Aso to seek 2 tril. yen in cash payments for households by yearend
TOKYO, Oct.
Sony's net profit plunges 60% in 1st half of FY 2008
TOKYO, Oct. 29 Kyodo - Sony Corp.
Prince Charles tours Nara with wife Camilla, sees Great Buddha
NARA, Japan, Oct. 29 Kyodo - Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla spent Wednesday, the third day of their five-day official trip to Japan, visiting the ancient capital city of
Japan effectively bans type of stock short selling to calm markets
TOKYO, Oct. 28 Kyodo - Japan effectively banned a type of stock short selling on Tuesday to help calm domestic stock markets, which plummeted to a 26-year low Monday.
Nomura incurs 1st-half net loss of 149.46 bil. yen on trading losses
TOKYO, Oct. 28 Kyodo - Japan's top securities house Nomura Holdings Inc. said Tuesday it fell into the red in the April-September period with a group net loss of 149.46 billion yen
