From Prime Minister Naoto Kan to Sapporo Beer, lawmakers and companies are invoking the image and legacy of Sakamoto Ryoma, the 19th century samurai who helped overhaul Japan’s government and economy. Kan mentioned Ryoma in a speech June 8, the day he became prime minister, drawing comparisons between his new Cabinet and the militia groups [...]
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No end in sight to Ryoma craze
November 3rd, 2010 
davidguide 
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Tags: aging population, constitutional monarchy, craze, economy, Japan, japan times, Kan, militia groups, Minister, naoto kan, Prime, Ryoma, sakamoto ryoma, samurai, Sapporo, sapporo beer, sight 
Comments OffIntel, Samsung, Toshiba aim to halve semiconductor line widths
October 29th, 2010 davidguide Intel Corp., Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Toshiba Corp are to form a working group to develop the next generation of chip technology by 2016, according to the Nikkei daily. The three will invite other players in the industry in a bid to develop chip manufacturing technologies that can more than halve the semiconductor line [...]
Posted in Lending News Tags: Corp, economy trade, flash memory chips, generation, halve, Intel, intel corp, Japan, Line, Samsung, samsung electronics, samsung electronics co, samsung electronics co ltd, semiconductor, Technology, Toshiba, toshiba corp, widths Comments OffJapan jobless rate dips to 5.0 percent
October 29th, 2010 davidguide TOKYO, Oct. 29 (UPI) — The unemployment rate edged down to 5.0 percent in Japan in September, the government said Friday. View full post on All Stories
Posted in Lending News Tags: dips, Japan, jobless, Oct, Percent, rate, September, TOKYO, Unemployment, unemployment rate, upi Comments OffRetail trade in Japan
October 28th, 2010 davidguide Japanese economy issued its retail trade seasonally adjusted for the month of September, where the index released with actual reading -3.0%, compared with the pervious reading 1.4%, while analysts’ expectations estimated of -0.5%.On the year, the retail trade recorded 1.2% during September, compared. View full post on All Stories
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October 27th, 2010 davidguide The Bank of Japan may want to consider buying foreign currency assets to help ease the yen’s appreciation, economic and fiscal policy minister Banri Kaieda said. View full post on All Stories
Posted in Lending News Tags: 'effective', appreciation, Bank, bank of japan, buys, cash, currency, currency assets, fiscal policy, Foreign, foreign currency, Japan, Minister, policy, Yen Comments OffTsukiji to relocate to Toyosu: Ishihara
October 23rd, 2010 davidguide The metropolitan government will spend ¥128.1 billion this fiscal year to relocate the Tsukiji fish market to the Toyosu district in Koto Ward, Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara said Friday. His announcement drew an immediate outcry from the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, which holds a majority in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly and opposes the move [...]
Posted in Lending News Tags: DPJ, government, Ishihara, Japan, japan times, metropolitan assembly, metropolitan government, move, relocate, shintaro ishihara, site, TOKYO, tokyo gov, Toyosu, Tsukiji, tsukiji fish market, Ward Comments OffYen Gains as Japan Sinks Shows Current Account Surplus No Boon
October 18th, 2010 davidguide Oct. 18 (Bloomberg) — Japan’s success in building an economy that supplies the world with everything from cars to electronics is now undermining its own efforts to keep the yen from rising at a… View full post on All Stories
Japan Will Default as Economy Unravels, Bass Says
October 13th, 2010 davidguide Oct. 13 (Bloomberg) — Japan will be forced to default on its debt, Greece’s economy is “done” and Iceland is worse off than Greece, said J. Kyle Bass, the head of Dallas-based Hayma… View full post on All Stories
Bernanke’s History Lesson: Japan
October 13th, 2010 davidguide Criticisms Ben Bernanke made of Japan’s central bank a decade ago-saying it was too timid in stimulating Japan’s economy to prevent deflation-give hints of what the Federal Reserve’s next steps might be. View full post on All Stories
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October 6th, 2010 davidguide Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – The United States on Tuesday indicated its efforts to normalize military ties with China, with top level bilateral meetings in the coming weeks. The Pentagon hinted at efforts to arrange a meeting of Secretary of Defense Robert Gates with his Chinese counterpart in [...]
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