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Sony LCD TVs

Electronics Panels Photos Tokyo Wikipedia: Sony

Springfield News-Sun
Sony ends panel joint venture with rival Sharp
Thu 24 May 2012
TOKYO — Sony Corp. is ending its joint venture with rival electronics maker Sharp Corp. to produce and sell large liquid-crystal displays for TVs — part of its new strategy to buy panels... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)

OECD fears euro woe to snap brittle world recovery

EU Economy Japan Photos US Wikipedia: Japan

Reuters
OECD fears euro woe to snap brittle world recovery
Tue 22 May 2012
PARIS (Reuters) - The United States and Japan are leading a fragile developed world recovery that could be blown off course if Europe fails to contain the damage from its problem debtor states, the... (photo: EC / EC)

Toshiba - Laptops - Computers

Reuters Fri 18 May 2012
Toshiba plans to double operating profit by 2014-15
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Toshiba Corp (6502.T) said on Thursday it aims to more than double its annual operating profit in three years to $5.6 billion, by expanding its social infrastructure business... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Electronics Photos Profit Tokyo Wikipedia: Toshiba

Samsung Mobile Phones

The Guardian Wed 16 May 2012
Samsung loses $10 billion market value on Apple order report
SEOUL (Reuters) - Shares in Samsung Electronics Co slumped more than 6 percent on Wednesday, wiping $10 billion (6 billion pounds) off the electronics giant's market value, on a report that Apple... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Apple Market Photos Samsung Wikipedia: Samsung Electronics

Panoramic view of the western part of the city and the port of Piraeus (periphery of Attica) in Greece.

Kathimerini Fri 25 May 2012
Positive signs amid tourism gloom
Despite the marked decline in hotel bookings, amounting to 50 percent, as a result of the ongoing economic crisis and the political uncertainty, local hoteliers are... (photo: Creative Commons / Nikolaos Diakidis)
Greece Hotel Photos Tourism Wikipedia: Tourism in Greece

Kris Allen, winner of the singing competition series, "American Idol," poses for a portrait in West Hollywood, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009.

New York Post Online Fri 25 May 2012
Page Six quick hits: Kris Allen disses 'Idol,' Mariah Carey heads to Morocco
Kris Allen, who won the 8th season of "American Idol," has bitten the hand that feeds him. When asked today about the finale's low ratings this week, Allen told TMZ,... (photo: AP / Jason Redmond)
Celebrity Photos Singer Star Wikipedia: Kris Allen

Business Journal Fri 25 May 2012
Getting beyond 'silos' in NM film, tourism
Megan Kamerick Senior Reporter- New Mexico Business Weekly Email | Twitter It was interesting to hear Don Gray say New Mexico is missing a huge opportunity by not... (photo: Creative Commons / Tillman)
Business Film Photos Tourism Wikipedia: New Mexico

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Tokyo Headlines

	Tokyo stocks flat by noon The Times of India
	Tokyo 2020 bid symbol of recovery - PM The Guardian
	Nonstop service from Denver to Tokyo to begin in 2013 The Examiner
	UNITED AIRLINES AND DENVER SAY "KONNICHIWA" TO TOKYO DNA India

Politics

	Who will support aging Japan? Japan Times
	Obama hosts Japan's prime minister today Richmond Times Dispatch
	Japan, U.S. to pledge 'dynamic' defense alliance Daily Yomiuri
	Japan to forgive $3.7 billion of Myanmar's debt Kansas City Star

Nikkei

	TOKYO EXCHANGE / Nikkei ends week with modest rise Daily Yomiuri
	Asian Stocks Fall for Fourth Week on China, Europe Debt Concerns Bloomberg
	A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Star Tribune
	A look at economic developments around the globe Buffalo News

US US Dollar - Currency

U.S. stock index futures point to modest rebound

Sharp - Television - Technology

Tokyo stocks rebound, close up 0.86%

This Feb. 19, 2012 photo, shows a line of 2012 Prius sedans at a Toyota dealership in the south Denver suburb of Littleton, Colo.

