US stock sell-off on fears of weak recovery
New York - US stocks followed global markets in a broad decline amid investor fears over the world's uneasy recovery from recession. Major US stock indices fell about 1 per cent on average, following hefty declines in the DJ Euro Stoxx 50 and Japan's...
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Japan congratulates Obama on peace prize win
Tokyo - Japan welcomed the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to US President Barack Obama on FridayPrime Minister Yukio Hatoyama he was really pleased at Obama's win and wanted to congratulate him from the heart, the Kyodo news agency reported. ...
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Lower phone sales leads NTT DoCoMo profit to fall 21 per cent
Tokyo - NTT DoCoMo Inc, Japan's largest mobile-phone operator, said Friday that profit in its second quarter dropped 21 per cent as demand for mobile phones fell. Net income in the July-to-September quarter fell to 137.3 billion yen (1.5 billion doll...
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Japan stocks flat in morning trading
Tokyo - Japan shares were lackluster in early morning trading Wednesday, dragged down by banking and real estate stocks. The Nikkei 225 index lost 0.1 per cent by mid-morning, to 9,716.35 points. The broader Topix index fell 0.9 per cent to 849.24...
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Obama's early arrival rescues traditional APEC group photo
Singapore - A surprise early appearance of US President Barack Obama at the annual summit of 21 Asian-Pacific economies in Singapore on Saturday rescued the traditional costumed group photo of the leaders. Coming from Japan, Obama was originally expe...
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BACKGROUND: Key issues during Obama's visit to Japan
Tokyo - The following are issues expected to dominate the agenda of US President Barack Obama's visit to Japan on Friday and Saturday. Security alliance: Japan's new government, lead by the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), continues to regard the clo...
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Typhoon expected to make landfall in Japan Thursday
Tokyo - A typhoon packing winds of more than 160 kilometres per hour was heading toward Japan and was forecast to make landfall Thursday on its main island of Honshu. The country's Meteorological Agency forecast Typhoon Melor would bring strong gales...
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Slumping Gulbis hopful he's reached Tokyo turning point
Tokyo - Ernests Gulbis credited a competitive match a month ago with Andy Murray for stopping the rot in his game, showing his steady recent improvement with a 6-4, 6-4 upset of eighth seed Radek Stepanek at the Japan Open Wednesday. The number 98 fr...
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Japan's foreign reserves at new record in September
Tokyo - Japan's foreign currency reserves reached 1.052 trillion dollars in September, a new record, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday. Reserves increased by 10.26 billion dollars compared to the previous month. ...
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Tsonga blows into Tokyo quarters over Gasquet - Update
Tokyo - Second seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga paced a French charge into the quarter-finals of the Japan Open, defeating longtime rival and friend Richard Gasquet 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 in a match played in residual winds of a typhoon which passed through early Thur...
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Hewitt hands retiring Santoro his first and last Tokyo exit
Tokyo - Lleyton Hewitt insured that Fabrice Santoro's first and last visit to the Japan Open was a short one, as the 2001 champion sent the retiring French veteran out in the second round 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 Thursday. With sun shining and winds dying down ...
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Japan's stocks continue on rise
Tokyo - Stocks in Japan continued to gain ground in Thursday morning trading, with the benchmark Nikkei index up 49.81 points or 0.51 per cent, to 9,849.41. The broader-based Topix index increased 4.11 points or 0.46 per cent, to 889.80. ...
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Tsonga completes second comeback to reach Tokyo semis - Update
Tokyo - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga staged his second comeback effort in as many days Friday, getting past on-form Latvian Ernests Gulbis 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 to book into the semi-finals of the Japan Open. Tsonga also recovered from a set down in his second-round m...
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Hewitt earns Tokyo semi-final hat-trick over French spoiler
Tokyo - Former champion Lleyton Hewitt moved into his third career semi-final at the Japan Open Friday, ending the dream run of underdog French player Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-4, 6-0. Eighth-seed Hewitt is back into the last four at the Ariake coloss...
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US earnings, retail sales help Tokyo stocks to soar - Summary
Tokyo - Stocks in Tokyo surged Thursday on optimism over a global economic recovery after strong US corporate earnings were reported and retail sales in the United States, one of Japan's biggest export markets, were better than expected. The benchmar...
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