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Japan stocks decline as recession dents demand for materials 16 Dec 2008 | 10:57 pm
Japan stocks slumped as prospects for a prolonged recession dimmed the earnings outlook for manufacturers and commodities producers.
Aso’s latest stimulus worth ¥23 trillion 14 Dec 2008 | 06:09 am
Prime Minister Taro Aso unveiled a ¥23 trillion stimulus package Friday that will allow up to ¥12 trillion in public funds to be injected into financial institutions, far more than the ¥2 trillion ini...
Job-reneging firms’ names to be released 4 Dec 2008 | 11:00 am
Aiming to embarrass companies into better behavior, the labor ministry plans to publish the names of those that withdrew job offers made to graduating students in an attempt to discourage unilateral c...
Bill to redress uninsured children to be enacted 4 Dec 2008 | 11:00 am
A bill to redress the issue of children without health insurance is likely to be enacted at the current Diet session as the Liberal Democratic Party and the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan a...
Nippon Oil, Nippon Mining to integrate business 4 Dec 2008 | 10:59 am
Nippon Oil Corp., the largest oil distributor in Japan, and major distributor Nippon Mining Holdings Inc., will integrate their business by establishing a holding company, possibly in the fall of 2009...
Mental test to be conducted on alleged attacker of ex-official, kin 4 Dec 2008 | 12:15 am
Police decided Wednesday to conduct a mental examination on a man who is believed to have been involved in the murder of a former vice health minister and his wife, and the assault of the wife of anot...
Gov’t to effectively halt spending cut policy to bolster economy 3 Dec 2008 | 10:05 pm
The government is set to effectively halt its spending cut policy in compiling the budget for fiscal 2009 starting in April, in a bid to prioritize stimulus measures over efforts to improve the nation...
List of 719 cases of harassment at Waseda University leaked from computer 3 Dec 2008 | 10:05 pm
A list of 719 cases of harassment that allegedly occurred at Waseda University in Tokyo has leaked on the Internet, university officials said.
Government panel deems 37% of spending by NPO’s wasteful 3 Dec 2008 | 10:04 pm
A government panel tasked with studying ways to eliminate wasteful use of taxpayers’ money has proposed a 37 percent cut, worth about 350 billion yen, in funding for government-authorized nonprofit or...
US policy adviser predicts dollar slipping below 90 yen 3 Dec 2008 | 10:03 pm
Lawrence Lindsey, a former economic policy adviser to U.S. President George W. Bush, told Japanese lawmakers in Tokyo on Wednesday the U.S. dollar could slip below 90 yen, the lawmakers said.
