Japan

Japan to import 5,000 tons of butter to tackle shortage

Mohit Joshi 26 June 2008

Tokyo  - Japan's farm ministry said Thursday it plans to import 5,000 tons of butter as it expects a shortage before the demand peaks around the Christmas holidays.

North Korea, Afghanistan at centre of G8 foreign minister talks

Mohit Joshi 26 June 2008

Kyoto, Japan  - Terrorism and nuclear non-proliferation were set to dominate the first day of a meeting of the Group of Eight (G8) foreign ministers starting Thursday in the Japanese city Kyoto.

Tokyo stocks open higher on Wall Street's overnight rises

Sahil Nagpal 26 June 2008

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German railway privatization moves to target Japan investors

Sahil Nagpal 26 June 2008

Japan's trade surplus down 7.6 per cent in May

Mohit Joshi 25 June 2008

Tokyo - Japan's trade surplus shrank 7.6 per cent in May to 365.6 billion yen (3.39 billion dollars) from a year before, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.

Nikkei hits seven-week low ahead of US Fed's interest rate decision

Mohit Joshi 25 June 2008

TokyoStock Market - Japan's key Nikkei 2

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