http://www.mail.com/people/1467574-shinzo-abe.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/1467574-shinzo-abe.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1857948-japan-industrial-production-up-25-percent-dec.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's industrial production picked up pace in December from the month before, in a sign the world's third-largest economy may be stabilizing thanks to stronger global demand and government spending. Increased output of large passenger cars and vehicle components and machinery for making semiconductors were the main factors helping to drive ... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1857948-japan-industrial-production-up-25-percent-dec.html 2013-02-01T01:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1855652-tensions-linger-us-comfort-women-plaques.html HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — Four years ago, noticing plaques at the county courthouse commemorating slavery, the Holocaust and other atrocities, Korean-American community leader Chejin Park struck upon the idea of adding a tribute to the "comfort women" of World War II. To his surprise, the seemingly small, local gesture — to honor the more than 200,000 most... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1855652-tensions-linger-us-comfort-women-plaques.html 2013-01-30T17:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1850372-japan-raises-growth-forecast-yen-slides.html TOKYO (AP) — Anticipating a boost from stimulus spending and a weakening yen, Japan's government on Monday raised its growth forecast, predicting the economy will emerge from recession and expand 2.5 percent in the coming fiscal year. The yen has dropped more than 10 percent in recent months, reaching its lowest level since July 2010. Share prices have su... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1850372-japan-raises-growth-forecast-yen-slides.html 2013-01-28T11:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1850470-japan-ex-china-envoy-tokyo-erred-islands-row.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's former envoy to China says his country erred in choosing to buy islands claimed by both Japan and China last fall, infuriating Beijing, and now both sides have no choice but to allow the issue to cool. Uichiro Niwa, a former trading house executive who served as ambassador to Beijing from mid-2010 until late last year, told reporters ... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 09:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1850470-japan-ex-china-envoy-tokyo-erred-islands-row.html 2013-01-28T09:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1845232-japans-consumer-prices-fall-fourth-year.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's consumer prices fell in 2012 for the fourth straight year, highlighting the central bank's challenge in fighting deflation as its governor Friday reaffirmed plans for aggressive monetary easing. Bank of Japan Gov. Masaaki Shirakawa told reporters that it would take substantial effort to achieve a 2 percent inflation target, announced ... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1845232-japans-consumer-prices-fall-fourth-year.html 2013-01-25T09:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1845138-japan-letter-to-chinas-xi-island-dispute.html BEIJING (AP) — A senior envoy handed China's leader a cordial letter from Japan's prime minister Friday in the highest-level contact between the sides since tensions spiked in September over an island dispute, though the meeting yielded little beyond commitments to hold further contact. The letter from Shinzo Abe to Xi Jinping, as seen by The Associated P... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 08:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1845138-japan-letter-to-chinas-xi-island-dispute.html 2013-01-25T08:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1842548-asia-stock-markets-mixed-japans-nikkei-jumps.html BANGKOK (AP) — Japan's benchmark stock index jumped Friday as the yen continued to retreat against the dollar and investors cheered the new government's plans to boost the economy. Other Asian stock markets were mixed. Evan Lucas of IG Markets in Melbourne said he expect to see further surges in Japan's Nikkei 225 index after Yasutoshi Nishimura, a senior... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 04:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1842548-asia-stock-markets-mixed-japans-nikkei-jumps.html 2013-01-25T04:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1841880-japan-reports-record-783b-trade-deficit-2012.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's trade deficit rose to a record 6.93 trillion yen ($78.3 billion) in 2012 as fuel imports surged and a bitter territorial dispute with China hammered its exports. The finance ministry figures released Thursday showed that energy imports surged 34 percent last year to 24.08 trillion yen ($272 billion) after Japan's nuclear plants were t... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 02:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1841880-japan-reports-record-783b-trade-deficit-2012.html 2013-01-24T02:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1834394-bank-japan-sets-2-percent-inflation-target.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a "monetary regime change" Tuesday as the central bank bowed to government pressure, setting a 2 percent inflation target aimed at helping the country emerge from its prolonged bout of deflation. "This opens a passageway toward bold monetary easing," Abe told reporters after the Bank of Japan and gov... