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Japan sinks Singapore at Sudirman Cup
Japan showed all-round strength by sweeping aside Singapore 5-0 in their group match at the Sudirman Cup here Monday. Hiroyuki Endo and Kenichi Hayakawa made it 1-0 for Japan in the men's doubles by beating Chrisnanta Danny Bawa and Terry Zhao 21-7, 21-18. World No.24 Gu Juan of Singapore was beaten by No.10 Minatsu Mitani at 21-10, 21-19 in women's singles while in men's singles, Derek Wong ...
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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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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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Nikkei slips from 5-12-year high on stall in yen weakness
TOKYO, May 21 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average eased from a 5-1/2-year high on Tuesday as Wall Street ended flat and the dollar slipped against the yen on caution before U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony. The Nikkei fell 0.6 percent to 15,269.85, while the broader Topix index dipped 0.2 percent to ...
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- Japan finance minister wants BOJ to have thorough dialogue with government bond market
- Japan Stimulus measures boost factories and exports
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- Japan finance minister wants BOJ to have thorough dialogue with government bond market

