[external] Major nations should back dlr as key currency-Japan - Reuters - Sat 6:17 am
* Japan backs dollar to remain as global key reserve currency * Reserve currency debate unlikely at G8 plus G5 * Japan pushes global agriculture investment principles

[external] CORRECTED - UPDATE 1-Major nations should back dlr as key currency-Japan - Reuters - Sat 6:16 am
(For more stories on the G8 summit click [ID:nL2198823]) * Japan backs dollar to remain as global key reserve currency * Reserve currency debate unlikely at G8 plus G5 * Japan pushes global agriculture investment principles (Adds comments, background)

[external] Indonesia Finmin to discuss yen bond deal in Japan - source - Reuters - Sat 3:12 am
JAKARTA, July 3 (Reuters) - Indonesia's finance minister and other ministry officials will visit Japan next week to discuss the possible issuance of a yen-denominated bond, a finance ministry source familiar with the matter said on Friday.

[external] Japan panel seeks more lending for Japan REITs - Reuters - Sat 1:56 am
TOKYO, July 3 (Reuters) - A panel backed by Japan's land ministry is seeking ways to encourage lending to the nation's real estate investment trusts, whose market value is down 60 percent from its peak two years ago, as well as debate on varying ways of financing them.

[external] Japanese companies in dash for cash; risks may grow - Reuters - Sat 1:46 am
TOKYO, July 3 (Reuters) - Japanese companies raised $17 billion from resurgent equity markets in the first half, a five-fold jump from a year earlier, and seem hungry for more to replenish capital and fund investments.

[external] Japan's new forex tsar seen sticking current stance - Reuters - Sat 1:40 am
* Outcome of Japan's general election could affect policy (Recasts, adds comments, background) TOKYO, July 3 (Reuters) - International policy veteran Rintaro Tamaki, who will become Japan's top currency diplomat in a regular personnel reshuffle at the Finance Ministry, is not expected to make major changes in policy, despite facing ...

[external] BOJ FOCUS-Bank of Japan exit strategy debate heats up - Reuters - Sat 1:23 am
TOKYO, July 3 (Reuters) - A survey showing Japanese businesses in a grim mood in June should have settled the debate at the central bank on whether to end support for the corporate finance market.

[external] Q+A-Japan eyes Lockheed Martin's F-22 fighter jet - Reuters - Sat 12:13 am
TOKYO, July 3 (Reuters) - Japan is eyeing moves in the U.S. Congress aimed at extending production of Lockheed-Martin Corp's radar-evading F-22 Raptor fighter, which has raised hopes Tokyo may be allowed to buy a plane previously banned from export.

[external] JGB futures hit 3-mth high after U.S. job losses - Reuters - Sat 12:05 am
* 10-yr yield hits 3-mth low, 20-yr yield below key 2 pct By Kaori Kaneko TOKYO, July 3 (Reuters) - Japanese government bonds climbed and futures hit a three-month high on Friday as stocks dropped after bleak U.S. jobs data dampened expectations about the pace of economic recovery, helping demand ...

Earlier Headlines

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· [external] Medca Japan-2008/09 group forecast - Reuters - Fri 11:45 pm
· [external] Medca Japan-2008/09 parent forecast - Reuters - Fri 11:45 pm
· [external] Asia stocks dip, drop limited after grim US jobs - Reuters - Fri 10:55 pm
· [external] Japan retail fund outflows double in June -Nomura - Reuters - Fri 10:45 pm
· [external] M'bishi Chem to restart naphtha cracker this weekend - Reuters - Fri 10:43 pm
· [external] Nikkei sags, retailers battered by Seven & I - Reuters - Fri 10:42 pm
· [external] Meiko Network Japan-9-mth parent results - Reuters - Fri 10:31 pm
· [external] TEPCO seeks local govts' OK on nuclear unit restart - Reuters - Fri 10:13 pm
· [external] Nikkei slips, retailers bruised by Seven & I - Reuters - Fri 10:06 pm
· Japan may add noise to quiet hybrid cars for safety - AFP - Fri 10:05 pm

· [external] JGB 20-year yield falls below 2 pct to 2-month low - Reuters - Fri 8:47 pm
· [external] Japan Hot Stocks-Don Quijote, ABC-Mart, CSK, Eisai - Reuters - Fri 8:41 pm
· [external] Japan MOF to pick expert on BOJ as FX division head - Reuters - Fri 8:23 pm
· [external] Asia stocks slip, drop limited after US jobs data - Reuters - Fri 7:49 pm
· [external] Nikkei drops 1 pct after US jobs, Seven & I slides - Reuters - Fri 7:00 pm
· [external] Japan appoints Tamaki as top currency diplomat - Reuters - Fri 6:20 pm
· [external] Nikkei falls 1 pct after bleak U.S. jobs data - Reuters - Fri 6:07 pm
· [external] Japan Hot Stocks-ABC-Mart, CSK, Eisai, JAL, oil-related shares - Reuters - Fri 5:45 pm
· [external] Japan Hot Stocks-CSK, Eisai, JAL, oil-related shares, Seven & I - Reuters - Fri 5:36 pm
· [external] Nikkei falls 1.8 pct, Seven & I slides - Reuters - Fri 5:28 pm

· [external] Japan Hot Stocks-Eisai, JAL, oil-related shares, Seven & I - Reuters - Fri 5:19 pm
· [external] Japan Hot Stocks-JAL, Oil-related shares, Seven & I - Reuters - Fri 4:44 pm
· [external] Japan Hot Stocks- Oil-related shares, Seven & I - Reuters - Fri 4:34 pm
· [external] Japan Hot Stocks- Seven & I tumbles after earnings - Reuters - Fri 4:17 pm
· [external] JGB futures rise to 3-mth high on econ worries - Reuters - Fri 4:12 pm
· [external] Nikkei falls 1.3 pct after bleak U.S. jobs data - Reuters - Fri 4:04 pm
· [external] Nikkei likely to fall after bleak U.S. jobs data - Reuters - Fri 3:18 pm
· [external] Japan finds first case of H1N1 resistant to Tamiflu - Reuters - Fri 10:09 am
· [external] JAL to seek 30 pct rise in international cargo charges - Nikkei - Reuters - Fri 9:10 am
· [external] Japan econ min: Must prevent persistent price falls - Reuters - Fri 2:18 am