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Tokyo Stock Exchange: closing price list -2-+ (May 12)
(Kyodo) _ TSE Prices UP/DN Daifuku Co 1289 DN 15 Daiichi Sankyo Co 2855 UP 15 Daikin Ind Ltd 5150 UP 90 Dainippon Sumitomo 824 UP 15 Daiwa House Ind Co


Tokyo Stock Exchange: closing price list -1-+ (May 12)
(Kyodo) _ TSE Prices UP/DN Acom Co 3120 DN 20 Advantest Corp 2800 UP 25 Aegon - - Aeon Co 1400 UP 19 Aflac - - AIG 4200 DN 450 Aioi Ins Co


Tokyo stocks rise as investor sentiment lifted by weaker yen+ (May 12)
(Kyodo) _ (EDS: TO BE LED) Tokyo stocks rose Monday, reversing early losses in the morning due to Friday's Wall Street plunge and surging crude oil prices, as investor sentiment was...


Baseball: Kuroda flirts with no-hitter before Dodgers collapse+ (May 12)
(Kyodo) _ Hiroki Kuroda threw 6-2/3 strong innings Sunday but lost a no-hit bid after the Los Angeles Dodgers bullpen surrendered a narrow lead in an 8-5 loss to the Houtson Astros. ...


Shirakawa reaffirms BOJ free from bias in interest rate setting+ (May 12)
(Kyodo) _ Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa again stressed downside risks to growth in the country's economy on Monday, reaffirming the central bank has ditched its bias toward...


Sumo: Main bouts for 3rd day of summer sumo+ (May 12)
(Kyodo) _ Makuuchi division bouts for Tuesday, the third day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan: Hakurozan 0 - 0 Hakuba Tochinoshin 0 - 0 ...


LEAD: China's inflation in April rises to 8.5%+ (May 12)
(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING) Inflation in China is continuing to rise, with official figures released Monday showing prices went up 8.5 percent in April compared with the same month last...


Sports schedule for Tuesday, May 13+ (May 12)
(Kyodo) _ Major sports events scheduled in Japan for Tuesday, May 13: BASEBALL Central League Yakult vs Chunichi. Jingu Stadium, Tokyo. 6:20 p.m. Yokohama vs Yomiuri. Nagano Olympic...


Japan's corporate bankruptcies jump 8.4% in April on year+ (May 12)
(Kyodo) _ The number of corporate failures leapt 8.4 percent in April from the previous year to 1,215, the first time in four years that April's bankruptcy number has risen above the...


Main events scheduled for Tuesday, May 13+ (May 12)
(Kyodo) _ -- House of Representatives to revote on bill aimed at enabling government to continue allocating gasoline tax revenues for road maintenance for 10 years. -- New Zealand...