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Turkey’s Erdogan undone by Obama and Assad
STANFORD, CALIFORNIA - The car bombs that killed 51 people on May 11 in a town in southern Turkey are a reckoning for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He had made himself party to the fight over Syria and vowed that he would see the end of Bashar Assad’s rule. But Assad has hunkered down, and the Turkish leader who called on U.S. President Barack Obama last week faces a dilemma. In ...
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Window on China’s defense policy
Last month, China released its white paper on national defense, the eighth since Beijing began releasing the document in 1998. The white paper is invariably an exercise in frustration: China’s detractors are always disappointed by the document, unsatisfied with its contents and the many questions it leaves unanswered. The Chinese government adopts an aggrieved tone in responses to ...
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Weep for poor Earth itself
OSAKA - What in the world is happening to this fragile planet Earth? The situation has become so bad that Jeremy Grantham, one of the most respected global investors with $100 billion under management, warns that ';our global economy, reckless in its use of all resources and natural systems, shows many of the indicators of potential failure that brought down so many civilizations before ...
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FOREX-Yen higher after Japanese minister discourages further drop
Mon May 20, 2013 11:43am EDT * Japanese minister suggests yen has weakened enough * BOJ meeting, Bernanke's congressional testimony in focus NEW YORK May 20 (Reuters) - The yen climbed back from a 4-1/2-year low against the dollar on Monday after Japan's economy minister suggested the currency might have weakened enough. The economy minister, Akira Amari, said the yen's excessive ...
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Cannes Sci-Fi Horror Tale Human Race Sells for Germany Australia Japan
, KSM took German-speaking Europe, Anchor Bay picked up the film for Australia and New Zealand and IPA bought Japanese rights. "We are receiving offers every day" said ...
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Sony Xperia Tablet Z finally hits the shelves
unveiled the Xperia Tablet Z , the Japanese maker announced that the fondleslab is now finally available to purchase worldwide through online and brick and mortar stores. Despite the fact that the Xperia Tablet Z hits the shelves later ...
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Soccer-Fit again Nagatomo ready to return for Japan
Inter Milan 's 5-2 home defeat to Udinese on Sunday and said he was fit again to play the full 90 minutes. "The knee is fine," Nagatomo was quoted as saying by Japan's Kyodo news agency. "I can play 90 minutes without any problems and I've had no setbacks in the recovery." Japan blew a chance to become the first Asian country to qualify for next year's ...
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Japans regional isolation higher than ever
Japan's neighbors are getting wary of PM Shinzo Abe and his center-right government. At home, however, Abe is bucking the trend of his immediate predecessors and riding high in the opinion ...
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Yahoo Japan Hackers stole 22 million user IDs
Yahoo Japan reports hackers hit their site for the second time in less than a month, this time stealing 22 million user IDs. Yahoo Japan is telling its 200 million users to change their passwords, after hackers apparently stole 22 million user IDs in an online raid last week. It doesnt appear the hackers were able to steal passwords or password information, nor that the raid affected users ...
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UPDATE 1-JA Solar posts smaller loss as Japan sales climb
Mon May 20, 2013 8:57am EDT * Gross margins turns positive for first time in three qtrs * Co says still evaluating options to boost cash position * Shares jump 13 pct in trading before the bell May 20 (Reuters) - Chinese solar products maker JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd halved its quarterly operating loss as it sold more panels in Japan, a high-margin market, and it expanded into emerging ...
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Howls of derision greet ÂdudÂ’ Japanese film
(28 mins ago) A blood-soaked vengeance tale from Japan drew the biggest boos in the race for the Cannes Film Festival's top prize today, with critics savaging a ';risible'' parade of cliches. Controversial Japanese director Takashi Miike unveiled ‘Shield of Straw’ (Wara No Tate) about a nationwide bounty hunt for a child rapist who murders the seven-year-old ...
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All Japan All the Time
A Free Video Presentation The evils of this deluge of paper money are not to be removed until our citizens are generally and radically instructed in their cause and consequences, and silence by their authority the interested clamors and sophistry of speculating, shaving, and banking institutions. Till then we must be content to return, quo ad hoc, to the savage state, to recur to barter in the ...
