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  • April sees Japan trade deficit jump to 879.9bn yen April sees Japan trade deficit jump to 879.9bn yen

    TOKYO - Japan's trade deficit rose substantially more than expected in the month April to 879.9 billion yen ($8.6 billion), which is a 70% jump over the trade deficit during the corresponding month a year earlier, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.. The deficit, for the tenth consecutive month, was wider than what many economists had forecast. A survey from the Nikkei business daily ...

  • Japanese economy has begun to recover central bank

    Japan's central bank said Wednesday that it will continue pursuing its current stimulus program and that the country's economy "has begun to recover" thanks to a reversal in the decline of exports, which account for 40 percent of Japanese GDP. "Domestic demand remains resilient due to the effects of the monetary relaxation measures" and the recently-approved stimulus policies, the Bank of Japan ...

  • UN agency to open nuclear emergency preparedness centre in Fukushima UN agency to open nuclear emergency preparedness centre in Fukushima

    22 May 2013 150 Experts from the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are heading to Japan to launch an emergency preparedness and response centre in Fukushima, the coastal city devastated two years ago when a massive earthquake and tsunami set off meltdowns at a nuclear power plant. The IAEA, supported by the Government of Japan, will designate a new Response and ...

  • Japan stocks dive after benchmark bond yield spike

    BANGKOK -; Japan's benchmark stock index has plummeted after a spike in government bond yields and unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing spooked ...

  • Tokyo stock market plummets more than 7 as China worries prompt rout

    A woman walks past an electronic board displaying a graph showing the dramatic downturn of Japan's Nikkei average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, May 23, 2013. (Toru ...

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  • Japan bond yields jump following Fed comments

    TOKYO -; Yields on 10-year Japanese government bonds briefly topped 1 percent for the first time in a year on Thursday, unnerving some investors at a time when Japan's already overburdened government finances are vulnerable to rises in interest rates. Japanese shares fell ...

  • Japan Bond Yields Spike Again 10-Year at 1

    Japanese government bond (JGB) yields soared to 1 percent on Thursday, their highest level in a year, prompting the Bank of Japan to hold true to its promise of taking action to stabilize an incredibly volatile bond market. Analysts expected the market volatility to last for a while, but added that buying by domestic pension funds and the central bank should help keep a lid on yields. Benchmark ...

  • Japanese 80 becomes oldest atop Qomolangma

    A team of climbers, including 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer Yuichiro Miura, stand on the summit of Qomolangma, in this photo taken by Kyodo May 23, 2013. Miura, who has had four heart surgeries, reached the top of Qomolangma on Thursday, becoming the oldest person to conquer the world's highest mountain. He took the standard southeast ridge route pioneered by Sir Edmund Hillary and ...

  • Everest Japanese Man Oldest To Reach Summit

    An 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer has become the oldest man to reach the top of Mount Everest - but his record may be short-lived. Yuichiro Miura said: "This is the world's best feeling." But confessed to feeling "totally exhausted". Mr Miura had previously conquered the 8,850-metre (29,035-foot) peak when he was 70 and again when he was 75. The climber and ...

  • Stock futures drop on Japan volatility China data

    surge in bond yields in that country, mirroring action seen in the U.S. a day prior on worries the Federal Reserve could begin tapering its bond buys in the coming months. The Bank of Japan announced a fund-supplying operated in reaction to recent turbulence in the bond market. European stock markets were also setting up for heavy losses after U.S. stocks slid on reaction to testimony by Federal ...

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