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The money will be used to equip MAG w... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33073807/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:55:50 -0500 The Daily Star http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33073807/ Protesters hold banners during a demonstration at the port of Tokyo before the arrival of Japanese whaling ship Shonan Maru 2 yesterday carrying New Zealand anti-whaling activist Peter Bethune. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33073812/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:35:03 -0500 Taipei Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33073812/ TOKYO — 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 seven-month low. The Nat... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33073800/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:18:29 -0500 Japan Today http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33073800/ TOKYO — Japan will eliminate next month the requirements for atomic bomb sufferers living abroad to visit Japan to file for official designation as sufferers of diseases linked to the atomic bo... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33073799/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:18:27 -0500 Japan Today http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33073799/ Following the success of a half-price subsidy for CO2-busting fuel-cell heat and energy generators for homes, Japan is now poised to ship its attention to supplying the UK and Germany with this hi-tec... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33070162/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:49:03 -0500 BBC http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33070162/ WASHINGTON, March 12 (AP) - (Kyodo)—A group of U.S. senators have tabled a resolution urging Japan to lift its restrictions on beef imports from the United States over fear of mad cow disease, ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33070280/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:20:29 -0500 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33070280/ Two weeks' paternity leave may not seem like much, but for Hironobu Narisawa, the 44-year-old mayor of a Tokyo district, it is a leap into the future for Japanese society. Next month he will become... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33070282/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:20:27 -0500 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33070282/ The yen fell in Asian trade yesterday following rare remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama who called for "firm steps" against the yen's recent rise, which is hurting exporters.The dollar ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33066829/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:08:23 -0500 eTaiwan News http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33066829/ Two weeks' paternity leave may not seem like much, but for Hironobu Narisawa, the 44-year-old mayor of a Tokyo district, it is a leap into the future for Japanese society.Next month he will become Jap... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33066830/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:07:19 -0500 eTaiwan News http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33066830/ TOKYO: Tokyo's third international airport opened yesterday with festivity - and heavy criticism that it is a wasteful project likely to serve just a fraction of the passengers forecast. Hundreds of ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33067305/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:58:18 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33067305/ TOKYO — Tokyo's third international airport opened Thursday with festivity — and heavy criticism that it is a wasteful project likely to serve just a fraction of the passengers forecast. ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33067304/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:34:31 -0500 Deseret News http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33067304/ Japan has taken a New Zealand anti-whaling activist into custody for illegally boarding a whaling vessel. Meanwhile, brokers have been protesting a tuna trade ban to be considered at a conference on&h... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33066819/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:15:34 -0500 Yahoo! News http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33066819/ TOKYO, March 12 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Former Cameroon international striker Patrick Mboma said Friday Japan should have a realistic goal of reaching the quarterfinals at this summer's World Cup, inste... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33063669/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:09:39 -0500 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33063669/ TOKYO, March 12 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The following is the gist of a Finance Ministry report released Friday on its investigation into a Japan-U.S. secret pact involving the 1972 reversion of Okinawa.... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33063670/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:09:36 -0500 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33063670/ Japanese Finance Minister Naoto Kan said Friday that he believed Japan paid more than 320 million U.S. dollars to the United States as part of a deal when the transfer of power in Okinawa between Toky... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33064254/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:02:21 -0500 People's Daily http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33064254/ TOKYO - The Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues closed at 10,751.26 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday, up 86.31 points or 0.81 per cent. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33061315/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:24:16 -0500 Canadian Business http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33061315/ TOKYO (AFP) - 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... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33061899/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:58:04 -0500 Yahoo!7 News http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33061899/ reversion: Kan+ (AP) - TOKYO, March 12 (Kyodo)—(EDS: FIXING SLUG LINE) Finance Minister Naoto Kan said Friday he believes the Japanese government paid more than a total of $320 million for c... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33061904/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:45:24 -0500 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33061904/ Affymax, Inc. (Nasdaq: AFFY) today announced that it has received a $5 million development milestone payment from Takeda Pharmaceutical Company as part of the companies' exclusive global agreement to ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33059468/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:58:22 -0500 Medical News Today http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33059468/ TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan faces a rocky path to launching an emissions trading system after the government approved legislation on Friday that was vague on how the scheme would set limits on emissions. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33059585/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:32:47 -0500 Reuters http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33059585/ HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Asian shares ended mixed Friday, with Japanese exporter stocks helping the market extend gains, while Chinese stocks declined on concerns more policy-tightening measures may... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33059087/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:30:45 -0500 Market Watch http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33059087/ reversion+ (AP) - TOKYO, March 12 (Kyodo)—(EDS: ADDING BACKGROUND) Finance Minister Naoto Kan said Friday he believes "a secret pact in a broad sense" existed between Japan and the United St... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33059602/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:09:45 -0500 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33059602/ March 12, 2010 - Willcom, Inc. (hereafter "WILLCOM"), funds served by Advantage Partners, LLP (hereafter "AP Funds") and Softbank Corp. (hereafter "SOFTBANK") announce that the three parties and the E... