http://www.mail.com/int/locations/2268-japan.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/locations/2268-japan.html http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2155122-g8-faces-uncertain-recoveries-turbulent-markets.html ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — Europe is mired in debt and recession. Financial markets have hit violent ups and downs on fears that U.S. stimulus efforts may soon be scaled back. Japan is finally looking up after years of stagnation — but it remains an open question if the recovery will stick. That's the global economy that will confront the heads ... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:02:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2155122-g8-faces-uncertain-recoveries-turbulent-markets.html 2013-06-16T12:02:55Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2153780-obama-trade-dilemma-scant-support-democrats.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is aggressively pushing an ambitious agenda to liberalize global trading. But already political trade wars are forming, and they're with fellow Democrats rather than with Republicans, his usual antagonists. Obama is promoting free-trade proposals with Europe and Asia that could affect up to two-thirds of all global... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:03:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2153780-obama-trade-dilemma-scant-support-democrats.html 2013-06-15T19:03:04Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2154096-istanbul-addresses-protests-2020-presentation.html LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — As Turkey's prime minister lashed out at protesters, leaders of Istanbul's bid for the 2020 Summer Games sought to diminish the impact of the unrest in a presentation to a key audience of Olympic officials from around the world on Saturday. Istanbul officials said the "voice of tolerance" will prevail in the wake of the anti-g... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:47:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2154096-istanbul-addresses-protests-2020-presentation.html 2013-06-15T16:47:53Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2152254-us-urgency-g-8-call-european-growth.html WASHINGTON (AP) — When leaders of the nation's biggest economies gathered in the U.S. last year, European elections had rattled the continent with a rejection of austerity measures. President Barack Obama was seeking re-election. The sense of urgency was palpable as Obama made an emphatic pitch for Europe's powers to focus more on economic growth. These d... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 02:44:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2152254-us-urgency-g-8-call-european-growth.html 2013-06-15T02:44:47Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/2151724-world-stocks-mixed-asia-rebounds.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — Global stocks were mixed Friday as Asia rebounded from a sharp selloff, with U.S. markets losing early gains after unimpressive economic data and a warning from the International Monetary Fund on growth. The price of oil briefly rose above $98 per barrel — its highest level since September — due to geopolitical tensions in the Mideast aft... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:54:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/2151724-world-stocks-mixed-asia-rebounds.html 2013-06-14T16:54:11Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2151210-european-growth-urgent-us-g-8-summit.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A year after President Barack Obama made an emphatic pitch to Europe's economic powers to focus more on economic growth than austerity, much of the eurozone remains mired in or near recession. Obama's appeals have had mixed results in softening the demands on some of the most debt-ridden European nations to cut their spending. Still, the... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:16:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2151210-european-growth-urgent-us-g-8-summit.html 2013-06-14T04:16:58Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2148920-asian-stocks-rebound-tokyo-drop.html BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks rebounded Friday from Tokyo's sharp decline after investors were encouraged by positive U.S. economic news. Oil stayed above $96 a barrel on signs of steady American hiring and stronger retail sales despite mounting signs of weakness in China's economic recovery. Tokyo's Nikkei 225, the regional heavyweight, gained 2.4 percent ... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:15:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2148920-asian-stocks-rebound-tokyo-drop.html 2013-06-14T04:15:34Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2146300-asian-stocks-slide-led-tokyo-worries.html TOKYO (AP) — Asian stocks slid in early Thursday trading as gyrations on the Tokyo market, the region's biggest, continued — fueled by worries about a surging yen and monetary policies in the U.S. and Japan. Japanese media reports said overseas hedge funds may be dumping Japan's equities following a disappointment earlier in the week, when the Bank of Jap... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 03:59:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2146300-asian-stocks-slide-led-tokyo-worries.html 2013-06-13T03:59:38Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2145820-worlds-oldest-person-dies-japan-age-116.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Jiroemon Kimura, who had been recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living person and the oldest man ever, died Wednesday of natural causes. He was 116. Kimura, of Kyotango, Japan, was born April 19, 1897. Officials in Kyotango said he died in a local hospital, where he had been undergoing treatment for pneumonia.... