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Fall in Japan Inc.'s capital spending slow to 1.7% in April-June
Japan's corporate capital spending fell 1.7 percent in the April-June quarter from a year earlier amid cautiousness over future prospects, but the pace of decline sharply narrowed and company sales continued to grow, the Finance Ministry said Friday. Economists said that the latest figure is likely to lead to an upward revision of the gross domestic product for the April-June period, which was disappointing for the nation as it grew only an annualized 0.4 percent from the previous quarter in preliminary data released last month, and is due to be updated Sept. 10. (Kyodo News) 09/03/2010
Insider trading by kin of corporate execs, employees jumps in FY'09
Japan's securities trading watchdog called on corporate executives and officers Friday not to leak unannounced company information even to their close relatives or friends, as insider trading cases involving such people surged in fiscal 2009. In the year ended last March, the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission advised the Financial Services Agency to impose penalties in 38 insider trading cases, including 21 involving such people, up from 17 and three, respectively, in fiscal 2008, and the previous record high of seven for the latter in fiscal 2007. (Kyodo News) 09/03/2010
Japan approves economic sanctions against Iran
(AP)
AP - Japan approved fresh economic sanctions against Iran on Friday after the United Nations asked Tokyo to tighten restrictions against Tehran over its controversial nuclear enrichment program, an official said. (Yahoo News) 09/03/2010
BOJ to stand pat next week, eyes easing next month
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Bank of Japan is expected to hold off on easing monetary policy next week but is gearing up for further action in October as the strong yen threatens to derail its forecast of a moderate economic recovery, sources said. (Yahoo News) 09/03/2010
Beat the heat with Tottori Prefecture's '20th-century Japanese pears'
As the scorching summer lingers on, if you're looking for some cool fruit to beat the heat, you may want to bite into a "Nijisseiki" (20th-century) Japanese pear. (Mainichi News) 09/02/2010
Bringing classical Japanese dance to life
"I used to think that dancing was moving from one pose to the next. (Mainichi News) 09/02/2010
Legacy of Iraq war won't be winding down
NEW YORK — The withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq in what is euphemistically called the end of the Iraq war portends anything but the end of the conflict.
The consequences of the war will be felt for many years to come. Former President George W. Bush and his advisers are to blame for engaging in a war that has ravaged Iraq and cost the United States not only economically but also the lives and well-being of hundreds of thousands of its soldiers.
EU blacklists 2 Ghanaian cargo airlines
(AP)
AP - The European Union says it has added two Ghanaian-registered cargo companies to its list of airlines whose aircraft are barred from flying to Europe. (Yahoo News) 09/02/2010
American Airlines pilot cleared of alcohol
(AP)
AP - American Airlines says a pilot removed from a flight to Mexico passed an alcohol test. (Yahoo News) 09/02/2010
Comair to lay off workers and halve fleet by 2012
(AP)
AP - Comair, a regional airline owned by Delta Air Lines Inc., said on Wednesday that it will shrink its fleet by more than half and reduce staff over the next two years to cut costs.
(Yahoo News) 09/01/2010
JetBlue to fly between Boston, Newark starting May
(AP)
AP - JetBlue Airways Corp. on Tuesday said it will expand its service out of Boston's Logan International Airport to include four daily flights to Newark, N.J. (Yahoo News) 08/31/2010
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