Tokyo Informer

Tokyo plunges more than 7% as Asian markets fall HONG KONG: Asian markets fell on Thursday, with Tokyo plunging more than seven per cent as investors took profits after weak Chinese data and signs the US Federal Reserve could start tapering off its massive stimulus measures. Tokyo dropped on record … Full News here – [...]

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Tokyo, Seoul hold 'ugly' nuclear option North Korea's nuclear weapons program is undermining regional stability in Northeast Asia, with the present crisis on the Korean Peninsula again prompting the neighboring states into seriously reconsidering their national security policies. This is … Full News here – Read more on Asia Times Online

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Flawed strategy, mistakes jeopardizing Tokyo's bid to host 2020 Olympics Have you ever given your best effort while striving to achieve something but felt like what you were doing was futile? That's the feeling I'm getting about Tokyo's bid to host the 2020 Olympics. With just over three months to go until the IOC votes [...]

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GS Yuasa Gains After United Restarts 787 Flights: Tokyo Mover The Kyoto-based company climbed 17 percent, its daily limit and the most since November 2008, to 558 yen as of the close of trading in Tokyo. ANA Holdings Inc. (9202), the biggest operator of Dreamliners, rose 2.3 percent to 223 yen. United became the … [...]

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Tokyo Tourism by the Sea: Stunning Bridge, Statue of Liberty, Beach Area and … Odaiba in Tokyo really stands out because of the unique architecture, the stunning Rainbow Bridge, the Statue of Liberty, relaxing walkways by the sea, the unusual site of a beach, colorful boats which light up the area at night and you [...]

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Japan mulls talks with NKorea, surprising allies TOKYO — Japan's government is looking into re-opening official talks with North Korea to resolve questions over the abductions of Japanese citizens decades ago, raising concerns among allies who fear Tokyo's focus on that issue might weaken efforts to … Full News here – Read more on MiamiHerald.com

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PARC Expands Japan Presence With New Tokyo Office – GlobeNewswire San Francisco, CA and Tokyo, Japan, May 21, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PARC, a Xerox company, today announced the expansion of its Tokyo business to continue its successful work in the region. PARC delivers custom R&D, Innovation Services, … Full News here – Read more [...]

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Tokyo stocks close up 0.13pc – The Peninsula "Under the current bullish sentiment, buying on dips can easily emerge as long as the yen stays weak," said Katsuhiro Kondo, a broker at Tokai Tokyo Securities. "Today, we just saw that scenario again." The greenback was changing hands at 102.57 yen in … Full News here [...]

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Nippon Yusen Soars as LPG Rates Rise Most on Record: Tokyo Mover Nippon Yusen rose 11 percent, the biggest gain since October 2008, to close at 295 yen as of the 3 p.m. end of trading in Tokyo. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (9107), Japan's second- and third-biggest shipping lines, increased [...]

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Dollar trades at lower 102 yen in early Tokyo deals At 9 a.m., the dollar was quoted at 102.15-17 yen compared with 102.20-30 yen in New York and 102.52-53 yen in Tokyo at 5 p.m. Monday. The euro fetched 1.2889-2893 dollars and 131.68-70 yen against 1.2878-2888 dollars and 131.78-88 yen in New … Full News [...]

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Toys for Grown-Ups – Tokyo Marui Comes to Play with 'Gun-Sound' Replica … Tokyo Marui took the opportunity to showcase some of its other, perhaps worryingly realistic, replicas at the show. Not all of them feature the additional sound capabilities of the VSR-10 sniper rifle, but we're betting that it's only a matter of time [...]

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Circus act at first anniversary of Tokyo Sky Tree – The Straits Times Members of Japanese performance group to R mansion, perform at the shopping area at the foot of the Tokyo Sky Tree, the world's tallest radio tower, on May 19, 2013. Street performers gathered for celebrations marking the first anniversary of the … [...]

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Youngsters rally in Tokyo to call attention to their poverty Hundreds of students living in poverty took to the streets of a central Tokyo shopping district on May 18 to call for measures allowing them access to education and a better future. The 400 or so young people and their supporters demonstrated in the … [...]

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Where to find brunch in Tokyo, and just the way you like it – The Japan Times It's prayer time at Tokyo's biggest mosque and the congregation is pondering God, community and Naoki Inose, the city's governor, who many here say has revealed himself to be, well, a bit of a bigot. Tokyo: What do [...]

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Center preserves wartime memory of the Great Tokyo Air Raid Despite the ongoing war in the Pacific and periodic bombing of Tokyo, it was quiet the evening of March 9, 1945, and 8-year-old Haruyo Nihei could play with her friends in their northeast neighborhood of the city. “Let's play again tomorrow,” the … Full News [...]

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