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Tokyo stocks rally on renewed policy hope US data
Tokyo stocks gained 1.47 percent Monday as investors took a positive view of Tokyo's growth policy while strong US data and the weaker yen continued to add fizz. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index soared 222.69 points to 15,360.81, the best close since December 2007. The Topix index of all first-section issues climbed 1.30 percent or 16.27 points to 1,269.51. The headline index rallied as the ...
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Japan raises economic assessment
(8 mins ago) Japan raised its economic assessment in its May report -- the first lift in two months. The report shows that the economy is slowly recovering, except some vulnerable ...
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Nikkei rallies at close
(27 mins ago) Stocks in Tokyo gained 1.47 percent as investors renewed their hopes for Tokyo's growth policy while strong US data and the weaker yen continued to encourage investors. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index soared 222.69 points to 15,360.81, the best close since December 2007. The Topix index of all first-section issues climbed 1.30 percent or 16.27 points to 1,269.51. ...
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Japan upgrades economic outlook as Abes policies take hold
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe smiles as he delivers a speech to business leaders and scholars during a meeting hosted by Japan Akademeia in Tokyo May 17, ...
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Japan Upgrades Economic View Amid Export Recovery
economy for the first time in two months, as a weak yen helped revive the country's exports and factory output. "The Japanese economy is picking up slowly," the Cabinet Office said in its May monthly report. This was an upgrade from previous month's assessment when it said that economy was showing "signs of picking up while weakness can be seen in some ...
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Nikkei hits new 5 12-yr high on weak yen signs of improving economy
TOKYO, May 20 (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average surged to a fresh 5-1/2 year high on Monday, buoyed by further weakness in the yen and as the Japanese government raised its assessment of the economy in May for the first time in two months. Signs of an improving U.S. economy and Wall Street's record closing high on Friday cemented the positive mood. The Nikkei climbed 1.5 percent to ...
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Tokyo stocks rise 1.38pc by break
7 TOKYO: Tokyo stocks gained 1.38 percent Monday morning, with investors encouraged by strong US data and the weaker yen.The benchmark Nikkei 225 index soared 208.89 points to 15,347.01 by the break while the Topix index of all first-section issues climbed 1.38 percent or 17.29 points to 1,270.53.Kenichi Hirano, a market analyst at Tachibana Securities said the market mood was lively."Ever ...
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Tokyo stocks open up 0.81pc
1 TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened 0.81 percent higher on Monday, buoyed by a weaker yen and gains in US and overseas stock markets last week.The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 122.49 points at 15,260.61 at the start."Bullish equities markets and the progressively weaker yen should help drive the market to a fresh multi-year high after much profit-taking in the last several sessions," ...
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Tokyo stocks end 0.16 lower
Tokyo stocks have closed 0.16 per cent lower on profit-booking after recent gains prompted by expectations that the yen would continue to weaken and benefit Japanese exporters.The benchmark Nikkei 225 index, which hit a more than five-year high yesterday, ended down 23.79 points to 14,758.42 today, while the Topix index of all first-section shares eased 0.11 per cent, or 1.40 points, to ...
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Majority reject Japan mayors comments on comfort women poll
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 Monday ...
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Accenture Selected by Tokyo Metropolitan Government to Recruit Foreign Companies to Locate Their Asian Regional ...
Accenture ( ) has been selected by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) to recruit 10 or more foreign companies to establish their Asian regional headquarters or research and development (R&D) centers in Tokyo's Special Zone for Asian Headquarters by March 2014. The TMG plans to recruit 500 foreign companies, with an initial target of establishing 50 regional headquarters, in ...
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Hezbollah guerrillas join Syrian Army in attack on rebel-held Qusair
War zone: This citizen journalism image provided by Qusair Lens shows Syrians inspecting the rubble of damaged buildings following airstrikes by government forces on Qusair on Saturday. | ...
