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Toshiba Rises After Ending TV Production in Japan: Tokyo Mover

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Toshiba Corp. (6502) rose the most in seven months in Tokyo trading after saying it will no longer produce televisions in Japan , as falling prices and the strong yen erode earnings at the company’s unprofitable TV-making unit. (read more…)

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Japan snubs Fiji strongman for Pacific island meet

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Japan has not invited Fijian strongman Voreqe Bainimarama to a major Pacific leaders' forum next week, the foreign ministry said Friday, amid concerns his reforms have not gone far enough. (read more…)

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Analysis: Japan's Marubeni has eye on China with Gavilon bid

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Japan's biggest potential investment in U.S. agriculture can be summed up in a single word: China. Marubeni's interest in buying U.S. grains merchant Gavilon to help provide grain to its hungry Asian neighbor … (read more…)

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Analysis: Japan's Marubeni has eye on China with Gavilon bid

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Japan's biggest potential investment in U.S. agriculture can be summed up in a single word: China. Marubeni's interest in buying U.S. grains merchant Gavilon to help provide grain to its hungry Asian neighbor … (read more…)

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World’s Tallest Tower Leads Tokyo Railways’ Retail Drive

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The Tokyo Skytree, twice as tall as the Eiffel Tower, opens next week as Japanese train operators counter an aging population by building malls, offices and tourist attractions. (read more…)

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Economic Report: Japan GDP jumps 4.1%, beating estimates

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Japan’s economy grows 1% in the first three months of the year from the preceding quarter, driven by investment linked to rebuilding of its disaster-struck regions and a strong recovery in exports. (read more…)

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