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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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Prime Minister Taro Aso was in hot water again Thursday after he criticized people who neglect their health as well as the elderly infirm for causing medical costs to soar. "Why do I have to pay ... |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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Japanese PM: Elderly are a tax burden due to medical costs, fail to exercise enough Taro Aso forced into apology after making comments at meeting of ministers PM also apologized for comments on those ... |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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Kenji Tanigawa told a seminar with Tokyo-based foreign diplomats that support was expressed at a general meeting of the Asian Network of Major Cities (ANMC) in Kuala Lumpur on Monday. |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's gaffe-prone prime minister, Taro Aso, apologised yet again on Thursday after criticising ailing elderly people for not staying healthy, a comment that could offend many in th... |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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TOKYO - Japan's gaffe-prone prime minister is in trouble again - this time for a remark criticizing the elderly as a tax burden for racking up medical expenses. "They're hobbling around and const... |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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The building that houses Mitsui Marubeni Liquefied Gas Co. in Tokyo's Chiyoda-ku. (Mainichi) Coordinated terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, which left one Japanese business traveler dead and another ... |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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As part of a mission to supply food to the International Space Station (ISS), a Russian spaceship was launched on Wednesday with 20 varieties of Japanese food items on board. The unmanned space cargo... |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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TOKYO, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks rebounded Thursday, boosted by economic stimulative measures taken by Europe and China, as well as optimism on Obama administration's possible economic polici... |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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Gov. Bill Ritter leads the Colorado-Asia trade mission into his office Wednesday morning for a press conference, a day after the group returned from a trip to Japan and China to promote renewable ener... |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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TOKYO, Nov. 27 (AP) - (Kyodo)A government survey released Thursday showed that 51.8 percent of people said a rise in foreign tourists visiting Japan made them "concerned about safety" and though... |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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TOKYO, Nov. 27 (AP) - (Kyodo)Japanese customs houses detected a record 161,667.3 million yen in undeclared imports subject to tariffs or consumption tax in the tax year to June 2008, the Finance... |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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Two men took different routes to reach their destination in Japan, but were both driven by a sense of justice and an admiration of Japanese society. On Thursday, Peter Tam and Park Han Young beca... |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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TOKYO - Japan's main opposition party has agreed to vote on a bill to help struggling banks, clearing the way for it to be passed by parliament in a session expected to end on Christmas Day, Kyodo new... |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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Tokyo - Japan's major carmakers on Thursday announced declines in their October exports. The nation's leading automaker, Toyota Motor Corp, saw its October exports fall 13.7 per cent from the same mon... |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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Singer Beyonce is shown in a scene from the Sony Pictures film "Cadillac Records" in this undated publicity photo released November 25, 2008. This weekend marks the formal kick-off to the annual U.S. ... |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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TOKYO: Japanese zookeepers have wondered for a while why two polar bears that they had hoped would mate have shown little interest in each other. The answer came this month when the zoo discovered bot... |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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TOKYO, Nov. 27 (AP) - (Kyodo)The government said Thursday it plans to effectively limit any single investor's stake in Narita International Airport Corp. to less than 20 percent to prevent any s... |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Wednesday started discussions on revising the postal privatization law, with integration of post office and delivery services as an option. The postal priva... |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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(AFP)--Japan's gaffe-prone Prime Minister Taro Aso was forced to apologize Thursday after criticizing the elderly for not staying fit, risking a backlash in the rapidly graying country. |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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In order to stimulate sales during Taiwan's upcoming IT Month, a promotional event organized by the Taipei Computer Association, Sony will lower its LCD TV prices, according to market sources. |
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