Minister Akira Amari that the weakening yen could have a negative ...
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Japan stocks pull back exporters Softbank drop
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks retreated early Tuesday as a strengthened yen and caution over U.S. monetary-policy stance led investors to take profits after a sturdy recent rally. The Nikkei Stock ...
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Japans SoftBank to issue $3.9 bln bonds in June - filing
TOKYO | Mon May 20, 2013 9:25pm EDT TOKYO May 21 (Reuters) - Japan's SoftBank Corp will issue 400 billion yen ($3.9 billion) in retail bonds in June, the company said in a filing on Tuesday. Japanese mobile operator SoftBank launched a $20 billion bid for U.S. wireless service provider Sprint Nextel Corp last year, which is now facing an opposing bid from satellite TV service Dish ...
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Nikkei slips from 5-12-year high as yen weakness put on hold
* Sony Financial falls after earnings guidance disappoints * SoftBank slips, Sprint permitted discussions with Dish By Dominic Lau TOKYO, May 21 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average eased from a 5-1/2-year high on Tuesday after Wall Street gave up earlier gains to end flat and the dollar slipped against the yen on caution before U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke fronts a Congressional ...
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A mikoshi portable shrine is carried at Asakusajinja shrine in Tokyo on May 19 the last day of the Sanja Matsuri festival. Tokyo Skytree is seen in the background.
A record crowd of 1.87 million turned out for this year's annual Sanja Matsuri festival, which culminated on May 19 with a parade of main portable shrines through Tokyo's Asakusa ...
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Japan finance minister wants BOJ to have thorough dialogue with government bond market
Reuters © Japan's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso smiles as he adjusts his headphones during a seminar at the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) 46th annual board meeting in Greater Noida, on the outskirts of New Delhi May 3, 2013. REUTERS/Adnan ...
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Most Japanese decry mayors view polls
/enpproperty--> 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 on Monday said. Up to 200,000 "comfort women" from Korea, China, the Philippines and elsewhere were forcibly drafted into brothels catering to the Japanese military during World War II. ...
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Japan Stimulus measures boost factories and exports
The government said its latest monthly snapshot showed the economy was "gradually recovering" as exports and factory output rise. The improvement has been driven by the steep fall in the yen in the wake of the Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's aggressive attempts to jump-start growth.Bank of Japan rate-setters are expected to pause for breath this week after launching their "shock ...
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Japan Inc. Should Take a Look in the Mirror
Japan , will do everything it can to mask and hide what's wrong. That's what's most important," said Woodford, a Briton who was fired in late 2011 after he exposed a $1.7 billion accounting fraud in his own company. Woodford's tale is worth revisiting as Sony rebuffs a proposal from hedge-fund ...
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Japan Futures Signal Topix to Fall From 4 12-Year High
Japanese stock futures fell, indicating the Topix Index will retreat from the highest level since August 2008, as the yen rose and investors weighed the pace of Federal Reserve stimulus efforts. American Depositary Receipts of Sony ...
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Senior Kyodo News official dismissed over improper act
Kyodo News said Monday that it has dismissed Satoshi Kondo, 51, deputy chief of its general administration bureau and former personnel affairs division chief, for meeting individually with a female student searching for a job and doing an inappropriate act. In December last year, Kondo met with the student, who aimed to take a 2013 employment examination for Kyodo News, and taught her on ...
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Japans brokerages look abroad despite boom at home
Booming stock markets at home have helped drive earnings at Japan's two biggest brokerages to multi-year highs. But the companies still see the rest of Asia as key to profits in the long term, even as they lose money and cut staff in those ...
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Is the Weak Yen Already Becoming A Problem for Japan
Since BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda was appointed into office by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the BOJ has become keen on boosting the economy and weakening the yen. The bank has launched aggressive measures to ease monetary policy. This has then led the yen to drop to multi-year lows against some of its counterparts. Now that USD/JPY has risen above the major 100.00 psychological level, ...
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Sony’s next gaming system is an out-of-focus black rectangle
actually defended the company . After all, the look of the plastic shell surrounding the new PlayStation hardware didn't actually matter as much as the games on display. After seeing today's teaser trailer promoting the PS4's E3 press appearance, though, I have to think that Sony is just trolling us at this point. I mean what other conclusion is there to draw from the 39 second ...
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Exclusive - Japan Inc. averse to further yen drop poll finds
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Kaori KanekoTOKYO (Reuters) - Signs are that most firms in export-driven Japan Inc, having got the weaker yen they craved, now want the currency to either stabilise or recover ground, rather than continue a slide that will increasingly raise their costs.About half the Japanese companies in a new Reuters survey say the yen has fallen enough, just 15 percent want a further ...
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Hope in Japan That Abenomics May Be Turning Things Around
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Abe’s Resurgent Japan Hurt by Lack of Business Spending
Shinjuku Gyoen park, he says he begged the premier to help small- and medium-sized companies that make up 70 percent of Japan's industry. "Stocks and the yen may have come back, but the state of the real economy is very different," said Watanabe, 49, who has no plans to raise wages for his 17 employees and hasn't paid a bonus since 2008. "It's impossible for ...
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PS4 News Sony Releases Teaser Right Before New Xbox Unveiling
Andrew House, president and Group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment, speaks during the unveiling of the PlayStation 4 launch event in New York, February 20, ...
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Tokyo's new international airport making waves
Haneda airport was renamed Haneda International Airport with the opening of the new International Terminal, which will see several million passengers pass through it each year as the airport regains its status as a global airport with connections to major cities across the world.
When Haneda first opened in 1931 it was the largest civilian airport in the whole country and during the Second World War became a major US Air Base after the invasion of Japan and the country’s surrender. Read more
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