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. B-52s are designed to carry nuclear bombs to their targets. It was a strong signal. When news of these US flights broke, it boosted confidence in Tokyo (1,800 kilometers away from the islands) and in Seoul (1,400 kilometers away). Since then, Japan and South Korea have also dispatched military air

vanced army, would prove to be a significant opponent for China in the event of an outright military conflict. What's more, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed a desire to water down his country's strictly pacifist constitution. US 'Pivots' to Asia In 2011, Obama announced a "pivot" to the A

ict. What's more, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed a desire to water down his country'

am, and=he heads to the Middle East on Saturday to promote Japanese exports to the=region, including nuclear technology. Mr. Abe also plans to lea= Tokyo's delegation to Argentina for the International Olympic Committee=92s final vote, set for Sept. 7, on the host city for the 2020 Olympics. Tokyo, 15

site more than two years after a powerful earthquake and tsuna=i set off meltdowns at three reactors. They come two weeks after=the prime minister, Shinzo Abe, promised that his government would take a =ore active role in the site's cleanup, raising questions over how seriously he has taken that pledge. Mr

promised that his government would take a =ore active role in the site's cleanup, raising questions over how seriously he has taken that pledge. Mr. Abe's government has co=tinued to push for a restart of the country's nuclear power program, and=he heads to the Middle East on Saturday to promote Jap

ointing to disappointment over the lack of a high-level agreement on TPP at the Obama/Abe press conference as well as de-risking ahead of tomorrow's Tokyo CPI numbers as reasons for the weakness. Australia and New Zealand were modestly firmer ahead of tomorrow's closure for ANZAC Day. The RBNZ raised

ck of a high-level agreement on TPP at the Obama/Abe press conference as well as de-risking ahead of t

ts were higher overnight reversing some of yesterday's selloff, especially in Japan where the NKY225 hit its highest level since Sept 2008. Gains in Tokyo were yen-led after the current BOJ governor, Masaaki Shirakawa announced his intention to end his term 3 weeks early, on Mar 19th. This accelerates

e yen-led after the current BOJ governor, Masaaki Shirakawa announced his intention to end his term 3 weeks early, on Mar 19th. This accelerates PM Abe's leadership transition and speculation is that additional easing measures could be announced at the April 4th BOJ meeting, instead of the 26th. The

ew York Alan Ruskin Daniel Brehon Drausio Giacomelli Guilherme Marone Mauro Roca Singapore Sameer Goel Mallika Sachdeva Sydney John Horner Tokyo Taisuke Tanaka Head of FX Strategy Bilal Hafeez Deutsche Bank AG/London DISCLOSURES AND ANALYST CERTIFICATIONS ARE LOCATED IN APPENDIX 1. MICA(P

nd ahead of the April '14 consumption tax hike)! Measures of progress will come over the summer, with investors able to gauge the reaction to: (i) Abe's grand deregulation and competition plan, to be unveiled midJune; (ii) the Tokyo metropolitan and Upper House elections, in June and July respect

n. NKY225 opened stronger and closed on its highs +2.88% as JPY weakened to a 2.5yr low vs USD (90.85). Japan's Dec CPI released before the open in Tokyo showed the 7th decline in 8 months (core CPI -0.2% y/y vs est -0.2%) and boosted speculation that the BOJ will need to re-think the timing of the ne

orsed further weakness to 100). Gains were across the board with all Topix sub-sectors closing higher. The headlines should continue next week with Abe addressing the parliament on economic strategy on Monday and a number of earnings reports due including Honda, Nintendo, DoCoMo, Sharp, Canon, Nomur

uel-efficient cars was prov- ing a boon at a time of soaring gas prices, analysts said. Credit Suisse First BOMUll Toyota Motor Corp. Securities m Tokyo. (NYSE: TM, $108.14). the Endo said that in addition world's second biggest auto- to robust sales of Toyota's maker, is among a clutch of smarte

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ity, Executive Research Director, Institute for International Policy Studies Tadashi Yamamoto, President, Japan Center for International Exchange, Tokyo, Pacific Asian Director, the Trilateral Commission Emilio Ybarra, Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, Banca Bilbao-Vizcaya, Madrid Noriy

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