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Sub lurking near Okinawa identified but Onodera mum
Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said Monday the government has identified the country whose submarine was detected while submerged the previous day near Okinawa and will call for such encroachments to cease. Onodera did not disclose the country, saying the vessel did not intrude into Japanese territorial waters, but a government source said Sunday that the sub apparently belongs to the ...
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Nippon Yusen Soars as LPG Rates Rise Most on Record Tokyo Mover
Nippon Yusen K.K. (9101) , the world's largest publicly traded operator of liquefied petroleum gas ships, surged the most in more than four years ...
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Bank of Japan raises economic outlook
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- The Bank of Japan said in its May report issued Monday that the nation's economy was slowly improving, marking an upgrade from its views in the April update, according to reports. The previous outlook had mentioned signs of recovery but with weak spots, a Reuters report said, while Dow Jones Newswires said the upgrade was the first in two months. Japanese stocks ...
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Russia Japan try to bridge gaps on thorny issues
MOSCOW, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Russia and Japan managed to move their positions closer on certain issues, pledging to speed up talks on reaching a peace treaty for the first time since the end of WWII, as leaders of the two countries met here on Monday. Following his talks with visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters that they have instructed ...
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Nikkei bounces by break
(2 mins ago) Stocks in Tokyo gained 1.38 percent with investors encouraged by strong US data and the weaker yen. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index soared 208.89 points to 15,347.01 by the break while the Topix index of all first-section issues climbed 1.38 percent or 17.29 points to ...
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Goldman Sachs to Invest in Japan Green Energy
TOKYO – Goldman Sachs plans to pour about Y300 billion ($2.9 billion) into Japanese renewable energy projects over the next five years, having determined that a long-term scheme here to buy renewables at fixed rates will provide a stable source of income, the Nikkei reported in its Monday morning edition.The U.S. investment bank recently set up a wholly owned renewable energy management ...
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Japan fleets to visit Myanmar in October
A fleet of three training ships carrying young officers of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force will visit Myanmar in early October, Japan's Jiji press quoted informed sources as saying Monday. They will be the first MSDF ships to make a port visit in the Southeast Asian country, according to the sources. Myanmar is located in a strategically important area near a key sea lane leading ...
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Japan to outperform Korea in GDP growth
Japan's economic growth rate is expected to surpass that of Korea for the first time in 15 years as the world's third-largest economy gains momentum based on the yen's rapid depreciation. Japan's economy has been recording unexpected growth over the last couple of years, while Korea has been performing below market expectations, according to data from central banks in Korea ...
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Tokyo Manufacturer Closes On Purchase Of Pratt Land-Turbine Business
Pratt & WhitneyThe garage in Montclair New Jersey where the initial design drawings for Pratt's first engine were started. Work on the engine then moved to East ...
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Asia Markets Japan stocks rally but Korean shares underperform
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks rallied to lead Asian markets higher Monday, tracking a positive global lead after U.S. indexes notched another record finish on Friday, although South Korean shares underperformed, weighed by geopolitical ...
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Japan government upgrades economic assessment for first time in two months
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government upgraded its assessment of the economy in May for the first time in two months, in a sign growth is accelerating as exports and factory output pick ...
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Japans low-cost carriers looking to open new domestic intl routes
Japan's three low-cost carriers, coming off a successful Golden Week holiday period, are hoping to increase demand by opening up new routes. Now better known to the public after roughly a year in business, domestic budget carriers are expected to meet with more competition from foreign airlines. Peach Aviation--the nation's first LCC to take to the skies--logged 69,000 customers from ...
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Tokyo stocks open up 0.81
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 122.49 points at 15,260.61 at the start on Monday."Bullish equities markets and the progressively weaker yen should help drive the market to a fresh multi-year high after much profit-taking in the last several sessions," said Hiroichi Nishi, general manager of equities at SMBC Nikko Securities.US stocks closed another week of record highs on Friday ...
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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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