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Articles of the author Dhu Tokyo
Japan to extend nuclear stress testing beyond power plants
AlHijjah 29, 1432, Nov 25, 2011, SPA -- Japan is to expand its nuclear safety checks to include fuel-reprocessing and storage facilities in response to a nuclear accident spawned by March's earthquake and tsunami, the government said Friday, (...)

25 - 11 - 2011
Japanese emperor released from hospital
AlHijjah 28, 1432, Nov 24, 2011, SPA -- Japan's Emperor Akihito left hospital Thursday after recovering from bronchitis, media reports said, citing the Imperial Household Agency which quoted by dpa. The 77-year-old monarch's temperature had (...)

24 - 11 - 2011
Japan stocks fall to 32-month low on eurozone debt woes
AlHijjah 28, 1432, Nov 24, 2011, SPA -- Tokyo shares on Thursday fell to their lowest point since March 2009 on renewed fears over the debt crisis in the eurozone, according to dpa. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell 1.8 per cent, (...)

24 - 11 - 2011
Japan's Exports Fall For First Time In 3 Months
AlHijjah 25, 1432, Nov 21, 2011, SPA - Japan's exports fell for the first time in three months in October, eroded by a strong yen and a sputtering global economy. Exports declined 3.7 percent from a year earlier to 5.51 trillion yen ($71.7 (...)

21 - 11 - 2011
Month Low
AlHijjah 25, 1432, Nov 21, 2011, SPA - Japanese stocks fell 0.3 per cent on Monday to their lowest levels in two-and-a-half years, according to a report of the German Press Agency "DPA". The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average lost 26.64 points, or (...)

21 - 11 - 2011
Japan OKs 3rd Extra Budget For Tsunami Recovery
AlHijjah 25, 1432, Nov 21, 2011, SPA - Japan has approved a 12 trillion yen ($156 billion) extra budget to fund reconstruction after the March 11 disasters and nuclear crisis. The upper house president Kenji Hirata says the third supplementary (...)

21 - 11 - 2011
Japan shares inch up on yen's moderation
AlHijjah 21, 1432, Nov 17, 2011, SPA -- Japanese stocks climbed Thursday as some export-oriented issues were lifted by the yen's easing against major currencies, according to dpa. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average gained 16.47 points, (...)

17 - 11 - 2011
Japan mulls banning rice shipments from contaminated area
AlHijjah 21, 1432, Nov 17, 2011, SPA -- The Japanese government said Thursday it was considering banning shipments of rice from an area near a damaged nuclear power plant, after local samples showed radioactive contamination, dpa (...)

17 - 11 - 2011
Japanese Stocks Drop Nearly One Percent
AlHijjah 20, 1432, Nov 16, 2011, SPA - Japanese stocks dropped nearly One per cent Wednesday as shares dropped further in the afternoon due mainly to the yen's strength against the Euro, and losses on some other Asian markets. The benchmark Nikkei (...)

16 - 11 - 2011
Japanese Shares Decline
AlHijjah 19, 1432, Nov 15, 2011, SPA - Japanese stocks fell Tuesday after overnight losses on Wall Street and European markets as investors were concerned about European debt woes, DPA reported. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average lost 61.77 (...)

15 - 11 - 2011
Japanese Shares Hike
AlHijjah 18, 1432, Nov 14, 2011, SPA - Japanese stocks jumped 1 per cent Monday after rallies on Wall Street and European markets late last week and as export-oriented issues got a boost on receding fears over the eurozone debt crisis. The (...)

14 - 11 - 2011
IMF Chief: Japan Not Immune To Eurozone Crisis
AlHijjah 16, 1432, Nov 12, 2011, SPA - The chief of the International Monetary Fund said Saturday that Italy's financial reform is key to reducing the impact of the eurozone crisis, and that no country is immune to the consequences if the efforts (...)

12 - 11 - 2011
Japanese Shares Edge Down
AlHijjah 15, 1432, Nov 11, 2011, SPA - Japanese stocks inched lower Friday morning as market sentiment was hurt by concerns about the lingering European debt crisis. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average lost 13.3 points, or 0.16 per cent, to (...)