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Exclusive - Japan panel warns of dangers if debt unaddressed
Reuters © Japan's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso attends the Asian Development Bank (ADB) 46th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors in Greater Noida, on the outskirts of New Delhi May 4, 2013. REUTERS/Adnan ...
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Video Japans shoppers get the yen to spend again
A fresh survey spells out a revival in Japan's service sector, led by retail and property as shoppers re-open their wallets. But with the yen's downward run nearing an end, will the good times ...
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Japanese ‘committed’ to TOT investment
TOT to support its second phase of 3G network rollout, reports the Bangkok Post. Both Japanese companies have reportedly agreed to provide soft loans ...
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Japans Shield of Straw an action pic in Cannes
Director Takashi Miike gestures during a photo call for the film Shield of Straw at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Francois ...
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Abe Faces Uphill Task in Boosting Foreign Investment in Japan
Japan risks missing, yet again, an opportunity to use foreign investment to help fuel sustained economic growth that has eluded it for the last two decades. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to make Japan ';the world’s easiest country for companies to do business in'; as part of his economic revival plan, which so far has been largely met with approval. The stock market has ...
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Visa violators stage sit-in to stay
Denmark’s Emmelie de Forest won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune ';Only Teardrops,'; despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from Azerbaijan and Ukraine. Juries and television viewers across Europe awarded the barefoot, ...
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Yokohama clears out nursery waiting lists
One team’s quest for a first title has ended. The other team’s fight will continue next season. The Yokohama B-Corsairs outplayed the Rizing Fukuoka in Sunday’s bj-league championship game, controlling the tempo for larger stretches and making enough timely baskets to fill an instructional ...
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Pyongyang fires sixth ‘missile’ in three days
SEOUL - North Korea fired two more ';projectiles'; into the Sea of Japan on Monday, the latest in a series of drills condemned by South Korea and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon. The latest firings — bringing the total to six in three days — were confirmed by a spokesman for the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, who said it was unclear if North Korea was testing ...
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UPI Thoroughbred Racing Roundup
There will be no Triple Crown winner again this year, but Orb's defeat in the Preakness Stakes does tee up an interesting summer of racing. Meanwhile, some other potential stars, including Last Gunfighter and Fiftyshadesofhay, emerged from the weekend of racing at Pimlico. Hong Kong horses ran off with both of Singapore's International Group 1 races, Farhh provided a bright spot for ...
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Context Launches Kyoto and Tokyo Japan Walking Tours
Context, the critically acclaimed walking tour company whose small-group, scholar-led "walking seminars" have revolutionized day tours in cities across Europe and North America, announces its continued expansion into Asia with the opening of tours in Tokyo and Kyoto. Working with local historians, Context has opened with five innovative tours in each city, designed to help curious ...
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San Francisco Travel Association Announces New Marketing Representation In Japan
The San Francisco Travel Association, in partnership with San Francisco International Airport (SFO), has retained AVIAREPS Marketing Garden Ltd. (AMG) as their new marketing representation office in Japan. San Francisco Travel and SFO first retained representation services in Japan in 1987, making San Francisco one of the first cities in the U.S. to have an office in Tokyo. In 2000, a ...
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Japanese midfielder Makoto Hasebe extends contract with Wolfsburg
Japanese international and Wolfsburg midfielder Makoto Hasebe extends his running contract until 2014 with the German Bundesliga champion 2009, the club announced on Thursday. Midfielder Hasebe joined Wolfsburg in 2009 to stage 88 appearances in Bundesliga to score two goals. He was also able to win the German championship in 2009 with the "Wolves" . "I am happy that Makoto has ...
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DPRK fires short-range missile into Sea of Japan
May 20, 2013 The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired a short-range missile on Monday into the Sea of Japan, local media reported. The DPRK launched the missile off its east coast into the sea of Japan between 11 a.m. and 12 a.m. local time on Monday. ';North Korea (DPRK) fired one KN-02 short-range missile today. South Korean military will closely monitor the North ...
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Osaka sees first InterContinental hotel built
Osaka is a major travel destination within Japan and the wider Asian region for business travelers and leisure tourists alike. The city is an economic powerhouse and part of the backbone of the Japanese economy. It makes sense for InterContinental to finally open a hotel here then.
Osaka is the second command center of the Japanese economy after Tokyo, with a daytime and nighttime population that reflects the massive draw of the city as an economic powerhouse. Read more
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