Wednesday, 31 August 2011

Independent online (SA) Fiscally conservative Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda is set to become the sixth prime minister in five years after winning a ruling party vote on Monday. Financial markets are watching who takes his place to take charge of Japan's currency and fiscal policies at a time when the world's...
The Examiner Katsuhiro Harada has revealed that his team is done developing the final boss for their upcoming title, Tekken Tag Tournament 2. The game director and chief producer of the fighting games for Namco Bandai Games later clarified that this does not mean the development for the whole game is complete....
Joystiq After an already weird competition at...
Asahi News RIKUZENTAKATA, Iwate Prefecture -- Suisen Shuzo Co. had scheduled a ceremony to celebrate the shipping of its 2010 sake vintage for mid-afternoon on March 11. The event was never held. At 2.46 p.m., just as staff were finishing preparations, the Great East Japan Earthquake hit. The subsequent...
Asahi News Industries that consume large amounts of power will get a huge break on their electricity bills, according to a revised draft of a special measures bill on renewable energy obtained by The Asahi Shimbun on Aug. 12. The draft, which has been agreed upon by the ruling and opposition camps, will force...
Asahi News SAIJO, Ehime Prefecture--The future of this nation's agriculture may be determined by what happens at a 5-hectare farm in this western city, and it has as much to do with men in sharp suits as the stereotypical weathered-faced sons of the soil normally associated with Japanese farming. While the...
The Guardian * Manuf sentiment index +6 in Aug, service sector +7 * Manuf mood in Nov seen rising to +13, non-manuf to +14 * Reuters poll correlates closely with BOJ tankan * Yen's rise, global slowdown unnerve leading exporters By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Izumi Nakagawa TOKYO, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Japanese business...
NZ Herald Tournament star: David Campese In discussing the enigma that was David Ian Campese, the finest Australian midfielder of his generation turned to the finest Australian forward of his generation and in jest said something like: "Campo fell in love with himself at a young age - and has remained...
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