By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) – Thousands of baseball fans have signed a petition to save an iconic Tokyo stadium nearly a century old where Babe Ruth once played and which inspired best-selling author Haruki Murakami to first pick up a pen. Meiji Jingu Stadium, often compared to legendary U.S. baseball venues Wrigley Field and …

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BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s housing regulator will work to keep housing supply and demand balanced, make home prices stable and strictly curb speculation, a ministry publication reported on Tuesday, after a flurry of government moves to support the crisis-hit sector. China will make more targeted efforts to support demand for owner-occupied and improved housing to boost …

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(Reuters) -Taiwan’s Foxconn has appointed Michael Chiang as the new boss for its iPhone assembly business after a tumultuous year in China, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Chiang replaces longtime leader Wang Charng-yang as head of the iPhone assembly division, the Bloomberg report said. Foxconn declined to comment. Apple …

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By Yoshifumi Takemoto and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -The Japanese government is likely to present its nominees for the next Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor and two deputy governors on Feb. 10, four government and ruling party officials with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. There is a chance the date could be pushed forward …

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