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:41:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2145820-worlds-oldest-person-dies-japan-age-116.html 2013-06-12T09:41:03Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2141200-asian-markets-concern-japan-us.html BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks fell Wednesday amid concern about a lack of new Japanese moves to calm bond markets and uncertainty about the outlook for U.S. monetary policy. Oil prices fell to below $95 per barrel amid concern central bankers around the world might ease off measures to boost the global economy. Investors were disappointed after Japan's cent... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 03:09:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2141200-asian-markets-concern-japan-us.html 2013-06-12T03:09:04Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2138410-french-president-eurozone-crisis.html TOKYO (AP) — French President Francois Hollande sought reassure Japanese business leaders Saturday that the eurozone debt crisis is over but acknowledged that steps to boost the region's growth and competitiveness need to be taken. In a speech on the final day of his visit to Japan, Hollande said that the potentially destructive debt crisis has served to ... Sat, 08 Jun 2013 12:08:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2138410-french-president-eurozone-crisis.html 2013-06-08T12:08:27Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2136000-global-markets-rise-us-jobs-report.html LONDON (AP) — Stock markets rose on Friday after a U.S. jobs report suggested the Federal Reserve is likely to keep its stimulus program going for now. The Labor Department said the world's largest economy added 175,000 jobs, slightly better than the expected 165,000 increase. However, the previous months' jobs gains were revised down. The unemployment ra... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:19:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2136000-global-markets-rise-us-jobs-report.html 2013-06-07T17:19:21Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2135838-japan-france-to-tighten-nuclear-defense-ties.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan and France agreed Friday to deepen their cooperation on nuclear technology and to discuss joint development of military equipment, vowing to raise the tenor of their partnership. Visiting French President Francois Hollande and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe issued a joint statement pledging to prevent nuclear proliferation while rai... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 08:53:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2135838-japan-france-to-tighten-nuclear-defense-ties.html 2013-06-07T08:53:54Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2133022-frances-hollande-visits-japan-to-push-nuke-ties.html TOKYO (AP) — French President Francois Hollande arrived in Japan on Thursday for a visit expected to focus on closer cooperation in nuclear energy technologies and on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic strategies. Hollande and Abe will hold summit talks that local media say may yield an agreement on cooperating in nuclear fuel cycle technology, next-gen... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:15:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2133022-frances-hollande-visits-japan-to-push-nuke-ties.html 2013-06-06T12:15:06Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2130590-dotcom-star-wants-entrepreneurial-japan.html TOKYO (AP) — Takafumi Horie, the Japanese dot.com celebrity imprisoned for nearly two years on securities fraud charges, is cooking up dozens of ventures and demanding the nation reduce regulation to give more opportunities to young entrepreneurs. "It was as though I was set back 10 years," the founder and former chief executive of Internet service provid... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:22:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2130590-dotcom-star-wants-entrepreneurial-japan.html 2013-06-05T11:22:44Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2130202-japan-pm-outlines-reform-strategy-economy.html TOKYO (AP) — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe outlined Wednesday a sweeping blueprint for rejuvenating Japan's ailing economy, calling for reforms to bring more women into the workforce, promote industrial innovation and coax cash-hoarding corporations into investing more. The strategies Abe sketched out in a speech form the third and most important plank in his... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:14:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2130202-japan-pm-outlines-reform-strategy-economy.html 2013-06-05T08:14:14Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2128044-asia-stocks-fall-focus-stays-feds-step.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets fell Wednesday as signs the U.S. Federal Reserve might scale back its super-loose monetary policy caused investors to trim equity investments. Comments from Fed official Esther George, who said Tuesday she supported slowing the pace of Fed bond purchases "as an appropriate next step," raised expectations that the central... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 05:22:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2128044-asia-stocks-fall-focus-stays-feds-step.html 2013-06-05T05:22:29Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2128252-japan-1st-team-to-qualify-2014-world-cup.html SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2014 World Cup, tying Australia 1-1 Tuesday night on Keisuke Honda's penalty kick in the first minute of second-half stoppage time. Before a crowd of 62,172, Tommy Oar put Australia ahead in the 82nd minute. But Matthew McKay's hand ball set up the penalty kick for Honda, who beat goalke... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 18:10:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2128252-japan-1st-team-to-qualify-2014-world-cup.html 2013-06-04T18:10:32Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2124812-central-bank-group-warns-markets-under-spell.