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Tokyo

Type: City

Name: Tokyo

Country: Japan

Latitude: 35.669998

Longitude: 139.770004

population: 8,336,611

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 35 mins ago - 9 reports

Junichiro Koizumi

Tokyo denies ‘ghosts’ keeping PM out of residence

TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Cabinet on Friday formally denied months-long rumors that the premier had not moved into his official residence over fears the mansion is haunted. The conservative leader took office in December but has yet ... [Published Saudi Gazette - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Tokyo, Junichiro Koizumi, Shinzo Abe, Coup d'état

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 3 reports

Yen trade volatile in Asia

. AFP, TokyoYen trading was volatile in Asia on Friday in tandem with wild swings on the Tokyo stock market, but some analysts said the Japanese currency's weakening trend was likely to continue.In afternoon deals, the dollar weakened to 101.73 yen, compared ... [Published The New Nation - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Tokyo, NIKKEI 225, Stock Market

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 8 reports

Shinzo Abe

News Summary: Japan's leader defends 'Abenomics'

DEFENSE: Japan's leaders defended the economic strategies championed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a day after Tokyo stocks suffered their worst loss since the 2011 tsunami disaster.BETTER COMMUNICATION: Bank of Japan Gov.Read more on WashingtonExamin ... [Published Washington Examiner - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Shinzo Abe, Tsunami, Bank of Japan

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated 8 hours ago - 4 reports

Tokyo denies report of North abductee return offer

Kyodo, Staff ReportOnline: May 25, 2013Print: May 25, 2013Last Modfied: May 25, 2013Tokyo on Friday denied a South Korean media report that North Korea proposed to repatriate two Japanese abductees during a recent visit to Pyongyang by Isao Iijima, an ... [Published Japan Times - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Tokyo, Pyongyang, Yoshihide Suga, North Korea

First reported 22 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 12 reports

Nissan Motor Co Ltd

Nikkei Ends Higher After Wild Trading in Tokyo

5:30 PM Tokyo – In wild trading stocks in Tokyo closed higher as retail investors step up. Retail participation in Tokyo trading has steadily increased from less than 20% to close to 40% in the last three months as speculators ride market momentum.After ... [Published Ticker - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Tokyo, Nikkei Index, Nissan Motor Co Ltd, NIKKEI 225

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 2 reports

Federal Reserve System

Asian Markets moved back up after falling

Markets in Asian countries recovered today after heavy falls a day earlier, with Tokyo surging back from its worst one-day drop since the March 2011 quake-tsunami disaster as investors moved to recoup losses.Asian Markets moved back up after falling yesterday ... [Published Online Indian News - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Tokyo, Federal Reserve System, Disaster

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 16 hours ago - 3 reports

Tokyo Shares End Higher

Tokyo stocks posted a gain Friday amid highly volatile trading following the prior session's dramatic selloff, as bargain-hunting pushed up exporters and other real estate shares. ... [Published WSJ.com: What's News US - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Tokyo, Stocks, Real Estate

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 6 reports

Tokyo stocks close 0.89% higher

Tokyo have shares closed higher on Friday in a rollercoaster session a day after the Nikkei index suffered its worst one-day drop since Japan's March 2011 quake-tsunami disaster.The benchmark Nikkei, which plunged 7.3 percent on Thursday, ended the week's ... [Published Radio TV Hong Kong - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Tokyo, Nikkei Index, Federal Reserve System, Manufacturing

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 16 hours ago - 11 reports

Global equities slump

LONDON, May 23: European stock markets slumped on Thursday, with most indices dropping more than 2.0 per cent after Tokyo shares plunged owing to weak Chinese data and signs that the US Federal Reserve may soon taper massive stimulus measures, analysts ... [Published DAWN Group - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Index, Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve System, Tokyo

