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Japan's Nikkei 225 Poised to Extend Six-Year High on U.S. Data

2013-12-24 05:46:06| Automakers - Topix.net

Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose, poised to extend its highest level since 2007, as data showed better U.S. economic growth and the International Monetary Fund said it will lift its outlook for the country.

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NPPC: Japans Stance Undermines Trade Talks

2013-12-19 15:24:00| National Hog Farmer

Source: National Pork Producers Council The National Pork Producers Council is leading a coalition of agricultural organizations that is likely to oppose a final Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement if it includes Japan, and that country doesn’t agree to comprehensive trade liberalization, including elimination of tariffs on virtually all U.S. agricultural products. read more

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VIDEO: Has Abenomics fixed Japan's fortunes?

2013-12-16 05:22:48| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

One year after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took charge in Japan, the BBC's Linda Yueh reports on the challenges as he faces in kick-starting the economy.

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Japans New Fukushima Fascism

2013-12-11 13:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: Fukushima continues to spew out radiation. The quantities seem to be rising, as do the impacts. The site has been infiltrated by organized crime. There are horrifying signs of ecological disaster in the Pacific and human health impacts in the U.S. But within Japan, a new State Secrets Act makes such talk punishable by up to ten years in prison. Taro Yamamoto, a Japanese legislator, says the law represents a coup detat leading to the recreation of a fascist state. The powerful Asahi...

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