TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - What recession? Japan's economy may be slowing down but cosmetics firms are reveling in the glow of newly rich women keen to slather on face creams that can cost up to thousands of dollars a dollop.
(RTTNews) - Friday in Asia, the Japanese yen trended lower against its major counterparts. The yen thus slipped to a 2-day low against the franc. The minutes of the Bank of Japan's July meeting released today likely influenced the Japanese currency.
Hayao Miyazaki's toon 'Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea' has passed the symbolic Yen 10 billion mark ($93.2 million) at the Japanese B.O.-- the firstlocal pic to pass this milestone in four years, after Miyazaki's 2004 'Howl's Moving Castle.
TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- Japanese Economy Minister Kaoru Yosano said Friday that the government plans to finalize its economic support package next week. 'We have finished selecting individual policy steps.
TOKYO, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Bunmei Ibuki said on Friday he was not thinking of issuing additional government bonds to finance an expected package of economic support steps.
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