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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Osaka News.Net http://www.osakanews.net/ en-us Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:35:42 -0500 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:35:42 -0500 30 Tokyo - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo departed the western Japanese city of Osaka Saturday for a summit in Lima, leaving her husband at hospital after he fell ill on their flight, media... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19761778&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:52:44 -0500 Earth Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19761778&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 OSAKA, Nov. 22 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo left Saturday for Los Angeles from Osaka, at which her chartered flight made an emergency landing shortly after midnight... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19761797&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:04:29 -0500 Breitbart http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19761797&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 A 50-story building resembling the giant cocoon of a science-fiction creature looms in front of the west exit of JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo. Cocoon Tower is the new building for Mode Gakuen, operato... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19762112&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:03:40 -0500 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19762112&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Daisuke Enomoto had planned to dress up as his favorite cartoon character in outer space and spent $21 million to make it happen. Now he claims the company that was supposed make his dream come true b... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19762109&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:53:17 -0500 Examiner http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19762109&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 UEDA, Nagano Prefecture--A neighbors' feud may be behind two deaths discovered Friday, although police are having a hard time unraveling what happened. What they do know is that an elderly couple... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19762114&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:03:37 -0500 Asahi.com http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19762114&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO -- Toyota Motor Corp., Japan’s biggest carmaker, will cut its domestic temporary workforce by 50 percent as vehicle demand slumps globally. Toyota will cut the number of temporary workers to 3... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19761413&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:52:37 -0500 The China Post http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19761413&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Japanese tourist Hiroshi Nohara is on a layover at the Mexico City airport that has lasted almost three months, and he has no plans to leave. For reasons he can't explain, Nohara has been in Termi... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19762110&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:39:33 -0500 SBS http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19762110&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 OSAKA--Police here Friday staged a reenactment of an Oct. 21 fatal hit-and-run in which the victim was dragged nearly 3 kilometers through city streets. The suspect, Keigo Yoshida, 22, sometimes ... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19762118&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:03:35 -0500 Asahi.com http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19762118&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 OSAKA--J-pop legend Tetsuya Komuro was indicted Friday on charges of swindling 500 million yen from an investor in 2006 by offering a bogus copyright transfer deal. Komuro, 49, was released on 30... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19762115&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:03:38 -0500 Asahi.com http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19762115&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Sony is planning big price rises in the UK because of the strength of the yen against sterling, in a move that threatens to put extra pressure on Britain's embattled retail sector. The Japanese e... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19762108&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:55:14 -0500 The Independent http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19762108&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 A landfill project planned in the Awase tidal flats off the city of Okinawa has been put on hold. The Naha District Court issued an injunction against the prefecture and the city to stop them from usi... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19762116&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:03:36 -0500 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19762116&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 The government Friday withdrew plans to appoint a university professor as a commissioner of the Fair Trade Commission after an embarrassing revelation about his past sparked criticism from both the ru... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19762113&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:03:39 -0500 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19762113&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Hisashi Iwakuma gave the Tohoku Rakuten faithful something to smile about and Yomiuri's Alex Ramirez received a well-deserved consolation prize as Nippon Professional Baseball announced its MVP award ... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19762111&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:14:19 -0500 The Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19762111&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Japan may face the danger of declining unless it accepts immigrants and establishes a society in which women can work on a stable basis, a principal author of t... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19761404&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:04:18 -0500 Breitbart http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19761404&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Children up to senior high school age turned violent in 52,756 incidents reported in the school year that ended in March, the highest number on record, an education ministry survey showed. The fi... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19762119&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:03:34 -0500 Asahi.com http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19762119&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Going into the final weekend, Mongolians Hakuho and Ama shared the lead of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament with 11 victories apiece, adding impressive wins over tough opponents on Friday. Hakuho... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19762120&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:03:33 -0500 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19762120&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 It now feels almost like a forgotten footnote in history, but there was a time when U.S. President George W. Bush connected instantly with the hearts of American citizens. That was on Sept 14, 2001--t... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19762121&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:03:32 -0500 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19762121&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 NAGASAKI--Nagasaki prefectural officials and residents hope their churches and other historic sites will be named a UNESCO World Heritage site in recognition of centuries of Christian faith maintained... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19762122&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:03:32 -0500 Asahi.com http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19762122&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 A Japanese high-tech refrigeration company called Hyokan has opened an office in Honolulu, its first in the United States. The company, which launched in Japan in 2002, has an office in the Waikiki T... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19759046&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:11:19 -0500 Business Journal http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19759046&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 urricular and after school activities.An education ministry spokesman said: "We heard from school boards that children cannot control their emotions and there is a decline in their moral values as wel... