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G8 labour ministers address needs of working poor

JapanTokyo  -  Labour ministry officials from the Group of Eight (G8) nations on Tuesday agreed to address

Pioneer to cut 2,000 jobs on sluggish plasma-display business

Tokyo  - Pioneer Corp decided to cut 2,000 jobs in Japan and abroad and close three domestic plasma-display factories by the end of March as it withdraws from plasma-television production, the Nikk

Nissan's net profit up 4.7 per cent in fiscal 2007

Tokyo  - Nissan's net profit up 4.7 per cent in fiscal 2007

Japan readies aid for Chinese quake victims

Tokyo - Japan's government is assembling relief supplies as it awaits a request from China to dispatch rescue teams to earthquake-stricken Sichuan province, media reports said Tuesday.

Tokyo stocks open higher on overnight rises on Wall Street

Tokyo stocks open higher on overnight rises on Wall Street

Fujitsu's operating profit up 12.6 per cent in fiscal 2007

Tokyo  - Fujitsu Ltd saw its operating profit jump 12.6 per cent in fiscal 2007, which ended in March, to 204.99 billion yen (1.99 billion dollars) on strong sales, the company said Monday.

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