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A South Korean man watches a television news program showing Korean American Kenneth Bae at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 2, 2013.
Kenneth Bae   Labour Camps in North Korea   North Korea   Photos   Wikipedia: Kenneth Bae		  Stars and Stripes 
N. Korea transfers American from hospital to labor camp
Sat 8 Feb 2014
Kenneth Bae, a Korean American tour guide and evangelist imprisoned in North Korea for more than a year, has been transferred from a hospital to a labor camp, the U.S. State Department said Friday.... (photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon)
Security personnel make sure drivers exercise caution on both on board Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, after a snow storm hit the area.
Heavy Snow in Tokyo   Japan Weather   Photos   Wikipedia: Japan   Winter in Japan		  Deccan Chronicle 
Two dead, 89 injured as heavy snow hits Japan: Reports
Sat 8 Feb 2014
Tokyo: Heavy snow and severe weather struck Tokyo and other areas across Japan on Saturday, leaving two dead and around 90 injured, reports said. More than 600 flights were grounded as the weather... (photo: US Navy / Photographer's Mate Third Class John E. Woods)
A security guard shoves snow from the street in Yokohama, Japan, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued the first heavy snowfall warning for central Tokyo in 13 years. Some 20-centimeter (7.9-inch) of snowfall is expected by Sunday morning in the metropolitan areas.  BBC News  Sat 8 Feb 2014
Japan snowfall disrupts air, rail and road transport
A severe snow storm warning has been issued in the Japanese capital, Tokyo, with residents urged to stay indoors. Correspondents say it is the... (photo: AP / Eugene Hoshiko)
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Passersby walk past a stock price board outside a securities company in Tokyo, Friday, June 27, 2008. Japanese stocks dropped for a seventh day to a two-month low on Friday as sentiment turned downbeat on an overnight tumble on Wall Street and skyrocketing global oil prices. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 277.96 points, or 2.01 percent, to 13,544.36, the lowest finish since late April  Independent online (SA)  Fri 7 Feb 2014
Tokyo stocks close up
Tokyo - Tokyo stocks closed 2.17 percent higher on Friday, with investors encouraged by gains on Wall Street and a weaker yen ahead of the release of key US jobs data. The Nikkei-225 index soared... (photo: AP / Katsumi Kasahara)
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A screen shows the daily chart of Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng stock index at a brokerage firm in Hong Kong Monday, July 23, 2012. Palm Beach Post Fri 7 Feb 2014
Asian stocks buoyed by hopes of good US jobs data
Asian stock markets were mostly higher Friday, mirroring gains on Wall Street in anticipation of a positive U.S. jobs report for January. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225... (photo: AP / Kin Cheung)
Lunar New Year   Photos   S&P;/ASX 200   US Unemployment   Wikipedia: S&P;/ASX 200
Renowned Japanese composer Mamoru Samuragochi admits fraud The Times of India Fri 7 Feb 2014
Renowned Japanese composer Mamoru Samuragochi admits fraud
TOKYO: He was celebrated as a prolific musical genius whose compositions appeared in popular video games and the competition routine of a top figure skater in the coming... (photo: AP / Eugene Hoshiko)
Japan   Mamoru Samuragochi   Music   Photos   Wikipedia: Mamoru Samuragochi
Consumers in a shopping mall for buying consumer durables -Electronic goods-Sony Vaio laptop-India The Verge Thu 6 Feb 2014
A look back at Sony's iconic VAIO computers
Sony has announced plans to sell off its iconic VAIO brand of PCs to a Japanese investment fund. While Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) will continue selling VAIO-branded... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam)
Business   Computers   Photos   Sony   Wikipedia: Vaio
Sony Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer to be Kazuo Hirai, left, and current Sony CEO Howard Stringer have a light moment at a photo session following their press conference Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Independent online (SA) Thu 6 Feb 2014
Sony to cut 5,000 jobs
Tokyo - Sony on Thursday warned it would book a $1.08 billion annual loss and cut 5,000 jobs while exiting the stagnant PC market this year as the once-mighty electronics... (photo: AP / Junji Kurokawa)
Jobs   Markets   Photos   Sony Group   Wikipedia: Sony
Eric Treski, of San Diego, Calif., holds Sony's new VAIO P series 8-inch notebook at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Friday, Jan. 9, 20 CNN Thu 6 Feb 2014
Sony sells PC business, cuts 5,000 jobs
By Charles Riley @CRrileyCNN February 6, 2014: 4:13 AM ET Sony said Thursday it now expects a loss for the year ended March 31. HONG KONG (CNNMoney) Sony announced... (photo: AP / Jae C. Hong)
Business   Japan   Photos   Sony   Wikipedia: Vaio
A man walks in front of the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo indicating the benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average rose 121.81 points, to end morning session at 9048.35, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. Reuters Thu 6 Feb 2014
Nikkei slips, stays near 4-month low amid caution before US data
TOKYO, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average fell on Thursday in a choppy session, erasing earlier gains as investors stayed cautious before the U.S. nonfarm payrolls... (photo: AP / Itsuo Inouye)
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