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Source: Japan Today
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated Fri Nov 20 10:30:59 -0800 2009 | health-news
The total number of people with influenza who visited doctors during the week through last Sunday marked an upturn on a weekly basis, estimated at 1.64 million people across the country, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases said Friday. The...
Sony hopes online service will build brand loyalty
Source: Associated Press
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated Fri Nov 20 03:05:05 -0800 2009 | business-news
Sony's new online service connecting the whole range of its gadgets to downloadable content like movies and games should help build brand loyalty, a top executive said Friday. Executive Vice President Kazuo Hirai said the service highlights an advantage that...
Japan slides into deflation
Source: Times Online
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated Fri Nov 20 07:40:45 -0800 2009 | business-news
Today’s report suggests that the Japanese government is preparing itself for the horrors of a “double-dip” recession – a calamity which most economists currently believe can be avoided, but only if China and Asia retain their recovery momentum. The government’s...
Japanese deflation fuels calls for action
Source: Financial Times
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated Fri Nov 20 12:31:06 -0800 2009 | business-news
The Bank of Japan, which has been resisting public calls by politicians for a more aggressive approach, moved towards a neutral stance on the risk of inflation on Friday. “We want the BoJ to extend support on the monetary policy...
Sports › Asa, Hakuho breeze to victory in Kyushu sumo
Source: Japan Today
Fukuoka :: Japan | updated Fri Nov 20 08:17:48 -0800 2009 | sports-news
Asashoryu floored Kotoshogiku to stay on course for his 25th Emperor’s Cup at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday. The Mongolian firebrand (6-0) retained his share of the lead with fellow yokozuna Hakuho and maegashira Yoshikaze, but Chiyotaikai’s umpteenth...
Politics › Hatoyama finalizing plan to break deadlock over Futenma ...
Source: Japan Today
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated Fri Nov 20 14:13:49 -0800 2009 | political-news
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Friday he is talking with concerned ministers to work out Japan’s position on the issue of relocating a U.S. military airfield in Okinawa and suggested that he would basically abide by discussions held by a...
Japan wants US military base out of Okinawa
Source: Press TV
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated Fri Nov 20 13:04:50 -0800 2009 | political-news
Hatoyama made the remarks after a meeting with his foreign and defense ministers. His government has called for the US to move its troops off the island, and even Japan altogether. The new administration in Tokyo has also ordered an...
Politics › Cabinet Secretariat received Y1.2 bil annually in secret ...
Source: Japan Today
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated Fri Nov 20 14:13:52 -0800 2009 | political-news
The Cabinet Secretariat received around 1.2 billion yen in so-called secret funds each year from fiscal 2004 through fiscal 2008—roughly 100 million yen each month from April 2004 through last month, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano disclosed Friday, while declining...
Crime › Hatoyama, Hirano urge U.S. to cooperate on Okinawa hit-and-...
Source: Japan Today
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated Thu Nov 19 10:56:53 -0800 2009 | political-news
Japan will urge the United States more strongly to cooperate in its ongoing investigation into a fatal hit-and-run accident in Okinawa Prefecture allegedly involving a U.S. Army member who has refused to turn up for questioning, Japan’s top government spokesman...
Harawira hires QC for fight to stay in party
Source: New Zealand Herald
Otaki :: Japan | updated Fri Nov 20 10:14:58 -0800 2009 | political-news
Mr Williams yesterday confirmed he was acting for Mr Harawira and had written a "detailed letter" to the party outlining the Te Tai Tokerau MP's position...But the Herald understands Mr Harawira sought legal advice after concerns about whether the party...
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