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March 8 (Bloomberg) -- BHP Billiton Ltd. , the biggest mining company, moved closer to a goal of scrapping annual price deals with steelmakers, saying it agreed to sell coking coal on “shorter-term” contracts in Europe, China , India and Japan.

Responding to the criticism that the Hatoyama Cabinet lacks a growth strategy, the government on Dec. 30 unveiled the basic policy of its new strategy for economic growth titled "For a Shining Japan." The government intends to achieve "economic growth driven by demand expansion" based on the idea of "the economy for people," overcoming heavy reliance on public works projects and market ...

As the ominous example of Japan shows us, soaring debt levels (resulting from fiscal stimulus and low growth) and financial forbearance (socializing private losses) is not a recipe for economic success.

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. today announced it has received reimbursement approval from Japan’s Health Insurance Bureau for use of the innovative V.A.C. ATS® Therapy System in the country. The approval signifies an important advancement in the company’s plans for market launch in April and follows Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare’s decision in November 2009 to grant final regulatory ...

SAN ANTONIO----Kinetic Concepts, Inc. today announced it has received reimbursement approval from Japan’s Health Insurance Bureau for use of the innovative V.A.C. ATS® Therapy System in the country.

TOKYO, March 8 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average rose 2.1 percent to a six-week closing high on Monday, with exporters up on a weaker yen and resources up on commodity price rises, building on sentiment from better than expected U.S. jobs data. Fujitsu Ltd, Japan's largest IT services firm, fell 2.7 percent amid a dispute with former president Kuniaki Nozoe over the circumstances that led to ...

Confidence among Japanese merchants rose for a third month in February.

March 8 (Bloomberg) -- Nippon Steel Corp. , Japan’s largest steelmaker, will pursue investments in iron ore and coal mines, joining rivals in a bid to curb costs and secure supplies of the steelmaking ingredients.

Sigurbjorn Thorkelsson, Nomura Holdings Inc.’s head of equities for Asia-Pacific, said he left Japan’s biggest brokerage to join a competitor.

Baruipur (West Bengal), Mar 6 : The Governmnet of Japan has partnered a West Bengal NGO- OFFER ( Organisation For Friends Energies and Resources)- to launch the first ever vocational training centre in Kolkata for 51 specially-abled children.