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Toyota - Automaker
Automaker   Photos   Profit   Tokyo   Wikkipedia: Toyota  
 The Times Of India 
Toyota raises annual profit forecast, eyes on recovery
TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp raised its full-year profit forecast by more than a third as it cuts costs, trims spending and expects Japanese government schemes to boost sales, though the guidance was stil... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Toyota - Automaker - Car
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 The Times Of India 
Nikkei slips from 3 month high; shippers outperform
| Japan's Nikkei share average pulled back from a three-month high on Tuesday as a delay in Greece's response to the painful terms for a new bailout tempered increasing optimism over the U.S. economic... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Toyota Motors  sales office branch located in San Fernando , Pampanga Province , Philippines , February 19 , 2010.  m&c 
LEAD: Toyota posts drop in quarterly profits, raises year forecast
| Tokyo - Toyota Motor Corp said Tuesday that its net profit declined 13.5 per cent for the October-December quarter from a year earlier, amid a rising yen and falling sales in Asia in 2011. | But the... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
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Japan Airlines  The Times Of India 
JAL sees 787 delivery delay as Boeing tackles fresh glitch
| TOKYO: Flag carrier Japan Airlines said on Tuesday it no longer expects its first Dreamliner from Boeing Co. by the end of February as a fresh manufacturing glitch is seen adding pressure to an alre... (photo: Creative Commons / J o)
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Top Stories
A businessman walks past an electronic stock board in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008. Japanese stocks veered sharply downhill Wednesday, as spreading pessimism over corporate earnings and a strengthening yen sent the benchmark index tumbling almost 7 percent. The Nikkei 225 stock average fell 631.56 points, or 6.79 percent, to 8,674.69. The broader Topix index lost 7.05 percent to 88 Springfield News-Sun
Asian stocks rise after US unemployment falls
| BANGKOK — Asian stock markets climbed Monday after U.S. unemployment fell to its lowest in three years, suggesting a stronger recovery in the world's No. 1 econom... (photo: AP / Itsuo Inouye)
Asia   Markets   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: Hang Seng Index  
A money trader at a Tokyo dealing room reacts as U.S. dollar is traded below 90 yen level Friday afternoon, Dec. 12, 2008. The dollar's fall to a 13-year-low against the yen also accelerated selling on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, hitting hard exporters such as autos and electronics. The greenback fell as far as 88.16 yen in the afternoon, its lowest level since Aug. 2, 1995 when the U.S. currency fell to 88.02 yen while the Nikkei average lost 484.68 points, or 5.56 percent, to close at 8,235.8 The Times Of India
Tokyo stocks end up 1.10%
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks added 1.10 percent Monday, supported by positive performances on other Asian bourses, that followed last week's strong gains on Wall Street after robu... (photo: AP / Shuji Kajiyama)
Nikkei   Photos   Stock Exchange   Tokyo   Wikipedia: Dow Jones Newswires  
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko poses with the company's newly unveiled electric car "i-MiEV" in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, June 5, 2009. The 4.59 million yen ($47,560) i-MiEV is powered solely by electricity, and can be recharged from a regular home socket. The four-seater vehicle can run up to 160 kilometers (100 miles) after charging seven hours at 200 volts. The Times Of India
Mitsubishi Motors to stop making cars in W.Europe
TOKYO: Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp said it will end production at its only western European plant, in the Netherlands, at the end of this year, a move that was expecte... (photo: AP / Junji Kurokawa)
Europe   Mitsubishi   Photos   Tokyo  
Mitsubishi Motors participated at the Manila Auto Show, World Trade Center, as seen in this April 3, 2009 photo. The Guardian
Mitsubishi Motors to halt Europe output at year-end
TOKYO, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Japanese carmaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp said on Monday it will end car production at its Netherlands plant at the end of 2012, including output ... (photo: WN / RTayco)
Europe   Japan   Mitsubishi   Photos   Wikipedia: Mitsubishi Motors  
Sony Electronics - LCD TVs The Times Of India
Japan's Nikkei slips before US jobs data, Sony surges
TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Friday ahead of US jobs data, though Sony Corp soared as traders said investors were hoping its new CEO would turn things arou... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Japan   Market   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: Sony  
Business Entertainment
- Asia stocks up following surge on Wall Street
- Japan's JX, Cosmo cutting Iran crude imports -report
- Goldman names Yong as co-head of Investment Banking SE Asia
- Iran defaults on rice payments to India-traders
GSK GlaxoSmithKline office in Makati City, Philippines
Nervous GlaxoSmith-Kline pulls cash out of eurozone to avoid crisis
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- INTERVIEW: Werner Herzog films "intense" material
- K-Pop Singers Target Global Market
- Junji Ito's Nightmarish Manga Gyo Now Set To Terrify Ani
- Disney's first-quarter profit up 12%
The Opening Ceremony, 2010, Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, previously Pusan International Film Festival , PIFF Korean: , Hanja: ), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan (also Pusan), South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia.
South Korea's record 2011 box office up 7.4% year-on-year
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Crime Health
- INTERVIEW: Werner Herzog films "intense" material
- U.S.-Philippines Alliance: Deepening the Security and Trade
- These unintended incidents are all accidents waiting to happ
- Kidnaps highlight urgent task for
People walk by a Samsung store in Sydney, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011.
EU Investigates Samsung For Possible Breach Of Antitrust Rules In Apple Patent War
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- Shaq OK with Kobe Bryant ahead in NBA scoring
- Fresh graduate nurses have unrealistic expectations of the i
- U.S.-Philippines Alliance: Deepening the Security and Trade
- Modified Crops Tap a Wellspring of Protest
GSK GlaxoSmithKline office in Makati City, Philippines
Nervous GlaxoSmith-Kline pulls cash out of eurozone to avoid crisis
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Trading Politics
- Nikkei hits fresh 3-month high, Toyota jumps
- Japan's Current Account Surplus Falls Sharply
- Japan Seeks to Cut Domestic Demand for Rare-Earths (MCP)
- Nikkei slips from 3 month high on Greece concerns
Toyota - Automaker - Car
Nikkei slips from 3 month high; shippers outperform
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- Oil multis make huge profits but worry about future reserves
- Police identify man who was killed while in vehicle
- Letter found in traffic stop raises specter of 2007 assassin
- Doctors already well paid, health minister says
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a Fatah Central Committee and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, Feb 18, 2011.
Baird backs Israeli call for peace talks without conditions
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