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/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/1467574-shinzo-abe.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2089060-japanese-economy-grew-35-percent-pace-1q.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's economy grew by a stronger-than-expected 3.5 percent in annual terms last quarter, giving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a boost as his government tackles reforms needed to ensure a sustained recovery from two decades of malaise. Stronger consumer spending and public works investment coupled with aggressive monetary easing lent oomph to th... Thu, 16 May 2013 09:40:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2089060-japanese-economy-grew-35-percent-pace-1q.html 2013-05-16T09:40:45Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2087346-japan-oks-906-billion-budget-to-revive-economy.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's parliament has approved a record-high 92.6 trillion yen ($906.2 billion) budget for this fiscal year, raising military spending for the first time in 11 years and boosting public works outlays to help revive the economy. The budget was approved late Wednesday after the lower house of parliament, whose decision takes precedence, overro... Wed, 15 May 2013 15:11:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2087346-japan-oks-906-billion-budget-to-revive-economy.html 2013-05-15T15:11:31Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2083984-hedge-fund-boss-loeb-lobbies-breakup-sony.html TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. hedge fund manager renowned for shaking up Yahoo Inc. has set his sights on Sony Corp., proposing that the Japanese electronics giant spin off up to 20 percent of its movie, TV and music division and use the money to strengthen its ailing device manufacturing unit. Sony rejected the plan, but analysts latched onto the idea as a way for Sony to unlock hi... Tue, 14 May 2013 20:35:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2083984-hedge-fund-boss-loeb-lobbies-breakup-sony.html 2013-05-14T20:35:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2083376-japanese-mayor-wartime-sex-slaves-were.html TOKYO (AP) — An outspoken nationalist mayor said the Japanese military's forced prostitution of Asian women before and during World War II was necessary to "maintain discipline" in the ranks and provide rest for soldiers who risked their lives in battle. The comments made Monday are already raising ire in neighboring countries that bore the brunt of Japan... Tue, 14 May 2013 11:38:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2083376-japanese-mayor-wartime-sex-slaves-were.html 2013-05-14T11:38:33Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2083454-nissan-chief-welcomes-yen-fall-luxury-brand.html KAMINOKAWA-MACHI, Japan (AP) — Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn welcomed the yen's recent decline to what he called "neutral" levels for the Japanese automaker's profitability, but said Tuesday it must drop further to be "normal." "The abnormal situation of the yen is hopefully something of the past," he told reporters at the roll-off ceremony for ... Tue, 14 May 2013 10:34:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2083454-nissan-chief-welcomes-yen-fall-luxury-brand.html 2013-05-14T10:34:03Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2081000-nikkei-up-japan-nod-g7-stimulus.html BANGKOK (AP) — Japan's stock market jumped Monday to its highest close in more than five years after global finance leaders gave a seal of approval to the country's stimulus program and refrained from criticizing its weakening effect on the yen. Stocks elsewhere, however, were mostly lower. Britain's FTSE 100 fell 0.2 percent to 6,609.78. Germany's DAX lo... Mon, 13 May 2013 09:59:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2081000-nikkei-up-japan-nod-g7-stimulus.html 2013-05-13T09:59:02Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2078772-g7-japan-playing-currency-rules.html AYLESBURY, England (AP) — Finance leaders from the Group of Seven leading industrial economies say Japan's stimulus policies are directed at boosting its economy out of a two-decade period of stagnation, not an attempt to drive down its currency to make Japan's exports more competitive. At the conclusion of a two-day meeting of leading financial represent... Sat, 11 May 2013 19:45:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2078772-g7-japan-playing-currency-rules.html 2013-05-11T19:45:07Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2075738-dollar-rises-100-yen-1st-time-4-years.html TOKYO (AP) — The dollar soared above 100 yen for the first time in more than four years Friday, driven by aggressive credit-easing aimed at reviving Japan's sluggish economy and improved U.S. economic figures. The U.S. dollar rose as high as 101.30 yen, the first time since April 2009 that the greenback has traded above 100 yen. The move lifted Japanese s... Fri, 10 May 2013 22:19:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2075738-dollar-rises-100-yen-1st-time-4-years.html 2013-05-10T22:19:19Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2075912-japans-nikkei-gains-dollar-tops-100-yen.html LONDON (AP) — Japanese stocks outperformed all others by a wide margin Friday after the dollar finally broke through the 100 yen mark. Markets elsewhere remained solid at the end of the week that's sent many indexes around the world up to all-time highs. The Nikkei 225 index in Tokyo jumped 2.9 percent to close at 14,607.54, its highest level since Januar... Fri, 10 May 2013 16:29:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2075912-japans-nikkei-gains-dollar-tops-100-yen.html 2013-05-10T16:29:14Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2073328-sony-black-cheap-yen-healthier-sales.html TOKYO (AP) — Sony Corp. is back in the black for its fiscal fourth quarter, recording a 93.9 billion yen ($948 million) profit, with big help from a weaker yen that boosts overseas earnings. The Japanese electronics and entertainment company also dragged itself back to profit for the fiscal year ended March 31, following four straight years of red ink. It... Thu, 09 May 2013 09:36:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2073328-sony-black-cheap-yen-healthier-sales.html 2013-05-09T09:36:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070676-japan-pulls-denials-wwii-sex-slavery.