TOKYO EXCHANGE / Stocks end almost flat in trading

TABLE-Foreign investors sold Japan stocks last week Reuters
Stocks pressured by Japan downgrade CNN
Stock futures mixed on Japan downgrade Newsday
Stock futures up despite Japan credit downgrade Newsday
Whither Japan Stocks: The Nikkei's Friday Drop--Time to Buy Forbes
Tokyo stocks set to languish as Europe crisis brews anew Japan Times
Philippine stocks rebound on positive Japan GDP data Xinhua
Japan Top Banking Stocks to Double in Near-Term: Pro CNBC
Whither Japan Stocks: At 7% ROE, the Market has a Bottom Forbes
Whither Japan Stocks: DyDo Bids to Catch the China Canned C Forbes
Whither Japan Stocks: Watch Your Head, Reporting Season is Forbes
Japan’s Nikkei falls amid strengthening yen as stock markets The Washington Post
Japan Stocks Fall as Yen Gains Wall Street Journal
Nomura posts Q4 profit on rebound in Japan stocks The Times of India
Asia stocks shaky on Japan trade deficit, Spain The Times of India
Asian stocks rise on Japan hopes, Europe shares retreats The Times of India
Asia stocks rise on Japan hopes, Europe retreats Springfield News-Sun
Japan stocks rise on weaker yen, U.S. gains The Hindu
Japan stocks fall for seventh day amid global sell off BBC News
Whither Japan Stocks: Are Japan's Megabank Stocks "Misunder Forbes

The unmanned Japanese fishing vessel Ryou-Un Maru

Tsunami 'ghost ship' sinks after US coast guard opens fire

In this photo taken Friday, March 2, 2012, fishermen Takayuki Sato, left, boils brown seaweed at a port of Minamisanriku, nearly a year after the March 11 tsunami hit the northeastern Japanese town.

A year after tsunami, Japan's coastal fishing villages haunted by loss

The USS Arizona (BB-39) burning after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941.

US marks 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor

Whaling ships head out for Pacific hunt Japan Times
Japan whale ships leave for the Pacific The Australian
Japan eyes guarantees for ships carrying Iran oil - Nikkei The Guardian
Japan ship insurer sets new rules on Iran oil voyages The Himalayan
Japan warns shipping about N Korea rocket debris Zeenews
C. Guard guns sink ship adrift since Japan tsunami The Charlotte Observer
Coast Guard guns sink ship adrift since Japan tsunami Seattle Times
US CG sinks Japan tsunami 'ghost ship' Indian Express
Coast Guard fires cannon at ghost ship from Japan The Columbus Dispatch
Coast Guard sinks derelict ship from Japan tsunami Tampa Bay Online
US Coast Guard fires at Japan tsunami 'ghost ship' The Himalayan
US Coact Guard fires at Japan tsunami 'ghost ship' The Daily Telegraph Australia
US to sink ghost ship dislodged by Japan tsunami Zeenews
Chinese ships seen near Senkaku Islands Daily Yomiuri
US Coast Guard to sink ghost ship dislodged by Japan tsunami Syracuse
Missing HK cargo ship: 11 rescued by Japan coastguard BBC News
Ghost Ship Sinking: US To Sink Abandoned Boat From Japan Tsu Huffington Post
US Coast Guard to sink ghost shrimping ship dislodged by Jap Star Tribune
Stacked Shipping Container Sugoroku Office Pops up in Japan Inhabitat
Govt mulls providing patrol ships to R.P. Daily Yomiuri

A man looks at a line of Panasonic TV products at an electric store in Tokyo, Friday, May 11, 2012.

