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/ 27 January 2009
Japan plans to use public money to help the companies hardest hit by the global financial crisis.
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/ 22 January 2009
Sony warned it would post a bigger than expected ,9-billion operating loss this business year due to sliding demand.
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/ 16 January 2009
The Pekoppa toy, which looks like a small plant just starting to sprout from a pot, flutters its two leaves when it senses someone is speaking nearby.
Naoshima was once just another volcanic island dotted in the calm, blue waters of Japan, but it achieved star status late last century.
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/ 15 January 2009
A 54-year-old Japanese man was caught impersonating his 20-year-old son during an exam, even getting a perm to make himself look younger.
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/ 13 January 2009
A senior lawmaker defected from Japan’s ruling party on Tuesday, denouncing beleaguered Prime Minister Taro Aso as an ”old-guard crony”
Japan’s space agency will launch a satellite later this month to monitor greenhouse gases around the world, officials said on Wednesday
Electronics company scales back unprofitable businesses ahead of an expected buyout
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/ 22 December 2008
Hammered by waning global demand and a surging yen, Toyota slashed its earnings forecast again on Monday.
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/ 21 December 2008
Wayne Rooney’s superb 73rd-minute strike gave 10-man Manchester United a 1-0 victory over Ecuador’s LDU in the Club World Cup final on Sunday.
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/ 18 December 2008
Manchester United hit three goals in a pulsating five-minute spell to overpower Japan’s Gamba Osaka 5-3 in their Club World Cup semifinal on Thursday.
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/ 18 December 2008
Three Japanese sumo wrestlers were handed suspended jail sentences on Thursday for beating up a 17-year-old trainee who later died, a court said.
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/ 16 December 2008
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson came to the defence of the Club World Cup on Tuesday, calling it a prestigious tournament.
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/ 15 December 2008
Japan reported its sharpest crash in business sentiment in three decades on Monday and industrial output in China grew at its slowest pace since 1999.
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/ 29 November 2008
Japan’s workers are being urged to switch off their laptops, go home early and use what little energy they have left on procreation.
For 10 days in Tokyo I could eat in a different style of restaurant every night, writes Brent Meersman.
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/ 17 November 2008
The main ship in Japan’s whaling fleet set out for the Antarctic on Monday for its first hunt in the region since limping home with just over half its
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/ 17 November 2008
Markets appeared unimpressed Monday with an action plan from international leaders to tackle the global financial crisis.
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/ 12 November 2008
Japanese office worker Satoshi Tada pays for shopping, wins free food and gets store discounts all by waving his cellphone.
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/ 23 October 2008
Asian stocks tumbled on Thursday as fears that the world’s biggest economies are shrinking sparked fresh panic.
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/ 13 October 2008
Lewis Hamilton has accused Formula One championship rival Felipe Massa of deliberately colliding with him during the Japanese Grand Prix.
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/ 12 October 2008
Renault’s Fernando Alonso stormed to his second win in a row at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday while Lewis Hamilton plunged to last.
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/ 11 October 2008
McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton has boosted his Formula One world title chances by taking pole position for Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix.
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/ 10 October 2008
The global economic crisis claimed its first Japanese financial institution on Friday and the government looked to prop up smaller banks
Formula One teams have signalled their readiness to embrace eco-technology and other environmental initiatives.
Lewis Hamilton will curb his natural attacking instincts at the Japanese Grand Prix in order to strengthen his grip on the F1 world championship.
Fernando Alonso is realistic about his chances of another victory in Japan this week after his upset win in Singapore.
Felipe Massa says staying positive will be crucial this week as he attempts to close the gap on world championship leader Lewis Hamilton.
Nintendo said on Thursday it will launch a new version of its popular DS handheld console with a built-in camera and audio player next month.
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/ 28 September 2008
Valentino Rossi won his sixth world premier-class title on Sunday when he beat defending champion Casey Stoner in the Japanese Grand Prix.
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/ 24 September 2008
Taro Aso took charge as Japan’s new prime minister on Wednesday, pledging to work to build a ”cheerful” nation by reviving the economy.
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/ 7 September 2008
Candidates seeking to become Japan’s next prime minister have laid out their policies in a bid to win the support of members of their ruling party.