Japan prices fall, mild deflation to persist

27 January 2012, 6:36 am

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer prices fell for the third consecutive month in the year to December, and mild deflation is expected to persist this year as energy prices stabilize and worries about Europe's debt crisis suppress wage growth and economic activity. Core consumer prices ... Read More »

Japan's Honda production down 20% in 2011

26 January 2012, 11:34 pm

TOKYO: Japan's Honda Motor, the country's third-biggest carmaker, suffered a 20 percent plunge in its global production last year, it said Friday.... Read More »

Japan consumer prices down 0.1% in December

26 January 2012, 4:50 pm

TOKYO: Japan's core consumer prices edged down 0.1 percent in December from a year earlier in line with market expectations, government data showed on Friday.... Read More »

Japan’s stricken nuclear operator set for US$13bil bailout

26 January 2012, 4:07 pm

TOKYO: Japan is set to launch a US$13bil bailout of the owner of its stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant after the utility dropped resistance to a public fund injection, sources said, as the country debates the future of nuclear power.... Read More »

Japan Earthquake: Tokyo residents fear the big one

26 January 2012, 7:00 am

TOKYO — It's the seismic shift that Tokyoites dread: a powerful earthquake that kills thousands and plunges Japan's political and financial center into chaos. read more... Read More »

Japan's stricken nuclear operator set for $13B bailout

26 January 2012, 12:09 am

TOKYO - Japan is set to launch a $13 billion bail-out of the owner of its stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant after the utility dropped resistance to a public fund injection, sources said on Thursday, as the country debates the future of nuclear power.... Read More »

17. Doubt over Japan's debts

25 January 2012, 4:58 pm

TOKYO: Japan first annual trade deficit in more than 30 years calls into question how much longer the country can rely on exports to help finance a huge public debt without having to turn to fickle foreign investors.... Read More »

Doubt over Japan’s debts

25 January 2012, 4:05 pm

TOKYO: Japan first annual trade deficit in more than 30 years calls into question how much longer the country can rely on exports to help finance a huge public debt without having to turn to fickle foreign investors.... Read More »

Japan posts first trade deficit since 1980

25 January 2012, 2:51 am

TOKYO—Japan reported its first annual trade deficit since 1980 as it imported expensive energy to offset shortfalls caused by the devastating tsunami and manufacturers shifted production overseas to avoid the damage inflicted by the strong yen. The ¥2.49 trillion ($32 billion) deficit for 2011 re... Read More »

Japan posts first annual trade deficit since 1980

24 January 2012, 5:12 pm

(01-25) 01:00 PST TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- The devastating March tsunami and shift of manufacturing overseas plunged Japan's trade account into the red for the first time since 1980. Experts said the years of Japan running...... Read More »