Panasonic posts record Euro7.5bn loss

The interior of a car was seen being cleaned with a vacuum cleaner at a petrol station in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

A vacuum cleaner that talks as it cleans

Expressway in India - road - travel

Japan keen on technology transfer for Indian expressways

Japan consumer prices up 0.2% in April France24
The new space race heats up: Russia and Japan unveil plans f The Daily Mail
Yakuza 5 due in Japan December 2012, has new engine Crunch
>New Alfa Romeo Roadster Will Be Mazda MX-5 Based, Built In Wired News
Russia and Japan Interested in Moon Exploration Mashable
Japan's NTT Docomo applies for 700 MHz license Canada Dot Com
>Gacha Watch: Japan’s Social Gamemakers Shift Gears Af Wired News
3DS sells over 6 million units in Japan Crunch
Sworcery enchants Japan June 21, accompanied by remix album Crunch
Japan ready to help in euro crisis at G8 talks France24
Japan Launches South Korean Satellite Into Orbit Voa News
Japan Successfully Broadcasts an 8K Signal Over the Air: Pre Gizmodo
Japan launches South Korean satellite Zeenews
Japan launches rocket with first foreign satellite The Boston Globe
Pinterest gets $100 mn, led by Japan's Rakuten France24
Japan's economy grows 4.1 percent amid recovery The Boston Globe
Japan's economy grows 4.1 pct amid recovery The Boston Globe
Toshiba says stops making LCD TVs in Japan Canada Dot Com
Exclusive: Japan’s Rakuten Wins the Heart of Pinterest All Things Digital
Japan firm unveils gesture controlling device France24

Toyota - Automaker

Tokyo stocks up 0.40% on surprise trade surplus

These rare-earth oxides are used as tracers to determine which parts of a watershed are eroding. Clockwise from top center: praseodymium, cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, samarium, and gadolinium.

US, EU, Japan challenge China over minerals trade

Chinese miners watch on TV Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, deliver a speech at the opening ceremony of the National People's Congress (NPC), at the Daihe Mining Company in Huaibei in central China's Anhui province on Monday, March 5, 2012.

Obama denounces China on rare earth metals

S. Korea, Japan to discuss resumption of trade negotiations Xinhua
News Analysis: Widening trade deficit highlights economic st Xinhua
CURRENCIES & BONDS / Dollar trades near 79.50 yen after boos Daily Yomiuri
Loopholes help 'drugs' trade spread Japan Times
Japan's April trade deficit expands Newstrack India
Japan reports $6.5 billion April trade deficit Jakarta Post
Japan's April trade deficit expands to 6.5 bln USD Xinhua
Japan's April trade deficit widens Sydney Morning Herald
Japan's April trade deficit grows to $6.5bn France24
Japan reports $6.5 billion trade deficit in April on surging The Washington Post
India-Japan trade to touch $25 billion by 2014: Study The Times of India
India-Japan trade to touch USD 25 billion by 2014: Study The Times of India
Considering options on Iran oil payments: Japan trade minist The Times of India
Japan trading houses target assets to meet catalyst demand Mining Weekly
Japan, H.K. agree on food trade promotion Daily Yomiuri
China, S Korea and Japan to begin free trade talks BBC News
China, S Korea and Japan set to begin free trade talks BBC News
China, Japan, South Korea Agree to Trade Talks Wall Street Journal
China, Japan and South Korea Seek Regional Trade Pact CNBC
China, Japan, Korea to Start Free-Trade Talks This Year Jakarta Globe

Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Masataka Shimizu bows prior to a press conference at the TEPCO headquarters in Tokyo Wednesday, April 13, 2011. Shimizu and other company executives bowed in apology on Wednesday as Shimizu pledged to do more to help compensate residents unable to return home or work due to the accident at the tsunami-stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, northeastern Japan.