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan has acknowledged that it conducted only a limited investigation before claiming there was no official evidence that its imperial troops coerced Asian women into sexual slavery before and during World War II. A parliamentary statement signed Tuesday by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe acknowledged the government had a set of documents produced ... Wed, 08 May 2013 13:49:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070676-japan-pulls-denials-wwii-sex-slavery.html 2013-05-08T13:49:26Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2070514-toyota-profit-than-doubles-yen-cost-cuts.html TOKYO (AP) — Toyota's quarterly profit more than doubled to 313.9 billion yen ($3.2 billion) as cost cuts and better sales worked with a weakening yen to add momentum to the automaker's comeback. Toyota Motor Corp., which last year reclaimed the title of world's top-selling automaker, said Wednesday it expects the strong results to continue in its new bus... Wed, 08 May 2013 08:48:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2070514-toyota-profit-than-doubles-yen-cost-cuts.html 2013-05-08T08:48:30Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2060744-japans-pm-would-applaud-istanbul-2020-win.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he would be "the first to applaud" if Istanbul is chosen to host the 2020 Olympics. Tokyo and Madrid are also bidding for the games. Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency quoted Abe during his visit to Turkey on Friday. Abe appeared to be trying to make amends for remarks by the governor of Tokyo, ... Fri, 03 May 2013 13:08:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2060744-japans-pm-would-applaud-istanbul-2020-win.html 2013-05-03T13:08:54Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2052758-japan-manufacturing-hiring-rise-march.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan manufacturing and employment showed slight improvements in March, buttressing hopes that the economy may be headed for a moderate recovery. Factory output rose 0.2 percent, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Tuesday, in the fourth straight monthly increase. It pointed to strength in chemicals, electrical components, teleco... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:28:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2052758-japan-manufacturing-hiring-rise-march.html 2013-04-30T08:28:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2051318-putin-japanese-leader-step-up-peace-treaty-effort.html MOSCOW (AP) — The leaders of Russia and Japan have instructed their diplomats to intensify efforts to work out a peace treaty between the two nations. Russia and Japan have yet to sign a formal peace treaty ending hostilities from World War II due to a dispute over four islands that were captured by Soviet forces at the end of the war. Nevertheless, they ... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:37:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2051318-putin-japanese-leader-step-up-peace-treaty-effort.html 2013-04-29T16:37:27Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2045902-japan-prices-fall-march-deflation-drags.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's consumer price index fell 0.9 percent in March from a year earlier, underlining the challenge of ending a long spell of debilitating deflation despite an onslaught of monetary easing and stimulus spending. Citing expectations that the policies will soon turn take hold, the central bank raised its inflation forecast for the coming two ... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:11:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2045902-japan-prices-fall-march-deflation-drags.html 2013-04-26T11:11:44Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2043558-hyundai-motor-logs-15-percent-drop-1q-profit.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Hyundai Motor Co. said Thursday its first quarter net profit fell 15 percent as a labor dispute slowed car production in South Korea. The country's largest automaker said net profit fell to 2.1 trillion won ($1.9 billion) in the January-March period, matching market forecasts, from 2.5 trillion won net profit a year earlier. Sale... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:11:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2043558-hyundai-motor-logs-15-percent-drop-1q-profit.html 2013-04-25T10:11:39Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2038672-japan-war-shrine-reflects-ruling-party-nationalism.html TOKYO (AP) — Visits by Cabinet ministers and lawmakers to a shrine honoring Japan's war dead, including 14 World War II leaders convicted of atrocities, signal Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's determination to pursue a more nationalist agenda after months of focusing on the economy. Nearly 170 Japanese lawmakers paid homage at Yasukuni Shrine on Tuesday. A day... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:56:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2038672-japan-war-shrine-reflects-ruling-party-nationalism.html 2013-04-23T10:56:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2035808-japan-war-shrine-visits-anger-china-south-korea.html TOKYO (AP) — Dozens of Japanese lawmakers paid homage at a national war shrine Tuesday morning, risking more anger from neighbors South Korea and China over visits they see as failures to acknowledge Japan's militaristic past. The lawmakers from various parties were seen making offerings to mark the spring festival at Yasukuni Shrine, which honors Japan's... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:29:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2035808-japan-war-shrine-visits-anger-china-south-korea.html 2013-04-23T04:29:39Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2032998-world-finance-leaders-issue-sober-assessment.html WASHINGTON (AP) — World finance leaders issued a somber assessment on Saturday of the global economy, saying the recovery remains uneven with growth and jobs in short supply. The steering committee for the 188-nation International Monetary Fund issued a final communique that called for decisive action to bolster growth. However, the major economies remain... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:26:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2032998-world-finance-leaders-issue-sober-assessment.html 2013-04-20T22:26:30Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2030442-g-20-countries-pledge-stronger-efforts.html WASHINGTON (AP) — World finance leaders are pledging to pursue further actions to bolster a disappointingly weak global recovery. They also reaffirmed their commitment to avoid using their currencies as an economic weapon to gain unfair advantage in foreign trade. Finance ministers and central bank presidents from the leading rich and developing nations, ... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:04:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2030442-g-20-countries-pledge-stronger-efforts.html 2013-04-19T22:04:27Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2030514-japan-pm-lays-steps-growth-revival.html TOKYO (AP) — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe outlined the next steps of his grand plan for restoring Japan's economic power in a news conference Friday, naming a slew of initiatives he said would help awaken the country's "sleeping opportunities." Japan's future growth will depend on further opening the economy and tapping the underutilized potential of its wom... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:08:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2030514-japan-pm-lays-steps-growth-revival.html 2013-04-19T10:08:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2018436-us-talks-up-diplomacy-nkorea-takes-hard.html TOKYO (AP) — The United States and Japan opened the door Sunday to new nuclear talks with North Korea if the saber-rattling country lowered tensions and honored past agreements, even as it rejected South Korea's latest offer of dialogue as a "crafty trick." U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told reporters in Tokyo that North Korea would find "ready partn... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 05:29:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2018436-us-talks-up-diplomacy-nkorea-takes-hard.html 2013-04-15T05:29:59Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2015236-suu-kyi-visit-highlights-japans-myanmar-push.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's long-deferred aspirations for a larger role in Myanmar are getting a boost this coming week with a visit by Nobel Peace Prize laureate and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The visit by Suu Kyi, in Japan for the first time in 27 years, is highlighting Japan's interest in helping to craft a blueprint for Myanmar's economy and tapping... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:36:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2015236-suu-kyi-visit-highlights-japans-myanmar-push.html 2013-04-12T13:36:20Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2000084-japan-pms-biggest-test-economy-to.html TOKYO (AP) — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is about to find out that bending central bankers to his will was the easy part of jolting Japan's economy out of its two decade slump. Since taking office late last year, Abe has sauntered from strength to strength, ticking off the boxes of his policy wish-list while enjoying popularity ratings several times those o... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:01:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2000084-japan-pms-biggest-test-economy-to.html 2013-04-05T12:01:56Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1997178-japans-nikkei-jumps-13000-boj-stimulus.html BANGKOK (AP) — Japan's benchmark stock index surged to its highest level in more than four years Friday, its second straight day of big gains after the central bank announced aggressive action to lift the economy out of a prolonged slump. European stocks fell in early trading. The Bank of Japan unveiled plans Thursday to pump huge amounts of money into th... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 09:37:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1997178-japans-nikkei-jumps-13000-boj-stimulus.html 2013-04-05T09:37:59Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1997172-japan-central-bank-revamps-policy-to-boost-economy.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan is taking aggressive action to lift consumer prices, encourage borrowing and help pull the world's third-largest economy out of a long slump. Like the U.S. Federal Reserve, Japan's central bank plans to flood its financial system with more money — its most far-reaching step to date to get consumers and companies to borrow and spend. The... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:38:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1997172-japan-central-bank-revamps-policy-to-boost-economy.html 2013-04-04T17:38:07Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1994774-boj-holds-policy-meeting-under-governor.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's central bank is holding its first policy meeting under a new governor amid expectations of fresh moves to ease monetary policy and spur a recovery in the world's third-largest economy. Haruhiko Kuroda took the helm at the Bank of Japan on March 19, vowing to do whatever necessary to break Japan's economy out of deflation and attain a ... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:36:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1994774-boj-holds-policy-meeting-under-governor.html 2013-04-03T09:36:17Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1992468-japan-moves-to-revamp-troubled-power-industry.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Cabinet has approved a proposal to revamp its troubled electricity industry and foster more competition by obliging utilities to split power generation and distribution into separate businesses. The plan is meant to encourage more innovation and modernization of the power grid as the country grapples with its energy policy following t... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 08:37:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1992468-japan-moves-to-revamp-troubled-power-industry.html 2013-04-02T08:37:04Z