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Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s private disco featured not only aspiring showgirls performing striptease acts as sexy nuns and nurses, but one woman dressed up as President Barack Obama and a prominent Milan prosecutor whom the billionaire media mogul has accused of persecuting him, ...
Tonkatsu is comfort food, gourmand grub — not a gourmet delicacy. So what are those hearty, unpretentious deep-fried breaded pork cutlets doing in an elegant little bar-style restaurant above one of Ginza’s temples to high-end consumption? Katsuzen has come a long way from its ...
Life in Japan just seems tailor-made for certain foreign residents, who slip into the fabric of this society as smoothly as a hand slides into a glove. American Curtis Patterson, a professional koto player and music teacher, is a case in point. Not only ...
It is a tricky deal being an authorized biographer. Charles Moore’s big advantage over those who have previously tackled Margaret Thatcher is that he has been provided with material denied to them. Of the arrangement that he was offered by his subject, he writes: ...
Unbelievable energy. Splendid self confidence. Never-wavering faith in his abilities or his teammates. Those are ingredients to success for Draelon Burns, the Yokohama B-Corsairs’ super substitute. Burns buried a remarkable three buzzer-beating shots to close out the three final quarters, and his team needed ...
Is it a sign of a full-fledged economic recovery or a looming catastrophe in the monetary making? Recent spikes in Japan’s long-term interest rate, represented by the 10-year government bond, have created a stir and roused a deep sense of alarm among investors and powerful politicians. A confident Bank of ...
U.S. stocks closed out another week of new record highs Friday. Optimistic reports on consumer confidence and the economic outlook ...
The dollar was stable above ¥102 in Tokyo on Thursday, repeating narrow movements in a wait-and-see mood ahead of the ...
Tokyo stocks are expected to remain on a firm note for the time being, even after the Nikkei average topped 15,000, as more money is likely to flow into the market from abroad, analysts said. The Tokyo market’s rally has gathered pace since the ...
Stocks fell back Thursday as profit-taking gained the upper hand. The Nikkei 225 average closed down 58.79 points at 15,037.24 after hitting a 64-month intraday high of 15,155.72 in early trading. On Wednesday, the key gauge surged 337.61 points. The Topix dropped 7.62 points ...
The dollar temporarily rose above ¥102.50 for the first time in four years and seven months in Tokyo trading Wednesday, supported by increasing optimism about the U.S. economy. At 5 p.m., the dollar was quoted at ¥102.35-43, up from ¥101.37-38 at the same time ...
The Nikkei 225 average rose sharply Wednesday and ended above 15,000 for the first time in more than 64 months, thanks mainly to the weaker yen. The Nikkei closed 337.61 points, or 2.29 percent, higher at 15,096.03, its best closing level since Dec. 28, ...
The Nikkei 225 stock average gains more than 2 percent to end above 15,000 for the first time since December 2007, propelled by a falling yen and buoyant global equities.
The dollar fell below ¥101.50 in Tokyo Tuesday, pulled down by profit-taking and adjustment sales after its recent bull run. At 5 p.m., the dollar was quoted at ¥101.37-38, down from ¥101.62-62 at the same time on Monday. The euro was at $1.3000-3000, up ...
The key Nikkei average fell back slightly Tuesday amid wariness over its recent rapid rally. The 225-issue Nikkei average closed down 23.79 points, or 0.16 percent, at 14,758.42. The Topix index of all first-section issues dropped 1.40 points, or 0.11 percent, to end at ...
A record-breaking rally in U.S. stocks paused Monday as investors assessed whether the rise in stock valuations overstated the improvement in the economy. The latest positive data, out Monday, showed that Americans increased spending at retailers last month. That suggests that consumers may boost ...
The dollar shatters the ¥100 barrier in Tokyo trading, causing the Nikkei 225 stock average to surge 2.93 percent and end at its highest level in over five years.
Economic revitalization minister Akira Amari denied Friday that Japan is engaging in currency manipulation to boost exports after the dollar topped ¥100 for the first time in four years. Amari said signs of recovery in the U.S. economy were behind the dollar’s rise against ...
The dollar drifted narrowly below ¥99 in Tokyo trading Thursday due to a continued lack of fresh trading incentives, while the euro was buoyed by upbeat German production data. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥98.82-84, little changed from ¥98.83-85 at the same ...
Stocks pulled back Thursday, weighed down by selling to cash in gains amid a sense of market overheating. The Nikkei 225 average lost 94.21 points to close at the day’s low of 14,191.48. On Wednesday, the key market gauge climbed 105.45 points. The Topix ...