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Type: Country

Name: Japan

population: 128,137,504

First Reported 5 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 25 Documents

Ian Stannard

Forex News – Yen weakens after Fitch downgrades Japan

Japan’s long-term foreign currency rating has been downgraded on Tuesday by Fitch Ratings agency to A plus from AA minus with a negative outlook.“The downgrades and Negative Outlooks reflect growing risks for Japan’s sovereign credit profile as a result ... [ Published 2 hours ago by Trading Point ]

Entities: Japan, Forex, Fitch Ratings, Ian Stannard, Jun Azumi

First Reported 22 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 42 Documents

Lady Gaga

World’s tallest tower `Tokyo Skytree` now opens to public

London - Tokyo Skytree, which is recognised by the Guinness World Records as the tallest tower in the world, has been opened for public viewing.The Skytree, which measures 2,080 feet in height and is the latest addition to the Japanese capital’s skyline, ... [ Published 1 hour ago by IndiaVision ]

Entities: Tokyo, Tobu Railway Co Ltd, Guinness World Records, Lady Gaga, Dubai

First Reported 15 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 22 Documents

Tobu Railway Co Ltd

Japan's World's 2nd Tallest Tower Building Opens

The Tokyo Sky Tree, the world's tallest tower and Tokyo's biggest new landmark, opened to the public on Tuesday.Nearly 8,000 visitors were expected to take high-speed lifts up to the observation decks of the 634-metre tower on Tuesday to mark its op ... [ Published 1 hour ago by Nile International ]

Entities: Tokyo, Tobu Railway Co Ltd, Guinness World Records

First Reported 5 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 9 Documents

Japan's credit rating downgraded

A leading credit rating agency has downgraded Japan to A-plus with a negative outlook, reflecting risks about its ballooning government debt.Fitch Ratings said the downgrade and negative outlook underline growing risks for Japan from high and rising public ... [ Published 1 hour ago by Breaking News.ie ]

Entities: Japan, Credit Ratings, Fitch Ratings, Japan Earthquake & Tsunami

First Reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 5 Documents

Fitch downgrades Japan on public finances

Country downgraded over concerns about rapid deterioration of public finances, a move that may galvanise support for consumption tax increase ... [ Published 1 hour ago by FT.com - World ]

Entities: Japan

First Reported 4 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 3 Documents

Vietnamese firms update on Japan market

Vietnamese businesses had a chance to update information on the Japanese markets and expand their business in the northeast Asian country, thanks to a workshop in Hanoi on May 22.Vo Thanh Ha from Asia-Pacific Market Department under the Ministry of Industry ... [ Published 2 hours ago by VietnamPlus ]

Entities: Japan, Vietnam, Japan Earthquake & Tsunami, Le Hoang

First Reported 7 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 5 Documents

Fitch Ratings

Stocks Gain on Stimulus Signs as Spain Bonds Rise; Yen Weakens

May 22 (Bloomberg) -- Stocks gained for a second day on speculation European leaders will join China in stepping up efforts to support global growth. Spanish bonds rose after a bill sale, while German bunds fell and the yen weakened.The MSCI All-Country ... [ Published 4 hours ago by La Repubblica ]

Entities: Fitch Ratings, Spain, Bank of Japan

First Reported May 21 2012 - Updated 4 hours ago - 15 Documents

Solar eclipse awes millions in U.S., Asia

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. ? From a park near Albuquerque, to the top of Japans Mount Fuji, to the California coast the effect was dramatic: The moon nearly blotting out the sun, creating a blazing ring of fire eclipse.Millions of people across a narrow strip ... [ Published 9 hours ago by Leaf Chronicle ]

Entities: Solar Eclipse, Albuquerque (United States), Tokyo

First Reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 3 Documents

Fitch Cuts Japan To “A+”

Credit rating agency, Fitch Ratings, cut Japan’s sovereign ratings to “A+”, and posted its outlook as “negative.” It is one in a long line of downgrades in the ratings of large developed nations. The announcement not only undermines faith in a rapid economic ... [ Published 4 hours ago by 24/7 Wall St ]

