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Japan on Tuesday announced $5 billion in fresh aid to Afghanistan even as it plans to bring home refueling ships supporting U.S.-led forces there. The pledge comes just days before President Barack Obama arrives in Tokyo for talks that are sure to focus on the countries' military alliance.
Japan said on Tuesday it would give Afghanistan up to $5 billion in new aid, a package Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama hopes will improve strained security ties with Washington ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit this week.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Aeon Co. , Japan’s largest supermarket retailer, plans to raise 100 billion yen ($1.1 billion) from what may be the country’s first public convertible bond sales this year.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Bank of America Corp. hired Arif Imam , a former managing director at Morgan Stanley, and three other directors from rivals including Credit Suisse Group AG to boost its Japan equity sales business.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Bank of America Corp. hired Arif Imam , a former managing director at Morgan Stanley, and three other directors from rivals including Credit Suisse Group AG to boost its Japan equity sales business.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Japan is unlikely to experience a “rapid economic recovery” as a stronger yen, falling prices and unemployment weigh on growth, Fitch Ratings said.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- American Airlines Chief Executive Officer Gerard Arpey said Oneworld will resist Delta Air Lines Inc.’s attempts to lure Japan Airlines Corp. into a rival alliance.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- American Airlines Chief Executive Officer Gerard Arpey said Oneworld will resist Delta Air Lines Inc.’s attempts to lure Japan Airlines Corp. into a rival alliance.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said the current plan for relocating an American military base within Okinawa is in the best interests of Japan.
(Corrects headline, first and second paragraphs to show that Kamei was referring to capital adequacy ratio.) Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Japan won’t punish domestic banks if their capital adequacy ratios fall briefly below 4 percent, Financial Services Minister Shizuka Kamei said.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Japan won’t punish domestic banks if their Tier 1 capital ratios fall briefly below 4 percent, Financial Services Minister Shizuka Kamei said.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Japan Airlines Corp. ’s application for financing from a state-affiliated fund won’t be decided upon before next year, the lender’s president said, prolonging the carrier’s bid to avoid collapse.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Japan Airlines Corp. ’s application for financing from a state-affiliated fund won’t be decided upon before next year, the lender’s president said, prolonging the carrier’s bid to avoid collapse.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s current-account surplus unexpectedly widened in September as worldwide government stimulus spending helped to ease declines in exports.
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- American Airlines and its partners in the Oneworld alliance are committed to fending off an attempt by the SkyTeam group to lure away Japan Airlines, the U.S. carrier’s chief executive officer said.
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- American Airlines and its partners in the Oneworld alliance are committed to fending off an attempt by the SkyTeam group to lure away Japan Airlines, the U.S. carrier’s chief executive officer said.
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