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Video: 'Hachi' is worth a look, if you're in the mood for a good cry
| The Richard Gere film "Hachiko: A Dog's Tale," which was filmed in Rhode Island in the winter and summer of 2008, bypasses theaters for a straight-to-DVD release with a slightly altered title - "Hac... (photo: AP / Amel Emric)
Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama attends the officials of Japan-Korea Cooperation Committees at Hatoyama's official residence Monday, Dec. 7, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. According to Yomiuri, the country's largest newspaper, Japanese Hatoyama's support rate has been declining to below 60 percent, for the first time since he took office.
Economy   Finance   Japan   Photos   Tokyo  
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Japan PM calls for 'firm steps' against strong yen
| TOKYO: Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Friday made a rare call for "firm steps" to stem the strength of the yen as the currency's recent advances have hit exporters' earnings. | H... (photo: AP / Koichi Kamoshida, Pool)
Passengers wear masks as a precaution against the swine flu in the morning rush hour in Sannomiya, Kobe, western Japan, Wednesday, May 20, 2009.  Breitbart 
Report confirms new flu abates in Japan+
TOKYO, March 12 (AP) - (Kyodo)—A key weekly report on influenza cases in Japan showed Friday that the outbreak of H1N1 flu has abated in the country, as the number of infections dropped to a seve... (photo: AP / Katsumi Kasahara)
Disease   Flu   Health   Japan   Photos  
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Sony moves in on Wii
| TOKYO -- Sony has a new message for Nintendo Wii gamers: Come join us. | On Thursday the Japanese maker of the PlayStation 3 introduced its highly anticipated motion-controlling system, as it takes ... (photo: Creative Commons / Ian Muttoo)
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, the IMF, addresses the students at the Bilgi University in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. The Guardian
IMF considering new lending facility -Nikkei
TOKYO, March 12 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund is considering creating a lending facility that could be put into use if another financial crisis erupts, the ... (photo: AP / Ibrahim Usta)
Economy   Funds   Photos   Stock   Tokyo  
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A Chinese medicine dinner offers tasty relief for hay fever sufferers
| While some people are impatient for real spring--as opposed to the warm days followed by cold ones that Tokyo has been getting recently--others are anxious about the be... (photo: WN / Periasamy)
Chinese   Health   Medicine   People   Photos  
 This is a December 2002 handout photo of a giant bluefin tuna fish which is on display at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, Calif. The aquarium now has the only giant bluefin tuna on display outside of Japan. The display has more than a dozen of the CBS News
UN Wildlife Watchdog Considers Ban On Bluefin Tuna
Proposed UN Ban On Bluefin Tuna Pits Western Worries Against Japan's Sushi Culture | Font size Print E-mail Share | (AP) | (AP) | (AP) | (AP) | (AP) Previous slide Next s... (photo: AP Photo/Monterey Bay Aquarium, HO)
Japan   Mexico   Photos   Watchdog   Wildlife  
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Sony unveils new motion contoller to slow Nintendo
| TOKYO: Sony has a new message for Nintendo Wii gamers: Come join us. | The Japanese maker of the PlayStation 3 unveiled Thursday its highly anticipated motion controlli... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Nintendo   Photos   Sony   System   Unveils  
Tuna brokers raise their fists as they stage a rally at Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo Thursday, March 11, 2010. They protested a proposed international trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna Thursday, saying it would unfairly hit Japan and its massive tuna market. The Times
Japanese fishmongers protest over move to bring in tuna trade ban
| Japanese fishmongers gathered in protest yesterday against a European and American threat to ban the trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna, a move which could drive up the pri... (photo: AP / Junji Kurokawa)
Fishing   Food   Japan   Photos   Protest  
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Passengers wear masks as a precaution against the swine flu in the morning rush hour in Sannomiya, Kobe, western Japan, Wednesday, May 20, 2009.
Report confirms new flu abates in Japan+
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Trading Politics
- Japan's Nikkei index hits seven-week high
- Japanese stocks rise to seven-week high (Roundup)
- Shares Are Mixed
- Japan PM calls for 'firm steps' against strong yen
Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama attends the officials of Japan-Korea Cooperation Committees at Hatoyama's official residence Monday, Dec. 7, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. According to Yomiuri, the country's largest newspaper, Japanese Hatoyama's support rate has been declining to below 60 percent, for the first time since he took office.
Japan PM calls for 'firm steps' against strong yen
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