South Korea's president-elect: Japan needs to come to terms with colonial history, as island dispute simmers - @Reuters

Bernanke: Supportive of Bank of Japan efforts to fight deflation; not surprising to see volatility following BoJ's actions - @CNBCnow

Japan's new nuclear regulator adopts fresh set of safety guidelines - @nytimes

Japan's May exports up 10.1%, more than forecast - @MarketWatch

North Korea's offer of talks with US to be discussed by US, Japan and South Korea in meetings in Washington, DC, this week, administration official says - @Reuters

US Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft lands on Japanese naval vessel off California, in a diplomatic first - @AP

South Korea's former spy chief was indicted on charges of meddling in last year's presidential elections - @AP

North Korea continues to ignore hotline between itself and South Korea - @W7VOA

Japan's Nikkei stock index falls 843 points Thursday to close at 12,445 - @The_Japan_News

Yen surges past 95 per dollar to 2-month high on Japan flow data - @BloombergNews

Japan baseball chiefs admit lying over ball change to make game more exciting - @AFP

South Korea's president-elect: Japan needs to come to terms with colonial history, as island dispute simmers - @Reuters

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Bernanke: Supportive of Bank of Japan efforts to fight deflation; not surprising to see volatility following BoJ's actions - @CNBCnow

Japan's May exports up 10.1%, more than forecast - @MarketWatch

North Korea continues to ignore hotline between itself and South Korea - @W7VOA

Japan's Nikkei stock index falls 843 points Thursday to close at 12,445 - @The_Japan_News