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19758641&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:00:02 -0500 The Scotsman http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19758641&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 NEW YORK (AP) Mike Mussina took a secret to the ballpark every day this season. Maybe that's why he was so successful on the mound, so jovial in the clubhouse. http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19759053&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:32:39 -0500 The Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19759053&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 MATSUYAMA, Ehime Pref. (Kyodo) Akane Iijima shot a 3-under-par 69 to share the clubhouse lead with three other players in the weather-hit first round of the Elleair Ladies Open on Friday. http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19759055&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:32:33 -0500 The Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19759055&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 MIYAZAKI (Kyodo) Tomohiro Kondo took a one-stroke lead at the midway point of the Dunlop Phoenix Tournament on Friday after shooting a 2-under-par 69 in the second round. http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19759056&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:32:31 -0500 The Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19759056&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Jiri Hudler scored two goals, and Chris Osgood made 30 saves to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Thursday night. http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19759057&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:32:30 -0500 The Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19759057&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 LIMA — The high court in the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil, has dismissed an appeal by a Japanese-Brazilian who was sentenced to 34 years and five months in prison for murder-robbe... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19758646&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:33:17 -0500 Japan Today http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19758646&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Preseason training Before the team opened the season all the returning players stayed in New York over the summer to get better as individual players by working out on the court and in the weight room... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19759049&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:32:52 -0500 The Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19759049&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO — The government plans to require rice products, retailers and restaurants to specify country of origin for rice after a finding that some Japanese traders sold pesticide-tainted imported... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19758645&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:33:18 -0500 Japan Today http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19758645&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 FUKUOKA (Kyodo) Yokozuna Hakuho rebounded from the previous day's shock defeat to sekiwake Ama with a disposal of Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu to remain in a share of the lead on the 13th day of the Kyush... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19759052&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:32:43 -0500 The Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19759052&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wakamatsu is a fourth-generation Japanese-American whose father was born in a World War II internment camp. His grandparents were taken from their home in Oregon during the war, and returned to the st... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19759050&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:32:49 -0500 The Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19759050&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Bryant scored 24 points, Vladimir Radmanovic made all five of his 3-pointers and a host of others made significant contributions to help the Lakers past the Phoenix Suns, 105-92 on Thursday night. http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19759054&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:32:35 -0500 The Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19759054&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 LONDON — The theory that international friendlies are a waste of time was blown out of the water by the score line from Berlin: Germany 1, England 2. http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19758790&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:32:27 -0500 The Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19758790&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 (RTTNews) - Rival Japanese carmakers Honda and Toyota announced Friday that they were taking several measures, including reduction in production and lay off, to counter the effects of the ongoing glo... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19759059&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:15:29 -0500 Quote.com http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19759059&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 "Enjoy life and laugh," says cyclist Mio Yamasaki when asked her motto for living. "No, wait," she interrupts, as she ponders the question further. "Make other people laugh. This is the happiest way t... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19753958&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:54:54 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19753958&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 By mid-2008, commodity prices plummeted as the financial crisis spread globally and the world economy entered an acute slowdown. Latin America was no exception, and was hit by this "perfect storm." Th... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19752613&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:55:04 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19752613&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Comment: i dont know if you noticed or not, but "free capitolism" kind of collapsed in on itself all on its own...no thanks to deregulation due to both dems and repubs..."the big 3&quot... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19753231&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:08:10 -0500 Newsweek http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19753231&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 LONDON — Japan far outstrips other Group of Seven industrial economies in terms of mobile technology with a massive 83% of cellphone users in the country already having a third-generation conne... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19753251&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:33:16 -0500 Japan Today http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19753251&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Two waitresses, skinny ones, were moving around with elbows tucked in, serving drinks and saying, "Excuse me, excuse me," while coming perilously close to dumping hot tea into customers laps every tim... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19753238&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:54:58 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19753238&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Despite frequent headlines reporting heinous crimes, the Justice Ministry's 2008 white paper on crime provides somewhat assuring figures. The number of crimes, excluding traffic-related offenses, decl... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19752941&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:55:01 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19752941&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 It feels like the suffocating humidity barely lifts from Tokyo before the biting winter chills start. In a city where the true autumn weather lasts days rather than months, the quick move from hot to ... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19753962&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:32:28 -0500 Japan Today http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19753962&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 LIMA, November 21 (RIA Novosti) - Japan expressed hope on Friday that Moscow and Tokyo would be able to bring bilateral relations to a new level at the first meeting between the two countries' leaders... