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Japanese railways go blue to cut suicides

World
2009-11-5

ALARMED by a rise in people jumping to their deaths in front of trains, some Japanese railway operators are installing special blue lights above station platforms they hope will have a soothing effect and reduce suicides. ...

Auto output hits 10m mark

Business | Automobile
2009-10-21

CHINA'S auto production hit the 10-million mark for the first time this year yesterday, and propelled the country to rank third after the United States and Japan to achieve the milestone. With a growing domestic...

Japan keeps its bank rate low

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-10-15

JAPAN'S central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged at 0.1 percent and upgraded its assessment of the world's No. 2 economy, citing improvements in manufacturing and exports. Yesterday's unanimous and...

Japan's foreign reserves hit record high in September

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-10-7

JAPAN'S foreign exchange reserves reached a record high of US$1,052.60 billion in September, up by US$10.26 billion from a month earlier, said the finance ministry today. A rise in the value of its holdings of...

Japan jobless rate falls to 5.5 % in August

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-10-2

JAPAN'S jobless rate fell and household spending climbed in August - a double dose of good news for the world's No. 2 economy though it may not last. The unemployment rate unexpectedly declined to 5.5 percent...

China, Japan, S. Korea vow stronger ties

National
2009-9-29

CHINA, Japan and South Korea agreed yesterday in Shanghai to deepen their partnership to promote regional peace and cooperate on economic development, climate change and other important issues. Also yesterday,...

S Korea, China, Japan to discuss DPRK issue, regional cooperation

National
2009-9-24

The annual trilateral meeting gathering foreign ministers of South Korea, China and Japan will touch upon the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s issues and discuss possibility of creating a regional...

Bear in Japan injures 9, shot dead at tourist area

World
2009-9-20

A bear injured nine people at highway rest stop in central Japan before being shot dead in a souvenir shop, a firefighter said today. The black bear seriously injured four men yesterday afternoon in Nyukawa, a...

Japan eyes mandatory cap-and-trade in 2011/12-Nikkei

World
2009-9-20

JAPAN'S new government wants to introduce a compulsory cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emissions as early as the year to March 2012, the Nikkei business daily said today. The scheme would be a key part...

BOJ sees basis for optimism

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-9-18

THE Bank of Japan said yesterday it was slightly more optimistic about economic and financial conditions, bringing it a step closer to phasing out support for corporate funding. The central bank also dismissed...