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Japan’s cellphone lineups for summer 2013 — fit and focused
Lean and focused would be a good way to characterize the recently launched lineups from Japan's three top cellphone carriers. While NTT DoCoMo Inc. had released 18 kinds of smartphones last summer, it trimmed down to 9 for this ...
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Japans trade deficit hits $8.6B due to weaker yen
TOKYO -; Japan's trade deficit widened to a larger-than-expected 879.9 billion yen ($8.6 billion) in April as its weakening currency accentuated surging import ...
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RUBBER-Tokyo futures edge down BOJ in focus
(Refiles to clarify in paragraph 1 that yen has strengthened from 4-1/2 yr low) TOKYO, May 22 (Reuters) - Key Tokyo rubber futures extended declines on Wednesday on falling oil prices, while investors awaited the end of a Bank of Japan policy meeting for clues on whether the yen would continue to strengthen from last week's 4-1/2 year low versus the dollar. FUNDAMENTALS * The key ...
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Japan exports disappoint full benefits of weak yen yet to show
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports rose less than expected in April from a year earlier due to weak demand from Europe and China, highlighting the challenges confronting the world's third-biggest economy as policymakers try to engineer a sustained ...
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Tokyo stocks open up 0.39
TOKYO stocks have opened 0.39 per cent higher with investor sentiment staying bullish after US shares closed at new all-time highs and despite worse-than-expected Japanese trade ...
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Japan stocks climb Mitsubishi Motors Sony jump
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks extended gains early Wednesday, with exporters spurred after two Federal Reserve members suggested the central bank wasn't close to slowing monetary stimulus in the U.S. The Nikkei Stock ...
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Japans trade deficit widens as imports surge
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japan's trade deficit widened sharply in April, as export growth was tepid while imports surged, according to Finance Ministry data released Wednesday. The trade gap grew to 880 billion yen ($8.6 billion) from March's 364 billion deficit, as exports rose just 3.8% from a year earlier, well below Dow Jones Newswires and Reuters forecasts for a gain of 5% and ...
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Japans trade deficit expands 70 in April
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's trade deficit expanded a worse-than-expected 70 percent on year to $8.6 billion in April, government data showed Wednesday, as a weaker yen made imports costlier.The monthly trade deficit came to 879.9 billion yen ($8.6 billion), 69.7 percent higher than the year-before deficit of 518.4 billion yen, finance ministry data showed.The deficit was the biggest for the month ...
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Fish-gulping cormorants maneuvered by a fisherman duck underwater to catch sweetfish in the Chikugogawa river.
ASAKURA, Fukuoka Prefecture--The reflection of 3,000 fireworks colored the surface of the Chikugogawa river in the Harazuru hot springs area of Haki district here on May 20, commemorating the opening of the "ukai" traditional cormorant fishing season and heralding the start of ...
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Japan Trade Deficit Y879.936 Billion In April
Japan saw a merchandise trade deficit of 879.936 billion yen in April, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday.That missed forecasts for a shortfall of 620.6 billion yen following the downwardly revised deficit of 364.0 billion yen in March.Exports were up 3.8 percent on year, also missing forecasts for a gain of 5.4 percent after adding 1.1 percent in the previous month.Imports climbed an ...
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Japans Nikkei rises 0.3 in opening minutes
NASDAQ traded symbols and their current financial status. Intraday data delayed 15 minutes for Nasdaq, and 20 minutes for other exchanges. S&P/Dow Jones Indices (SM) from Dow Jones & Company, Inc. SEHK intraday data is provided by SIX Financial Information and is at least 60-minutes delayed. All quotes are in local exchange ...
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Nikkei rises to 5-12-year high ahead of BOJ outcome
TOKYO, May 22 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average climbed to a 5-1/2-year high on Wednesday, ahead of the outcome of the Bank of Japan meeting, buoyed by the U.S. Dow Jones and S&P 500 indexes closing at record highs. The Nikkei rose 0.5 percent to 15,455.37, its highest since December 2007, while the broader Topix gained 0.5 percent to ...