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33060022/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:08:57 -0500 The Asahi Shimbun http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33060022/ March 12, 2010 - Softbank Corp. (hereafter "the Company"), Willcom, Inc. (hereafter "WILLCOM"), a fund which service is provided by Advantage Partners, LLP (hereafter "Advantage Partners"), and Enterp... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33060021/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:08:56 -0500 The Asahi Shimbun http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33060021/ TOKYO, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Nikkei Stock Average rose 0. 81 percent Friday to a fresh seven-week high on optimism the yen will weaken further amid speculation the Bank of Japan (BOJ) will loos... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33060023/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:02:59 -0500 SINA http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33060023/ TOKYO, March 12 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The U.S. dollar edged up to the upper 90 yen level Friday in Tokyo on the overnight rise in the U.S. stock market. At 5 p.m., the dollar fetched 90.62-65 yen, c... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33057964/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:41:13 -0500 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33057964/ TOKYO, March 12 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: TO BE LED) Finance Minister Naoto Kan said Friday he believes "a secret pact in a broad sense" existed between Japan and the United States in connection ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33057654/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:41:11 -0500 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33057654/ - New vehicle will lead Thailand's eco-car segment - BANGKOK, THAILAND (March 12, 2010) - Nissan Motor (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (NMT) today celebrated the start of production for the all-new Niss... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33057959/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:40:14 -0500 The Asahi Shimbun http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33057959/ -(Dow Jones)- Japan's government Friday nominated a former utility company executive to become a Bank of Japan policy board member, picking a candidate that isn't known for his economic expertise an... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33057624/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:35:49 -0500 Morning Star http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33057624/ Shares of Honda Motor Co. Ltd. gained 0.9 percent to 3,300 yen, whilst Mazda Motor Corp. rose 0.43 percent to 234 yen by the 3 p.m. bell on Friday.Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd, the maker of Subaru cars, ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33057960/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:33:59 -0500 People's Daily http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33057960/ In November the government officially announced Japan was in deflation, citing falling consumer prices.Exporters in particular would cheer monetary easing measures as a weaker yen boosts profits made ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33057961/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:33:59 -0500 People's Daily http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33057961/ Japan's Nikkei Stock Average rose 0. 81 percent Friday to a fresh seven-week high on optimism the yen will weaken further amid speculation the Bank of Japan (BOJ) will loosen monetary policies.Japan's... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33057962/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:33:58 -0500 People's Daily http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33057962/ The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) on Friday revised up industrial output for January by 0.2 percentage points, meaning production rose by 2.7 percent compared to December.The revision... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33057651/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:33:54 -0500 People's Daily http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33057651/ Wild Models, Inc. Talent Agency provided talents and former Playmates, Irina Voronina and Barbara Moore, for the Japanese metal supergroup 'X Japan', during a music video shot in downtown Hollywood. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33055245/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:41:34 -0500 24 / 7 Press Release http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33055245/ Tokyo, Japan, March 12, 2010 - Daiichi Sankyo Company Limited (hereafter; Daiichi Sankyo) today announced that it will launch its Second Mid-term Business Management Plan, effective April 2010. The pl... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33055825/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:11:56 -0500 The Asahi Shimbun http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33055825/ Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama today made a rare call for 'firm steps' to stem the strength of the yen after the currency's recent advances hit exporters' earnings. Hatoyama said the current ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33053470/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:42:09 -0500 RTE http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33053470/ WASHINGTON — The U.S. government told a congressional panel Thursday that the procurement cost of the F-35 next-generation stealth fighter will likely nearly double from the initial estimate to... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33053458/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:55:19 -0500 Japan Today http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33053458/ 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 se... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33053475/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:49:16 -0500 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33053475/ TOKYO, March 12 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Japan will eliminate next month the requirements for atomic bomb sufferers living abroad to visit Japan to file for official designation as sufferers of diseases ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33053476/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:49:07 -0500 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33053476/ March 12, 2010, Osaka, Japan - Panasonic Corporation, the Official Worldwide Olympic Partner in the Audio and Visual Equipment category for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, announced today tha... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33053748/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:48:13 -0500 The Asahi Shimbun http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33053748/ - New Regimen Offers a New Outpatient Dosing Option for Myelodysplastic Syndromes - March 12, 2010 - Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, President and CEO: Haruo Naito) announced today that... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33053749/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:48:11 -0500 The Asahi Shimbun http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33053749/ Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano said Thursday Japan will continue to oppose a ban on the international trade of bluefin tuna.Hirano's comments came after the 27 European Union nations ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33053471/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:42:09 -0500 People's Daily http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33053471/ , the world's biggest iron ore producer, has joined BHP Billiton in a push for quarterly pricing of iron ore, a source with knowledge of the talks told Reuters. Vale has proposed to all of Japan's big... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33051042/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:04:32 -0500 CNBC http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33051042/ announced last week that 8-year-old Princess Aiko was refusing to go to school because of bullying, he did more than just disclose a mundane problem facing a member of http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33051380/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:48:27 -0500 International Herald Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33051380/ Asian markets continue to trade flat today. The Hang Seng is now down 17 points at 21,211. The Nikkei has, however, gained 77 points at 10,742. