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Nikkei expected to edge down on Feds stimulus signals
TOKYO, June 20 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average is expected to lose ground on Thursday after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank could trim its bond buying programme later this year, but losses may be contained by a weakening yen. Market players said the Nikkei was likely to trade between 13,000 to 13,300 on Thursday after rising 1.8 percent at 13,245 in ...
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Japan finds its land in China
For decades, China and Japan have not been able to settle the dispute on the Diaoyu Islands (Senkaku). Both countries consider the islands their own territory and find various historical reasons to prove their rightness. Numerous talks and meetings were conducted at the highest level, but the issue remains unresolved. A month ago, the territorial dispute flared up again. What can it lead ...
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No we cant - Japans conservative values collide with plan to mobilise women for economy
TOKYO (Reuters) - Days after Kaoru Shimada and other Japanese mothers rallied in Tokyo this year to press for more public daycare, she was shocked to read a local politician's blog blasting their "shameless" demands and asserting kids should be raised at ...
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AIRSHOW-Lockheed Mitsubishi sign deal for F-35 assembly in Japan
Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:02pm EDT PARIS, June 19 (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp has signed a contract with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd to begin work on a final assembly and checkout plant (FACO) for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in Japan, the top U.S. arms maker said on Wednesday. Steve O'Bryan, Lockheed vice president of the $392 billion F-35 program, announced the contract agreement at ...
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Asian stocks mixed ahead of Fed announcement Nikkei rallies on exports
Asian stocks were mixed on Wednesday ahead of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s speech later in the day. The U.S. Federal Reserve two-day meeting ends today and investors are looking for clues on the outlook for ...
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Sell-off-plan hedge fund increases its stake in Japans Sony report
TOKYO -- The hedge fund that has called on Sony to list part of its profitable entertainment arm has boosted its stake in the company, a report said Tuesday, days ahead of a shareholders' ...
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Japan to maintain spending at FY2013 level-Nikkei
June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 3:00pm EDT June 19 (Reuters) - Japan plans to cap spending, excluding debt payments, at the current level of about 70 trillion yen ($736.80 billion) for the next two fiscal years as part of efforts by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to improve fiscal health, the Nikkei reported. Ministries and agencies will be asked to tighten their belts to curb any rise in social ...
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Diverted United 787 passengers on way to Tokyo
SEATTLE -; Passengers from a United Airlines Denver-to-Tokyo flight that diverted to Seattle Tuesday when the Boeing 787 had an oil filter issue are on their way ...
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Kuwaits trade surplus with Japan widens for 1st time in 3 months
WAM TOKYO, June 19, 2013 (WAM) -- Kuwait's trade surplus with Japan jumped 26.4 percent in May to JPY 107.7 billion (USD 1.1 billion) from a year earlier, expanding for the first time since February. Kuwait maintained black ink with Japan for the 64th consecutive month, Kuwait News Agency, KUNA, quoted the Finance Ministry as saying on Wednesday. Kuwait's overall exports to Japan ...
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After The Obama-Xi Summit Pressure On Japan To Concede On SenkakuDiaoyu
Washington , D.C. in February to meet President Obama, he was given only one hour forty-five minutes of Obama's time. During the just concluded G8 summit in Northern Ireland there was no Obama-Abe meeting. Leading up to the summit, the White House brusquely rebutted the Japanese foreign ministry's supplications, agreeing finally only to announce that the two would "meeting ...
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Overnighter Chasing Waves South of Tokyo
From the portside window of the 19-seat passenger plane, the island of Niijima, 100 miles southeast of Tokyo, looked like any other tropical paradise. There were volcanic mountaintops wreathed in white clouds, valleys of verdant green jungle, and beaches filled with sand so bright and white the whole coastline looked as if it had been sketched out in ...
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Japan finalises new nuclear safety regulations
James Vincent is a journalist for The Independent covering science and technology. In the past he has written freelance for Wired, the New Statesman and the Financial ...
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Japan Agrees Nuclear Power Plant Safety Rules
Japan's nuclear watchdog has approved new safety requirements for atomic power plants, paving the way for the reopening of facilities shut down since the Fukushima disaster. The new measures, approved by the Nuclear Regulation Authority, will take effect on July 8 when operators will be able to apply for inspections. If plants pass the inspections - a process expected to take several ...
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Tokyo Dreamliner flight from Denver must land in Seattle
< 200){ requestedWidth = 200; } Just one week after the much-heralded inaugural flight of the Denver-to-Tokyo nonstop flight began, a Tokyo-bound 787 Dreamliner made an emergency landing in Seattle less than four hours after taking off from Denver.United Airlines Flight 139 took off at 1:19 p.m. MDT Tuesday from Denver International Airport headed for Narita International Airport but was ...
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Japan to Overhaul Nuclear Safety Guidelines
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Strontium in groundwater at No. 1 soars
The Nuclear Regulation Authority officially approves new safety requirements for reactors aimed at preventing disasters like the catastrophe at the Fukushima No. 1 power ...
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North vows to kill authors of report that Kim dished out Hitler ‘guidebook’
North Korea has angrily denied a report that its ruler used Adolf Hitler’s memoir as a leadership guide, and threatened to kill its authors. The article by New Focus International, an online news portal run by North Korean defectors, said Kim Jong Un had given copies of ';Mein Kampf'; to his top officials, urging them to study it as a leadership manual. Kim handed out ...
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Turkey’s ‘Standing Man’ spurs new form of protest
The Nuclear Regulation Authority officially approves new safety requirements for reactors aimed at preventing disasters like the catastrophe at the Fukushima No. 1 power ...
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Fuji traffic jam to grow even worse this season
The big picture: A mother and daughter walk on the shore of Lake Kawaguchi at the foot of Mount Fuji in Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Sunday. | ...
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U.S. Treasury chief ‘fixes’ unusual signature scribble
Oooooooo la la!: The signatures of U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew from a Sept. 21, 2011, memo posted on the White House website (top) and on the 2013 Financial Stability Oversight Council report. | ...
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Soggy British weather likely to last for years
The best advice for visitors to Britain — pack an umbrella — is more vital than ever. Weather scientists said Tuesday that a country that has been unusually soggy in recent years is not likely to dry out soon, and a warm Atlantic Ocean may be to blame. Meteorologists from around Britain met to discuss why this traditionally temperate country has recently experienced icy winters, ...
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We’re not all male or female New South Wales court rules
The Nuclear Regulation Authority officially approves new safety requirements for reactors aimed at preventing disasters like the catastrophe at the Fukushima No. 1 power ...
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N.Z. emerges as guinea pig for global tech firms
The Japanese general public's interest in the global warming issue has been sagging of late, and few LDP government leaders appear ready to try to prop it ...
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Peer pressure drives applause study
Sheep mentality?: Actor Jackie Chan claps with other Chinese delegates Tuesday at the opening of a film festival in New Delhi. New research shows that individuals feel pressure to join people clapping, even if they don't agree with the sentiment. | ...
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Woman finds calling in aging district
Working woman: Nabi Togo serves meals using vegetables donated by neighbors and fish purchased nearby at a restaurant she operates in a refurbished home in Fukutsu, Fukuoka Prefecture, in April. | ...
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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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