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Airlines   Japan   Photos   Transport   Travel		  The Guardian 
Japan Airlines shares plunge to new low amid bankruptcy rumours
Wed 30 Dec 2009
Government ministers hold crisis talks as Asia's biggest carrier considers filing for bankruptcy... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama addresses the 64th session of the General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)
Business   Economy   Japan   Photos   Politics		  The New York Times 
Japan Unveils New Plan for Growth
Wed 30 Dec 2009
TOKYO - Still struggling after its worst recession in generations, Japan announced a long-term growth strategy Wednesday that seeks to tap into the dynamism of its Asian neighbors, create millions of... (photo: AP / Henny Ray Abrams)
A local newspaper shows a photo of Japan's new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on its front page Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009, in Shanghai, China.  Houston Chronicle  Wed 30 Dec 2009
Japan unveils growth plan for next decade

TOKYO - Japan's Prime Minister, faced with fading support as the country struggles to maintain its fledgling economic recovery, Wednesday outlined a new set of measures to spur growth over the next... (photo: AP)
Business   Economy   Japan   Photos   Politics
Lady Margaret Thatcher, former Prime Minister of Great Britain  Indian Express  Wed 30 Dec 2009
No-nonsense, whisky-loving Thatcher exposed in British files
High standards, a short temper and a taste for whisky -- Margaret Thatcher's personality is laid bare in secret files released in Britain on wednesday which cover the first few months of her... (photo: Public Domain / Happyme22)
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Japanese Yen - Money - Currency The Guardian Wed 30 Dec 2009
Dollar hits 2-mth high vs yen, steady vs euro
* Price action subdued, Japan on last trading day of 2009 * Focus heading into 2010 is timing of U.S. exit strategy * Dlr up vs yen; steady vs euro after recovering... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Dollar   Investors   Market   Photos   Traders
Aircrafts of Japan's top carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) are parked on the tarmac of Tokyo's Haneda Airport , Friday, Feb. 8, 2008. The Himalayan Wed 30 Dec 2009
Japan Airlines shares dive on bankruptcy fears

TOKYO: Fears deepened Wednesday about the future of debt-ridden Japan Airlines, with shares in Asia's biggest carrier plunging by a quarter on fears it might file for... (photo: AP / Itsuo Inouye)
Airlines   Fears   Japan   Photos   Tokyo
U.S. President Barack Obama, left, attends a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama following their meeting at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. Inquirer Wed 30 Dec 2009
Japan targets 4M new jobs by 2020
TOKYO – Japan unveiled an ambitious goal Wednesday to create more than four million jobs by 2020 and achieve robust economic growth with steps to boost the tourism,... (photo: AP / Issei Kato, Pool)
Japan   Jobs   Million   Photos   Tokyo
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher sits with Gillian Penrose in the Royal Box, before the start of the Women's Singles final on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, Saturday, July 5 , 2008. Inquirer Wed 30 Dec 2009
Britain's no-nonsense, whisky-loving Thatcher exposed

LONDON – High standards, a short temper and a taste for whisky – Margaret Thatcher's personality is laid bare in secret files released in Britain Wednesday which cover... (photo: AP / Anja Niedringhaus)
Britain   London   Photos   Standard   Whisky
A pedestrian passes by an electric stock prices board in Tokyo, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007. Japan´s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index plunged 2.52 percent Wednesday morning after the Dow Jones fell 280 points overnight on Wall Street. The Nikkei was 1 The Guardian Wed 30 Dec 2009
Nikkei weighed by JAL fall after hitting 4-mth high

* Nikkei hits 4-month high, but JAL fall weighs * JAL tumbles to record low of 60 yen on bankruptcy worries * But "Golden Cross" may point to further gains - analyst By... (photo: AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)
Airline   Business   Japan   Markets   Photos
HIT SECURITY - U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Ryan Barber provides security during a patrol in Hit, Iraq, March 7, 2008. Barber is assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment. Asahi News Wed 30 Dec 2009
EDITORIAL: Futenma relocation
A working team of the government and the ruling coalition parties, tasked with exploring new relocation sites for the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, held its... (photo: U.S. Marine Corps / Cpl. Tyler Hill )
Coalition   Editorial   Photos   Relocation   Team


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A broker is seen at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, central Germany, on Friday, Oct. 10, 2008. World stock market rally seizes up The Times
In one of the most famous photographs of the 20th Century, Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin walks on the surface of the moon near the leg of the lunar module Eagle. Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong took this photograph with a 70mm lunar surface camera. NASA remembers storied past, but looks to uncertain future (Flashback 2009) Samachaar
US dollar - US currency- business - finance - money - US economy Dollar hits two-month high against yen Indian Express
A pedestrian walks by an electronic stock board outside a securities' firm in Tokyo Monday, July 7, 2008. Japan shares rebounded Monday from a 12-session slide, with the key stock index snapping its longest losing streak in more than a half-century. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose 122.15 points, or 0.9 percent, to 13, Asian shares wilt before year-end Indian Express
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South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan speaks during a forum at the Press Center in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. S Korea protests Tokyo's education guidebook China Daily
The front of the 1830 Oxford University Press building on Walton Street. The street runs north from the western end of Beaumont Street by the main entrance of Worcester College. Somerville College, one of the former women's colleges, also backs onto the street. U.S. colleges losing allure for Japanese students Asahi News
INDIA-NOBEL-LAUREATE-AMARTYA-SEN Ban homework, it is useless: Amartya Sen DNA India
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon reacts during a press conference in Copenhagen Saturday Dec. 19, 2009. Copenhagen's One Real Accomplishment: Getting Some Money Flowing The New York Times
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A man walks through the Australian Stock Exchange public viewing area in Sydney, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008. The Australian share market opened higher, following gains in U.S. stocks, regaining some of the losses of 2008, the worst calendar year on re Asian Markets Mixed in Light Holiday Trade The New York Times
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