11 - 11 - 2011
Japanese Shares Decline
AlHijjah 14, 1432, Nov 10, 2011, SPA - Japanese stocks plunged nearly 3 per cent to the lowest level in five weeks Thursday after an overnight sell-off on Wall Street and European markets as Italy came to the centre of the eurozone debt crisis. The (...)

10 - 11 - 2011
Saudi Ambassador Meets Japanese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
AlHijjah 14, 1432, Nov 10, 2011, SPA - Saudi Ambassador to Japan, Dr. Abdulaziz bin Abdulsattar Turkistani, met here today with Japanese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ryuji Yamane at his office in the Foreign Ministry. During the meeting, they (...)

10 - 11 - 2011
Japanese Stocks Hike
AlHijjah 13, 1432, Nov 9, 2011, SPA - Japanese shares climbed nearly One per cent Wednesday morning on eased jitters about the European debt crisis following reports Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi would step down. The benchmark Nikkei (...)

09 - 11 - 2011
Magnitude 6.8 Quake Hits Okinawa
AlHijjah 12, 1432, Nov 8, 2011, SPA - A magnitude-6.8 earthquake jolted the southern Japanese island of Okinawa Tuesday, but no damage or injuries were reported, and no tsunami warning issued, the Meteorological Agency said. The quake occurred at (...)

08 - 11 - 2011
Japanese Stocks Fall 1.2 Per Cent
AlHijjah 12, 1432, Nov 8, 2011, SPA - Japanese shares dropped 1.2 per cent Tuesday as export-oriented issues were dragged down by the yen's rise and overnight losses on European markets. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average lost 111.58 points, or (...)

08 - 11 - 2011
Japanese Stocks Decline
AlHijjah 11, 1432, Nov 7, 2011, SPA - Japanese shares declined Monday as market sentiment was hurt by losses on Wall Street and uncertainty over the Greek debt crisis, DPA reported. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average lost 34.31 points, or 0.39 (...)

07 - 11 - 2011
Saudi Ambassador to Japan Congratulates Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques on the Advent of Eid
AlHijjah 10, 1432, Nov 6, 2011, SPA -- Saudi Ambassador to Japan Dr. Abdulaziz Turkistani extended here today congratulations to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, (...)

06 - 11 - 2011
Chinese captain arrested in Japan territorial water
AlHijjah 10, 1432, Nov 6, 2011, SPA -- A captain of a Chinese fishing boat was arrested Sunday in Japanese territorial water off the southern island ofKyushu, local media reported, according to dpa. A Japanese coast guard vessel spotted two Chinese (...)

06 - 11 - 2011
Japanese emperor hospitalized due to bronchitis, fever
AlHijjah 10, 1432, Nov 6, 2011, SPA -- Japanese Emperor Akihito was hospitalized late Sunday as he was suffering from a severe case of bronchitis andpersistent fever, news reports said, dpa reported. The 77-year-old emperor was admitted to Tokyo (...)

06 - 11 - 2011
Japan stocks rise on receding worries about European debt
AlHijjah 8, 1432, Nov 4, 2011, SPA -- Japanese shares climbed 1.8 per cent Friday, buoyed by eased concerns about the Greek debt crisis and overnight gains on Wall Street and European markets, dpa reported. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average (...)

04 - 11 - 2011
Japan nuclear operator posts 55-billion-yen quarterly loss
AlHijjah 8, 1432, Nov 4, 2011, SPA -- Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) booked a net loss of 55.5 billion yen (711 million dollars) for the July-September quarter after carrying costs to deal with the ongoing nuclear crisis, dpa cited the company as (...)

03 - 11 - 2011
Japan stocks plunge on overseas losses, European debt
AlHijjah 6, 1432, Nov 2, 2011, SPA -- Japanese shares dropped 2.2 per cent Wednesday after overnight losses on Wall Street and European markets, as export-oriented issues fell sharply amid growing doubts over the European Union's efforts to (...)

02 - 11 - 2011
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