News Source: Uinta County News
| 2 months ago
The Democratic Party of Japan-led government has said a stronger currency will boost household spending by making imported goods less expensive. “I don’t think Minister Fujii meant he has ruled out intervention completely,” said Hirano, who’s...
News Source: Uinta County News
| 2 months ago
Japan’s New Government Starts Rewriting 2010 Budget, Kyodo Says Sept. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s government will accept funding requests from ministries and agencies until Oct. 15 as it redrafts the fiscal 2010 budget, Kyodo News said, citing...
News Source: The New York Times
| 2 months ago
The Liberal Democratic Party, licking its wounds, on Monday picked a former finance minister as its new leader. But the fact that the new party chief, 64-year-old Sadakazu Tanigaki, has been in Parliament for 26 years and defeated two younger rivals...
News Source: The independent
| 2 months ago
Barack and Michelle Obama watch a judo match at the White House Barack Obama hopes to land at least one clear foreign policy victory before this week is out: he is jetting to Copenhagen to help persuade the International Olympic Committee that...
News Source: The Courier-Mail
| 2 months ago
Article from: Reuters From correspondents in Washington September 29, 2009 08:56am US first lady Michelle Obama has a message for other countries seeking to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games: in the fight the "gloves are off." The Chicago native...
News Source: Japan Times
| 2 months ago
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama will visit Copenhagen this week to boost Tokyo's bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano said Monday. The International Olympic Committee meets Friday to select the host for the...