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February beer shipments fall 6.3% in Japan+ Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
TOKYO, March 10 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Domestic shipments of beer and beer-like drinks dropped 6.3 percent in February from a year earlier to 29.25 million cases, hitting the lowest level for February ...
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Japan Gasoline Stocks Down 61,703 KL On Week At 2.19 Million KL Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Crude stocks held by Japanese refiners increased by 1,111,430 kiloliters on week to 14.95 million kiloliters, or 94.01 million barrels, PAJ said.
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Want BOJ To Support Economy Via Appropriate Policy Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
-(Dow Jones)- Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Wednesday he wants the Bank of Japan to support the economy through appropriate monetary policy.
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Japan Jan Machine Orders Ease 3.7% On Month Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
(RTTNews) - Core machinery orders in Japan were down a seasonally adjusted 3.7 percent in January compared to the previous month, the Cabinet Office said on Wednesday. That was roughly in line with ...
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3D TV What's Sony and Samsung up to Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
A model wearing a pair of 3D glasses poses next to Sony Corp's new 3D Bravia television during an unveiling in Tokyo March 9. Sony will launch 3D televisions in June, entering an increasingly crowded ...
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Japan must correct inconsistency in non-nuclear principles Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
TOKYO — Confirming the existence of a secret Japan-U.S. pact that led Tokyo to allow nuclear-armed U.S. vessels to visit Japanese ports was the first challenge that Foreign Minister Katsuya Oka...
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Japanese premier backs nuclear and rail exports Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Submit your comment Former French president Charles de Gaulle once labelled a Japanese premier a "transistor salesman". Now Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is hawking bullet trains and nuclear plants af...
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Tokyo stocks open slightly higher on modest Wall Street gains, weaker yen+ Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
yen+ (AP) - TOKYO, March 10 (Kyodo)—Tokyo stocks opened marginally higher Wednesday with investors somewhat encouraged by a slightly weaker yen versus the U.S. dollar and modest gains on Wall ...
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The world's largest DNA model at Konan University in Kobe Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
KOBE--A 22.54-meter-high model of a DNA molecule built by Konan University has been recognized as the world's largest by Guinness World Records. The model, completed in May last year, reproduces ...
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Secret nuke pact hushed up for decades Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada announces on Tuesday the results of an investigation into secret pacts between Japan and the United States. (THE ASAHI SHIMBUN)
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Research group high on 'cerebral marijuana' find Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Japanese scientists have identified the chemical makeup of a compound in the brain that creates effects similar to those of marijuana, a discovery that could eventually help people lose weight, kick s...
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Japan's share to fall Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
China's automobile sales will continue to post double-digit growth, but Japanese manufacturers will likely see their share shrink in the world's biggest market, a Chinese industry official said. ...
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TSE raps Fujitsu over disclosure Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
The Tokyo Stock Exchange reprimanded Fujitsu Ltd. on Tuesday for failing to provide "an appropriate explanation" on the resignation of its president last September. The TSE summoned officials of ...
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Toyota, Japan Inc. need strategic gear change Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
I was in Washington, D.C., recently while congressional hearings were held into the massive recalls announced by Toyota Motor Corp. I sensed that public sentiment in the United States was rapidly...
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Japan Corporate Goods Prices Rise 0.1% On Month Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
(RTTNews) - An index measuring domestic corporate goods prices was up 0.1 percent in February compared to the previous month, the Bank of Japan said on Wednesday, standing at 102.5.That was exactly i...
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Japanese Market Pares Early Gains Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
(RTTNews) - After a weak start, the Japanese stock market moved higher on Wednesday as a weaker yen and the modestly positive close on Wall Street overnight prompted investors to go in for some buyin...
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Trucker busted with 260 stolen undies Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
SAGA (Kyodo) Kenichi Ikeda of the city of Nagasaki has carried around three bags and a secret he could not tell his family at home — inside the bags were hundreds of women's undergarments that h...
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Pet shop manager caught stealing penguin from Japanese zoo Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Photo: PA A security guard at the Nagasaki Bio Park noticed Akira Honda, 24, ushering the Humboldt Penguin into his suitcase in January. According to the zoo, the penguin is worth about Y400,00...
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Japan reveals secret Cold War pacts on US nuclear weapons Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
JAPAN has confirmed for the first time the existence of secret Cold War-era pacts with the United States that allowed nuclear-armed warships to enter Japanese ports in violation of Tokyo's post-war pr...
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Japan shares edge up as technology stocks advance Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Japanese shares traded modestly higher Wednesday morning in Tokyo, finding support from technology stocks and some financial shares. The Nikkei 225 Average was up 0.1% at 10,579...
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