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Japan Britain agree on defense intelligence-sharing pact
Japan and Britain agreed Monday on a pact on intelligence sharing and a framework aimed at accelerating the joint development of defense equipment, a Japanese official ...
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Soccer-Japan coach singles out Pirlo for special attention
(Fixes dateline, no change to text) By Andrew Downie RECIFE, Brazil, June 18 (Reuters) - Japan must close down Andrea Pirlo if they want to defeat Italy and prolong their participation in this year's Confederation Cup, coach Alberto Zaccheroni said on Tuesday. Juventus' Pirlo controls the Italian midfield and his partnership ...
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Japan stocks jump on weaker yen Fed hopes
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks jumped on Wednesday as a weaker yen and expectations that the Federal Reserve may not signal a tapering of its bond purchases pulled in buyers and spurred gains across sectors. The Nikkei Stock ...
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Japans May exports surge more than 10
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japan's exports surged in May, as the yen traded at its weakest levels of the year, with the result leading to a smaller-than-expected trade deficit. Japanese exports rose 10.1% from a year earlier, the Finance Ministry reported Wednesday, with the results beating a 6.5% rise forecast in a Reuters survey, and a 5% increase tipped in a separate Dow Jones ...
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Denver-Tokyo 787 Dreamliner flight makes emergency landing in Seattle
< 200){ requestedWidth = 200; } A Tokyo-bound flight from Denver made an emergency landing in Seattle Tuesday afternoon following a problem with one of the aircraft's oil filters.United Airlines flight 139 landed safely at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport shortly after 5 p.m. mountain time. The nonstop flight from Denver International Airport to Narita International Airport took ...
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Nikkei rises to one-week high as Fed hopes support sentiment
TOKYO, June 19 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose to a one-week high on Wednesday, helped by a second-straight day of gains on Wall Street as investors bet that the Federal Reserve would temper worries about an imminent roll back of its stimulus programme. The Nikkei rose 2.0 percent to 13,265.53, while the Topix gained 2.1 percent to ...
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Kenny to welcome Japanese premier
The leaders will meet at Government Buildings where discussions will focus on economic, trade and cultural relations, as well as broader economic issues.Mr Kenny will also brief the Japanese prime minister on Ireland's presidency of ...
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Hedge fund big-hitter Loeb ups Sony stake as he targets entertainment arm spin-off
The head of the $13bn (8bn) hedge fund Third Point believes Sony should spin off its entertainment unit, which includes one of Hollywood's leading studios. In a letter to its chief executive Kazuo Hirai ahead of its annual meeting tomorrow, Third Point said: "Sony appears to be regaining its competitive edge. Given our large stake, we reiterate our offer to serve on Sony's board ...
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Nikkei expected to rise on Fed hopes weak yen
TOKYO, June 19 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average is expected to rise to a one-week high on Wednesday, helped by a second-straight day of gains on Wall Street as investors bet that the Federal Reserve would temper worries about an imminent roll back of its stimulus programme. Market players said the Nikkei was likely to trade between 13,000 to 13,350 on Wednesday, after dropping 0.2 ...
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TABLE-Foreign brokers set to buy Japanese stocks
TOKYO, June 19 (Reuters) - Following are orders for Japanese stocks placed through six foreign securities houses before the start of trade on Wednesday. Japanese Stocks: BUY 19.3 million ...
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Hollywood Docket Twilight Perfumes Madden NFL Trial Sony TV Settlement
Electronic Arts Faces Jury Trial Over 'Madden NFL' The Lionsgate division has filed a new lawsuit over perfumes that allegedly infringe trademarks relating to its blockbuster franchise. Among the fragrances in dispute are Moonlight Women's Eau De Parfum and Moonlight Ever After Eau De Parfum. Over the years, Summit has branched out into the fragrance market with licensing deals. ...
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Japan Trade Balance On Tap For Wednesday
Japan will on Wednesday release May figures for imports, exports and trade balance, highlighting a modest day for Asia-Pacific economic activity.Imports are expected to rise 11.0 percent on year following the upwardly revised 9.5 percent gain in April. Exports are called higher by 6.4 percent following the 3.8 percent increase in the previous month. The trade balance is expected to reflect a ...
