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Tokyo: Japan's Nikkei average climbed above the 9,000 mark for the first time in three months on Wednesday, boosted by a stronger-than-expected profit outlook from Toyota Motor Corp and short-covering in index ...
Toyota raises profit forecast 11% as production surges
| Toyota raised its profit forecast 11% as new models boost sales. The outlook may be even better than the company anticipates, investors say. | "The carmaker is boosting production every month," said Takashi A...
Texans Travel to Taiji to Document Dolphin Slaughter
| Taiji, Japan - As dawn breaks over the rocky cliffs of Taiji on February 9, a posse of Texan cowboys will take up position along an unforgiving shoreline. The team of five, known as Texas to Taiji, incl...
Japan electronic giants eye chip merger: reports
| AFP - Three of Japan's biggest electronics companies are to join forces in a chip-making venture, according to reports, days after a swathe of dire results from a sector struggling to compete globally. | Pana...
Release date confirmed for The Wolverine
| X-Men spin-off The Wolverine is finally back on the release schedules, with Hugh Jackman returning to reprise the title role… | If all had gone to plan, then chances are we would have been seeing The W...
Japan's current account surplus smallest in 15 years
| Japan's current account surplus tumbled 43.9 percent to a 15-year low in 2011 as the nation logged a trade deficit due to lower exports and higher energy costs, according to the latest government data. | The ...
Samsung says TV sales stronger; plans to launch low-end TVs
| SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co, the world's top television manufacturer, has seen TV sales firming up so far this year and plans to introduce cheaper TVs, as demand for lower-end models increase, th...
Safa hails Tokyo Sexwale's Fifa appointment
| The South African Football Association (Safa) lauded the appointment of Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale to Fifa's media committee on Tuesday, saying the move epitomised and acknowledged the vital rol...
Toyota Seeks U.S. Low-Cost Hybrid Hit Where Honda Fell Short
| Toyota Motor Corp., the biggest seller of gasoline-electric autos, wants to spur U.S. demand for its hybrids with a smaller, cheaper version of the Prius, a goal that eluded Honda Motor Co. with its Insight. ...
Asia stocks rise as Greece debt deal appears near
| Asian stocks rose Wednesday as Japan's powerhouse exporters got a boost from hopes of new moves to weaken the yen while a deal appeared within reach between Greece and its creditors to cut the country's massi...
Investors eye final stages of Greek talks
| Tokyo - Asian shares hit their highest level in more than five months on Wednesday and the euro hovered close to an 8-week high as investors kept hopes alive for an agreement on details of a new Greek bailout...
Asian stocks rise as Japanese yen weakens, Greece appears close to debt deal
| BANGKOK - Asian stocks rose Wednesday as Japan's powerhouse exporters got a boost from hopes of new moves to weaken the yen while a deal appeared within reach between Greece and its creditors to cut the count...
Hitachi Aloka Medical Introduces Diagnostic Ultrasound System F37
| TOKYO, Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hitachi Aloka Medical, Ltd. announced the release of a new digital diagnostic ultrasound system, F37. F37 was developed focusing on contributing to primary care, such as in...
18 months on the bench improved me, says Japan's Yano
TOKYO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Forward Kisho Yano believes he is returning to Japan a better player despite spending 18 months warming the bench in Germany's Bundesliga. The Freiburg flop, who has rejoined J-League c...
Asia stocks rise as Greece debt deal appears near
| BANGKOK — Asian stocks rose Wednesday as Japan's powerhouse exporters got a boost from hopes of new moves to weaken the yen while a deal appeared within reach between Greece and its creditors to cut the...
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