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China, Japan agree crisis mechanism for disputed islands
BEIJING/TOKYO - China and Japan agreed on Friday to establish a crisis mechanism and to talks to prevent a dispute over a group of uninhabited islands from getting out of control, in an apparent breakthrough in ties that have long been soured by the disagreement.
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Japan banker hopes for smalltown encore with 'curtain call' loans
OGAKI Japan - While rival banks sit on their deposits, frustrating government efforts to reflate Japan's stagnant economy, regional banker Takashi Tsuchiya will write you a loan to close your business or end your marriage.
UPDATE 1-Japan regional lenders Kagoshima Bank, Higo Bank in merger talks
TOKYO, Nov 7 - Japanese regional lenders Kagoshima Bank Ltd and Higo Bank Ltd said on Friday they are in merger talks, marking the second such move within a week in a fragmented industry that has been slow to consolidate.
Takata executives ordered technicians to erase air bag test results - report
TOKYO - Takata Corp, the Japanese auto parts maker at the centre of a global vehicle recall, ordered its technicians to destroy results of tests on some of its air bags after finding cracks in air bag inflators, the New York Times said on Friday.
Takata executives ordered technicians to erase air bag test results: report
TOKYO - Takata Corp, the Japanese auto parts maker at the center of a global vehicle recall, ordered its technicians to destroy results of tests on some of its air bags after finding cracks in air bag inflators, the New York Times said on Friday.
Japan's Kagoshima Bank, Higo Bank in merger talks - NHK
TOKYO, Nov 7 - Japanese regional lenders Kagoshima Bank Ltd and Higo Bank Ltd are in merger talks, public broadcaster NHK reported on Friday.
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