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- Chief World Bank economist urges poor nations to brace for fallout
- TOKYO, Oct. 20 Kyodo The chief World Bank economist urged developing countries Monday to implement appropriate monetary and fiscal policy so as to mitigate the negative impact of the ongoing global financial crisis. Justin Yifu Lin, 56, a Chinese national who became the bank's first...
- Research articles 2008-10-20
- MUFG Issues Statement Regarding Transaction with Morgan Stanley
- TOKYO -- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. ("MUFG") (NYSE:MTU) today issued the following statement: "We have been made aware of rumors to the effect that MUFG is seeking not to close on our proposed investment in, and strategic alliance with, Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS). Our normal policy is not to...
- Research articles 2008-10-08
- 2016 Ad
- Tokyo, Oct 2, 2008 - JCN Newswire - Japan AirlinesJAL will put into service a specially decorated aircraft to support Tokyo's bid for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. JAL is an official partner of the Tokyo 2016 Bid Committee. In support of the committee's activities, the airline...
- Research articles 2008-10-05
- ORIX submits Form 20-F for filing for Fiscal Year ending March 31, 2008
- Tokyo, Aug 29, 2008 - JCN Newswire - ORIX Corporation (TSE: 8591; NYSE: IX), a leading integrated financial services group, has submitted its annual Form 20-F for filing for fiscal year ending March 31, 2008, to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 3, 2008. Please find online versions...
- Research articles 2008-08-29
- Japan celebrates birth of panda
- TOKYO AFP — A giant panda cub has been born at a Japanese zoo, the first to be successfully bred in Japan through artificial insemination in two decades, officials said Wednesday. The baby panda, whose sex is not yet known, was born to Dan Dan and her male partner...
- Research articles 2008-08-27
- Tokyo man caught with 51 snakes after one bites him: police
- TOKYO AFP — A Japanese man who illegally kept some of the world's most venomous snakes in his tiny Tokyo apartment was arrested after calling an ambulance when one of them bit him, reports said Wednesday. Nobukazu Kashiwagi, a 41-year-old port worker, was arrested for keeping the dangerous reptiles...
- Research articles 2008-08-27
- TDK Corporation Files 2008 Annual Report on Form 20-F
- Tokyo, Aug 27, 2008 - JCN Newswire - TDK Corporation("the Company") filed its Form 20-F (Annual Report for the fiscal period ended March 31, 2008) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission July 29, 2008. A copy of this document is available on "TDK Corporation Investor Relations website" and...
- Research articles 2008-08-27
- Japan says Afghans learn hostage whereabouts
- TOKYO AFP — Japan said Wednesday that authorities know where Taliban militants are holding a Japanese aid worker abducted in eastern Afghanistan, expressing hope that he would be freed as soon as possible. Kazuya Ito, 31, was kidnapped on Tuesday as he headed to carry out his daily inspection...
- Research articles 2008-08-26
- Grand Theft Auto IV 'most popular game this year'
- TOKYO AFP — The notoriously violent "Grand Theft Auto IV" has blown away the competition since its launch thanks to strong sales in the United States and Britain, a survey showed Thursday. The game has already sold 6.3 million units in those two markets since it was released in...
- Research articles 2008-08-21
- Jodie Foster excited to be in her 40s
- TOKYO AFP — Oscar-winning US actress Jodie Foster, a former child star, said Monday that being in her 40s was just as exciting as her teenage years. "People say 40 is the new 18," the 45-year-old actress said in Tokyo, where she is promoting her latest movie, "Nim's Island."...
- Research articles 2008-08-18
- Subprime meltdown behind worst stock market slide since 2001-2002
- PARIS AFP — The collapse of the subprime mortgage market in the United States and the subsequent global financial crisis has provoked the sharpest fall on world stock markets since the end of the Internet bubble in 2001-2002. In the last year, leading indices have lost between 12 and...
- Research articles 2008-08-05
- Japan's Toyota unveils next-generation scooter
- TOKYO AFP — Japan's Toyota Motor on Friday unveiled the Winglet -- a new two-wheel electric scooter to rival the Segway. The Winglet, which the automaker describes as "a personal transport assistance robot", can be controlled by shifting body weight, allowing the rider to go forward, backward and turn...
- Research articles 2008-08-01
- US axes captain of nuclear ship bound for Japan
- TOKYO AFP — The US Navy has fired the captain of the first US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to be stationed abroad after a fire onboard hurt dozens of sailors and raised alarm in host Japan. The USS George Washington is set to arrive in late September in Yokosuka, a...
- Research articles 2008-07-31
- Japanese plan world's largest clean-up
- TOKYO AFP — An environmental group in Japan said Wednesday it is planning to hold what it hopes will be the world's largest clean-up, bringing 180,000 volunteers together to pick up trash. U-Project, a private group based in Chiba prefecture east of Tokyo, said they were calling on citizens...
- Research articles 2008-07-30
- Top US astronaut welcomes space tourism
- TOKYO AFP — The commander of the latest US shuttle mission Tuesday welcomed the advent of space tourism, predicting that such travel is on the brink of the massive growth seen a century ago with airplanes. "The private sector can go out and make money doing something that only...
- Research articles 2008-07-29
- 'Batman' star Bale has Joker under his skin
- TOKYO AFP — Christian Bale, the controversial star of the new "Batman" film that weighs good and evil, said Tuesday he saw some truth in the evil logic of the film's villain the Joker. In "The Dark Knight," which shattered box-office records in the United States, the late Heath...
- Research articles 2008-07-28
- Rare J.K. Rowling book goes on display in Tokyo
- TOKYO AFP — Online bookseller Amazon on Thursday gave Japanese fans a glimpse of J.K. Rowling's first book since the phenomenally successful Harry Potter series, which it bought for four million dollars. "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" is one of seven handmade books by the British author. Amazon,...
- Research articles 2008-07-03
- Sumitomo Electric Introduces New SFP 6G Series
- TOKYO -- Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. (TOKYO: 5802) (ISIN: JP3407400005), today announced the introduction of new SFP 6G Series of fiber optic transceivers for use in a wide range of network equipment applications. The SFP 6G Series is part of the SFP transceiver family, which is fully compliant with...
- Research articles 2008-07-01
- Palestinian PM cancels Tokyo peace talks trip
- TOKYO AFP — Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad has cancelled his attendance at Middle East peace talks this week in Tokyo due to domestic issues, a Japanese official said Monday. Japan is hosting a one-day session on Wednesday with officials from Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Syria, largely to...
- Research articles 2008-06-30
- Blair urges G8 to back goal to halve emissions by 2050
- TOKYO AFP — Former British prime minister Tony Blair called on leaders from the Group of Eight powerful nations Friday to back a target to halve global greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 when they meet next month. Blair said the world must aim for "realistic and practical" solutions to...
- Research articles 2008-06-27
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