Japan Economic Zone

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  North Korea's "War Capacity" Proof - Ballistic Missile That Flies Over Japan

  North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile Saturday which landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone, Seoul and Tokyo said, after Pyongyang warned of a strong response to upcoming US-South Korean military drills.

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  5 China Missiles May Have Landed in Japan Area Close To Taiwan, A First

  Five out of nine ballistic missiles fired by China are believed to have landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone for the first time, Tokyo's defence minister said Thursday.

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  Possible North Korean Missile Lands In Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone

  A suspected North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) fired on Thursday afternoon landed within Japan's exclusive economic zone, west of the country's north coast, the government said.

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  Russia Plans Free Trade Zone On Disputed Islands Near Japan: Reports

  Russia plans to set up a special economic zone with no customs and a reduced set of taxes on a disputed chain of islands near Japan, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin was quoted as saying on Monday by Russia's RIA and Interfax news agencies.

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  Japan Says North Korean Projectile May Have Breached Its Economic Zone

  One of the projectiles fired by North Korea early Wednesday appears to have fallen into Japan's exclusive economic zone, the top government spokesman said.

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  Iran Tanker Which Caught Fire Off China Drifts Into Japan Economic Zone, Says Coast Guard

  A stricken Iranian oil tanker drifted into Japan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) on Wednesday afternoon, a spokesman for Japan's Coast Guard told Reuters on Friday, as strong winds pushed the burning ship away from the Chinese coast.

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  North Korea Fires Missile Into Sea Off East Coast In Unusual Night Test

  North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Friday in an unusual late-night test launch from its northern Jangang province that landed in the sea off its east coast, possibly in Japan's exclusive economic zone, South Korea and Japan said.

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  Japan Says North Korea Missile 'Greatly Exceeded' Altitude Of 2,500 Km

  The intermediate-range ballistic missile launched by North Korea today "greatly exceeded" an altitude of 2,500 kilometres (1,560 miles), Japan's Defence Ministry said.

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  North Korea Test-Fires Ballistic Missile That Lands In Japan Exclusive Economic Zone

  North Korea launched a missile on Tuesday that may have landed in Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), Japan's NHK public television said, quoting the defence ministry.

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  North Korea Launches Another Missile, Which Lands In Japan's Economic Zone

  North Korea launched a new short-range ballistic missile, similar to a Scud, on Monday morning, and it flew about 280 miles to land inside Japan's exclusive economic zone.

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  United States, Allies Push United Nations To Condemn North Korea Missile Test

  The United States and its allies on Wednesday pressed the UN Security Council to condemn North Korea after it test-fired a missile into Japanese-controlled waters for the first time, but they encountered resistance from China.

• National Stock Exchange gets Sebi nod for debt trading segment

  Global economic activity eased to its weakest pace in six months during April as expansion slowed in China, the euro zone, Japan, India and Russia, according to business surveys published on Tuesday.

• European data, Cyprus woes batter shares, euro

  World shares, oil prices and the euro were pulled lower on Thursday on signs that the euro zone's economic downturn is deepening and worries over a possible financial meltdown in Cyprus.

• Economic growth in India slowing down: OECD

  The economic outlook in major industrialised economies is improving with the United States and Japan leading the way, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said on Monday, adding that activity in the euro zone was also picking up.

• Asian shares recover on economic optimism

  Nascent global economic recovery buoyed risk assets from Asian shares to industrial commodities on Wednesday, while the prospect of a dovish new governor for the Bank of Japan sent the yen to a three-year low.