US and Japan leading fragile global recovery of growth - Irish Independent23 May 2012

MercoPressUS and Japan leading fragile global recovery of growthIrish IndependentBy Leigh Thomas THE United States and Japan are leading a fragile economic recovery among developed countries that could yet be blown off course if the eurozone fails to contain its flaring growth crisis, yesterday's OECD report concludes.Japan tax hikes can't wait; BOJ stimulus still needed-OECDReutersOECD: Japan's Econ To Grow About 2% In 2012 On Reconstruction Spending, Expand ...Wall Street JournalJapan tax hikes can't wait; BOJ stimulus still needed: OECDChicago TribuneMercoPress -MNI News -Bloombergall 1,017 news articles »

Nikkei down 1.2 percent, sensitive to euro fears - Reuters UK23 May 2012

Moneycontrol.comNikkei down 1.2 percent, sensitive to euro fearsReuters UK* Nikkei eases again after two-day technical rebound * Yen softens on Fitch downgrade * Investors lean on defensive stocks ahead EU meeting By Sophie Knight TOKYO, May 23 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average slid on Wednesday, giving up the gains ...Japanese stocks fall 1.21% by noonEconomic TimesJapan StocksBloombergNikkei set to tread in range, investors await BOJ decisionReutersBusinessWeek -Forbesall 113 news articles »

Japan's April LNG Imports Rise 14.9%; Oil Purchases Gain 12.9% - Bloomberg23 May 2012

Japan's April LNG Imports Rise 14.9%; Oil Purchases Gain 12.9%BloombergJapan's liquefied natural gas imports rose 14.9 percent in April from a year earlier while crude purchases advanced 12.9 percent, according to the finance ministry. LNG shipments from overseas climbed to 6.91 million metric tons, the ministry said in a ...TABLE-Japan April LNG import volume up 14.9 pct y/yReuters Africaall 5 news articles »

Japan military visit canceled for 'work' reasons - China Daily23 May 2012

AFPJapan military visit canceled for 'work' reasonsChina DailyBy Wang Chenyan and Cui Haipei (China Daily) China's Ministry of National Defense on Tuesday confirmed that Guo Boxiong, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission can hardly make the trip to Japan because of a "work commitment".China cancels high-level military visit to JapanAFPTop Chinese military officer's planned Japan trip difficult: FujimuraMainichi Daily Newsall 16 news articles »