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Two-thirds of Japanese voters support new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda as his call for unity within the ruling party and conciliatory stance toward the opposition raised hopes for speedy policy implementation, newspaper polls showed on Sunday. more...

"My favourite candidate [to replace Naoto Kan as Prime Minister] is Yoshiko Noda, the finance minister, but as to who is most likely, that is still very hard to tell," Takuji Okubo, chief Japan economist at Societe Generale, told CNBC. more...

Japan will take decisive action against any speculative moves in the currency market, Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Monday, signalling Tokyo's readiness to intervene to stem further yen rises in the wake of its spike to a record high against the dollar last week.* more...

Japan must prevent currency and electricity costs from driving companies abroad after the March 11 earthquake raised concerns about the reliability of suppliers and availability of power, Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Friday. more...