Tokyo- Japan's Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence of a woman convicted of killing four people and sickening dozens of others with arsenic in 1998.
Masumi Hayashi, 47, was convicted of murder for poisoning a curry stew served at a community festival in the western city of Wakayama in 1998. Four people died including a 10-year-old child and a 16-year-old girl, while 63 others still suffer from aftereffects of arsenic.
Tokyo - Tokyo stocks fell Monday morning as exporters were hurt by the yen's rise against the US dollar and concerns spread ahead of earning reports season for Japanese firms.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average lost 85.29 points, or 0.96 per cent, to 8,822.29.
The broader Topix index of all first-section issues was also down 6.52 points, or 0.77 per cent, at 839.05.
On currency markets at 9 am (0000 GMT), the dollar traded at 99.32-37 yen, down from Friday's 5 pm quote of 99.39-41 yen.
Tokyo, Apr. 16 : The US Special Envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke has said that the international community should ensure giving more financial aid to Pakistan, as the terrorist groups based on its soil are on the verge of carrying out attacks around the world.
Addressing delegates at the donors’ conference here in which countries have pledged five billion dollars for Pakistan as aid, Holbrooke said the world must keep supporting the country.
“The terrorists in western Pakistan are planning other attacks around the world. So, we should remind ourselves that the problem is far from over,” The News quoted Holbrooke, as saying.
Tokyo, Apr. 17 : Friends of Pakistan (FoP) donors on Friday pledged to give Pakistan 5.28 billion dollars to stabilise that strife-torn country.
In a statement, the donors said: "Development partners pledged new financing for Pakistan totalling more than five billion US dollars over the next two years" at the end of the one-day conference here.
Tokyo - Tokyo stocks ended Wednesday morning trading down as investors retreated to the sidelines ahead of earnings reports.
Tokyo- Japan's Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence of a woman convicted of killing four people and sickening dozens of others with arsenic in 1998.
Tokyo - Tokyo stocks lost more than 3 per cent Tuesday morning on Wall Street's overnight falls and the yen's advance against the US dollar.
Tokyo - Tokyo stocks fell Monday morning as exporters were hurt by the yen's rise against the US dollar and concerns spread ahead of earning reports season for Japanese firms.
Tokyo, Apr. 16 : The US Special Envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke has said that the international community should ensure giving more financial aid to Pakistan, as the terrorist groups based on its soil are on the verge of carrying out attacks around the world.
Tokyo, Apr. 17 : Friends of Pakistan (FoP) donors on Friday pledged to give Pakistan 5.28 billion dollars to stabilise that strife-torn country.