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19753241&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:51:27 -0500 RIA Novosti http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19753241&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO -- Police said Friday they were investigating whether stabbings that targeted two former Health Ministry officials and their wives was connected to the ministry's mishandling of millions of pens... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19753249&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:32:43 -0500 Lexington Herald-Leader http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19753249&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 , the department's Korea office director, will visit South Korea's Jeju island from Monday through Wednesday for the United Nations-Republic of Korea Joint Conference on Disarmament and Nonprolifera... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19753267&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:15:26 -0500 Morning Star http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19753267&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Yet, there's one more celebration you should add to your holiday calendar, a festival as "Japanesey" as it gets and one that will happen not once but several times throughout the chilly weeks ahead &#... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19753959&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:54:56 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19753959&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 MEXICO CITY (AP) - Hiroshi Nohara is on a layover at the Mexico City airport. It has lasted almost three months, and he has no plans to leave. For reasons he can't explain, the Japanese man has been i... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19753966&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:14:32 -0500 Find Law http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19753966&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Special Envoy for Six-Party Talks Sung Kim will visit South Korea and Japan next week in a bid to promote the denuclearization process on the Korean peninsula, the... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19753273&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:12:34 -0500 SINA http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19753273&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO (Reuters) - Who said bras are only for women? A Japanese online lingerie retailer is selling bras for cross-dressing men and they've quickly become one of its most popular items. http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19745504&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:47:52 -0500 Reuters http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19745504&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Article Reprints Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. reported that the Financial Services Agency of Japan has approved its acquisition by Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19744190&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:16:06 -0500 Insurance Journal http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19744190&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 HONG KONG : Quietly, without the usual bon voyage fanfare and Buddhist blessings, a Japanese whaling ship set sail this week on its yearly hunt for the great whales of the Southern Ocean. If the hunti... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19745503&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:49:25 -0500 International Herald Tribune http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19745503&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 The Japanese carmaker Honda has announced further cuts in production in Japan and Europe as it continues to struggle with a slump in sales. The firm has now reduced its global annual output by near... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19745497&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:52:35 -0500 BBC http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19745497&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO, Nov. 21 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: ADDING INFO IN LAST 4 GRAFS) Land prices declined at 85 percent of 150 survey points in major Japanese cities and leveled off at the remainder in the three mon... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19743916&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:06:33 -0500 Breitbart http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19743916&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO, Nov. 21 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The Tokyo metropolitan government on Friday appealed a ruling that ordered it and perpetrators of a 2004 murder to pay 20 million yen in damages to the parents of th... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19744257&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:06:28 -0500 Breitbart http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19744257&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Cardinal Jose Saravia Martins, a representative of Pope Benedict XVI to attend a beatification of 188 Japanese martyrs set for Monday, Nov. 24 in the southwestern city of Nagasaki, speaks during a new... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19746561&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:58:22 -0500 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19746561&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 The U.S. shoulders a major chunk of the blame in triggering the global financial crisis, Japanese Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa said Friday.Nakagawa also said it was understandable that developing... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19743781&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:14:17 -0500 eTaiwan News http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19743781&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Prime Minister Taro Aso will likely extend the current extraordinary Diet session because the opposition camp refuses to vote on two key pieces of proposed legislation in the Upper House. Even wi... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19746567&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:05:26 -0500 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19746567&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Former Cleveland Indians outfielder Alex Ramirez was voted most valuable player of Japan's Central League on Friday, becoming the first foreign player to win the annual award in seven seasons.Ramirez,... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19745479&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:14:52 -0500 eTaiwan News http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19745479&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 (7267.TO) Friday announced further car production cutbacks for this fiscal year and said it plans to shed its domestic temporary work force by 270 staff as the economic crisis reduces auto demand w... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19743764&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:00:30 -0500 Morning Star http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19743764&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO — Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka is ready to help Japan defend its title at the 2009 World Baseball Classic. Matsuzaka, the MVP of the 2006 tournament, said Thursday he will s... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19743985&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:14:01 -0500 The Globe And Mail http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19743985&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO. (RIA Novosti commentator Andrei Fesyun) - After making steady progress for the last seven years, Japan finally lapsed into recession. Last Monday, its government announced that the earlier f... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19743920&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:57:22 -0500 Russian Information Agency http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19743920&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 The International Award Committee of the Prince Mahidol Award Foundation of Thailand announced Friday three professors from China, Brazil and Japan, respectively, have won its 17th Prince Mahidol Awar... