Tokyo - German designer Jil Sander signed a consulting agreement with Japan's casual fashion firm Fast Retailing Co Tuesday in Tokyo.
Fast Retailing declined to disclose details of the contract, but Sander was expected to work through JS Consulting Co exclusively with the Uniqlo brand and oversee its designs for all products of men's and women's clothes.
Tokyo - Tokyo stocks on Tuesday extended their winning streak into a third day on optimism that government stimulus measures and central bank policies would pump life into the world's second-largest economy.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average jumped 114.67 points, or 1.49 per cent, to 7,818.82.
The broader Topix index of all first-section issues was also up 10.9 points, or 1.47 per cent, at 752.59.
Tokyo - The Tokyo market ended Monday morning trading higher after the Group of 20 finance ministers and central bankers met over the weekend.
The Tokyo players bought a wide range of issues after the financial leaders of the world's largest economies vowed to combat the global recession and revive the international economy.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average climbed 184.83 points, or 2.44 per cent, to 7,754.11.
The broader Topix index of all first-section issues was also up 21.48 points, or 2.97 per cent, at 745.78.
Tokyo - Tokyo stocks rose again on Friday, buoyed by another surge on Wall Street on the New York markets.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average gained 316.93 points or 4.4 per cent by 9:46 am, at 7,515.18.
The broader Topix index of all first section issues was also up by 17.61 points or 2.51 per cent, at 718.54.
Wall Street continued its three-day rally with the three major indices up about 4 per cent on Thursday led by General Electric and Bank of America shares.
Tokyo - Japan Friday signalled its plans to participate in the international counter-piracy mission off the coast of Somalia, on the Horn of Africa.
Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada ordered two destroyers to the waters off Somalia, Japan's news agency Kyodo reported.
Each ship is equipped with two helicopters and two speed boats.
The move marks the first time that Japan is sending self defence vessels to participate in such an operation in foreign waters. The destroyers are to be deployed into the Gulf in early April.
Earlier Thursday, European Union defence officials said they had no plans to boost its Somali counter-piracy mission off the Somali coast.
Tokyo - German designer Jil Sander signed a consulting agreement with Japan's casual fashion firm Fast Retailing Co Tuesday in Tokyo.
Tokyo - Tokyo stocks on Tuesday extended their winning streak into a third day on optimism that government stimulus measures and central bank policies would pump life into the world's second-largest economy.
Tokyo - The Tokyo market ended Monday morning trading higher after the Group of 20 finance ministers and central bankers met over the weekend.
Tokyo - Japan announced on Friday it was drafting a new 100-trillion-yen (1.03-trillion-dollar) economic stimulus package, news reports said.
