Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:20:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Japan's newly-appointed Vice Prime Minister Katsuya Okada walks at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo January 13, 2012. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda appointed fiscal hawk Katsuya Okada as his deputy in charge of tax and social security reform on Friday, signalling determination to forge ahead with sales tax increases despite a deadlocked parliament. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN)
Tatsuo Kainaka (C), the head of the panel investigating Olympus ...
Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:00:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Tatsuo Kainaka (C), the head of the panel investigating Olympus Corp and other panel members attend a news conference in Tokyo December 6, 2011. An independent panel issued a damning report into the $1.7 billion accounting scandal at Japan's Olympus Corp, urging legal action against executives behind the cover-up and the replacement of others who knew about it. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN - Tags: CRIME LAW BUSINESS)
President of Tokyo Stock Exchange Atsushi Saito speaks at a ...
Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:50:01 +0100 (Reuters) - President of Tokyo Stock Exchange Atsushi Saito speaks at a news conference announcing the merger with Osaka Securities Exchange in Tokyo November 22, 2011. The merged entity between the Tokyo and Osaka stock exchanges will eventually re-list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, allowing for a recouping of tender offer funds, the head of the Tokyo bourse Saito said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN - Tags: BUSINESS PROFILE)
Model display creations by Atsu Sekhos at the Wills Lifestyle ...
Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:10:09 +0200 (AP) - Model display creations by Atsu Sekhos at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week Spring Summer 2012 in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)
Worshippers participate in a celebration of Matsu, the Chinese ...
Wed, 05 Oct 2011 06:20:02 +0200 (AP) - Worshippers participate in a celebration of Matsu, the Chinese goddess of the sea on Nangan Island in Taiwan's outlying Matsu Island chain, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. Falling on the ninth day of the ninth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, worshippers celebrate the anniversary of the believed ascension to heaven of the island's beloved goddess Matsu, known as the protector of fishermen. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)