Japan Market falls 1.4%

At closing bell, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average declined 388.56 points, or 1.39%, to 27,581.66. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange dropped 18.39 points ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Extends 120 Mln Birr Worth Food Assistance

Ethiopia and Japan have signed and exchanged notes on the Grant Aid for Economic and Social Development Program (provision of rice) amounting to 120 million Birr today.Finance State Minister, Yasmin ... ( read original story ...)