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  • Japan mulls resuming talks with N. Korea official

    TOKYO (AFP) - Japan is considering direct talks with North Korea, the government said Wednesday, adding momentum to the cause after a top level aide to the prime minister made a surprise trip to Pyongyang.Bilateral talks are on the table as Tokyo seeks to salve the running sore of abductions of its nationals by North Korean spies in the 1970s and 1980s, an issue that inflames public opinion at ...

  • Sony weighs entertainment spin-off

    Sony will consider a proposal to spin off its entertainment assets, the company's chief executive said yesterday. The proposal, submitted last week by Daniel Loeb of the US hedge fund Third Point, suggests selling 20 per cent to help free up capital to bring the company's electronics business back to profitability and boost Sony's share price by as much as 60 per cent. "We ...

  • Sony Shares Spike Following Rumors Of Entertainment Spinoff

    the company is considering spinning off its entertainment arm . Share price has gone up both in the US and Tokyo exchanges after some reports indicated that the company may be considering a plan suggested by investor Daniel Loeb. Loeb, whose hedge fund Third Point owns a 6.5% stake in ...

  • Japan considering resuming NK talks

    Japan is considering direct talks with North Korea, the government said Wednesday, adding momentum to the cause after a top level aide to the prime minister made a surprise trip to Pyongyang.Bilateral talks are on the table as Tokyo seeks to salve the running sore of abductions of its nationals by North Korean spies in the 1970s and 1980s, an issue that inflames public opinion at home.But any ...

  • Uncommon curry in a Japanese resto

    We were prepared for sushi and tempura, among others, but one member of the group opted for Chicken Curry, a rather uncommon offering in a Japanese restaurant. And she was ...

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Bruce Almighty

Bruce Almighty

Bruce Almighty might best be seen as Jim Carrey atoning for what some perceived to be his sin of trying to be a serious actor in recent years. His emoting as a serious actor worked well enough in Peter Weirs The Truman Show (1998), which allowed Carrey to expand his range without fully sacrificing all of the comedy that his fans so fervently adore. In that film, he morphed quite sea ... ...

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  • San Francisco Bay Area awarded ’16 Super Bowl

    Kazuhiro Shiraishi, 66, is a guest-house manager in the Izu-kogen Highlands, a famous resort area on the Izu Peninsula of Shizuoka Prefecture. Looking out onto the Pacific Ocean, and just 90 minutes by train from Tokyo, Izu has a warm climate all year round ...

  • Confident rookie Straily outduels Darvish in A’s victory

    ARLINGTON, TEXAS - Oakland rookie right-hander Dan Straily was well aware of the ace pitcher and the powerful lineup he was facing. Now everyone can take notice of Straily, who on television before his latest start saw plenty of highlights touting Yu Darvish being on the mound. Straily allowed only two singles while facing 22 batters — just one over the minimum for his seven scoreless ...

  • Wagner Kudo propel Kashiwa into Asian Champions League quarterfinals

    Closer to the goal: Jorge Wagner celebrates after Kashiwa's second goal on Wednesday. Reysol defeated Jeonbuk Motors 3-2 to reach the Asian Champions League quarters. | ...

  • Video Sony entertains change over spin-off idea

    Sony's board says it will assess a proposal from major shareholder Daniel Loeb to sell up to a fifth of the group's money-making entertainment arm. It's a radical idea for corporate Japan where change doesn't come easy. Hayley Platt ...

  • Sony cuts electronics sales targets

    Sony Corp cut its sales targets for digital cameras, smartphones and tablets by 13-17 percent for the year to end-March 2015, but said there were "encouraging" signs of a revival in its electronics business.CEO Kazuo Hirai told a press briefing on Wednesday that Sony would assess a proposal from its biggest shareholder, billionaire Daniel Loeb's Third Point LLC hedge fund, that ...

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