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Markets hold breath before crucial Greek debt talks

YoopyaFeb 16, 2015July 9, 20230

(Reuters) – Global shares hit their highest since September on Monday and the euro firmed, with investors cautiously optimistic euro zone finance ministers would reach

Shinzo Abe’s coalition wins big in Japan election amid anemic turnout

YoopyaDec 15, 2014July 14, 20230

Shinzo Abe won his snap election on Sunday and his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and coalition partner maintained a supermajority, according to media exit

U.S., Japan eye closer security ties in Japan defense pact update

YoopyaOct 8, 2014July 15, 20230

(Reuters) – Japan and the United States agreed on Wednesday to map out how they will work together if Tokyo needs to use force to

Light bulb moment: Low-energy LED wins Nobel prize

YoopyaOct 8, 2014July 25, 20230

(Reuters) – An American and two Japanese scientists won the 2014 Nobel Prize for Physics on Tuesday for inventing a new energy-efficient and environment-friendly light

Motor racing-Bianchi critical after Suzuka crash

YoopyaOct 6, 2014July 15, 20230

(Reuters) – French Formula One driver Jules Bianchi was fighting for his life on Sunday after suffering a severe head injury and undergoing surgery following

Typhoon heads out to sea after leaving at least one dead in Japan

YoopyaOct 6, 2014July 15, 20230

(Reuters) – A typhoon lashed Japan with torrential rain on Monday after killing at least one person, forcing the cancellation of flights and prompting warnings

Japan resumes search for victims of volcanic eruption

YoopyaSep 28, 2014July 15, 20230

By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) – More than 500 rescuers in Japan resumed searching on Monday for victims of a volcano that erupted without warning

Asian stocks on edge as HK seethes, U.S. dollar shines

YoopyaSep 28, 2014June 15, 20230

(Reuters) – The dollar hit a four-year peak against a basket of currencies in early Asian trade on Monday, bolstering Japanese shares, but other Asian

Last crew member of Enola Gay dies in Georgia

YoopyaJul 30, 2014June 24, 20230

ATLANTA (AP) — The last surviving member of the crew that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima once said he thought the bombing was necessary

Food: China meat scandal hits Starbucks, Burger King

YoopyaJul 22, 2014July 25, 20230

BEIJING (AP) — A suspect meat scandal in China engulfed Starbucks and Burger King on Tuesday and spread to Japan where McDonald’s said the Chinese