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  • Myanmar visit to turn new page in history Japanese PM

    Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in a message published in Myanmar official media here Saturday that his current official visit to Myanmar will bring Japan-Myanmar cooperation to even higher level and serve as an opportunity to lay down a foundation for turning a new page in history. Abe said he will exchange views with President U Thein Sein in the forthcoming meeting, expected to take ...

  • Three Chinese ships in disputed waters – Japan

    TOKYO – Three Chinese government ships sailed in waters around disputed islands controlled by Tokyo for about five hours on Sunday, Japan’s coastguard said. The Chinese maritime surveillance vessels were spotted inside the 12-nautical-mile zone off the Senkaku islands, which China calls the Diaoyus, in the East China Sea shortly after 10:00 am (0100 GMT), the coastguard said. They ...

  • Indian PM Calls For Nuclear Deal More Japan Investment

    Tokyo, May 26 (BNA) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called for an early accord on civil nuclear cooperation with Tokyo and more Japanese investment ahead of an official visit, reports said Sunday. Singh, who will travel to Japan in the coming week for talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, made the remarks during an interview with Japanese media in New Delhi on Saturday. The Indian ...

  • UN expert urges help for Japans 2011 nuclear power plant disaster victims

    United Nations expert who investigated the aftermath of Japan's 2011 nuclear power plant disaster says the government and the operator of the facility should do more to help those affected by the catastrophe. A report by special rapporteur Anand Grover, posted on the UN Human Rights Council's website, says the government's takeover ...

  • BOJ’s Kuroda Sees No Sign Investors Too Bullish on Japan Economy

    Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said he saw no signs of "excessively bullish expecations" in asset markets, reassuring investors three days after the biggest slump in Japanese stocks since March 2011. In a speech ...

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The Italian Job [DVD]

The Italian Job [DVD]

The best heist movies are never about the heist itself, but rather about the motivations behind it. The usual motivation is the last big score, an aging criminals final, brazen attempt to pull off one final job before retiring or going legit. Sometimes, the criminal has been brought out of retirementhaving gone legit years ago, he is brought back into the fray because he owes someone a favor or b ... ...

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  • PM leaves for Tokyo tomorrow

    Manmohan Singh leaves tomorrow on a three-day visit to Japan seeking to give a new dimension to strategic partnership. Singh will hold talks with his Japanese ...

  • China expels Japans vessels off Diaoyu waters

    /enpproperty--> BEIJING - Three Chinese maritime surveillance ships expelled Japanese vessels found in the territorial waters of China's Diaoyu Islands on Sunday, the State Oceanic Administration said on its official website. The flotilla monitored the Japanese vessels and took evidence of their violations, the administration ...

  • Japan PM holds talks with Myanmars Thein

    JAPAN'S premier has met Myanmar's President Thein Sein for talks at which he is expected to unveil huge aid and investment deals as he promotes trade with the fast-changing nation. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has pledged "all possible assistance" to kick-start Myanmar's long-neglected economy, went into talks with Thein Sein after touching down in Naypyidaw earlier on ...

  • Some Okinawans studying the possibility of independence from Japan

    Five Okinawans formed a group to study the possibility on May 15, the 41st anniversary of the island prefecture's reversion to Japanese sovereignty, Japan's Asahi Shimbun reported. While only a minority of Okinawans are calling for independence, a growing distrust among islanders toward those on the mainland, who have left the southern prefecture burdened with U.S military bases, ...

  • Move Over Japanese Yen Make Way For Chinas Yuan

    By 2015 the Chinese currency, the renminbi (RMB), will be one of the three most traded currencies in the world, on par with the euro and the dollar, HSBC said on Friday. "The RMB is increasingly part of normal day-to-day business for anyone trading or investing in China," said Douglas Flint, chairman of HSBC Holdings at the Annual General Meeting in London yesterday. "Every ...

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