 Bloomberg | Japan Jan-March GDP up 1% Ninemsn Japan's economy grew by 1 per cent in the January to March quarter compared with the previous three months, as the world's third-largest economy mounts a slow recovery. The preliminary figure issued by the Cabinet Office on Thursday was slightly above ... Japan's economy grows 4.1 percent amid recovery Japanese consumers lead economic rebound in first quarter Japan's GDP Accelerates on Government Outlays |
 The West Australian | Japan tipped to invest more in WA gas ABC Online A financial commentator says it is likely there will be more Japanese investment in Western Australia's natural gas fields and liquefied natural gas projects. A Japanese public-private consortium yesterday confirmed it will invest more than $4 billion ... Japan to spend $4.4bn on gas stake Japan to pay $4.4b for LNG stake Japan firms eye $4.4b stake in Wheatstone gas |
 Globe and Mail | Japan Stocks Swing Between Gains, Losses on Greek Concern Bloomberg Japanese stocks swung between gains and losses as Japan's economic growth and US housing and factory data beat estimates, while the European Central Bank decided to temporarily halt lending to some Greek banks, adding to signs the nation's debt crisis ... Asian Shares Mixed as Japan GDP Beats Forecasts Nikkei steady as Japan GDP offsets Greek fears Nikkei slips on Greece fears but Japan GDP supports |
Japan firm unveils gesture controlling device Ninemsn Japanese technology titan NEC has unveiled a gadget that allows users to control their TV, mobile phone or tablet computer using a virtual input device. The company said a camera that recognises three-dimensional shapes and their movements will combine ... |
 Wall Street Journal | China slams Japan for hosting Uighurs The Australian CHINA has denounced Japan for hosting a conference of oppressed Uighur people, only two days after high-level talks in Beijing for a North Asia free trade agreement. The World Uighur Congress, which Beijing has long described as a terrorist ... China and Japan Fall Out Over Uighurs China, Japan Fallout Over Uighurs |
 China Daily | Japan's 'island' definition dismissed China Daily "Japan's claim of an outer continental shelf based on Okinotori Atoll was not acknowledged by the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf," Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei, said on Wednesday, quoting information released by the commission ... China counters Japan`s claims over Okinotori`s status |
 AFP | Japan's JX: no problem with paying Iran for oil now Reuters TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's top oil refiner, JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp, is not facing a problem paying Iran for crude imports, the company said on Thursday, after a major Japanese bank froze transactions with Iranian banks on the order of a US court. Japan bank freezes Iran transactions after court order REFILE-Japan's JX: no problem with paying Iran for oil now Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Has Frozen Iran Transactions |
 AFP | S.Korea, US, Japan 'to hold talks on N.Korea' AFP SEOUL — South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold high-level talks in Seoul next week about developments in North Korea following its failed long-range rocket launch, according to a report. Lim Sung-Nam, South Korea's chief nuclear envoy, ... N. Korea continues flouting ban on luxury items from Japan, elsewhere Nuclear envoys of S. Korea, US, Japan to hold talks in Seoul next week US, Japan and South Korea to hold high-level talks about North Korea |
 Yahoo!7 News | The Green Bad Idea Japan Needs Wall Street Journal By JOSEPH STERNBERG Perhaps you noticed that Japan is embroiled in a debate over whether to restart some of its 54 nuclear reactors. These power plants have been shut down for routine maintenance but have not been restarted owing to fierce political ... Japanese nuclear plants to power up In Japan, the lights are already starting to go out... Japan's TEPCO posts $9.76 bln full-year net loss |
New Form of Japanese Activism Takes Shape Wall Street Journal (blog) A new form of Japanese activism is emerging in what could signal a reshaping of the role of Japanese institutional investors who have long been considered passive and compliant. Earlier this week, Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. said it has launched ... |
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