JAPAN'S DIET ELECTED SHINZO ABE AS NEW PREMIER
Shinzo Abe, newly-elected Prime Minister of Japan, leaves the plenary session of the Upper House in Tokyo, Japan, on September 26, 2006. Both Houses overwhelmingly elected Abe as the 90th premier. (UPI Photo/Keizo Mori)
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Japan's core private-sector machinery orders, a leading indicator of corporate capital spending, fell 8.8 percent from March, the government said Wednesday.
Japan's first-quarter economic growth was revised higher Monday to 1 percent for an annualized 4.1 percent, as the government's recovery policy gained traction.
Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and Arianespace S.A. of France will collaborate on commercial space rocket launches.
The U.S. Labor Department announced Friday the economy added 175,000 jobs in May but that isn't enough to bring unemployment down to 6 percent in three years.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and French President Francois Hollande signed a plan Friday to join efforts in exporting nuclear infrastructure.
The Nikkei 225 stock index in Japan fell into in a correction status Thursday, which denotes at least a 10 percent drop from a recent peak.
Efforts to end Japan's deflation will require devoting the coming years to "intensive investment" and "emergency structural reform," the government said.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, visiting Myanmar, announced fresh loans and aid to the Southeast Asian nation and the write-off of existing debts.
The Japanese government needs to ensure it's getting a return on its investments in Myanmar by making human rights a priority, Human Rights Watch said.
Japan is likely to restart talks with India on bilateral civilian nuclear cooperation as it seeks markets for nuclear plant exports, sources told Kyodo News.
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