Japan Headlines
Japan says Australia trying to impose its culture in whaling row
THE HAGUE - Australia's opposition to Japanese whaling is an attempt to impose foreign moral standards on Japan and has no legal basis, Japan told the World Court on Tuesday in a case brought by Australia.
Japan's MUFG agrees to buy $5.61 billion stake in Thai lender
TOKYO/HONG KONG - Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) has agreed to buy a controlling stake in Thailand's Bank of Ayudhya Pcl for up to 560 billion yen ($5.61 billion) as Japanese lenders expand into fast-growing Southeast Asian economies to beat slower growth at home.
Japan two-party politics in doubt as drubbing of Democrats looms
TOKYO - Four years after the Democratic Party of Japan swept to power in a historic election ending decades of one-party dominance, the DPJ looks set for defeat in next month's upper house poll, raising doubts about its future and prospects for a two-party system that spurs policy debate and weakens vested interests.
Mon, Jul 1 2013
Japan, Canada investors to buy U.S. power plant for $2 billion: Nikkei
TOKYO - A consortium including Mitsubishi Corp and Japanese and Canadian pension funds will buy a U.S. gas-fired power plant in Michigan this month for nearly 200 billion yen ($2.01 billion), the Nikkei business daily reported on Tuesday.
Abe reforms take aim at Japan's $1 trillion pension fund
TOKYO - Visitors to Japan's public pension fund can't miss signs of the low-cost, low-return culture that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seems determined to change with a review of its operations that kicked off on Monday.
Apple applies to register 'iWatch' trademark in Japan
TOKYO - Apple Inc has applied for a trademark for "iWatch" in Japan, a patent official said on Monday, signaling the iPhone maker may be moving ahead with plans for a watch-like device as gadget makers turn their attention to wearable computers.
Japan business mood turns positive, BOJ may upgrade econ view
TOKYO - Japanese manufacturers' sentiment turned positive in the three months to June for the first time in nearly two years, a closely-watched central bank survey showed, a sign the recent market turbulence has yet to hurt the feel-good mood created by the government's reflationary policies.
Fri, Jun 28 2013
Lixil to buy toilet maker American Standard for $542 million
TOKYO/NEW YORK - Japan's biggest building products maker Lixil Group Corp said on Friday it would buy toilet and plumbing facilities maker ASD Americas Holding Corp (American Standard) for $542 million from buyout firm Sun Capital Partners Inc.
Wall Street Week Ahead: Fed fears may be gone but brace for volatility
NEW YORK - Panic selling on fears of an early exit of the U.S. Federal Reserve's stimulus efforts may be over, but the stock market may still face wild intraday swings as investors scramble to position themselves for Friday's payrolls report. | Video
Volatile quarter takes global shares down, gold plunges
NEW YORK - World equity markets rose for a fourth day on Friday, but a gauge of world stocks and other assets still ended in the red for the month of June and for the second quarter as fears that U.S. monetary stimulus could soon be pared back drove volatility and weighed on sentiment.
McCain, Biden coming together for Sedona, Arizona forum
These days Washington is not known for bipartisanship, but every now and then a breakthrough is made. It is noteworthy that Vice President Joe Biden, a Democrat, and Senator John McCain, a Republican, are appearing together at a forum in Sedona, Arizona on Friday.
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