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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 ...

  • At the open TSX U.S. stocks slide as Nikkei plunge ignites fears

    U.S. and Canadian stock markets opened with steep losses, as a breathtaking plunge in Japanese stocks overnight created concern that it could foreshadow a broader correction in global equity markets. A surprisingly weak economic report out of China, along with heightened worries that the U.S. Federal Reserve may soon start curtailing its massive bond-buying program, have given investors reason ...

  • 80-year Japanese conquers Mt. Everest

    Kathamandu, May 23 : An 80-year-old Japanese climber, Yuichiro Miura, on Thursday set a new record as he became the oldest person in the world to reach the summit of the world's highest peak Mount ...

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Grease 2 [DVD]

Grease 2 [DVD]

There was a time when I might have tried to mount a vigorous defense for Grease 2, arguing that it is not nearly as bad as it is often made out to be. Following the original Grease, a Broadway hit and the most successful movie musical of all time, how could Grease 2 be anything but a disappointment? It lacked the star power of then-red-hot John Travolta, the chance to exploit ... ...

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  • Nikkei Tanks 7 U.S. Stocks Struggle For Support

    Ben Bernanke testifying in front of Congress followed by the Fed minutes. Many investors, I think, were wary of those two events given the recent rhetoric about QE tapering, and it appears big institutional players elected to take some profits before and during those events yesterday. World markets reacted overnight to the major reversal in U.S. markets yesterday and are down big this morning. ...

  • Japan stocks plunge 7

    A global rally in stocks came to an abrupt halt Thursday as a 7% plunge on Japan's Nikkei index unnerved investors in Europe and set the tone for a weak opening on Wall ...

  • NewsWatch Japan minister Not worried about day’s stock drop

    Japan's economy minister says the government is not worried about a sharp decline in share prices earlier in the day, as the move represented large-scale profit taking orders triggered by weak Chinese ...

  • Square Opens Up in Japan Its First Expansion Outside of North America

    Square is available in Japan with the support and partnership of Sumitomo Mitsui Card Corporation (SMCC). Responsible for introducing Visa to Japan, SMCC is widely recognized and respected for its ability to provide a wide range of solutions, including a comprehensive and highly secure credit card and payment ...

  • Japans Nikkei stock index dives 7.3 percent

    LONDON Financial markets around the world were roiled Thursday after Japanese stocks suffered their biggest slide since the country was hit by a devastating tsunami more than two years ago. Several reasons have been blamed for the 7.3 percent fall in the Nikkei index to 14,483.98, including a spike in Japanese government bond yields and unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing figures. Mixed ...

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