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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 ...

  • Japan Raises Economic View in May

    --Japan government upgrades economic assessment in May for first time in two months --Government raises views on exports, industrial production --Says economy picking up slowly TOKYO--The Japanese government upgraded its assessment of the domestic economy for the first time in two months in its May report, as a pick-up in exports fueled by the weak yen helped improve confidence in ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • Falling yen makes Japanese goods more affordable

    Attention, bargain-hunters: Japanese goods - from cars to televisions - are going on sale. Credit Japan's drive to pump cash into its economy to stimulate growth. The extra money flooding its financial system is helping shrink the value of the yen. A U.S. dollar now buys about 100 yen. Last fall, it bought fewer than 80. When the yen's value falls, many Japanese goods become less ...

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Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai) [DVD]

Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai) [DVD]

At its core, Akira Kurosawas Seven Samurai is little more than a great yarn extremely well spun. Its story is so simple, it can be summarized in a single sentence: Small Japanese farming village is threatened by bandits and hires seven ronin (masterless samurai) to protect them ... ...

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  • Nikkei hits fresh 5 12-yr high exporters up on weak yen upbeat U.S. data

    * Nikkei hits highest since Dec 2007 * Exporters lead gains * Report of Japan-India resuming talks on nuclear co-operation pact buoys By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, May 20 (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average surged to a fresh 5-1/2 year high on Monday morning, as further weakness in the yen and signs of an improving U.S. economy bolstered prospects for higher Japanese corporate earnings in the current ...

  • 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 ...

  • Japan stocks rally at open as exporters surge Nikkei Average up 0.8

    HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks jumped early Monday on an improved profit outlook, with another record finish for key U.S. benchmarks on Friday aiding several exporters although the yen rebounded from lows against the U.S. ...

  • 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 ...

  • Japan stocks jump in early trade on U.S. cues

    HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks jumped early Monday on an improved profit outlook, with another record finish for key U.S. benchmarks on Friday aiding several exporters although the yen rebounded from lows against the U.S. ...

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