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China, Korea, Japan and Taiwan are some of the possible strategic partners Bandanna Energy was discussing with

Japan and China, two of the biggest US foreign creditors, had expressed their concerns regarding the partial US shutdown, said a Bloomberg report.

A regulatory filing showed Sharp would be selling stocks at a discount to raise JPY 137 billion.

As share values jumped, the bigger issues for the Applied Materials-Tokyo Electron merger would be the regulatory approvals from three countries and the length of time for those approvals to be obtained.

Lawrence Ho planned to invest more than USD5 billion in Japan once Melco Crown Entertainment obtains permission to establish a casino in the country.

A joint venture firm of gaming tycoons Lawrence Ho and James Packer would be investing more than USD 5 billion to build a casino resort in Japan.

A Reuters report revealed that new independent power supplies in Japan were giving large monopolies a run for their money.

Nissin Foods was reported to be in advanced discussions with India's Capital Foods for a possible buyout, said sources familiar with the matter.

Japan was said to be studying the possibility of giving a USD 50 billion economic stimulus package to cushion the possible drag of its planned tax hike, sources told Reuters.

Because of the still too expensive low cost iPhone 5C, the share values of Japanese suppliers fell in the market.

The government of Japan announced that by next month, it would begin to thresh out the details of a joint procurement plan for the purchase of liquefied natural gas.

The award to Tokyo as the 2020 Summer Olympics host leveraged to pass gambling casino legislation.

Singapore is the listing index for Xyec Holdings instead of Japan.

The government of Japan proposed today its JPY47 billion or USD473 million 'ice wall' project in the hopes of stopping the leakage of radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant.

The Japanese government said it would use public funds to deal with the radioactive water emanating from the Fukushima nuclear plant as Tepco appeared overwhelmed by the problem.