| Thu, 17 May 2012 Japan government ups economic outlook on consumption, exports | TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government took a brighter view of the economy in a report on Friday, thanks to improvements in private consumption and exports, but it warned that Europe's debt crisis and financial market swings could worsen the outlook. | The upgrade, the ... | Asia shares fall steeply on worries over Spain banks, growth Asia shares fall steeply on worries over Spain banks, growth | Print this articleShare on RedittGoogle BookmarksNewsvineLive BookmarksTechnoratiYahoo BookmarksBlogmarksDel.icio.usApnaCircleTweetThe author has posted comments on this articleReuters | May 18, 2012, 06.49A... | Asia shares fall steeply on worries over Spain banks, growth | TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares fell steeply on Friday after more signs emerged of growing instability among Spanish banks and political turmoil in Greece, with the latest sluggish economic data from the United States adding to the list of risks for investors. | MSCI's... | GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia shares fall steeply on worries over Spain banks, growth | * MSCI Asia ex-Japan falls 0.6 pct, Nikkei opens down sharply | * Euro hits fresh four-month low vs dollar | * Euro, dollar off lows vs yen | By Chikako Mogi | TOKYO, May 18 (Reuters) - Asian shares fell steeply on Friday after more signs emerged of growing instabilit... | CM inspects water project A STAFF REPORTER Chief minister Tarun Gogoi meets the Japan International ... CM inspects water project | A STAFF REPORTER Chief minister Tarun Gogoi meets the Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) team at his office on Thursday. Picture by UB Photos | May 17: Chief minister Tarun Gogoi today met a team of officials from the Japan Interna... | Government doesn't plan to issue mandatory power-saving order to western Japan | The government will not issue binding electricity-saving orders for areas served by Kansai Electric Power Co., whose capacity to meet peak demand this summer is precarious now that the nation's nuclear plants are all shut down, because other utilities will probably be... | Ex-METI Minister Kaieda admits he distrusted Tepco at start of nuclear crisis | Former industry minister Banri Kaieda admitted Thursday there were moments during the early days in March 2011 of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant disaster when he suspected Tokyo Electric Power Co. was trying to downplay the triple-meltdown crisis. | Testifying befo... | Reversion sparked yen swap frenzy | NAHA, Okinawa Pref. — Immediately after Okinawa's return to Japanese control 40 years ago, Yoshikuni Horiuchi led the Bank of Japan's on-site work to convert U.S. currency held by local residents into yen. | "I fondly remember working for Okinawa day and night,"... | | |
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