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Japanese toy company shuts down Malaysian operations, 950 jobless

NikkoKuala Lumpur - Japanese wireless toy manufacturing company Nikko Electronics shut down its operati

Reserve Bank of India, Bank of Japan inks BSA deal

The Reserve Bank of India and Bank of Japan have clinched a bilateral swap Reserve Bank of India, Bank of Japan inks BSA deal

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Tokyo - Japan is facing serious risk from climate change, and its prime minister should push world leaders at the G8 summit it hosts next week to reduce global emissions within 15 years, the World

Tokyo stocks open higher on better-than-expected Tankan survey

Tokyo  - Tokyo stocks opened higher Tuesday on a better-than-expected Tankan business sentiment survey.

The Nikkei 225 Stock Average gained 45.15 points, or 0.33 per cent, to 13,526.53.

UN urges Japan to provide food aid to North Korea

UN leader Ban Ki-moonTokyo - UN leader Ban Ki-moon ur

G8 expected to agree to expand use of nuclear power

Tokyo - Group of Eight leaders were expected to agree to expand the use of civil nuclear power to fight climate change at the upcoming Toyako summit July 7-9, according to Japanese media Monday.

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