Frailty of U.S. Finances Has Japanese Agonizing
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As talk of an American recession has helped batter global financial markets, economic policy makers in Japan have largely sat on the sidelines.
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A Bank of Japan policy maker tried to soothe investors' nerves on Thursday, saying some market moves had been overdone, amid a new bout of tightness in short-term credit markets due to banks' growing risk aversion.
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ESSEN, Germany  - The G7 industrial powers, under pressure to address a decline of the yen, warned investors on Saturday that they could get burned betting in one direction when Japan's economy was continuing to strengthen.
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Masatsugu Asakawa has one of the busiest jobs in Tokyo these days: monitoring the US dollar&#39;s fluctuation against the Japanese yen.
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DAVOS, Switzerland  - Sony Corp  is performing well but is concerned about the strength of the Japanese yen, Sony Chief Executive Howard Stringer said on Friday.
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In Japan, that is. The game player's surprising pricing there may indicate what the U.S. market can expect.
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TOKYO -- Retirement comes in January. That's when Katsunori Hamahara turns 65, when his government pension kicks in and when he will be able to afford a place to live.
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Continued concerns about a huge U.S. current account deficit weakened the U.S. dollar to a four-year, 10 month low against the Japanese yen Thursday. Tokyo stocks ended higher.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry  Paulson repeated on Tuesday that he considered the value of  Japan's yen currency was fairly set and indicated he will make  that point to disgruntled European colleagues this week.
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Stocks extended their drop on Monday, with Tokyo shedding just under 4 percent after a proposed U.S. stimulus package did little to soothe fears the U.S. economy will tip into recession, prompting a flight to less risky government bonds.
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Business & money: Asian markets took a battering overnight on growing fears that the US, the world's biggest economy, may be heading for recession.
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A Bank of Japan policy board member  tried to soothe investors&#39; nerves on Thursday, saying some  market moves had been overdone, amid a new bout of tightness in  short-term credit markets due to banks&#39; growing risk aversion.
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The Japanese government says deflation is being brought under control, despite predicting that economic growth will slow during the next fiscal year.
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Confidence in business conditions at major Japanese companies fell from three months ago dampening expectations of an interest rate increase and clouding the outlook for the worldâs No. 2 economy.
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If, like me, you are one of those "value"-style investors who believed that Japan must be due a recovery any year now, you may be despairing of it ever happening. So are millions of Japanese investors.
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Japanese newspapers Thursday voiced concern about an indecisive Super Tuesday in the United States, saying Tokyo hoped for clarity on how to stave off a US recession and end the Iraq conflict.
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Japanese Finance Minister Sadakazu  Tanigaki said on Friday countries should not rely just on  currencies to address global imbalances.