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Anti-Japan protesters shout slogans while marching towards the Japanese Embassy in Beijing Saturday Aug. 18, 2012.

China Japan Photos Protests Wikipedia: Senkaku Islands dispute

The Star
Japan, China islands disputes deepen with landings, protests
Sun 19 Aug 2012
EAST CHINA SEA (Reuters) - Several Japanese nationalists landed on Sunday on a rocky island in the East China Sea at the heart of a territorial row with Beijing, with protests in several Chinese... (photo: AP / Alexander F. Yuan)

Anti-Japan protesters shout slogans while marching with Chinese national flags and banners towards the Japanese Embassy in Beijing Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012. Japan on Friday expelled several Chinese who were arrested after they landed on disputed islands, but the activists vowed to take new trips there that could again inflame territorial tensions in North Asia.

Japan Lawmaker Photos Protest Wikipedia: East China Sea

Al Jazeera
Japanese activists sail for disputed islands
Sat 18 Aug 2012
A flotilla of boats carrying Japanese nationalists and legislators set sail for islands at the heart of a diplomatic row with China, despite warnings from Beijing. Around 150 people, including... (photo: AP / Alexander F. Yuan)

Sharp Corporation - Business - japan

Gulf News Sat 18 Aug 2012
Sharp could cut thousands more jobs
Tokyo: Japan’s embattled Sharp is considering cutting thousands of jobs in addition to its current plan of slashing 5,000 jobs to repair its disintegrating balance sheet, a report said on... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Electronics Japan Jobs Photos Wikipedia: Sharp Corporation

Sharp Corporation - Electronics Manufacturer

PhysOrg Fri 17 Aug 2012
Sharp shares jump on asset sale, investment reports
The stock initially fell on the asset sale reports before reversing course and soaring 13 percent after the Nikkei business daily said Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision wanted to double its planned stake in... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Investment Nikkei Photos Stock Wikipedia: Sharp Corporation

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Gulf News Fri 17 Aug 2012
Asian currencies decline
Singapore: Asian currencies had their first weekly drop in more than a month on concern regional exports will falter as China refrains from adding to measures that... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Imports Markets Peso Photos Wikipedia: Currency

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Wall Street Journal Fri 17 Aug 2012
Nikkei Finds Three-Month High
By DANIEL INMAN Asian markets were higher Friday, as supportive comments made by German Chancellor Angela Merkel helped sentiment, and a weaker yen helped Japan's Nikkei... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Economy Markets Photos Stock Wikipedia: Nikkei 225

Xinhua Fri 17 Aug 2012
Nikkei closes at 3-month high as easing concerns on eurozone
TOKYO, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Nikkei closed at a 3-month high point Friday as weaker yen boosting the export and... (photo: AP / Katsumi Kasahara)
Eurozone Nikkei Photos Tokyo Wikipedia: Nikkei 225

A parcel delivery man cycles past an electric stock index display of a securities firm in Tokyo Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011.

The Times of India Fri 17 Aug 2012
Nikkei climbs to 3-month high on Angela Merkel's ECB backing
TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average rose to a three-month high on Friday as investors' risk appetite grew after German Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared to back the... (photo: AP / Koji Sasahara)
Japan Nikkei Photos Tokyo Wikipedia: Nikkei 225

Euro Currency

France24 Thu 16 Aug 2012
European stocks slip in light summer trade
AFP - European stock markets slid in light trading volumes on Thursday, despite fresh hopes of new Chinese economic stimulus measures, dealers said. London's benchmark... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Markets Photos Production Stock Wikipedia: FTSE 100 Index

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Denver Post Thu 16 Aug 2012
World stocks tepid as central bank action weighed
Click photo to enlarge A man and a child look at a securities firm's electronic stock board in Tokyo Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose 1.88 percent... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Economy Market Photos Stock Wikipedia: Australian Securities Exchange

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center rear, speaks with Cypriot President Demetris Christofias, front left, and Greek President Karolos Papoulias, center right, during a group photo at an EU Summit in Brussels on Thursday, June 28, 2012.

>World stocks up on US data, Merkel

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As Dodd-Frank looms, Asian banks look to cut U.S. trading ti The Guardian
Analysis: Australian housing, is it a bubble if it never pop Reuters
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UPDATE 5-Landings, protests stoke Japan-China islands disput Reuters
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The Olympics flag is handed from London Mayor, Boris Johnson, second from left, to the International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge, center, next to the Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, right, during the Closing Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London.

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A spectator looks at empty seats after the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 13, 2012, in London.

London Olympics wind down with Closing Ceremony

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Former Barclays CEO 'held back evidence'

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Mancini expects a tougher title race

File - A Buddhist monk shows a message written in his palm to protest against the ethnic minority Rohingyas in Myanmar during a visit of Myanmar's President Thein Sein in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, July 24, 2012.

Myanmar to examine Muslim-Buddhist violence

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Japan nationals raise flags on disputed isle Indian Express
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Federer wins record fifth Cincinnati title Al Jazeera
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Japan activists raise flags on disputed isle NZ Herald
Japan activists land, raise flags on disputed isle The Washington Times
Senkaku Islands Dispute: Japan Activists Land, Raise Flags O Huffington Post
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China protests over Japanese activists' visit to disputed is The Guardian
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Landings, protests stoke Japan-China islands dispute The Star
China protests erupt after Japanese visit disputed islands CBC
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Nikkei hits 6-week high as soft yen puts focus on exporters

US Dollar and Japanese Yen - Currencies

Nikkei rallies as softer yen props up exporters

A man looks at an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index jumped 1.9 percent to 9,412.27.

Asian market: Nikkei opens up 0.5%, dollar rises

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Japan stocks rise Independent online (SA)
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel reacts before her speech prior to the upcoming G20 summit at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany

Merkel backs ECB on cutting borrowing costs

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a UN observers vehicle passes under a huge Syrian flag held by Syrian President Bashar Assad supporters during their visit to the pro-Syrian regime neighborhoods, in Homs province, central Syria, on Monday April 23, 2012.

UN to keep presence in Syria as observers mission ends

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