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Ending Humbling Impasse, Japan Approves Bank Chief The Japanese Parliament approved Masaaki Shirakawa as central bank governor, ending a stand-off that had left the bank without a chief at a time of global financial difficulty. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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Japan Approves New Bank Chief The vote by Japan’s Parliament ended a long political standoff that had left the bank leaderless at a time of global financial turmoil. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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Japan Impasse Leaves Bank Post Open For a second time, the Japanese Parliament blocked selection of a new central bank chief, leaving the crucial post vacant amid a deepening financial crisis. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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Japan stalemated over central bank chief - BusinessWeek ServihooJapan stalemated over central bank chiefBusinessWeek - 57 minutes agoBy YURI KAGEYAMA Japan's government hoped to break a deadlock Tuesday over choosing the next central bank chief, with concerns rising about a possible vacancy in the post just one day before t Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Legislative Vote Opposes Nominee to Lead Bank of Japan - New York Times Boston GlobeLegislative Vote Opposes Nominee to Lead Bank of JapanNew York Times - 28 minutes agoBy AP TOKYO (AP) - Japan’s upper house of Parliament on Wednesday voted to reject the government nomination for Bank of Japan chief because of concern over the nomin Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Mitsubishi UFJ Leads Banks Higher on Optimism Writedowns Ending - Bloomberg Mitsubishi UFJ Leads Banks Higher on Optimism Writedowns EndingBloomberg - 45 minutes agoBy Finbarr Flynn April 28 (Bloomberg) -- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., Japan's biggest bank by market value, led the nation's banks higher after UBS AG said writedowns by US ban Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Japan to nominate Shirakawa as permanent BOJ chief - Reuters PRESS TVJapan to nominate Shirakawa as permanent BOJ chiefReuters - 59 minutes agoBy Yoko Nishikawa TOKYO, April 7 (Reuters) - The Japanese government is likely to nominate acting BOJ Governor Masaaki Shirakawa on Monday to take the helm of the central bank permanently Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Japan Nominates Central Bank Chief The government picked Toshiro Muto, a former finance bureaucrat, to lead the Bank of Japan, but legislative approval could be testy amid a broader parliamentary faceoff with the opposition. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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Japan fails to choose bank chief The Japanese government's latest nominee to be governor of the Bank of Japan is vetoed by the opposition. Home > Rss Directory > General > BBC World |
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Fed approves American Express as bank holding company - Reuters Fed approves American Express as bank holding companyReuters - 47 minutes agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve Board has approved an application by American Express Co to become a bank holding company, the central bank said on Monday.American Express Co To Beco Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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In Japan, Cellphones Have Become Too Complex to Use TOKYO -- Steve Jobs' new iPhone, expected to be unveiled Monday, is headed to Japan by the end of the year. But the device's famed ease of use may actually be a turnoff in Japan, where consumers want features, not simplicity.

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In Japan, Cellphones Have Become Too Complex to Use TOKYO -- Steve Jobs' new iPhone, expected to be unveiled Monday, is headed to Japan by the end of the year. But the device's famed ease of use may actually be a turnoff in Japan, where consumers want features, not simplicity.

 Indeed, Japanese handsets have become prime examples Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Japan's Cabinet Approves $54 Billion Spending Package To Ease Recession (AHN) (AHN) - Japan's cabinet has approved around 88.5 trillion yen ($990.9 billion) package of spending for the next fiscal year, which is 6.6 percent higher from the previous budget, to curb the slowdown in the country's recession. - Sat, 20 Dec 2008 08:55:40 GMT Home > Rss Directory > Business > AllHeadline |
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Bank of Japan Leaves Key Rate Unchanged The Bank of Japan left its policy rate target unchanged at 0.5 percent on Friday as expected. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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New Bank of Japan boss rejected The Japanese government's latest nominee to be governor of the Bank of Japan is to be vetoed by the opposition. Home > Rss Directory > General > BBC World |
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World Bank, U.S., Britain and Japan Take on Warming The World Bank will raise at least $5.5 billion with the United States, Britain and Japan this year to help poor nations use clean technology and tackle global warming. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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Australia and Japan Make Defensive Moves The Australian central bank cut its key interest rate and the Bank of Japan dampened speculation of coordinated rate cuts by major economies as the global financial crisis deepened. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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Japan business sentiment dives
(Reuters) Reuters - Japanese business sentiment has suffered its sharpest crash in three decades, a Bank of Japan survey showed on Monday, and the central bank said no early turnaround was expected with the economy set to shrink next year. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Bank of America’s Chief Makes a Big Bet - New York Times EarthtimesBank of America’s Chief Makes a Big BetNew York Times - 1 hour agoBy CHARLES DUHIGG But few of Mr. Lewis’s bets match the one he placed on Friday, when Bank of America announced it was buying the Countrywide Financial Corporation, the mortgage g Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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World Business Briefing | Asia: Japan: Wholesale Inflation at 27-year High Japan’s corporate goods prices rose at their fastest rate in more than 27 years, pushed up by surging oil and commodities prices, the Bank of Japan said. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |