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The yen strengthened to a 15-year high against the U.S. dollar as investors bet against the country's policy to limit the gains in the currency. The yen strengthened to 83.34 per dollar, compared to 83.80 late Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal reported. Sponsored Links "This size gain is not...

Toyota is facing new accusations that it dragged its feet in issuing a recall. The world's largest auto company recently recalled 270,000 Lexus sedans to fix faulty valve springs that could cause the cars' engines to stall while they are in motion -- a problem it has known about since 2007.

The U.S. heads for a record $1.56 trillion deficit this year, but who will fund that debt? The largest Treasury holders, China and Japan, are cutting back and no other obvious takers have stepped forward.

Wendy's (WEN) will close all of its 71 restaurants in Japan by the end of the month, the chain's Japanese franchisee, Zensho Co. Ltd., announced on Friday. The news arrived just a matter of days after rival McDonald's (MCD) reported that sales in Japan were so poor in November that they offset...

Nomura Holdings (NMR), the Japanese megabank that owns the remnants of Lehman Brothers' overseas operations, says it's raising $5.6 billion (well, ¥511 billion, actually) to expand in the United States and elsewhere. Nomura, Japan's largest brokerage, plans to sell about 800 million shares...

Japanese who turn 100 this year -- and there are quite a few of them -- will get a smaller, cheaper gift from the government this year as Japan tries to save some yen by cutting costs. The silver cups that the government gives to people who reach 100 will drop in diameter from 4.13 inches to 3.54...

Are the lessons from Japan's "Lost Decade" in store for Americans n the coming years, as we experience the fallout from the current ugly recession? If they are, things will be bleak indeed, as Japanese consumers exacerbated deflation, saved money in every way they could such as reusing old bath...

Dying is bad, any way you look at it, but I don't know what's worse: Dying after celebrating bowling a perfect game, or having your colleagues throw you in the air in celebration at your retirement party and then dying because they didn't catch you. I vote for the co-workers not catching you....