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 17 hours ago - 17 reports

Tokyo’s Stock Sell-Off Isn’t a Repudiation of Abenomics

Sounding more the cheerleader than the economy minister, Japan’s Akira Amari told investors that this week’s equities sell-off was no great cause for concern. The 7.3 percent drop in the Nikkei 225 Stock Average on May 23 was the steepest one-day decline ... [Published Bloomberg - May 24 2013]

Entities: Tokyo, Federal Reserve System, Ben Bernanke, Akira AMARI

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 3 reports

Tokyo resumes slide in volatile trading

Nikkei ends morning trading up 2.7% but then falls back into the red as the yen strengthens ... [Published FT.com - International economy - 19 hours ago]

Entities: Tokyo, Nikkei Index

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 7 reports

Panic sees Tokyo shares drop 7.3%

Panicky investors dumped shares on the Tokyo market Thursday, sending the main index plunging more than 7 percent on weak Chinese data after months of sharp climbs.The Nikkei 225 index closed at the day's low of 14,483.98, down 1,143.28 points, or 7.32 ... [Published Global Times - May 23 2013]

Entities: Tokyo, Stocks, Index, Akira AMARI

Quotes

"It takes a village to get a train to stop in Leimert Park" Ridley-Thomas said. "In other words, we did it together."

Leimert Park Village hails victory on Crenshaw Line station [Published Los Angeles Times - 4 mins ago]

...According to news reporting originating from Tokyo, Japan, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, "In the field of regenerative medicine, one of the ultimate goals is to generate functioning organs from pluripotent cells, such as ES cells or induced pluripotent stem cells (PSCs). We have recently generated functional pancreas and kidney from PSCs in pancreatogenesis- or nephrogenesis-disabled mice, providing proof of principle for organogenesis from PSCs in an embryo unable to form a specific organ."

Data from University of Tokyo Provide New Insights into Pancreas [Published NewsRX - 42 mins ago]

"We've been very selective when it comes to new business. Recently we turned down a few pitches and also a client. It's more about consolidating."

Leo Burnett’s new revenue sources [Published thestar.com.my - 1 hour ago]

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Tokyo denies ‘ghosts’ keeping PM out of residence [Published Saudi Gazette - 2 hours ago]

Blogs

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'Fast & Furious 6' Review: Over the Top Action ... [Published Breitbart Feed - 2 hours ago] The Fast & Furious franchise is certainly a peculiar one. An extremely fun time at the theatres, no doubt about that, but how is it that average-ranking films about race cars, muscle guys and half-naked women make its way to blockbuster status? ...
Week in FX Europe – German IFO and Fed Mixed Si... [Published OANDA Forex Blog - 4 hours ago] The EUR/USD had a roller coaster ride. Last week Fed member comments regarding a near end of the US QE program sapped strength away from the EUR. This week Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke warned against ending the program too soon, as it might hurt more than ...
Week in FX Americas – Fed’s Mixed Signals Weake... [Published OANDA Forex Blog - 5 hours ago] The last two weeks have seen a back and forth QE statements from Fed members that have confused market participants regarding the timeline of the US quantitative easing program. Hawks and doves at the Fed have said publicly different deadlines on when ...
Xbox One, Azure and the creative power of the c... [Published The Official Microsoft Blog – News and Perspect ... - 6 hours ago] The following is a post from Frank X. Shaw, Corporate Vice President of Corporate Communications at Microsoft. It’s been another one of those weeks here in Redmond – equal parts exhausting and exhilarating, and one where I have to remind myself just ...
Boeing Stock Soars With Return of 787 Dreamliner [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - 7 hours ago] Boeing Co . ‘s ( NYSE:BA ) troubled 787 Dreamliner aircraft has been approved for use in Japan and will begin flying out o f All Nippon Airways this weekend.Boeing has faced difficulties with the 787′s lithium ion batteries overheating. The problem caused ...

Audio/Video

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Selloffs Raise Questions About ‘Abenomics’ [Published WSJ.com Video - Business - 15 hours ago]
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Press Releases

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