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  • Japanese man becomes oldest person to climb Everest at 80

    A former extreme skier became the oldest person to climb Mount Everest on Thursday at the age of 80. Japanese Yuichiro Miura also conquered the 29,028ft peak at 70 and 75, the Mirror reported. But his record may not last, his old rival Min Bahadur Sherchan, 81, is hot on his heels. Miura said that he never imagined he could make it to the top of Mount Everest at age 80. He first broke the ...

  • 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 ...

  • Nikkei advances 2pc by break

    (45 mins ago) Tokyo stocks surged in the morning, staging a rebound from the previous day's plunge, the worst one-day drop for the benchmark Nikkei index since Japan's March 2011 quake-tsunami disaster. The Nikkei, which tumbled 7.3 percent yesterday, was 2.65 percent, or 383.92 points, higher at 14,867.90 by the break after jumping more than three percent in the first few minutes of ...

  • Tokyo stocks rebound by break

    TOKYO stocks surged on Friday morning, staging a rebound from the previous day's plunge, the worst one-day drop for the benchmark Nikkei index since Japan's March 2011 quake-tsunami ...

  • Japan’s Abe reiterates commitment to reforms

    TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Responding to the recent sharp increases in long-term interest rates, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reiterated his commitment to fiscal consolidation, as he tried to put aside any doubts about his resolve to undertake painful ...

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

While it isnt nearly as bad as being stuck on a planet full of wookies and lame C-grade guest stars for Life Day, the new animated feature Star Wars: The Clone Wars should take its place as one of the worst offshoots of George Lucass seemingly never-ending empi ... ...

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  • Nikkei recoups some of Thursdays 7.3 percent dive bull run seen intact

    Reuters © Members of the media crowd around passers-by walking in front of an electronic stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Toru ...

  • Revived Japan can be a force for good says its prime minister

    Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made an impassioned defence last night of his economic policies, arguing that a revived Japan can and will be a force for good in the world. It will be better poised to contribute to Asia's economic dynamism and to ensure the rule of law in the international arena, he contended. Speaking to a room of visiting foreign dignitaries - including Prime ...

  • Japan China must put aside differences

    Japan and China must put aside their differences over territorial claims and consider their relations from a broader perspective, experts said at an international conference in Tokyo to discuss the future of Asia. Political tensions between the two biggest economies in north- east Asia over the ownership of the Senkaku islands (Diaoyu to the Chinese) and other historical issues dominated much ...

  • Japan stocks rebound after slump Nikkei up 3.2

    +2.78% climbing 3.2% after diving 7.3% in the previous session, prompted by some relief buying amid expectations that the rally that began late last year may have further to go. The broader ...

  • ASIA MARKETS Japan Stocks Recover Modestly After Steep Sell-off

    HONG KONG – Japanese stocks jumped Friday to stage a modest recovery, with relief buying emerging after the extreme losses they suffered the previous day, amid expectations that the rally that began late last year may have further to go.The Nikkei Stock Average climbed 3% after diving 7.3% in the previous session, while the broader Topix advanced 2.6% after Thursday's 6.9% ...

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