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World Cup 2014 qualifiers Iran and South Korea join Socceroos and Japan in Brazil
The Socceroos confirmed their qualification with a 1-0 win over Iraq in Sydney thanks to an 83rd minute goal from Josh Kennedy.Later Jordan's 1-0 win over Oman in Amman meant Australia would have qualified even with a draw to Iraq or a loss due to a superior goal difference to Jordan.Irate South Korean fans hurled water bottles and other debris after Iran booked their ticket with a 1-0 ...
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Soccer-Kagawa the dangerman for Japan says Italys De Rossi
Daniele De Rossi picked out Japan's Shinji Kagawa as the dangerman for his side ahead of their Confederations Cup match on Wednesday. "I only know three or four Japanese players and the most talked about is the one that plays for Manchester United, Kagawa, he is the star," De Rossi told reporters on Tuesday. "I think they are well organised and I think that means they ...
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Japanese veteran entrepreneur advises on the creative economy
Japanese veteran entrepreneur advises on the creative economy . JUNE 19, 2013 05:38. ...
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Japan PM targets economic revival
Titanic Belfast visitors' attraction and invited Stormont's First and Deputy First Ministers for a return visit."My administration's top priority is Japan's economic revitalisation," he said."Last week we announced Japan's revival strategy which laid out what I call comprehensive economic policies for economic revitalisation."He said his key words ...
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Shinzo Abe asks Stormont to continuously support Japanese companies in Northern Ireland
An online article ('Protestant-Catholic gap narrows as census results revealed', posted December 11, 2012) reported on the publication of data from the 2011 Census by the Northern Ireland Statistics Agency and stated that the percentage of Protestants and Catholics in the Northern Ireland population stood at 48% and 45% ...
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Talking Numbers Is Sony a Buy
Third Point's Dan Loeb has upped his stake in Sony. Is the stock now a buy? Richard Ross, Auerbach, says the stock makes a compelling buy, and Steve Cortes, Veracruz, thinks there are problems for ...
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Sonys product deluge at IFA
Sony Tablet S and Sony Tablet P . Here, Kazuo Hirai, president of Sony's consumer products and services group, shows them off. The $499 Tablet P folds in two with a dual-screen clamshell design, and the $599 Tablet S has an asymmetric design to try to give it a natural upright ...
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Japanese to mass-produce spider silk
A JAPANESE company has developed a synthetic protein based on spider silk and plans to use it to mass-produce a highly resistant and flexible fibre in the near ...
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G-8 leaders to end meet with declaration on combating terror
Leaders of the Group of Eight nations were set to wrap up their two-day summit Tuesday by adopting a declaration to combat terrorism. The leaders were expected to address in the declaration the need for rules designed to prevent multilateral corporations from avoiding taxes, while hammering out G-8 responses to the humanitarian crisis in Syria. They were also expected to address concerns about ...
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Japan Airlines SKY SUITE named Best Business Class Airline Seat
JAL SKY SUITE was today named "Best Business Class Airline Seat" globally, based on the world's largest airline passenger satisfaction survey conducted by SKYTRAX. Japan Airlines (JAL) received the top honor for its new fully-flat Business Class seat at SKYTRAX's 2013 World Airline Awards held at Paris Air Show. JAL is the first Japanese airline to win the Best Business ...
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Toshiba to cut TV business costs by $104 million this fiscal year - Nikkei
(Reuters) - Japan's Toshiba Corp plans to cut about 10 billion yen (66.4 million pounds) in costs this fiscal year by reorganizing its network of television factories in Indonesia, China and Poland, the Nikkei said, citing company sources.Toshiba wants to make its TV operations profitable this year by overhauling its global production network and raising prices after the business lost ...
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Confederations Cup Japan are a work in progress
Yuto Nagatomo, left, and the Japan defence will have their hands full with Italy's Mario Balotelli, who will be a focal point on Wednesday. Eugene Hoshiko / AP ...
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Sony holds grand opening for branch in Taipeis Ximending
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Sony recently held a grand opening for a new retail store in Taipei's Ximending shopping district, inviting local celebrities Nick Chou (???) and Hannah Quinlivan (??) to help promote the ...
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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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