Japan, China stocks higher on stimulus hopes
Monday December 17, 2012
Stock markets in Japan and China, Asia's two biggest economies, rose Monday after Japanese conservatives who favor greater economic stimulus returned to power in a landslide election victory and China's new leaders promised more spending if needed to...
Conservative Liberal Democratic Party returns with landslide in Japan
Associated Press | Monday December 17, 2012
Japan's conservative Liberal Democratic Party returned to power in a landslide election victory on Sunday after three years in opposition, according to unofficial results, signaling a rightward shift in the government that could further heighten tens...
5,000 cut off in landslide as Japan faces more floods
Agence France-Presse | Sunday July 15, 2012
More than 5,000 people were cut off by landslides on Sunday as more heavy rain and floods were forecast in southwestern Japan, where the death toll from torrential downpours rose to 22.