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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Tokyo

Tokyo stories: 37 news summaries

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Glossies

 Can Fish-Hungry
 Japan Go
 Sustainable? 

Slowly, world's sushi capital seeing more eco-friendly seafood in supermarkets

Jun 26, 08 7:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Japan loves its fish: The island nation consumes an average of 147 pounds per person a year, compared to America’s 17. So, Samuel Fromartz wonders in Gourmet, how can Japanese fisheries continue to support supermarket fish counters as large as an entire US meat section? The answer, slowly gaining... More »

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Japan • tuna • fish • Tokyo • sushi • sustainability • fishery • Marine Stewardship Council

Tokyo Killer Warned of Slaughter Online

Posted 'It's time'
20 minutes before rampage that killed 7

Jun 9, 08 9:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - The young man accused of killing 7 people in a knife rampage in downtown Tokyo warned of the attacks in a series of messages to an Internet bulletin board, reports the AP. Tomohiro Kato, who rammed his truck into pedestrians before stabbing 17 of them, posted warnings from his cell... More »

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Japan • violence • Tokyo • knife • Tomohiro Kato

7 Killed in Tokyo
Stabbing Spree

10 more wounded
after man drove truck into pedestrians in electronics district

Jun 8, 08 7:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Japanese man plowed his truck into Tokyo pedestrians before jumping out and stabbing them, killing at least 7 and wounding 10 more, the AP reports. Police nabbed a 25-year-old man in the attack, which occurred in the city’s leading electronics district, a hotspot for young people. The suspect... More »

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Japan • Tokyo • stabbing • trucks • bystanders

Chicago Makes Final Four
in 2016 Olympic Bid

Madrid, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro also in the mix for Summer Games

Jun 4, 08 12:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chicago is still in the mix to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, the Sun-Times reports, as the International Olympic Committee today winnowed the field of candidates to four. Vying against the Windy City are Madrid, Tokyo, and Rio de Janeiro. More »

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Chicago • Rio de Janeiro • Tokyo • Madrid • 2016 Olympics • Chicago Olympics • International Olympic Committee

Opposition Finally Backs New Chief for
Bank of Japan

Shirakawa to fill critical spot as stalemate ends

Apr 9, 08 2:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Democratic Party of Japan has accepted a new central banker just in time for the crucial meeting of G7 finance leaders in Washington on Friday, reports the International Business Times. The top spot has been vacant since March 19, leaving the bank vulnerable during an unsteady economic time. Masaaki... More »

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Japan • Tokyo • Democratic Party of Japan • Bank of Japan • credit crisis • Yasuo Fukuda • Japanese economy • Masaaki Shirakawa

Lehman Sues to Reclaim $350M Lost in Swindle

Says 2 workers at Japanese trading firm  ran a Ponzi scheme

Mar 31, 08 8:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lehman Brothers is suing Japanese trading company Marubeni, seeking to recover $350 million lost in a scam apparently engineered by two of the company’s employees. The scheme involved forged documents purportedly bearing a board member’s seal and two meetings at Marubeni headquarters, including one with an impostor posing... More »

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Tokyo • Lehman Brothers • Ponzi scheme • investment banks • Marubeni Corp.

 Japan's Inflation Surges 

Unemployment also rises in world's second-largest economy

Mar 28, 08 8:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - A double whammy of rising inflation and unemployment has experts worried that Japan’s economy—the world’s second largest—is fast losing steam, reports the Wall Street Journal. Inflation in February rose 1%, its fastest spike in a decade, and household spending stalled in the face of rising... More »

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inflation • Japan • exports • Tokyo • unemployment • Japanese economy

Japan Faces Credit Crisis With No Central Bank Governor

Political standoff leaves BoJ top job vacant

Mar 21, 08 9:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - When markets are in chaos and currencies are fluctuating wildly, central bankers jump in to try to provide stability, as Ben Bernanke has done at the Fed. But in Tokyo a political standoff has left the Bank of Japan without a leader at the worst possible moment, reports the AFP.... More »

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Japan • Tokyo • Bank of Japan • credit crisis • Yasuo Fukuda • Japanese economy • Toshihiko Fukui

