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Japan MOF Confirms Didn Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
-(Dow Jones)- Japanese currency authorities didn't take any action in the foreign exchange market in November, according to data released by the Ministry of Finance.
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Japan withdraws from IMT too Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Two days before the expiration of its mandate to participate in the International Monitoring Team in the Mindanao peace process, Japan announced Friday that like Malaysia it was...
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Japanese production falls sharply Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
Japanese industrial output and consumer spending have fallen heavily as fears grow that the country is heading for a deep and prolonged recession. Industrial production fell by 3.1% in October compar...
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Nokia retreats from Japan mobile market Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
"); Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, plans to stop making phones for the Japan market, one of the largest in the world. The Finnish phone maker announced Thursday that it would stop m...
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846 foreigners prevented from illegally entering Japan under biometric ID system Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
A total of 846 foreigners have been prevented from illegally entering Japan over the past year following the introduction of biometric identification systems at airports across the country, according ...
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China to open direct flight between Changsha, Osaka Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
CHANGSHA, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- New direct air service from the central Chinese city of Changsha to Osaka, Japan, will begin on Dec. 27, a Chinese tourism official said Friday. China Southern Airlines ...
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Japan Pension Investment Fund reports 4.2 tril. yen loss in July-Sept.+ Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
July-Sept.+ (AP) - TOKYO, Nov. 28 (Kyodo)—(EDS: ADDING INFO) Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund on Friday reported a heavy market investment loss of 4,238.3 billion yen on sharp global st...
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China, Japan to cooperate more in energy conservation Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
China and Japan are getting closer in cooperation in energy conservation and sustainable development by signing a number of new contracts using Japan's technologies to cut China's energy consumption. ...
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Tokyo stocks close higher on late buying Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
Tokyo stocks remained flat and sluggish most of the trading time in the day but closed higher on late buying on Friday. The benchmark 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 138.88 points, or 1.66 perce...
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Japan to withdraw air defence force from Iraq by year-end Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada said the Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) will pull out from the war-ravaged country on completion of its five-year mission.The government said the decision to withdraw i...
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Japan announces end of air mission in Iraq Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
Japan announced Friday it would end its airlift operations in Iraq by the end of the year, citing security improvements and moves toward democracy in Iraq.The largely formal order to end the nation's ...
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Nokia to withdraw from Japan Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
HELSINKI: The world's leading mobile phone maker Nokia said yesterday it would stop selling and marketing its mobile devices in Japan because its market share there remained below expectations. "In t...
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Tokyo stocks end higher on outlook of economic measures - Summary Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
Tokyo - Tokyo stocks ended Friday trading higher as investors remained positive about the outlook of a series of economic measures across the world. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average gained 138.88 points, ...
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Japan to pull military from Iraq by year Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
Japan's PM Taro Aso says democracy has steadily developed in Iraq He also notes security has improved The ASDF, Japan's aviation wing, has flown between Baghdad and southern Iraq The unit has conducte...
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Tokyo stocks close higher on late buying Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
Global Financial Crisis TOKYO, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks remained flat and sluggish most of the trading time in the day but closed higher on late buying. The benchmark 225-issue Nikkei Stock...
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Japan to withdraw air defense troops from Iraq+ Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
TOKYO, Nov. 28 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: UPDATING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER'S ORDER) Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada on Friday ordered a unit of the Air Self-Defense Force to withdraw from Iraq, heraldin...
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Japan issues order for withdrawal of ASDF troops from Iraq+ Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
TOKYO, Nov. 28 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada on Friday ordered a unit of the Air Self-Defense Force to withdraw from Iraq. Beginning in March 2004, the ASDF initially airlifted ...
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Defense chief says Japan will not acquire new types of cluster bombs+ Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
TOKYO, Nov. 28 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada said Friday the Self- Defense Forces will not acquire new models of cluster bombs even though they would not be banned under a new a...
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Japan aims to share 2050 CO2 cut target with world at U.N. talks+ Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
TOKYO, Nov. 28 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Japan will seek to share with the world a target of reducing global greenhouse gas emissions by half by 2050 at the two-week U.N. climate change talks from Monday in...
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Labor ministry considering requiring companies to exempt parents from overtime work Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
The labor ministry plans to require business operators to exempt employees with a child under 3 from overtime work and allow them to work shorter hours, but companies are sure to object. The Mini...
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