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Japan Hotel trading and investment market likely to exhibit further improvements.
Jones Lang LaSalle releases Hotel Intelligence Japan 2013 research report.Jones Lang LaSalle's Hotels & Hospitality Group is pleased to announce that Hotel Intelligence Japan 2013 has been released today. ...
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Japans Nikkei set to rise ahead of BOJ meeting
TOKYO, May 22 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average is likely to open higher on Wednesday, ahead of the outcome of the Bank of Japan meeting, buoyed by the U.S. Dow Jones and S&P 500 indexes closing at record highs on Federal Reserve officials' reassurance on the central bank's stimulus programme. The Nikkei is likely to trade between 15,350 and 15,550, strategists said, while Nikkei ...
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Accenture Secures Tokyo Govt Job
( ) has secured a big job order from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government ("TMG"). As per the new task order, Accenture has been entrusted by TMG with the responsibility of recruiting 10 or more foreign companies to establish their Asian regional headquarters or research and development (R&D) centers in Tokyo's Special Zone by the end of Mar 2014. By using its management ...
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PARC Expands Japan Presence With New Tokyo Office
Tokyo business to continue its successful work in the region. PARC delivers custom R&D, Innovation Services, technology, expertise, best practices, and intellectual property, and works with Fortune 500 and Global 1000 companies, startups, and government agencies. PARC recently ...
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Prepping for the BOJ Nikkei
After rising to its highest level since 2008, the Nikkei traded sideways on Tuesday ahead oif the BOJ meeting tomorrow. The BOJ is not expected to alter policy after its enormous injection of stimulus at the April meeting. This makes BOJ Governor Kuroda's comments after the meeting at 0730 BST/ 0230 ET, even more important. Traders will be trying to gauge from Kuroda 1, the BOJ's view ...
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Dow Jones industrial average posts 22nd high of the year
Federal Reserve presidents and sent the Dow Jones industrial average to its 22nd high of the year Tuesday. Regional Fed Presidents James Bullard ...
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Bank of Japan may seek to ease bond market jitters policy seen on hold
Reuters © Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda arrives at the G7 Finance Ministers meeting in Aylesbury, southern England May 10, 2013. REUTERS/Alastair ...
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Japan Rate Decision On Tap For Wednesday
The Bank of Japan is on Wednesday scheduled to conclude its monetary policy meeting and then announce its decision on interest rates, highlighting a modest day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. The BoJ is widely expected to hold rates at 0.10 percent, although some additional stimulus may be introduced.Japan also will see April figures for imports, exports and trade balance. Imports are ...
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Cardiffs Bradley Davies picked to captain Wales on tour to Japan
Bradley Davies, of Cardiff Blues, has been named as Wales captain for the tour of Japan after a period in the wilderness. Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty ...
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Sony to assess spin-off proposal for entertainment business Nikkei
(Reuters) - Sony Corp is considering evaluating a proposal from top shareholder Third Point LLC to spin off part of its movie and music business, Japanese daily Nikkei ...
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In Japan Citizen Radiation-Tracking Project Goes Big Time
A post-Fukushima effort to crowdsource radiation data in Japan has since become the largest source of radiation data in the country. And it’s now set to expand to other parts of the world. Catherine Winter reports from ...
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China-Japan trade will pick up report
/enpproperty--> Economic and trade cooperation between China and Japan will get back on track if there is no further deterioration of the countries' already strained ties, leading Chinese think tanks said in an annual report released on Tuesday. The row over ...
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Hashimoto brings South Korea into fray
South Korean soldiers were guilty of abusing women in wartime, Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) coleader and Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto said in comments reported Tuesday, days after provoking a storm by labeling sex slaves a military necessity. In a remark likely to fuel outrage and further stoke tensions in an already uneasy relationship, Hashimoto said the South Korean military ...
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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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