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1834394-bank-japan-sets-2-percent-inflation-target.html 2013-01-22T10:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1832844-japan-talk-warning-shots-heats-up-china-dispute.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan says it may fire warning shots and take other measures to keep foreign aircraft from violating its airspace in the latest verbal blast between Tokyo and Beijing that raises concerns that a dispute over hotly contested islands could spin out of control. Japanese officials made the comments after Chinese fighters tailed its warplanes near... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 04:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1832844-japan-talk-warning-shots-heats-up-china-dispute.html 2013-01-20T04:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1829174-adviser-hails-abenomics-dollar-rise.html TOKYO (AP) — The expert behind the monetary policies of Japan's new prime minister welcomed the recovering stock market and favorable exchange rate as signs of success Friday, and said the dollar can rise to 110 yen before excessive inflation risks kick in. Koichi Hamada, professor emeritus of economics at Yale University, is the brain behind the "Abenomi... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 08:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1829174-adviser-hails-abenomics-dollar-rise.html 2013-01-18T08:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1824120-algeria-army-rescues-hostages-toll-unclear.html ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian helicopters and special forces stormed a gas plant in the stony plains of the Sahara on Thursday to wipe out Islamist militants and free hostages from at least 10 countries. Bloody chaos ensued, leaving the fate of the fighters and many of the captives uncertain. Dueling claims from the military and the militants muddied t... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1824120-algeria-army-rescues-hostages-toll-unclear.html 2013-01-18T01:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1821168-asia-stocks-mixed-nikkei-falls-yen-slide-halts.html BANGKOK (AP) — Japan's benchmark stock index toppled off a 32-month high Wednesday after the yen's slide went into reverse. Other benchmarks were mixed as investors began focusing on the political impasse in Washington over the U.S. government's borrowing limit. The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo tumbled 1.9 percent to 10,672.61 after government minister Akira Amari... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 04:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1821168-asia-stocks-mixed-nikkei-falls-yen-slide-halts.html 2013-01-16T04:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1821130-yen-weakens-boj-gov-easing-to-persist.html TOKYO (AP) — The governor of Japan's central bank says it will persist in easing monetary conditions as it tries to pull the country out of a deflationary slump. In comments Tuesday to branch managers of the central bank, Bank of Japan Gov. Masaaki Shirakawa noted risks from the European debt crisis and continued tensions with China over a territorial dis... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1821130-yen-weakens-boj-gov-easing-to-persist.html 2013-01-15T11:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1813528-markets-temper-enthusiasm-japan-stimulus.html PARIS (AP) — World markets see-sawed Friday between hope and concern for the world economy, as investors weighed a massive spending package meant to reinvigorate Japan's economy against evidence that inflation in China was rising. Japan's Nikkei stock index soared after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced an anti-recession stimulus package of mor... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1813528-markets-temper-enthusiasm-japan-stimulus.html 2013-01-11T16:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1810656-japan-pm-chinas-island-dispute-moves-wrong.html TOKYO (AP) — Reaffirming his hawkish stance on China, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday that Japan will not negotiate with Beijing over a contested cluster of uninhabited islands and that China was "wrong" for allowing violent protests over the territorial dispute. Abe, who took office just over two weeks ago, had much warmer words for South Korea, de... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1810656-japan-pm-chinas-island-dispute-moves-wrong.html 2013-01-11T14:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1813246-beset-risks-japan-seeks-boost-stimulus.html TOKYO (AP) — A 20 trillion yen ($224 billion) stimulus package announced Friday by Japan's newly installed prime minister Shinzo Abe will likely give the recession-struck economy a quick boost, but at the risk of adding to the country's gargantuan debt without fostering sustainable, long-term growth. The "Abenomics" strategy of "ultra" monetary easing and... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 07:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1813246-beset-risks-japan-seeks-boost-stimulus.html 2013-01-11T07:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1811576-us-urges-allies-japan-skorea-to-mend-ties.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A high-level U.S. delegation will urge key allies Japan and South Korea to mend strained ties that have hurt security cooperation. It will also likely remind the new government in Tokyo that any disavowal of its apology for the use of sex slaves in World War II would make matters worse. Senior officials from the State Department, Pentago... