Rebuilding Japan 2011
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TOKYO - The threat of more quakes, power shortages and loss of clientele is forcing Japanese firms to shift more production, much of it offshore and with a new sense of urgency.
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TOKYO - The aftermath of Japan's earthquake and tsunami has seen a rare flow of money into mutual funds based on domestic equities as a bargain-hunting mood took hold, but retail investors are more focused on foreign and property-linked funds with higher returns.
Solar industry ripe for consolidation: executives
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TOKYO - It's an unlikely dream for Japan's beleaguered government but one that the worst nuclear accident in 25 years has made more alluring: an urban landscape topped with gleaming solar panels powering a nuclear-free economy.
Nissan's Ghosn: to forecast "significantly higher" sales
TOKYO - Nissan Motor Co will forecast "significantly higher" sales for fiscal 2011 on Thursday after restoring production more quickly than expected from a post-quake setback, CEO Carlos Ghosn told a Thomson Reuters Newsmaker event. | Video
Toyota could offset high yen with product mix
TOKYO - Toyota Motor Corp could offset some of the pressure on profits from a strong yen by making a higher-priced mix of vehicles in Japan, including top-of-the-line luxury Lexus models, a senior executive said on Wednesday.
SMFG says quake to spur manufacturing consolidation
TOKYO - Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group expects increased consolidation in Japanese manufacturing and other sectors as businesses scramble to diversify geographically in the wake of the March 11 disaster.
Japan has ideas, lacks leadership to bounce back
TOKYO - Opening up to foreign goods and workers, deregulation, power sector overhaul, fiscal reforms and family-friendly policies is what Japan needs to emerge stronger from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, executives, investors and economists say.
China auto giant could emerge in five years
TOKYO - A Chinese automaker could rise up from the nation's fragmented industry to emerge as a global competitor within the next five years through an acquisition of an established automaker, Nissan Motor Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn said on Wednesday.
Japan pensions bet on hedge funds to boost returns
TOKYO - Japan's corporate pension funds, hobbled by a sluggish domestic stock market, are raising their allocations to hedge funds as they scramble to boost returns for the country's aging population.
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| Summit | Date | Category |
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| Aerospace and Defense | Sep 3 - 5 | Aerospace/Defense |
| Global Consumer and Retail | Sep 9 - 12 | Consumer Retail |
| Russia Investment | Sep 23 - 25 | Financial Services/Exchanges |
| Washington | Oct 21 - 24 | Country Summits |
| Middle East Investment | Oct 28 - 30 | Financial Services/Exchanges |
| Global Commodities | Nov 4 - 7 | Financial Services/Exchanges |
| Global Investment Outlook | Nov 18 - 21 | Financial Services/Exchanges |
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