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19744108&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:57:20 -0500 People's Daily http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19744108&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Japan is expected to continue to face a severe economic situation for the time being and the country's exports are likely to slow down due to the global financial crisis, Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor ... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19743833&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:57:19 -0500 People's Daily http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19743833&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Latkes with Easy Wasabi Scallion Sauce are seen in this Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008 photo. If the mess that often comes with frying latkes keeps you from enjoying them during Hanukkah look for the frozen va... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19746569&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:56:19 -0500 ABC http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19746569&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Taiwan-based POS device maker Firich Enterprise is trialling low-cost POS products with potential clients in the US, Japan and China, according to the company. http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19739976&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:26:34 -0500 Digitimes http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19739976&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO - Japan is bracing for another spell of deflation next year, but chances are price declines will be less protracted and damaging than the last, decade-long run. http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19739262&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:42:10 -0500 Business Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19739262&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 BANGKOK, Nov. 21 (AP) - (Kyodo)—A Japanese virologist who developed the chickenpox vaccine was among three medical researchers who received a royal award from Thailand on Friday for their contrib... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19740240&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:28:27 -0500 Breitbart http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19740240&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO, Nov. 21 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The U.S. dollar rebounded to around the 95 yen line Friday in Tokyo after diving to about a one-month low in the upper 93 yen zone on buying, especially by Japanese ... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19740632&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:28:02 -0500 Breitbart http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19740632&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 (CEI.FR) said Friday it has signed a contract to supply 32 MOX fuel assemblies for units 3 and 4 of Japan's Takahama power plant, located in the Fukui prefecture and operated by electrical utility ... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19740025&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:22:34 -0500 Morning Star http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19740025&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO : The grisly knifing death of a former Health Ministry official and his wife by an unknown assailant and the killing's possible links to a scandal involving lost pension records have thrown... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19739997&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:10:26 -0500 International Herald Tribune http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19739997&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Japanese stocks gained Friday, boosted by a weakening yen and other Asian bourses rallying despite an overnight rout on Wall Street.The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average gained 207.75 points, or 2.7 ... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19739968&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:32:31 -0500 eTaiwan News http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19739968&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Japan's central bank kept its key rate unchanged at 0.3% on Friday but warned that the economic outlook "remains highly uncertain". Bank of Japan's governor Masaaki Shirakawa expressed doubts that ... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19739994&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:13:42 -0500 BBC http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19739994&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 (2 hrs 15 mins ago) Japan stocks rose, reversing a morning drop and paring a weekly decline, after investors pounced on shares near record lows and a newspaper reported Citigroup may be sold. Mits... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19740631&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:10:45 -0500 The Standard http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19740631&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Four centuries after they died for their faith, 188 Japanese Catholic martyrs will be honoured by the church next week in a ceremony to recall the bloody persecution that almost stamped out Christi... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19739853&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:21:29 -0500 One News http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19739853&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 -(Dow Jones)- Bank of Japan Gov. Masaaki Shirakawa said Friday that the international economic crisis is starting to affect Japan's financial system. http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19739237&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:22:10 -0500 Morning Star http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19739237&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Japanese exports fell at the fastest pace in almost seven years in October as Asian demand cooled, pushing the world's second-biggest economy deeper into recession, official data showed yesterday. In ... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19739268&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:20:35 -0500 The Globe and Mail http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19739268&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Japan will host a trilateral summit with China and South Korea in Dazaifu Fukuoka Prefecture on Dec. 13 to discuss issues including the ongoing global financial crisis, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretar... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19739240&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:19:37 -0500 People's Daily http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19739240&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tokyo stocks staged a dramatic rebound on bargain hunting Friday, closing more than 2 percent higher after extending losing streak earlier in the day. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average advanced 207.7... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19740633&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:19:27 -0500 People's Daily http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19740633&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO, Nov. 21 (AP) - (Kyodo)—A Cabinet minister indicated Friday the government could delay the planned final sales of shares in Japan Post Bank Co. and Japan Post Life Insurance Co. by 2017, wh... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19735876&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:04:34 -0500 Breitbart http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19735876&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Prime Minister Taro Aso's top aide urged him on Friday to watch what he says, the second straight day that the Japanese leader was warned after a series of gaffes that have left some analysts wonderin... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19735870&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:17:50 -0500 Hindustan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19735870&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 The government Friday withdrew plans to appoint a university professor as a commisioner of the Fair Trade Commission after an embarrassing revelation about his past sparked criticism from both the rul... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19736388&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:03:46 -0500 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=19736388&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044