Tokyo Informer

PIMCO adds Japanese interest rate portfolio manager in Tokyo … interest rate portfolio manager in Tokyo. By Douglas Appell | May 10, 2013 1:03 am. Comments. Ki Cho joined PIMCO in Tokyo as a senior vice president and Japanese interest rate portfolio manager, confirmed PIMCO spokeswoman Asako Tanabe. Full News here – Read more on [...]

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New-style Japanese souvenirs; Cinco de Mayo Festival in Tokyo Items from this project will be available only at select stores in the Tokyo area, major international airports (except Haneda), and one store each in Kyoto, Kobe and Hakata, Fukuoka Prefecture. The items are available online as well. For the list of … Full News here [...]

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Japanese minister visits Tokyo war shrine – The Straits Times Chief of the National Public Safety Commission Keiji Furuya (above), answers questions after visiting the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Sunday, April 21, 2013. The Japanese minister visited Tokyo's controversial Yasukuni war shrine on Sunday while Prime … Full News here – Read more on [...]

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JYJ Tokyo Dome Concert Rakes in 20 Billion, Live Broadcast In 113 Japanese … On April 2, in the heart of Japan, JYJ opened their concert 'The Return of the JYJ' at the Tokyo Dome for the first time in approximately 3 years and closed the three day long concert with great success. According to [...]

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HONDA CBR400R 2013 (CBR500R for Japanese market) in Tokyo Motorcycle Show 2013.

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Crippled Japanese nuclear plant suffers blackout Tokyo Electric Power Co. said the power failure at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant was brief at its command center but continued for hours at three of the seven fuel storage pools and at several other facilities, including one that treats water … Full News here – Read more on [...]

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Japanese Olympic organizers tell IOC that athletes will come first in Tokyo Tokyo, Mar 4 (EFE).- The Tokyo 2020 Olympic organizing committee told International Olympic Committee, or IOC, members on Monday that the goal was to have Games in which the athletes "come first." The IOC evaluation team visited several venues, … Full News here [...]

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Japanese Creators Say 'Arigato' As YouTube Opens Space In Tokyo As with YouTube's two other facilities, access to the Tokyo space will be completely free but markedly limited. Creators are encouraged to apply at the YouTube Space homepage; of course, you must already be a YouTube partner to use the facilities, so … Full News [...]

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Japan confirms 7 Japanese dead in Algeria crisis TOKYO — Seven Japanese workers are confirmed to have died during a hostage crisis at an Algerian oil field and three others remain missing, Japan's prime minister said Monday. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told a government crisis taskforce that he was … Full News here – Read [...]

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Japanese New Deal? Tokyo Unveils Massive Stimulus To Boost Economy TOKYO – The Japanese government has formally approved a massive 20.2 trillion yen ($ 227 billion) stimulus package during a cabinet meeting on Friday morning, reports the Daily Yomuiri. The national government will spend 10.3 trillion yen ($ 116 billion … Full News here – [...]

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Cars trapped after Japanese tunnel collapse Tokyo (CNN) — An unknown number of cars were trapped early Sunday after a tunnel collapsed some 50 miles (80 kilometers) west of Tokyo, police said. The cause of the collapse was not immediately clear, nor was the number of people potentially affected. Full News here – Read more [...]

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Katinka Hosszu Doubles, Daiya Seto, Yuki Shirai Down Japanese Records On … TOKYO, Japan, November 6. HUNGARY's Katinka Hosszu claimed two more golds en route to her 35th individual gold medal and more than $ 61K in earnings, while a pair of Japanese records tumbled during the final night of swimming at the FINA World [...]

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Japanese Street Photographer Rei Shito Branches Out to London The Sartorialist served as the main inspiration for her own blog STYLE from TOKYO. Before blogging, Shito worked at STREET, FRUiTS and TUNE, Japanese street fashion magazines. Despite never having picked up a camera before, Shito was given an … Full News here – Read more [...]

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Key Japanese LNG buyers push for more flexible contracts TOKYO, Oct 17 (Reuters) – Two of Japan's biggest buyers of liquefied natural gas, Tokyo Gas Co and Osaka Gas Co , have urged suppliers to drop destination curbs on free-on-board contracts in Asia, taking a first step towards redrawing pricing norms to … Full News [...]

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