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(Photo: AP / Emirates News Agency)Questions Swirl About Damaged Japanese Tanker
In this photo released by the Emirates News Agency (WAM), The 'M. Star' oil supertanker anchors offshore Fujairah port in the United Arab Emirates Thursday, July 29, 2010....Full Story

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(Photo: AP / Emirates News Agency)Japan supertanker probe reveals smashed hull
In this photo released by the Emirates News Agency (WAM), damage is seen on the side of the 'M. Star' oil supertanker offshore Fujairah port in the United Arab Emirates Thursday, July 29, 2010....Full Story

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In Comeback for Japan, Sony Swings to a Profit
| TOKYO —Sony said Thursday that it swung to a profit of 25.7 billion yen, or $294 million, in the April-June quarter, buoyed by a turnaround in its television and video game businesses. Susan Goldman/Sony, via Bloomberg News | Howard Stringer, right, watching cli...Full Story
More Japan Workers Lose Jobs, Factory Output Falls
| Filed at 12:46 a.m. ET | TOKYO (AP) -- Japan received a sobering reminder Friday of its fragile recovery: The jobless rate rose, deflation deepened, and factories made fewer cars and mobile phones. | The figures underscore ongoing weakness in the world's No. 2 economy...Full Story
Japan's Ikeda frets about strong yen
* Yen near 14-year high versus dollar on U.S. economy worries * Stronger yen makes Japanese exports more expensive overseas (Adds quote, background) By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO, July 30 (Reuters) - Japan's deputy finance minister Motohisa Ikeda said on Friday he's worrie...Full Story
Denso raises profit forecast on global auto rebound
TOKYO, July 30 (Reuters) - Denso Corp, Japan's largest car parts maker, raised its full-year profit forecast to above market expectations after swinging back to profit in the latest quarter due to a rebound in global auto production. Like other Japanese car and car part...Full Story
Dollar hits 8-month low vs yen on U.S. worries
* Yen rises on Japanese exporters' month-end bids * Euro off 12-week high but supported by dollar weakness * Aussie down, Swiss franc up a tad as risk shunned By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO, July 30 (Reuters) - The dollar fell to an eight-month low against the yen on Friday, hu...Full Story
More Japan workers lose jobs, factory output falls
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan received a sobering reminder Friday of its fragile recovery: The jobless rate rose, deflation deepened, and factories made fewer cars and mobile phones. | The figures underscore ongoing weakness in the world's No. 2 economy even as Japanese corporati...Full Story
More Japan Workers Lose Jobs, Factory Output Falls
The Associated Press | By TOMOKO A. HOSAKA Associated Press Writer | TOKYO July 30, 2010 (AP) | Japan received a sobering reminder Friday of its fragile recovery: The jobless rate rose, deflation deepened, and factories made fewer cars and mobile phones. | The figures u...Full Story
More Japan workers lose jobs, factory output falls
| TOKYO -- Japan received a sobering reminder Friday of its fragile recovery: The jobless rate rose, deflation deepened, and factories made fewer cars and mobile phones. | The figures underscore ongoing weakness in the world's No. 2 economy even as Japanese corporations...Full Story
Asia stocks fall as earnings are off
| Asian markets fell Friday, overlooking strong earnings from some of the region's biggest companies as Japanese shares tumbled on dour economic figures and a strong yen. | Global electronics giant Samsung reported an 83 percent surge in quarterly profit as sales of pan...Full Story
Economic growth likely slowed in second quarter
| WASHINGTON - The already fragile economic recovery may be getting weaker. | Economists expect the government to report Friday that economic growth slowed in the April-to-June quarter as consumers bought less, builders pulled back further, and cash-hungry state and loc...Full Story
Asia stocks fall as data takes shine off earnings
TOKYO: Asian markets fell Friday, overlooking strong earnings from some of the region's biggest companies as Japanese shares tumbled on dour economic figures and a strong yen. | Global electronics giant Samsung reported an 83 per cent surge in quarterly profit as sales ...Full Story
Japan's prices fell in June for 16th straight month (Roundup)
| Tokyo - Japan's core consumer price index (CPI) fell 1 per cent in June from a year earlier, making it the 16th consecutive month of year-on-year decline, the government said Friday. | The core CPI, which excludes volatile fresh food prices, stood at 99.3 against the ...Full Story
(eca003): Japan's prices fell in June for 16th straight month
| Tokyo - Japan's core consumer price index (CPI) fell 1 per cent in June from a year earlier, making it the 16th consecutive month of year-on-year decline, the government said Friday. | The core CPI, which excludes volatile fresh food prices, stood at 99.3 against the ...Full Story
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Fri 30 Jul 2010
Dollar extends slide vs yen, hits 8-month low
The Guardian TOKYO, July 30 (Reuters) - The dollar hit an eight-month low against the yen on Friday, extending losses made earlier on the back of suspected month-end yen buying by Japanese exporters. The dollar's drop came amid a broad rally in the yen, with trad...
