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Mazda Announces New Design Theme: 'KODO - Soul of Motion'
World debut of Mazda SHINARI, the first concept car embodying new design theme - - HIROSHIMA, Japan - Mazda Motor Corporation today announced Mazda's new design theme, 'KODO - Soul of Motion', and the ...
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BOJ to stand pat next week, eyes easing next month
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is expected to hold off on easing monetary policy next week but is gearing up for further action in October as the strong yen threatens to derail its forecast of a moderate economic recovery, sources said.
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Officials Move to Tame Asian Currencies
Singapore intervened in the foreign-exchange market and Korea resumed its intervention after a two-week break, while Japan has signaled it is weighing entering the market for the first time in six years.
Wall Street Journal | 2 hours, 3 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
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Japan charges jewel gang 'thief'
Japanese prosecutors charge an alleged member of the Pink Panther gang of international jewel thieves with stealing a tiara and other jewellery worth £2.2m in Tokyo in 2007.
BBC News | 3 hours, 6 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
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Federer rolls into 3rd round
NEW YORK (AP) - Roger Federer is one cool customer.The temperature climbed into the 90s yet again Thursday at Flushing Meadows, and the guy showed up for work wearing a warmup jacket. Then he put in his 1 hour, 41 minutes on court, dismissing 104th-ranked Andreas Beck of Germany 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 with t ... more »
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Pink Panthers jewel heist suspect charged in Japan
TOKYO (AP) - Japanese prosecutors charged a man believed to belong to the "Pink Panthers" ring of jewelry thieves Friday with stealing a diamond tiara and other jewelry worth millions from a Tokyo store.
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Japan whale meat case echoes apartheid: Greenpeace chief AFP - Greenpeace chief Kumi Naidoo on Friday likened Japan's treatment of two of its anti-whaling activists to the tactics of the former apartheid regime he once campaigned against in his native South Africa.
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Kitajima to represent Japan at Asian Games
Four-time Olympic breaststroke champion Kosuke Kitajima has been named in Japan's team for the Asian Games.
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Japan May Raise GDP Estimate as Spending Drop Eased
Japan's economy probably grew more than three times the government's initial estimate, economists said after a report showed companies cut spending at the slowest pace since 2007 as a result of strong overseas demand.
Business Week | 6 hours, 40 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
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Japan OKs new financial sanctions against Iran AFP - Japan's cabinet Friday approved new sanctions against Iran, including an assets freeze on figures linked to its nuclear programme and tighter restrictions on financial transactions, media reported.
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