Entities: Japan, Fitch Ratings, Credit Rating Agency, Treasuries, OECD

First Reported 14 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 7 Documents

Japan remains world's top creditor nation in 2011

TOKYO, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Japan remained the world's largest creditor nation in 2011 with a net 253 trillion yen (about 3.19 trillion U.S. dollar) in foreign assets at the end of 2011, said Japanese government on Tuesday.According to the data released ... [ Published 8 hours ago by Xinhua News Agency ]

Entities: Japan, Xinhua (China), Ministry of Finance, Tokyo, US Dollar

First Reported May 20 2012 - Updated 15 hours ago - 28 Documents

Millions in US, Asia see 'ring of fire' eclipse

ALBUQUERQUE (New Mexico) - Millions in Asia and the western United States watched as a rare "ring of fire" eclipse crossed their skies.The annular eclipse, in which the moon passes in front of the sun leaving only a golden ring around its edges, was visible ... [ Published 16 hours ago by Today Online ]

Entities: fire, Tokyo, Hong Kong

First Reported May 20 2012 - Updated May 21 2012 - 34 Documents

Millions witness Pacific 'ring of fire' eclipse

The sun appeared as a thin ring behind the moon to people in a narrow path along the center of the track, which began in southern China. Heavy clouds obscured the view in Hong Kong, but residents of Tokyo and other cities were able to get a spectacular ... [ Published May 21 2012 by Citifmonline ]

Entities: NASA, Witness, fire

Quotes

Sekiguchi, from Tokohu University's department of functional brain imaging, conceded the sample size was small, but insisted "there is some mathematical validity to generalise to a broad population from our data"

Emotional trauma could shrink brain - study [IOL - 1 hour ago]

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Blogs

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Fukushima Nuclear Crisis Update for May 18th – ... [ Published 1 hour ago by The Greenpeace weblog ] Here’s the latest of our news bulletins from the ongoing crisis at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. State of Nuclear Politics in Japan Banri Kaieda, former head of the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI), testified ...
What Fitch's Downgrade Of Japan Really Means [ Published 1 hour ago by Clusterstock ] Early this morning, Fitch downgraded Japan's credit rating. In this quick video, we explain what that means. Produced by Daniel Goodman Don't Miss: • What The Cory Booker 'Meet The Press' Incident Means For Obama • How Low Will Facebook's ...
Honda will start Fit (Jazz) Hybrid production i... [ Published 1 hour ago by Autoblog Green ] Filed under: Hybrid , Honda , Asia Honda will start making a hybrid version of its Fit compact in Thailand this summer, according to the Japanese publication the Nikkei. Production will mark the first time Honda will be making any of its hybrids ...
G-8 Leaders Endorse New Plan To Combat Short-Te... [ Published 2 hours ago by Think Progress ] by Jeffrey Cavanagh During this weekend’s G-8 summit hosted by President Obama at Camp David, leaders from the Group of Eight nations endorsed a new plan to combat “short-lived climate polluters,” with a focus on methane, black carbon, and hydroflurocarbons ...
Daily US Opening News And Market Re-Cap: May 22 [ Published 2 hours ago by Zero Hedge ] From RanSquawkOECD cuts Euro-area GDP forecast to -0.1% from 0.2%. Fitch downgrades Japan to 'A+’ from ‘AA’; outlook negative. Greek banks to get EUR 18bln recapitalisation down-payments Friday, according to a source.Market Re-CapUK CPI this morning ...

Audio/Video

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OECD Sees Europe's Crisis Hurting World Economy [ Published 4 hours ago by CNBC.com - US ]
Lobbyists At Obama White House Exposed By Visit... [ Published 12 hours ago by The Young Turks - YouTube ]
Sights from the 'Ring of Fire' solar eclipse [ Published 13 hours ago by CBS - YouTube ]
Sights from the 'Ring of Fire' solar eclipse [ Published 14 hours ago by CBS News Online - YouTube ]
U.S., Asia experience solar eclipse [ Published May 21 2012 by CNN.com - Video ]

Press Releases

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