New Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama took office Wednesday, launching an untested government pledged to radically change how the nation is run and make domestic demand, not exports, the engine of growth.
World equities rose on Wednesday to new 11-month highs, after upbeat U.S. data boosted faith in an economic recovery, persuading more investors to sell their low-yield dollars to buy growth-oriented stocks and commodities.
Asian shares swept to their highest levels for 2009 on Wednesday after upbeat U.S. economic news boosted riskier assets leveraged to global growth, while the U.S. dollar slipped to a one-year low.
Asian shares hit their highest levels for 2009 on Wednesday after upbeat U.S. economic news gave riskier assets leveraged to global growth a boost, while the U.S. dollar slipped to a one-year low.
Lotus, one of the most successful and glorious names from Formula One's past, will return next year with a Malaysian-owned team replacing BMW-Sauber as the 13th entry on the starting grid.
NTT DoCoMo, Japan's biggest mobile operator, will sell its 16.5 percent stake in cell phone company U Mobile this month, pulling out of the Malaysian market.
Japan's incoming prime minister Yukio Hatoyama will pick a veteran lawmaker for finance minister, domestic media said on Tuesday, adding experience and fiscal caution to his untested party's line-up.
Japan Airlines Corp is likely to opt for a tie-up with Delta Air Lines Inc or AMR Corp's American Airlines, among rivals seeking to invest in the loss-making carrier, if Japan and the United States can reach an open skies agreement.
TOKYO, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average edged up 0.2 percent in choppy trade on Tuesday, buoyed by Canon Inc (7751.T) and other exporters as the yen held steady against the dollar, but worries that it may only be a brief respite limited gains.
Asian stocks edged up on Tuesday, with markets in South Korea and Taiwan closing at 14-month highs, as investors put their faith in the global economic recovery and looked past a trade spat between the United States and China.
Air France-KLM is in talks to invest in Japan Airlines Corp , a source familiar with the matter said, as rival suitors seek a stake in the loss-making carrier to access its China and other Asian routes.
Oil traded unchanged, slightly below $69 on Tuesday, capping losses as buoyant equities and the dollar's fall against the euro helped to offset concerns about an inventory build ahead of the U.S. autumn season.
Asian stocks drifted back near one-year highs on Tuesday as investors looked past a trade spat between the United States and China, with exporter shares in Japan getting a lift as the yen's surge relented.
Air France-KLM is in talks to inject hundreds of millions of dollars into Japan Airlines, a source familiar with the matter said, joining a list of suitors seeking a minority stake in the loss-making Japanese carrier to gain access to its route network. Delta Air Lines and American Airlines are in separate 'early stage' talks with Japan's carrier.
Shiatsu massage also known as acupressure, is a point-pressure massage using the fingers. It is designed to help regulate the flow of energy within the body. During a shiatsu massage, thumb, fingers, palms or feet to the body apply pressure.
Shiatsu is an internationally known and used effective method of naturally healing. Basic shiatsu was founded in Japan in the early 1900's by Tokujiro Namikoshi, and the name comes from the words shi which means the thumbs and fingers and atsu meaning pressure.
The term shiatsu means finger pressure and is the name of an ancient and widely practiced form of Oriental massage. It dates back thousands of years to the massage systems developed in ancient
In a massage school in Maui , Hawaii , a group of students are gathered around their teacher as he performs the steps in shiatsu massage. The teacher executes several movements that are basic in a shiatsu massage.
Shiatsu is a holistic and alternative pain relief therapy. Shiatsu can benefit a person suffering from a variety of diseases and disorders.
Eli Lilly and Co said on Monday it plans to cut 5,500 jobs, or 13.5 percent of its workforce, as it girds for generic competition by 2011 on its Zyprexa schizophrenia drug and Gemzar cancer treatment.
Japan's NEC Corp will take over the cellphone operations at Casio Computer Co and Hitachi Ltd as the struggling sector bands together to cut costs and survive a fast-shrinking market.
Industrial distributor W.W. Grainger Inc said it would record a one-time gain in the third quarter, following the completion of its tender offer bid for Japan's MonotaRO Co Ltd.
