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  • Japan promotes eco-friendly transportation

    A safe and efficient transportation system is one of the highlights of Singapore's Changi Airport. Its credit goes to Japanese signal maker Kyosan, which introduced the signal system automated electric sky train. The electric sky trains, equipped with rubber tyres, are eco-friendly and help passengers move from one terminal to another. Kyosan has provided the technology for eco-friendly ...

  • Call for revising Japan-US military agreement

    /enpproperty--> WASHINGTON - The US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement needs revision in order to better catch US military personnel who commit rape in Japan, a Japanese Diet member said Tuesday. Tomoko Abe, a member of Japan's House of Representatives, made the remarks on the sidelines of an event in Washington co-hosted by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies, the Council on Foreign ...

  • Zaccheroni prepares to lead Japan against native Italy

    Edward Snowden, the fugitive former CIA employee and NSA contractor who leaked secrets about America’s spying operations, often hung out online with foreigners in Japan who shared his interests in anime, video games, martial arts, the stock market and the expat lifestyle. Snowden, who ...

  • UPDATE 2-Japan finds highly toxic strontium in Fukushima groundwater

    Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:40am EDT * Strontium-90 is a by-product of nuclear fission * Tepco says levels exceed legal limits * Discovery may complicate efforts to release groundwater into ocean (Adds comments from expert) By Osamu Tsukimori and Yuka Obayashi TOKYO, June 19 (Reuters) - High levels of a toxic substance called strontium-90 have been found in groundwater at the devastated Fukushima ...

  • Japan grew 1.2 in first quarter and may seek further stimulus

    Japan’s economic growth accelerated in the first quarter more than expected as the recovery remained intact with the beginning of the year. The expansion supports the cautious policy from the BoJ and fuels the debate over the need to take more action to protect growth ...

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Airplane II: The Sequel [DVD]

Airplane II: The Sequel [DVD]

Having already honed and perfected their unique brand of guerilla comedy in their long-running Kentucky Fried Theater and 1977's The Kentucky Fried Movie (which was directed by John Landis), it was finally time for the ZAZ team (brothers David and Jerry Zucker and their childhood friend Jim Abrahams) to make their own feature-length movie. The possibility of pulling it off seemed slim, ... ...

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  • Sell-offs across Asia as Nikkei drops 6.4 on BoJ disappointment World Bank weighed

    Asian stocks slipped on Thursday as Nikkei triggered sell-offs across the region after falling more than 6%, which places the index in a bear market, while the dollar/yen fell towards the 94-mark on BoJ’s lack of action to calm markets, pushing exporters ...

  • Asian stocks jump as Nikkei recovers some losses following strong U.S. data

    Asian stocks jumped Friday as strong U.S. data lifted confidence about the ability of the U.S. economy to withstand any cut in stimulus. The upbeat retail sales and jobless claims triggered a rally on Wall Street and soothed the panicking Asian markets ahead of next weeks Federal Reserve policy ...

  • Softbank rival Dish withdraws takeover bid for Sprint

    U.S. satellite TV provider Dish Network Corp. said Tuesday it will not submit a revised merger proposal for Sprint Nextel Corp., effectively withdrawing its takeover bid and giving Japanese rival Softbank Corp. a clearer shot at acquiring the telecommunications ...

  • UNESCO register adds archive of pre-modern Japan mission to Spain

    A collection of materials related to a 17th century mission sent by a Japanese feudal lord to Europe and the world's oldest autographic diary left 10 centuries ago by a Japanese regent have been selected for the UNESCO Memory of the World registry, the Japanese education ministry said ...

  • Billionaire Mori Says Tokyo Real Estate Is Best Abenomics Bet

    Tokyo is the best way to benefit from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policies such as boosting the city's competitiveness. Mori Trust Co. may seek to acquire more land after it accumulated about 10,000 tsubo (33,000 square meters or 355,210 square feet) of space in the area, depending on how well Abe's growth plan is implemented, said Mori, the owner of the nation's most ...

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