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Japan Inc.
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May 1, 2008
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- Harris, Stephen
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2008 Japan Inc. Communications. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Dear Editor
Joseph Greenberg's fine article on The Father of Invention erred in one point, in the first paragraph. That is, the ownership of the famous blue LED patent was not at issue. The issue was how much money Nakamura was entitled to as compensation for an invention made by him as a company employee. The initial payment was [yen]20,000, the sum awarded by the Tokyo District Court was [yen]20,000,000,000 (yes, billion), and the amount settled at through a mediation at the Tokyo High Court was [yen]843,000,000. This suit and another high profile one, against Olympus, led to the revision later that year, in 2005, to a revision of the Patent Law, Article 35, to ...
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Yen to see bear market rally in 2002. (Market Strategy).
Futures (Cedar Falls, Iowa);
May 1, 2002 ;
Poser, Steven W.;
726 words
......S. dollar has been moving generally higher vs. the yen since November 1999. During that time, the American currency rallied more than 30%, rising from a low near [yen]101.27 to as high as [yen]135.20 early in 2002. At the dollar's bottom, there...
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Dollar edges up in lower 109 yen in Tokyo
Xinhua News Agency;
June 21, 2005 ;
157 words
...Dollar edges up in lower 109 yen in Tokyo TOKYO, June 21 (Xinhua) -- The US dollar inched up in the lower 109 yen zone Tuesday in Tokyo, affected by its rise...GMT), the dollar was quoted at 109.44-47 yen, up from Monday's 5 p.m. quotes of 109.22-...
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Tokyo stocks plunge over stronger yen
Xinhua News Agency;
July 15, 2002 ;
275 words
...Tokyo stocks plunge over stronger yen TOKYO, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks...months, spurred by jitters over a stronger yen and weak US equities markets. The 225-issue...with 146 issues closing unchanged. The yen's another spurt in the afternoon to a new...
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Shops raking it in-- [yen]100 at a time.
Yomiuri Shimbun (Toyko, Japan);
December 22, 2005 ;
620 words
......are other ways to get enjoyment from a [yen]100 coin in addition to buying goods with...minutes relaxation fishing. The mecca of the [yen]100 shops is a building in the swank Tokyo...where everything in the store is priced at [yen]100. A convenience store company in Matsusaka...
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Dollar edges up at mid-109 yen in Tokyo
Xinhua News Agency;
August 15, 2005 ;
171 words
...Dollar edges up at mid-109 yen in Tokyo TOKYO, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The US dollar edged up to the mid- 109 yen level Monday in Tokyo in quiet directionless...0900 GMT), the dollar was quoted at 109.52-55 yen, against Friday's 5 p.m. quotes of 109.32...
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Yen advance sparks fear of global chaos, NATION
The Nation (Thailand);
October 12, 1998 ;
JIRAPREEYA KEAWKUMNURDPONG;
787 words
......10-12-1998 EXTREME volatility in the dollar-yen exchange rate will create chaos in the global...against a highly volatile swing in dollar-yen trading, such as in the two days of last week when the dollar crashed sharply to 111 yen in London trade from more than 130 yen a...
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Dollar ups to mid-110 yen level in Tokyo
Xinhua News Agency;
September 13, 2005 ;
205 words
...Dollar ups to mid-110 yen level in Tokyo TOKYO, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- The US dollar rose to the mid-110 yen level Tuesday in Tokyo due to markets' increasing...0800 GMT), the dollar was quoted at 110.48-51 yen, compared with Monday's 5:00 p.m. quotes of...
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The high yen dilemma
The Independent - London;
July 3, 1994 ;
From TERRY MCCARTHY in Tokyo;
620 words
......DOLLAR dipped to an all-time low of below 98 yen in Tokyo on Friday. Six months ago it bought 113 yen. Is this the end of Japan's manufacturing industry...crises of the 1970s or the previous rise of the yen after the 1985 Plaza Accord - which will turn...
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Oh dear: the yen. (yen inflation)
The Economist (US);
February 27, 1993 ;
718 words
...WHAT goes up must come down--unless, perhaps, it is the yen. On February 22nd it hit a record high against the dollar of YEN 116--a rise of 8% since the beginning of the month. That left the yen more than three times as strong as it was at the start...
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Dollar ends year below 104 yen in Tokyo
Xinhua News Agency;
December 30, 2004 ;
185 words
...Dollar ends year below 104 yen in Tokyo TOKYO, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- The...Tokyo trading day Thursday below the 104 yen line in thin trading after earlier gains...offset by euro buying against the dollar and yen buying prompted by a rise in Japanese stocks...
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Dollar climbs to upper 105 yen as speculation on China fades.
Kyodo News International (Tokyo, Japan);
April 26, 2005 ;
457 words
......TOKYO -- The U.S. dollar rose in the upper 105 yen range Tuesday in Tokyo as the market's speculation...At 5 p.m., the dollar was quoted at 105.89-91 yen, up from Monday's 5 p.m. quotes of 105.62-72 yen in New York and 105.63-65 yen in Tokyo. It moved...
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Dollar edges up at lower 103 yen in Tokyo
Xinhua News Agency;
December 29, 2004 ;
210 words
...Dollar edges up at lower 103 yen in Tokyo TOKYO, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The US dollar edged up against the yen Wednesday in Tokyo on buybacks amid almost...near record highs against the dollar and the yen. At 5:00 p.m. (0800 GMT), the dollar was quoted...
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Japan alarmed at rate of rising yen
AP Worldstream;
October 8, 2003 ;
404 words
......Japanese leaders warned Wednesday that the yen's sudden spike against the U.S. dollar is...which dropped nearly 1 percent to 109.60 yen from Tuesday, briefly hit three-year lows...trade and current account deficits. The yen's appreciation against the greenback worries...
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Dollar falls below 105 yen in Tokyo
Xinhua News Agency;
March 23, 2005 ;
197 words
...Dollar falls below 105 yen in Tokyo TOKYO, March 23 (Xinhua) -- The US dollar fell to the lower 105 yen level late Wednesday in Tokyo, with selling...0800 GMT), the dollar was quoted at 105.42-44 yen, compared with 105.56-66 yen at 5 p.m. Tuesday...
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Yen and yang; Currency markets.(Why is the yen so weak?)
The Economist (US);
September 30, 2006 ;
787 words
...China-bashers may soon take aim at the yen, the world's most mispriced currency WHICH...China. Yet by many measures the Japanese yen is now cheaper than the Chinese yuan. It...currency unfairly low. Until this year the yen's weakness was easy to explain: since 2001...
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