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Cray designed many supercomputers that used multiprocessing heavily.
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Tokyo Tech to start up Japan's fastest supercomputer in November+
Wed 16 Jun 2010
TOKYO, June 17 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The Tokyo Institute of Technology said Wednesday it will commence in November the full-fledged operation of Tsubame 2.0, which would become Japan's fastest... (photo: Creative Commons / David.Monniaux)
ag2 Rafael Nadal playing in the 2007 US Open on September 2, 2007, Flushing Meadows, New York
Japan   Nadal   Open   Photos   Tokyo		  The Guardian 
Nadal to add flair to Japan Open
Wed 16 Jun 2010
TOKYO, June 16 (Reuters) - World number one Rafa Nadal will head the field at this year's Japan Open in his first tournament in the country, organisers said on Wednesday. The appearace of the Spanish... (photo: WN / aruna)
Myanmar's detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, center, exits the Inya Lake Hotel after meeting with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell in Yangon, Myanmar, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009.  Merinews  Wed 16 Jun 2010
Honouring Suu Kyi to condemn military election in Burma
THE BURMESE communities living in different parts of the world have started coordinated demonstrations against the military controlled election in their country. After observing the Global Day of... (photo: AP / Khin Maung Win)
Burma   Election   Military   Photos   Suu
wall street - Dow Jones Industrial Average  The Boston Globe  Wed 16 Jun 2010
Wall Street cheer extends to Asian stocks
TOKYO-Asian markets climbed in holiday-thinned trade Wednesday after industrial and technology stocks drove Wall Street sharply higher and investors put aside worries about Europe's debt mountain. Oil... (photo: Creative Commons / *clairity*)
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In this photo taken on Aug. 27, 2009, businessmen walk by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan The Times of India Wed 16 Jun 2010
Nikkei up 1.6%, hits 1-mth high above 10,000
TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei average rose 1.6 percent on Wednesday to top 10,000 for the first time in a month, after successful debt sales by some of the weakest euro-zone... (photo: AP / Junji Kurokawa)
Economy   Japan   Photos   Stocks   Wikipedia: Nikkei 225
A man walks past the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo Wednesday, March 18, 2009. China Daily Wed 16 Jun 2010
BOJ aims to bolster economic recovery
TOKYO - The Bank of Japan (BOJ) will offer as much as 3 trillion yen ($33 billion) in loans to companies for as long as four years in an effort to strengthen the economic... (photo: AP / Shizuo Kambayashi)
Business   Economy   Japan   Photos   Wikipedia: Economy of Japan
Daryl Hannah Seattle Times Tue 15 Jun 2010
'Cove' star calls on Hollywood to save dolphins
TOKYO - The former dolphin trainer and main character in the Oscar-winning documentary about the dolphin hunt in Japan said Tuesday he has invited Daryl Hannah and other... (photo: AP / Ron Edmonds)
Daryl   Documentary   Dolphins   Hollywood   Photos
Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Yukio Edano, center, is surrounded by TV crew after a press conference at the party headquarters in Tokyo Monday, June 7, 2010. Edano took over the post which was previously held by powerful but unpopular Ichiro Ozawa, who also announced his resignation last week, over a funding scandal. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) The Star Tue 15 Jun 2010
Japan aims to pass climate bill by yr-end U.N. talks
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will aim to pass a shelved climate bill setting tough emission reduction targets before an annual U.N. meeting in Mexico later this year, the... (photo: AP / Shizuo Kambayashi)
Climate   Environment   Japan   Photos   Wikipedia: Emission Reduction Unit
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks during a question-and-answer session at Parliament's lower house in Tokyo Monday, June 14, 2010. Wall Street Journal Tue 15 Jun 2010
Japan Pledges Budget Freeze
By TAKASHI NAKAMICHI TOKYO—Japan's government will likely pledge to freeze annual core spending for the next three fiscal years, a government official said Tuesday,... (photo: AP / Koji Sasahara)
Economy   Finance   Japan   Photos   Wikipedia: Economy of Japan
In this photo provided by Cascadia Research Collective, pygmy killer whales are seen swimming off the Big Island of Hawaii on July 26, 2006. The Independent Tue 15 Jun 2010
Japan may quit Whaling Commission over ban
Japan is considering withdrawing from the International Whaling Commission if no progress is made towards easing an international ban on commercial whaling, its fisheries... (photo: AP / Deron Verbeck/Cascadia Research Collective)
Japan   Photos   Whaling   Wikipedia: Whaling in Japan   Wildlife


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