Tokyo Informer

Inose leads race for Tokyo governor as 40% of voters ponder their choice Support for Inose, 66, who was named by former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara as his successor, stands at 60 to 70 percent among those who back the Liberal Democratic Party, New Komeito and Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party). He also [...]

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Tokyo Leads Most Asian Markets Up Export-focussed firms in Tokyo pushed higher with car manufacturers racing ahead. Mazda Motor Corp. zoomed up 5.5% while Honda Motor accelerated 2.6%. Among others, Panasonic Corp. rose over 3%, Sony Corp. enhanced 2.4% and Toshiba Corp. Full News here – Read more on Morningstar.com

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Erection of Tokyo Sky Tree leads to mobile prostitution service “As we were walking toward Asakusa, after visiting the Tokyo Sky Tree, a van parked on the side of the road suddenly approached,” the farmer remembers. “A number of girls who seemed to be in high school asked us if we were there for a [...]

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Gree Inc. (3632) led a drop among Japanese operators of social-networking sites in Tokyo trading after Facebook Inc. (FB) (FB)’s profit margins narrowed. Gree, Japan’s second-largest social-network gaming site operator, fell as much as 9.6 … Full News here – Tokyo – Bing News

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