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Euro under pressure as Moody's lowers Italy bond rating The euro was under fresh selling pressure to fall below $1.22 in Asia trade on Friday after ratings agency Moody's on Friday downgraded Italy's government bond rating.

13 July 2012

50,000 flee as record rain in Japan kills three At least three people have died and 50,000 have been ordered to evacuate their homes as unprecedented rains pound the southwestern Japanese island of Kyushu.

12 July 2012

Olympics: Meditating Buddhist monk saddles up for London He'd prefer enlightenment to a medal, but when Japan's horse-riding Buddhist monk Kenki Sato saddles up for London 2012, he'll be representing one of the Olympics' more unusual families.

10 July 2012

Japan reactor back to full power after nuke shutdown A nuclear reactor in western Japan began full operations Monday, the first restart since the country shut down its atomic stations in the wake of last year's crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant.

09 July 2012

Afghan President hails aid, calls for help on graft Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai on Monday hailed international donors for pledging $16 billion in aid to the war-torn nation, but called for more help to clamp down on corruption.

09 July 2012

Japan's pursuit of cute spawns $30 billion industry Police forces use them; shops can't do without them; power companies have them -- and sack them when they become unpopular.

07 July 2012

Toshiba fined in US antitrust case Japanese electronics giant Toshiba said Tuesday a jury has ordered it to pay $87 million in a price-fixing case on LCD displays, but that it ultimately may not end up paying damages.

07 July 2012

Electricity flows from restarted Japan reactor Electricity generated from nuclear fission began flowing in Japan on Thursday, ending a nearly two-month hiatus in the aftermath of the Fukushima meltdowns.

06 July 2012

South Korea to start 'scientific' whaling South Korea said Wednesday that it planned to start whaling through a loophole that allows the killing of whales for scientific research, following the lead of Japan's controversial expeditions.

06 July 2012

Whaling nations defeat proposed Atlantic sanctuary Japan and its allies shot down a Latin American-led proposal Monday to create a sanctuary for whales in the southern Atlantic Ocean, reigniting international tensions over Tokyo's whaling.

04 July 2012

Japan begins power saving despite nuclear restart Electricity saving targets came into effect in Japan on Monday as the country eyes a power shortfall over the hot summer, despite the weekend re-start of a nuclear reactor.

02 July 2012

Bekmambetov wants to make Astana new Asian cinema hub The organizers of the Festival have invited young filmmakers from the most famous Asian film schools to find a new Astana super-hero.

02 July 2012

Boxing: Fight between Golovkin and Pirog has WBA approval The fight between Kazakhstan boxer Gennady Golovkin and Russian Dmitry Pirog has been approved by the World Boxing Association (WBA).

22 June 2012

PHOTO: Japanese inspect rusty bridge in Semey Japanese experts have inspected the technical condition of the suspension bridge across the Irtysh River in Semey. The bridge hasn’t been inspected for 12 years.

18 June 2012

Kazakhstan is looking for a superhero Timur Bekmambetov’s Festival of Action Films Astana announced a contest of Kazakhstan superheros.

18 May 2012

Boxing: Golovkin to defend his title on May 12 Kazakhstan boxer Gennady Golovkin will defend his title on May 12.

09 May 2012

Kazakhstani-Japanese JV SARECO to produce rare and rare earth metals in H2 2012 The shareholders are considering a feasibility study and are about to define parameters to expand the project: Vice Head of KazAtomProm.

03 May 2012

Japan interested in rare earth projects with Kazakhstan: Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry According to him, Japan could be very helpful to ensure effective production [of rare earths] as we do possess high technology.

02 May 2012

Kazakhstan and Japan considering protection of mutual investments Minister of Industry and Trade Asset Issekeshev met Japan Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yukio Edano.

02 May 2012

Hyundai Marubeni of Japan to finance modernization of the Pavlodar-based oil refinery The actual construction is to start in 2013 and complete by the Q4 2015.

14 March 2012

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