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Japan Stocks Extend 6-Month High as Yen Boosts Earnings Outlook
BusinessWeek
23 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks rose for a second day, with the Nikkei 225 Stock Average extending a six-month high, as the yen's drop to its lowest against the dollar since July boosted the earnings outlook for exporters. Nintendo Co., the world's ...
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The Daily Star

Japan cuts in Iran crude imports could be over 20 pc
Economic Times
TOKYO: Japan may cut Iranian crude oil imports by a more-than-expected 20 percent as it seeks a waiver from US sanctions, a newspaper reported on Thursday, a move which would spare its banks from a major blow but could boost its already rising fuel ...
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Japan to cut Iran oil imports by at least 11%China Daily
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AFP

Japan says planning to give IMF up to $50 bn
AFP
TOKYO — Japan said Thursday it may provide up to $50 billion to the International Monetary Fund to help fight Europe's debt crisis, but the exact figure is yet to be decided. "Japan is studying the specific figure it will provide to the IMF but it ...
Japan, UK finmins call for less IMF reliance-FTReuters
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Japan REITs to Double Share Sales, Deutsche Bank Says
BusinessWeek
23 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese real estate investment trusts are set to double the amount of capital they raise through share sales this year, spurring a recovery in the nation's real estate market, according to Deutsche Bank AG. Japanese REITs may sell as ...

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The Nation, Pakistan

Japan may see warmer weather in March-May, helps utilities
Reuters
TOKYO Feb 23 (Reuters) - Japan's weather from March to May could be warmer than is typical for the time of year, the country's official forecaster said, a relief to utilities struggling to meet demand amid a lack of nuclear power after the Fukushima ...
Nuclear operator returns to Japan bond marketFinancial Times
Douglas Perkins, Yurihonjo, Japan, column: Just ask Japan: Stay away from ...Grand Forks Herald
Japan Shuts 2 Nuclear Reactors as January LNG Imports RiseNASDAQ

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Bloomberg

HSBC Withdraws From Japan Retail Banking
Wall Street Journal
By ATSUKO FUKASE TOKYO—HSBC Holdings PLC on Thursday announced that it will pull out of retail banking in Japan, closing its remaining services for individual customers as it tries to control costs and refocus its sprawling business.
HSBC to Withdraw From Japan Consumer Banking, Close BranchesBusinessWeek
HSBC to Close Consumer Bank in Japan Four Years After StartBloomberg
HSBC stops providing another private banking service in JapanReuters UK
Reuters -Banking Business Review
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ESPN (blog)

UFC in Japan: Just business as usual?
ESPN (blog)
By Chad Dundas Tomokazu Tazawa/Getty Images Once upon a time, Japan played host to all the best fights, and was home to the best MMA fighters. It was with considerable fanfare in September that the UFC announced its first trip back to Japan since the ...
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USA TODAY

Akiyama: 'I wish I could show the sexy fight in Japan'
USA TODAY
By Sergio Non, USA TODAY "I'm known as 'Sexyama' in the States, but none of the Japanese know that nickname, so I wish I could show the sexy fight in Japan," Akiyama says. "More sexy." He hopes to recapture his mojo on Saturday at UFC 144 in Saitama, ...
UFC 144's Yoshihiro Akiyama planning for a 'sexy fight in Japan'MMAjunkie.com
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Nolan Ryan gets realistic with media from Japan
Fort Worth Star Telegram
All this Wednesday not to hear Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish speak -- that comes today -- but rather to hear Ryan talk about Darvish and his new baseball team. "This is a record right here," Nolan announced, scanning the tent. He said the spread of media ...

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BBC News

FOREX-Dollar off 7-mth high vs yen on profit-taking
Reuters
* Yen gets respite after extended slide but gains limited * Japan exporters, profit-taking dents dollar * Bids from Japanese importers lend dollar support * Talk of M&A related demand for CAD/JPY By Masayuki Kitano SINGAPORE, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The ...
Dollar Pushes Higher Vs. YenWall Street Journal
Yen hits seven-month low after Bank of Japan measuresBBC News
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