Toyota working on new car for emerging markets-paper
The Guardian TOKYO, July 30 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp is developing a new low-cost car to attack fast-growing markets such as China and Southeast Asia, targeting a 2012 launch and a price under 1 million yen ($11,520), Japan's Chunichi Shimbun newspaper repor...
GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks slip on corporate outlook
The Guardian * Asian stocks slip on Fed official's deflation warning * Dollar on defensive, eyes on U.S. GDP * MSCI Asia ex-Japan index up 7 percent in July * Sony shares surge as co returns to profits, boosts outlook By Vikram S.Subhedar HONG KONG, July 30 (Reut...
Japanese stocks decline on stronger yen
m&c | Tokyo - Japanese shares dropped in Friday morning trading following an overnight fall on Wall Street and as export-oriented issues were dragged down by a stronger yen. | The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average lost 145.84 points, or 1.5 per cent, to...
Japanese unemployment hit 5.3 per cent in June (Roundup)
m&c | Tokyo - Japan's jobless rate rose 0.1 percentage points to 5.3 per cent in June, the government said Friday, in a sign that the country was facing trouble in the recovery from its worst postwar recession. | The number of unemployed people in the wo...
Fed official hints at growing fear of deflation
The Boston Globe | WASHINGTON - A subtle but significant shift appears to be occurring within the Federal Reserve over the course of monetary policy as the economic recovery is weakening. | James Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, yesterday ...
JGBs edge up on Nikkei, data but capped before sale
The Guardian * Japan industrial production weaker than expected * Caution before next week's 10-year sale limits gains * Month-end duration extensions support superlongs By Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO, July 30 (Reuters) - Japanese government bond futures edged up on ...
Asian Shares Slip in Early Trade After US Declines
ABC News The Associated Press | TOKYO July 30, 2010 (AP) | Asian stocks slipped early Friday, after shares on Wall Street fell amid uncertainty about current economic conditions. | Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average was down 1.2 percent at 9574.44, on...
Seoul Premier Quits Amid Land Woes
Wall Street Journal By EVAN RAMSTAD | SEOUL—South Korea's prime minister resigned Thursday over a controversial government-office development plan, as mounting troubles in the housing and construction industries threaten the country's rapid recovery from the globa...
Japan's prices fell in April for 16th straight month
m&c | Tokyo - Japan's core consumer price index (CPI) fell 1 per cent in June from a year earlier, making it the 16th consecutive month of year-on-year decline, the government said Friday. | The core CPI, which excludes volatile fresh food prices, stood ...
Japan factory output unexpectedly falls in June
The Guardian (For more stories on the Japanese economy click) * June industrial output falls 1.5 pct vs f'cast +0.2 pct * Core CPI posts 16th straight month of annual falls (Adds analyst quotes, details) By Stanley White TOKYO, July 30 (Reuters) - Japanese factor...
JGBs edge up after soft data but capped before sale
The Guardian TOKYO, July 30 (Reuters) - Japanese government bond futures edged up on Friday after Japan's industrial output fell unexpectedly in a sign production is levelling out, but investor caution towards a 10-year debt auction next week limited gains. * Sag...
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