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 20:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1811576-us-urges-allies-japan-skorea-to-mend-ties.html 2013-01-10T20:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1811622-tokyo-opens-2020-olympic-bid-campaign-london.html LONDON (AP) — Tokyo began its international promotion campaign for the 2020 Olympics in London on Thursday, promising to match or surpass the success of the games held there six months ago. Getting a jump on rivals Madrid and Istanbul, Tokyo officials outlined their candidacy at a news conference three days after submitting bid documents to the Internatio... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1811622-tokyo-opens-2020-olympic-bid-campaign-london.html 2013-01-10T17:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1804062-trio-bid-cities-2020-olympic-files-to-ioc.html LONDON (AP) — Exactly eight months before the vote, the race for the 2020 Summer Games moved into a crucial phase Monday when the three candidate cities submitted their bid plans to the International Olympic Committee. Leaders from Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo handed over their documents at IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, setting the stage for th... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1804062-trio-bid-cities-2020-olympic-files-to-ioc.html 2013-01-07T14:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1799162-markets-mild-boost-us-jobs-data.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — U.S. and European stocks traded only modestly higher Friday after news that the American economy kept creating jobs at the expected rate last month. Stocks in Europe had been down early in the session, held back by U.S. Federal Reserve minutes from its December meeting that revealed some officials favored ending the central bank'... Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1799162-markets-mild-boost-us-jobs-data.html 2013-01-04T16:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1789636-stocks-lower-ahead-us-fiscal-cliff-talks.html MOSCOW (AP) — European and U.S. shares traded lower on Friday on waning hopes that U.S. President Barack Obama and key lawmakers would manage to reach an 11th-hour budget compromise. U.S. politicians have until Monday night to hammer out an agreement before the U.S. runs over the "fiscal cliff" — hundreds of billions of dollars in tax increases and deep c... Fri, 28 Dec 2012 16:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1789636-stocks-lower-ahead-us-fiscal-cliff-talks.html 2012-12-28T16:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1789378-to-use-japans-growing-plutonium-stockpile.html ROKKASHO, Japan (AP) — How is an atomic-powered island nation riddled with fault lines supposed to handle its nuclear waste? Part of the answer was supposed to come from this windswept village along Japan's northern coast. By hosting a high-tech facility that would convert spent fuel into a plutonium-uranium mix designed for the next generation of reactor... Fri, 28 Dec 2012 08:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1789378-to-use-japans-growing-plutonium-stockpile.html 2012-12-28T08:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1786742-japan-pm-saving-economic-crisis-top-mission.html TOKYO (AP) — Shinzo Abe took office as Japan's seventh prime minister in six years Wednesday and vowed to overcome the deep-rooted economic and diplomatic crises facing his country. Abe was elected as Japan's leader hours earlier Wednesday, bringing back to power the conservative, pro-business Liberal Democratic Party that governed for most of the post-Wo... Wed, 26 Dec 2012 16:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1786742-japan-pm-saving-economic-crisis-top-mission.html 2012-12-26T16:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1787098-stocks-edge-higher-traders-return-holiday.html NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks opened modestly higher on Wall Street Wednesday as traders returned from the Christmas holiday. Trading was quiet. Markets in Europe were still closed. Traders were also watching to see if a budget agreement materializes in Washington. President Barack Obama cut short his Christmas vacation in Hawaii and was returning to Washington ... Wed, 26 Dec 2012 14:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1787098-stocks-edge-higher-traders-return-holiday.html 2012-12-26T14:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1786724-asia-stocks-rise-japan-government.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Wednesday as traders snapped up stocks before the end of the year, while the Tokyo benchmark hit a nine-month high after a new, pro-business government prepared to assume leadership in a country plagued for years by economic lethargy. Japan's Nikkei 225 index surged 1.5 percent to close at 10,230.36 as a further wea... Wed, 26 Dec 2012 08:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1786724-asia-stocks-rise-japan-government.html 2012-12-26T08:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1786700-japans-cabinet-resigns-to-way-pm.html TOKYO (AP) — Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's Cabinet resigned Wednesday to clear the way for a vote in parliament to formally install the nation's new leader, Shinzo Abe, a conservative whose nationalist positions have in the past angered Japan's neighbors. Noda's fall ends more than three years at the helm for the left-leaning Democratic Party of Japan a... Wed, 26 Dec 2012 02:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1786700-japans-cabinet-resigns-to-way-pm.html 2012-12-26T02:01:00Z