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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 ...

  • 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 rise on weaker yen banks drop

    HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks on Thursday sidestepped concerns that the U.S. Federal Reserve may downscale its monetary stimulus to rise further toward multiyear highs, with a weakened yen giving several exporters a lift and offsetting losses in banks. The Nikkei Stock ...

  • Tokyo stocks open up 0.72

    TOKYO stocks have opened 0.72 per cent higher after the yen fell against the dollar on signals that the US Federal Reserve could soon scale back its aggressive stimulus measures. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index, which closed at its best level in more than five years on Wednesday, added 112.72 points to 15,739.98 at the start on Thursday. The rise came despite the Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

  • Nikkei climbs to fresh 5-12-year high buoyed by weaker yen

    TOKYO, May 23 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average scaled fresh 5-1/2-year highs on Thursday, aided by currency-sensitive exporters as the yen weakened against the dollar after U.S. Federal Reserve chief suggested the central bank could scale back stimulus in coming months. The Nikkei climbed 0.8 percent to 15,744.30 after trading as high as 15,777.11, its highest since December 2007. The ...

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  • Japan ponders direct talks with Pyongyang

    /enpproperty--> Japan is considering direct talks with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the government said on Wednesday, adding momentum to the cause after a top level aide to the prime minister made a surprise trip to Pyongyang. Bilateral talks are on the table as Tokyo seeks to salve the running sore of abductions of its nationals by DPRK spies in the 1970s and ...

  • Mitsubishi weighs steps toward resumption of dividend -sources

    By Kentaro Sugiyama and Yoko Kubota Wed May 22, 2013 7:32pm EDT May 22 (Reuters) - Mitsubishi Motors Corp is taking steps toward resuming dividend payments after nearly a decade-long turnaround bankrolled by other Mitsubishi group companies, according to people with direct knowledge of the plans. Specifically, Mitsubishi Motors is considering asking shareholders to approve plans for a 10-for-1 ...

  • Nikkei set to pull back from 5-12-year highs on Bernanke remarks

    TOKYO, May 23 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average is expected to retreat from a 5-1/2-year high on Thursday after U.S. Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke suggested the central bank could scale back stimulus in coming months. The Nikkei is likely to trade between 15,550 and 15,700, strategists said, while Nikkei futures in Chicago closed at 15,640 on Wednesday, down 0.2 percent from the Osaka ...

  • CAROL LINK Exquisite Japanese maples provide beauty colors

    CAROL LINK | SPECIAL TO THE TIMES This planting bed in the walking garden on the slope out front contains three Japanese maples: a green-foliaged tree on each end and a small red laceleaf tree in the middle. In this area of the garden, large shade trees tower over the planting beds, helping to provide afternoon shade for the group of smaller ...

  • Congressman Huelskamp discusses Kansas beef with Japanese ambassador

    Congressman Tim Huelskamp, R-KS, was Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae’s guest at the residence of the ambassador of Japan. Japan recently raised the age cap on its beef imports from 20 months of age to 30 months. The U.S. Meat Export Federation projects this change will increase U.S. beef exports to Japan by 45 percent in 2013. Huelskamp issued the following statement: ';I’m ...

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