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Okinawa assembly rejects Japan-U.S. plan to relocate Futemma+ Print E-mail
Friday, 18 July 2008
NAHA, Japan, July 18 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: ADDING GOVERNOR'S COMMENTS) The Okinawa prefectural assembly adopted a nonbinding resolution Friday against a Japan-U.S. plan to relocate the U.S. Marine...
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1st-half Japanese department store sales fall 2.8%+ Print E-mail
Friday, 18 July 2008
TOKYO, July 18 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: CLARIFYING 2ND-3RD GRAFS AND ADDING 5TH GRAF) Department store sales in Japan in the January-June period fell 2.8 percent from a year earlier on a same-store b...
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In Japan, Jailhouse Chic Rules Fashion Print E-mail
Friday, 18 July 2008
Take That Bjork: China Bans Performers Deemed a Threat Protests, incendiary artists will not be allowed in the country, the new rules say New York Times 45 minutes ago
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Sony Ericsson to reduce work force by 2,000 people Print E-mail
Friday, 18 July 2008
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Sony Ericsson on Friday said its plans to save about 300 million euros annually including a targeted reduction in its work force, including contractors, of about 2,000 people, ...
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steep drop in 2Q profit Print E-mail
Friday, 18 July 2008
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson is reporting a steep 97 percent drop in second-quarter earnings as tougher market conditions hurt its sales. Net profit a...
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Galderma Announces Approval For Differin Gel 0.1 Percent In Japan Print E-mail
Friday, 18 July 2008
Differin ® Gel 0.1% (adapalene), a novel topical treatment for acne vulgaris in Japan. The drug will be marketed in Japan by Galderma KK, the fully-owned Japanese arm of Galderma, and strategic al...
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Yahoo Japan Disputes Reported Share Sale by U.S. Holder Print E-mail
Friday, 18 July 2008
Friday disputed media reports that U.S. Internet giant Yahoo Inc. may sold its shareholdings in the Japanese company.The reports are based on misunderstandings about a letter sent by the U.S. company ...
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Convictions overturned for bank executives in Japan Print E-mail
Friday, 18 July 2008
Three former executives of Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, the predecessor of Shinsei Bank, had their convictions for securities violations overturned by the country's highest court. The Supreme...
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Sony Ericsson posts slight loss and says market remains tough Print E-mail
Friday, 18 July 2008
The mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson posted a €2 million, or $3.17 million, operating loss for the second quarter on Friday and said the market would remain tough for the rest of the year. Hit ...
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Baker & McKenzie Forms Antitrust Practice Group in Japan Print E-mail
Friday, 18 July 2008
Tokyo, January 16, 2008 - Baker & McKenzie GJBJ Tokyo Aoyama Aoki Koma Law Office announced today that it has formed an Antitrust Practice Group, expanding the Firm's international and domestic practi...
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Sony Ericsson 2Q Net Profit Drops To EUR6 Million, Keeps Market Outlook Print E-mail
Friday, 18 July 2008
-(Dow Jones)- Handset maker Sony Ericsson struggled to break even in the second quarter as continued weak sales of mid-to-high-end phones and investments in emerging markets weighed on earnings.
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Japan ducks rice-crisis solution Print E-mail
Friday, 18 July 2008
By C Peter Timmer The Group of Eight summit of the world's leading industrial nations held in Japan this month was a missed opportunity for the host nation to take center stage in helping to re...
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Japan moves to restrict knives after massacre Print E-mail
Friday, 18 July 2008
TOKYO (AFP) - A Japanese police panel has recommended a ban on possession of highly lethal double-edged knives after a troubled young man went on a stabbing spree in central Tokyo.A panel of legal and...
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Now, a painless Print E-mail
Friday, 18 July 2008
London, July 18 : A team of Indian and Japanese scientists have created a painless "microneedle" that mimics the way a female mosquito sucks blood.
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Dollar moves narrowly in lower 106 yen level in Tokyo+ Print E-mail
Friday, 18 July 2008
TOKYO, July 18 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The U.S. dollar moved in a narrow range in the lower 106 yen level Friday in Tokyo as selling on sagging Asian equities was mostly offset by buying on the dim prospe...
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Paris Opera brings avant garde operatic productions to Japan Print E-mail
Friday, 18 July 2008
The Paris Opera is bringing modern productions of the Western operatic repertoire to Japan in a tour of unprecedented size set against the backdrop of 150 years of Franco-Japanese relations. Japanese ...
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Japan and ADB Upgrading Access Roads in Remote Areas of Mongolia Print E-mail
Friday, 18 July 2008
Japan and ADB Upgrading Access Roads in Remote Areas of Mongolia's Western Region MANILA, PHILIPPINES - Japan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are upgrading access roads in Western Mongolia, givin...
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S Korea-Japan tension rises over islands Print E-mail
Friday, 18 July 2008
SOUTH KOREA yesterday tightened security around a group of disputed islands as a long-running territorial row with Japan flared up, but Tokyo called for calm.The latest round of the dispute over the r...
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Japanese shares extend gains on financials, exporters Print E-mail
Friday, 18 July 2008
DEG ] Delhaize shares down 16.6% in Brussels','Dow Jones Industrial Average futures down 71 at 11,330','Nasdaq 100 futures down 14.50 at 1,825.25','S&P 500 futures down 9.10 at 1,244.30','Sterling...
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Japan drops plan to send troops to Afghanistan Print E-mail
Friday, 18 July 2008
TOKYO — Japan has dropped a plan to send ground troops to Afghanistan after the ruling coalition failed to reach a consensus due to fears over the continuing violence in the area, Japanese media ...
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