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Passers-by look at stock indicator in Tokyo Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008. Japan's key stock index shot up almost 10 percent Thursday, lifted by growing rate cut hopes and robust gains in markets across Asia. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index soared 817.86 points, or 9.96 percent, finishing at 9,029.76 in its third consecutive day of gai
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Japan's Nikkei rises to 4-month high
Mon 28 Dec 2009
(AP) - TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei stock index rose to a four-month high Monday as investors took heart from better-than-expected industrial output growth. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average gained... (photo: AP / Katsumi Kasahara)
Japan Airlines Flight 123
Airline   Bank   Japan   Photos   Tokyo		  DNA India 
Japan Airlines' bankruptcy proposed as option to banks: Sources
Mon 28 Dec 2009
Tokyo: A state-backed turnaround fund may seek to put Japan Airlines Corp through bankruptcy court if it decides to support the struggling carrier, two sources with knowledge of the matter said. JAL,... (photo: Creative Commons / Anynobody)
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, April 24, 2009.  DNA India  Mon 28 Dec 2009
Asian shares up on economic outlook, dollar hovers

Singapore: Asian stocks rose on Monday on increasing optimism about the global economy, with Tokyo shares hitting their highest in four months, while the US dollar gained against the yen and held firm... (photo: AP / Richard Drew)
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ain opposition Democratic Party of Japan member and candidate of the party leader's election, Seiji Maehara speaks to the party members prior to the casting vote at a hotel in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, Sept 17, 2005. Maehara, 43, beat out charismatic but scandal-tainted veteran Noato Kan, 58, in a 96-94 vote by party loyalists at a Tokyo hotel.  Asahi News  Mon 28 Dec 2009
Maehara: 1,000-yen flat-rate highway toll to end
The government will scrap the 1,000-yen flat-rate highway toll on weekends and holidays and introduce an new system that will likely force drivers of passenger cars to pay more, transport minister... (photo: AP / Koji Sasahara)
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Passers-by walk past a stock indicator in Tokyo Monday, Aug. 13, 2007. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, the benchmark for the Tokyo Stock Exchange, edged up 0.4 percent by early afternoon to 16,844.59 points. Some Asian markets rebounded Monday in ear Seattle Times Mon 28 Dec 2009
Asian stocks rise amid jump in Japan production

BANGKOK - Asian stock markets rose Monday as a jump in Japan's factory production suggested the region's economic recovery is gathering pace. Markets in Asia were the... (photo: AP/Katsumi Kasahara)
Economy   Financial   Market   Photos   Stock
Japan Air Lines Boeing 747-400 (JA8079) landing at London (Heathrow) Airport. -- japan airlines - travel - hires - am1 Zeenews Mon 28 Dec 2009
JAL bankruptcy proposed as option to banks

Tokyo: A state-backed turnaround fund may seek to put Japan Airlines Corp through bankruptcy court if it decides to support the struggling carrier, two sources with... (photo: Public Domain)
Bankruptcy   Banks   ETIC   Japan   Photos
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, right, and Justice Minister Kunio Hatoyama clap their hands af The Himalayan Mon 28 Dec 2009
Japanese PM heads for India
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama left for India today for talks with his counterpart Manmohan Singh aimed at strengthening economic cooperation and security.... (photo: AP Photo)
India   Japanese   Photos   Today   Tokyo
Specialist Damen Watson, right, works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange The Guardian Mon 28 Dec 2009
Dollar holds gains, Treasury auctions eyed

* Dollar edges higher vs yen on commercial demand * Australia, New Zealand and UK on holiday * U.S. Treasury yields in focus due to auctions By Kaori Kaneko TOKYO, Dec 28... (photo: AP / Richard Drew)
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Svetlana Pankratova The Daily Mail Mon 28 Dec 2009
The incredible feats in the running to become the world's favourite records
Whether it's towering Svetlana Pankratova's longest legs or Darren Taylor's stomach-churning highest shallow dive, Guinness World Records (GWR) are searching for the... (photo: AP / Bebeto Matthews)
Decade   Photos   Several   Star   World
JAL Boeing 747-400D, JA8907, take off, Haneda Airport Tokyo The Guardian Mon 28 Dec 2009
JAL bankruptcy proposed as option to banks-sources

* Chapter 11-style bankruptcy discussed as option-sources * Private out-of-court restructuring still option-sources * JAL shares unchanged at 97 yen, Nikkei up 0.7 pct... (photo: Creative Commons / Uryah)
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