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In this photo taken on Feb. 10, 2011 and released by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, its ship the Bob Barker, right, is on the heels of the Japanese whaling factory ship Nisshin Maru to block the slipway during their encounter in Southern Ocean, Antarctica. Japan has temporarily suspended its annual Antarctic whaling after repeated harassment by the conservationist group, a government official said Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011.
Conservation   Japan   Photos   Whaling   Wikipedia: Sea Shepherd Conservation Society		  Irish Times 
Japan suspends whaling operation
Wed 16 Feb 2011
A government official says Japan has temporarily suspended its Antarctic whaling operations after repeated disruptions by a conservation group. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has been chasing... (photo: AP / Sea Shepherd, Simon Ager)
A businessman walks past an electric market board in Tokyo, Friday, Nov. 7, 2008. Japan's Nikkei 225 plunges 7 percent in early trade following heavy Wall Street losse
Asian   Crude   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia :Nikkei		  Herald Tribune 
Asian shares higher as weaker yen lifts Nikkei
Wed 16 Feb 2011
BANGKOK - Asian stock markets were mostly higher Wednesday, with Japan's Nikkei breezing past its 10-month closing high of the day before as the yen weakened, boosting exporters. Oil prices rose to... (photo: AP / Katsumi Kasahara)
US Dollar - Currency  The Guardian  Wed 16 Feb 2011
Sterling storms ahead; dollar finally up on yen
* Sterling still on inflation watch ahead of BoE report * Some see risk of fall in sterling * Dollar/yen holds near eight-week highs By Ian Chua and Hideyki Sano SYDNEY/TOKYO, Feb 16 (Reuters) -... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
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Sterling Pound - uk Currency  The Guardian  Wed 16 Feb 2011
GLOBAL MARKETS-Sterling rises, Nikkei at highest since May
SYDNEY/TOKYO, Feb 16 (REUTERS) - - Sterling rose in Asia on Wednesday as accelerating UK inflation fueled talk of an early rate rise, while a weaker yen helped to send Japanese stocks to the highest... (photo: Creative Commons / a.drian)
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2011 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport photographed Newsvine Wed 16 Feb 2011
Mitsubishi gets $34 million incentive for factory
MEMPHIS — Mitsubishi Electric will receive more than $34 million in tax incentives for building a $200 million high-voltage power transformer factory that is... (photo: Public Domain / IFCAR)
Car   Mitsubishi   Motor   Photos   wikipedia : Mitsubishi
Black Mitsubishi Outlander in Kraków, Poland. Star Tribune Wed 16 Feb 2011
Memphis, county giving Mitsubishi $34 million tax incentive for large power transformer plant
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Mitsubishi Electric will receive more than $34 million in tax incentives for building a $200 million high-voltage power transformer factory that is... (photo: Creative Commons / Lukas 3z)
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Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 767-300 "Akohekohe". CBS News Tue 15 Feb 2011
Hawaiian Airlines To Begin Flying To Osaka
(AP) HONOLULU (AP) - Hawaiian Airlines plans to begin flying from Honolulu to Osaka, the third Asian city the airline has added to its route map in less than a year.... (photo: Creative Commons / Dylan Ashe)
Airlines   Hawaiian   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia:Hawaiian Airlines
In this Jan. 13, 2010 photo, a TV cameraman films an electric stock board indicating the benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average lost 144.11 points, or 1.3 percent, to 10,735.03 while passersby check the share prices in Tokyo, Japan. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, says in Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 18, 2010, that China and other developing Asian economies are leading a global recovery that is faster and stronger than expected, but warned that money rushing into emerging markets could lead to asset bubbles. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) The Times of India Tue 15 Feb 2011
Asian markets wary after China inflation data
HONG KONG: Asian markets had a cautious day Tuesday as traders digested Chinese data showing that January inflation came in at 4.9 percent, while oil rose as unrest... (photo: AP / Shizuo Kambayashi)
Asia   Inflation   Market   Photos   Wikipedia: Inflation
Pedestrians walk past a computerized display showing the FTSE 100 index in west London, Friday, Oct. 10, 2008. The New York Times Tue 15 Feb 2011
Inflation Worries Hold Down European Markets
Equity traders received still more evidence of mounting inflationary pressures on Tuesday with the latest report from China, which kept stock markets in check. The state... (photo: AP / Akira Suemori)
China   EU   Markets   Photos   Wikipedia: Inflation
In this Oct. 12, 2006 file photo, automobiles including trucks and shovel cars for export await to be loaded onto freighters at a port in Yokohama, south of Tokyo. Japan posted its second trade deficit in three months in October as exports of goods such as cars and electronic gadgets suffered a record fall, adding to a grim outlook for the world's second-largest economy. Japan's economy is dependent on exports, but they plunged 7.7 percent in October from a year earlier, the biggest drop since 2001, according to government figures released Thursday, Nov. 20 The New York Times Tue 15 Feb 2011
Central Bank Raises Its Outlook for Japan's Economy
TOKYO — Japan’s central bank raised its assessment of the country’s economy for the first time in nine months amid an upturn in exports and production.... (photo: AP / Koji Sasahara, FILE)
Economy   Exports   Japan   Photos   Wikipedia: Economy of Japan


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