For Senate Republicans, 2012 is starting a lot like 2010. They have a shot at taking control from Democrats as long as insurgent conservatives don’t frighten independent voters like they did two years ago. (read the story…)
Greece’s caretaker Cabinet was sworn in and will lead the country into next month’s election, after a deadlocked vote sparked more political turmoil and brought the country’s use of the euro currency into question. (read the story…)
Dog bites man does not get a lot of attention in the news, but it costs insurance companies hundreds of millions in claims every year. (read the story…)
At a campaign stop in Youngstown, Ohio, Vice President Joe Biden lit into Republicans and their presumed presidential nominee for what he described as a failure to understand the plight of the middle class. (read the story…)
Japan's economy grew at an annual rate of 4.1% for January-March amid a gradual recovery from the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami of the previous year.The Cabinet Office said the … (read more…)
Researchers from the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan claim to have broken the record for wireless data transmission in the Terahertz band with a data rate 20 times higher than most current … (read more…)
According to government data, Japan’s economy grew by one percent between January and March compared to the previous three months. It means the Asian nation has outperformed the US, Germany, … (read more…)
The Nigerian government Wednesday received a grant of N2billion from the government of Japan to support the nation's drive to boost power generation capacity, through solar energy. The … (read more…)
AFP © <p>This file photo shows Lim Sung-Nam (L), South Korean negotiator for six-nation talks, along with his Japanese counterpart Shinsuke Sugiyama, prior talks in Tokyo, in 2011. … (read more…)
Powder flowability expert Tim Freeman, Managing Director of Freeman Technology will present on the topic of advanced powder characterisation and its relevance in powder processing at Interphex Japan, 27 – 29 June 2012, Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo. (more here…)
Japan will put a commercial satellite into space on Friday, officials said, in its first foray into the European- and Russian-dominated world of contract launches. (read the story…)
Japan's economy grew at an annual rate of 4.1 percent for January-March amid a gradual recovery from the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami of the previous year. (read more here…)
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan's economy rebounded in January-March from a lull in the previous quarter, shaking off the pain of a strong yen and Europe's debt crisis on solid consumer spending and rebuilding from last year's earthquake. KEY POINTS: – Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 1.0 percent in January-March from the previous quarter after...
Japan's economy grew by a faster-than-expected 1.0 percent in the latest quarter, figures showed on Thursday, as rising domestic demand and a boost in exports kept it on the recovery path. (read more here…)
Japan's economy grew 1.0 per cent in January-March from the previous quarter, powering ahead of other major industrial nations thanks to rebuilding of the tsunami-battered northeast, solid private spending and recovering exports. (read more here…)
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…)
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…)
Japan’s economy grew more than economists forecast in the first quarter as reconstruction from last year’s earthquake boosted public investment and consumer spending rose. (read more…)
Japan's economy bounced back from a year-end lull in the first quarter, powering ahead of other major industrial nations thanks to rebuilding of the tsunami-battered northeast, solid private spending and … (read more…)
Japanese and Australian stock futures were little changed after the Federal Reserve said it may provide more stimulus for the U.S. economy, offsetting concern that Greece’s debt crisis is worsening. (get the story…)
May 17 (Bloomberg) — Japanese stocks fell, with the Topix Index sliding a seventh day, as concern Greece ’s debt crisis is worsening outweighed better-than-expected economic growth in Japan, and U.S. housing and factory data that beat estimates. (get the story…)
Japan's Nikkei share average is expected to open lower on Thursday following news some Greek banks have been denied funding by the European Central Bank, further stressing investors already fearful of … (get the story…)
The Nikkei share average slipped in early trade on Thursday following news that some Greek banks have been denied funding by the European Central Bank, though stronger-than-expected Japanese economic growth … (get the story…)