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Investors have ignored poor economic news as stocks have risen, leaving markets now vulnerable to unsettling volatility and potential losses, an organization of the world's central banks said Sunday. The Bank for International Settlements said central banks' policies of record low interest rates and monetary stimulus had helped i... Sun, 02 Jun 2013 19:37:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2124812-central-bank-group-warns-markets-under-spell.html 2013-06-02T19:37:26Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2124244-japan-1-billion-aid-earmarked-northern-africa.html YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Japan on Sunday announced a plan to provide 100 billion yen ($1 billion) in aid over the next five years to northern Africa for economic development and humanitarian efforts, including help with security and counter-terrorism measures. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced the assistance in a speech at a conference in Yokohama, near T... Sun, 02 Jun 2013 12:24:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2124244-japan-1-billion-aid-earmarked-northern-africa.html 2013-06-02T12:24:25Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2120870-prominent-pavilions-venice-biennale.html VENICE, Italy (AP) — The 55th Venice Biennale, the world's most prestigious art fair, features national pavilions from 88 countries, 10 presenting work for the first time — including the Vatican. No official theme ties together the pavilions, but several ideas are emerging as favorites, including greed, collective actions and the boundaries of the physical world. ... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 14:45:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2120870-prominent-pavilions-venice-biennale.html 2013-06-01T14:45:32Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2070676-correction-japan-sex-slaves-story.html TOKYO (AP) — In a story May 8 about the use of sex slaves during World War II, The Associated Press reported erroneously that then-Prime Minister Yohei Kono issued a 1993 statement expressing remorse for suffering caused to sexual slaves of Japanese troops. Kono was Chief Cabinet Secretary at the time, not prime minister. A corrected version of the story ... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 08:28:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2070676-correction-japan-sex-slaves-story.html 2013-06-01T08:28:47Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2118412-3-bid-cities-pitches-2020-olympics.html ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Less than four months before the IOC vote, the three cities vying for the 2020 Olympics took their campaign to a key international audience on Thursday — with each claiming to be the safest and most financially secure choice at a time of global uncertainty. Officials from Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo made presentations to the S... Thu, 30 May 2013 14:37:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2118412-3-bid-cities-pitches-2020-olympics.html 2013-05-30T14:37:59Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2115492-asia-stocks-fed-fears-weigh-markets.html BANGKOK (AP) — Concerns that the Federal Reserve might start scaling back its stimulus program due to improvement in the U.S. economy sent Asian stock markets lower Thursday. Sharp rises in global stock markets this year have been partly fueled by central bank actions to keep interest rates super low to support economic recovery in the U.S., Europe and Ja... Thu, 30 May 2013 05:17:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2115492-asia-stocks-fed-fears-weigh-markets.html 2013-05-30T05:17:37Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2113962-anguish-japans-sex-slave-legacy-unsettled.html OSAKA, Japan (AP) — More than 70 years ago, at age 14, Kim Bok-dong was ordered to work by Korea's Japanese occupiers. She was told she was going to a military uniform factory, but ended up at a Japanese military-linked brothel in southern China. She had to take an average of 15 soldiers per day during the week, and dozens over the weekend. At the end of ... Wed, 29 May 2013 00:49:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2113962-anguish-japans-sex-slave-legacy-unsettled.html 2013-05-29T00:49:18Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2112262-asia-stocks-gain-amid-modest-nikkei-recovery.html BANGKOK (AP) — Investors seeking bargains helped push Japan's benchmark stock index higher Tuesday after a sharp sell-off the day before. Other Asian markets registered relief with slight gains. The Nikkei has been on a rollercoaster ride since last Thursday, when it plummeted more than 7 percent after interest rates on the country's benchmark 10-year bon... Tue, 28 May 2013 05:19:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2112262-asia-stocks-gain-amid-modest-nikkei-recovery.html 2013-05-28T05:19:16Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2110888-wrestlings-olympic-hopes-focus-sportaccord.html ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Sports officials from around the world are descending on St. Petersburg for a major industry convention, where wrestling will bid to remain an Olympic sport. The SportAccord convention will also host Russian President Vladimir Putin, underlining his drive to restore the country as a major sports power. The convention formally... Sun, 26 May 2013 12:22:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2110888-wrestlings-olympic-hopes-focus-sportaccord.html 2013-05-26T12:22:50Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2107278-world-stocks-lower-big-sell-off.html MOSCOW (AP) — World stocks edged lower on Friday, a day after markets around the world dropped sharply on concerns global growth is slowing and the Federal Reserve could start scaling back its monetary stimulus. Japan's Nikkei, which had led the previous day's losses with a plunge of over 7 percent, seesawed throughout Friday before closing 0.9 percent hi... Fri, 24 May 2013 16:14:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2107278-world-stocks-lower-big-sell-off.html 2013-05-24T16:14:52Z