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33051027/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:44:34 -0500 Business Standard http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33051027/ March 12, 2010 - NYK Logistics Rus, an NYK Group company in Russia, has opened a representative office in Almaty, the largest city in Kazakhstan. This is the first office to be established in Kazakhst... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33051627/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:25:43 -0500 The Asahi Shimbun http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33051627/ Tokyo, March 12, 2010 - Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that Mitsubishi Electric Group companies will donate a total of 5 million yen to aid and support victims affected ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33051626/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:25:42 -0500 The Asahi Shimbun http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33051626/ -- No dividend for 2009 / Improving profitability remains a priority / Mayrhuber: Lufthansa will continue to focus on quality in the future -- Frankfurt, 11 March 2010 - Lufthansa has achieve... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33051628/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:25:41 -0500 The Asahi Shimbun http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33051628/ TOKYO -- Japan's economy grew less than initially estimated in the fourth quarter and a broad gauge of price trends hit a record negative reading, adding to pressure on the Bank of Japan to ease monet... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33049093/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:38:12 -0500 The China Post http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33049093/ March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average gained, set for its biggest weekly advance in three months, on optimism the yen will weaken amid speculation the central bank will loosen... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33049035/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:36:00 -0500 Business Week http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33049035/ TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- The Bank of Japan's discussions on additional monetary easing at a two-day policy board meeting starting Tuesday will likely focus on a proposal to double the scale of a lending... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33049092/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:19:17 -0500 Market Watch http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33049092/ (AP) — TOKYO, March 12 (Kyodo)-(EDS: TO BE LED) Tokyo stocks extended gains Friday morning, sending the key Nikkei index to a seven-week intraday high, thanks to continued optimism about the J... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33049062/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:06:48 -0500 New Jersey Online http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33049062/ WASHINGTON, March 11 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The U.S. government told a congressional panel Thursday that the procurement cost of the F-35 next-generation stealth fighter will likely nearly double from ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33049427/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:58:49 -0500 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33049427/ NEW YORK, March 11 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Caterpillar Inc., a major U.S. construction equipment maker, said Thursday it is eyeing relocating production of U.S.-bound hydraulic excavators from a factory... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33049045/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:58:48 -0500 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33049045/ yen+ (AP) - TOKYO, March 12 (Kyodo)—(EDS: ADDING DETAILS AND PRICES) Tokyo stocks extended gains Friday morning, sending the key Nikkei index to a seven-week intraday high, thanks to continu... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33049073/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:58:44 -0500 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33049073/ TOKYO, March 12 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The yield on the benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond rose Friday morning on selling spurred by the continued rise in Tokyo stocks. The yield on the No. ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33049702/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:58:42 -0500 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33049702/ TOKYO, March 12 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: TO BE LED) Tokyo stocks extended gains Friday morning, sending the key Nikkei index to a seven-week intraday high, thanks to continued optimism about the... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33049076/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:58:33 -0500 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33049076/ TOKYO, March 12 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: ADDING DETAILS) Finance Minister Naoto Kan said Friday the Japanese economy has been improving further, but is not self-sustaining yet. "The economy ha... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33047198/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:19:01 -0500 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33047198/ TOKYO, March 12 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Tokyo stocks opened higher Friday on continued hopes for possible monetary easing as well as optimism over overnight gains on Wall Street. In the first 15 minu... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33047172/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:18:38 -0500 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33047172/ KUSATSU, Gunma Prefecture--A rainbow of light illuminates steam rising from a yubatake (field of hot water) in an event that started Thursday and runs through Sunday. The yubatake, a featured spo... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33047919/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:18:17 -0500 The Asahi Shimbun http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33047919/ LOS ANGELES--A sushi restaurant near here has run afoul of U.S. law for serving whale meat to customers. The allegation was made by production crew members of "The Cove," a documentary on an annu... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33047920/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:18:14 -0500 The Asahi Shimbun http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33047920/ Foreign financial companies in Japan are increasingly shedding their local staff and leaving the country for greener pastures elsewhere in Asia, according to a recent report by a human resources compa... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33047923/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:18:12 -0500 The Asahi Shimbun http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33047923/ The Tokyo High Court on Thursday dismissed a suit claiming that imbalances in the weight of ballots in last year's Lower House election were unconstitutional. Acknowledging the maximum difference... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33047921/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:18:09 -0500 The Asahi Shimbun http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33047921/ Claiming their air-purifying ion technologies can also increase moisture in the skin, consumer product makers are keen to spread the news to aging-conscious women. Several years ago, Sharp Corp. ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33047922/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:18:07 -0500 The Asahi Shimbun http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33047922/ The growth in Japan's GDP in the last quarter of 2009 was 0.2 percent lower than initially reported, the Cabinet Office said Thursday. Revised figures showed that the economy grew a seasonally ad... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33047929/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:18:06 -0500 The Asahi Shimbun http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33047929/ There is a story told by a young comedy duo about moving a bus stop little by little day after day for two years until it stands right in front of one's house. Although I have no intention of imi... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33047926/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:18:03 -0500 The Asahi Shimbun http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/33047926/