MARKETS

 Asian Markets Surge
 As Dollar Comes Back 

Greenback back above 100 yen; best day in a month in Tokyo

Mar 19, 08 3:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks in Asia had their best day in a month as investors reacted to the Fed's 75-point rate cut and a top Chinese company announced higher-than-expected earnings. The Nikkei climbed 2.5%, with financial stocks leading gains, reports Bloomberg. Companies with substantial business in America also did well—Canon jumped... More »

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Tokyo • Nikkei • yen • Asian markets • US dollar

 Dollar Sinks Below 100 Yen 

Stocks tumble as dollar hits 12-year low

Mar 13, 08 5:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - The dollar's decline continued today, dropping below the symbolically dramatic threshhold of 100 yen for the first time in 12 years. The greenback held on just above ¥100 during the trading day in Tokyo before slumping to ¥99.80 in Europe this morning. The dollar took a pummeling... More »

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Japan • Tokyo • Nikkei • yen • US dollar

Hello Kitty to Purr for Young Men, Too

Company will make girl-friendly product line palatable for teen boys

Dec 28, 07 2:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Will boys really say “Hello Kitty”? The company behind the sugary-sweet product line thinks so. Japan’s Sanrio Co. says it will plaster the cuddly cat on T-shirts, bags, watches, and other products for males. “We think Hello Kitty is accepted by young men as a design... More »

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fashion • Japan • Asia • Tokyo • Hello Kitty • Sanrio • young men

For Fine Dining, Tokyo Reigns Supreme

Michelin guide heaps stars on Japanese capital's restaurants

Nov 20, 07 10:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Paris has lost its crown as the world's leader in haute cuisine, reports the Telegraph, as the new Michelin guide to Tokyo showered the city's restaurants with acclaim. The first edition of the culinary bible awarded no fewer than 191 stars to 150 restaurants in the Japanese capital—nearly double... More »

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cuisine • Paris • Tokyo • Michelin

Japanese PM Hospitalized as Party Scrambles for Successor

Abe suffers 'exhaustion' after resigning

Sep 13, 07 8:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Japanese PM Shinzo Abe is in a Tokyo hospital battling stress and exhaustion a day after announcing his resignation. Abe is expected to be hospitalized for at least three or four days, while his scandal-plagued party fields a replacement and calls for a general election escalate. In his surprise announcement,... More »

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Japan • Shinzo Abe • stress • resignation • Tokyo • hospital • exhaustion

Asian Stocks Take a Dive

Prices plunge in response to US subprime mortgage crisis

Jul 27, 07 7:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Share prices plummeted throughout Asia  today in response to the yesterday's sell-off on Wall Street and the escalating crisis in the US housing market. After the 300-point plunge in the U.S., the Tokyo Market closed at a three-month-low, and markets in Seoul, Hong Kong, and Sydney also took serious... More »

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stock market • Seoul • Asia • housing market • Hong Kong • stocks • Merrill Lynch • Tokyo • Mumbai

Quake Damage Halts Auto Assembly Lines

Japanese car makers hit by damage to key suppliers

Jul 19, 07 9:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Japanese auto makers known for their lean inventories have had to shut down assembly lines for want of parts in the wake of Monday's earthquake. A key supplier of transmission and engine components was damaged in the 6.8-magnitude quake. Toyota, Nissan and Mitsubishi have all halted production at some... More »

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Japan • Toyota • electricity • Tokyo • radioactive • nuclear waste • power plant • Tokyo Electricity Co. • earthquake

Typhoon Drowns Southern Japan

40 ft waves and 150mph winds; at least 17 injured,100,000 homes without power

Jul 13, 07 1:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - A massive typhoon is pummeling the Japanese island of Okinawa, stirring up 40 foot waves and 150mph winds which are overturning trucks and ripping trees from the ground. Super typhoon Man-yi has injured at least 17 people and cut the electricity to nearly 100,000 homes. "This is one... More »

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weather • Japan • storm • winds • typhoon • Typhoon Man Yi • Southern Japan • Okinawa • Tokyo • rain • waves • flights

World's Top 50 Business Centers

Jun 14, 07 8:20 PM CDT
(Newser) -
  1. London
  2. New York
  3. Tokyo
  4. Chicago
  5. Hong Kong
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London • Chicago • New York • Hong Kong • business • list • top business centers • Tokyo

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