Early damages over radiation may be 50bn yen

Japann's Imports Of Manufactured Wood Products To Skyrocket Due To Post-Tsunami Rebuilding

Japann's Imports Of Manufactured Wood Products To Skyrocket Due To Post-Tsunami Rebuilding

Rescue workers from Tokyo Fire Department get ready with their equipment after their arrival in Tokyo's Akihabara district Sunday afternoon, June 8, 2008. A reported gangster went on a midday stabbing rampage in Tokyo's premier electronics and video game district Sunday, knifing at least 14 people. A news report said at least two of the victims were dead

Tomohiro Kato sentenced to death over Tokyo stabbings

Chen case highlights Beijing's misrule of law Japan Times
Seizure-linked accidents prompt look at traffic law Japan Times
First disaster law tweak since Hanshin quake eyed Japan Times
Law to amend postal privatization enacted; share sales deadl Daily Yomiuri
Experts: Political funds law should be revised Daily Yomiuri
Japan's 'Shadow Shogun' acquitted of breaking funding laws The Daily Telegraph
Japan's "Super Lawyer" Ranking Forbes
Stalking law 'must be changed' / Victims' families seek revi Daily Yomiuri
Japan cabinet was warned of nuclear meltdown at Fukushima The Times of India
Anti-yakuza laws are taking their toll Japan Times
Tokyo's Cat Cafes Threatened By Changes To Japan's Animal Pr Huffington Post
Horse racing to get needed spur / Law revision to give more Daily Yomiuri
Law to ease return of 'snatched kids' Daily Yomiuri
Change to reformatory law likely / Juvenile facilities to be Daily Yomiuri
Jude Law shocked by Robert Downey Jr baby news at Japan prem IMDb
Japan set to sign international child-custody law in March Asahi News
Japan requests US exempt its banks from Iran sanctions law m&c;
Push for law change to track Japan whalers Canberra Times
Japan Set to Retool Law on Nuclear Plants Wall Street Journal
Japan to tighten nuke power plant operation laws Newstrack India

Bank of Japan Gov. Masaaki Shirakawa leaves a press conference at the head office of the Bank of Japan in central Tokyo on Tuesday Oct. 5, 2010 after presiding over Tuesday's session of a two-day policy meeting. Japan's central bank cut its key interest rate to virtually zero Tuesday and said it may set up a $60 billion fund to buy government bonds and other assets in a surprise move to inject life into a faltering economy.

Analysis - Walking fine line, BOJ head warns of risks of easing

BANK OF JAPAN

Bank of Japan raises economy view for 2 of 9 Japan regions

ConcessionAria Nissan

Nissan boosts UK investment with new hatchback in Sunderland

EU says China, U.S., Japan also have economic work to do Hartford Courant
Japan to seek Sumitomo Mitsui unit fine-sources Reuters
Japan Nuclear Operator Conducts Check on Risky Unit Wall Street Journal
Goldman Sachs to Set Up Japan REIT Wall Street Journal
Japan econmin: See no change to BOJ's easing stance Reuters
Goldman Sachs to invest in Japan real estate -official Reuters
Japan April core CPI rises 0.2 pct year/year Reuters
Japan corporate mood up, seen improving further -Reuters Tan Reuters
TABLE-Japan corporate mood up slightly-Reuters Tankan Reuters
DIARY-Japan - May 24 Reuters
Japan Seeks to Get in on Act Investing in Burma Jakarta Globe
Researchers In Japan Develop Cobalt Alloy To Fire Coal Power The Street
Japan's Nikkei falls to four-month closing low Reuters
Japan April exports rise 7.9 pct year/year - MOF Reuters
Japan's Panasonic plans fridge factory in Europe Hartford Courant
Fitch cuts Japan as politics hinders debt plan Hartford Courant
Japan MOF: Fitch move must be taken as call for fiscal refor Reuters
UPDATE 1-Japan debt rating cut by Fitch, outlook negative Reuters
Japan finmin says govt will strive toward tax reforms Reuters
Japan tax hikes can't wait; BOJ stimulus still needed-OECD Reuters

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