Japan's Vodka to race her last in Dubai
Japan's most popular race horse Vodka will retire from racing after competing in the Dubai World Cup in March, press reports said Wednesday.
AFP via Yahoo! News,
Wed Dec 09 09:06:48 PST 2009
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Japan's Darvish receives raise after MVP season
SAPPORO, Japan (AP) -- Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish was given a $600,000 pay rise Wednesday to bring his yearly salary to $3.3 million.
Sports Illustrated,
Wed Dec 09 08:46:21 PST 2009
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ABBYY Recognition Server
... and Xerox. ABBYY is headquartered in Moscow, Russia, with offices in Germany, the United States, Ukraine, the UK, Japan and Taiwan. For more information, visit http://www.abbyy.com/ . ...
COLDFUSION Developer's Journal,
Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:55:36 GMT
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Japan to give US base relocation plan next week
Japan's prime minister said Wednesday that he hopes to meet with President Barack Obama next week to offer his proposals on the relocation of a major American military base in Okinawa that ...
AP via Yahoo! News,
Wed Dec 09 08:34:04 PST 2009
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Stocks turn mixed as weak buck lifts commodities
... where volume to 402.5 million shares compared with 468.3 million shares traded at the same point Tuesday. Overseas, Japan's Nikkei stock average fell 1.3 percent. In afternoon trading,...
WJLA,
Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:52:53 GMT
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Japan swimmers claim hat-tricks at E.Asian Games
Japanese swimming stars Ryosuke Irie and Ryo Tateishi each claimed a hat-trick of golds at the East Asian Games in Hong Kong on Wednesday, as China and Japan went head-to-head in the pool.
AFP via Yahoo! News,
Wed Dec 09 07:50:59 PST 2009
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Vail's absence leaves hole in Colorado ski trade group
... skiers into the state, without favoring one member over another. "We try to get people to ski, from the Front Range to Japan," Bellack said. Cooperation on that front is probably more ...
The Vail Trail - Lifestyle trends in the Vail valley,
Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:50:52 GMT
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China, Japan each win 4 golds in Hong Kong
Chinese women and Japanese men split the eight gold medals in the swimming pool Wednesday at the East Asian Games. After four days of swimming events, Japan holds a slight lead with 17 gold...
AP via Yahoo! Sports,
Wed Dec 09 07:08:05 PST 2009
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Darling's dark arts conceal pre-budget truth
... used the total peak-to-trough declines in GDP during the recession for the US (3.2%), Germany(5.6%), Italy(5.9%) and Japan (7.7%), before citing the UK's decline of 4.9% this year. But...
Guardian Unlimited,
Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:49:51 GMT
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Japan GDP revised down, policy response in doubt
Japan's economy grew at a far slower pace in the third quarter than first thought as capital spending fell, but a double-dip recession is seen as unlikely as exports rebound and corporate s...
Reuters via Yahoo! News,
Wed Dec 09 03:40:31 PST 2009
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US not doing enough: EU
... per cent if they see comparable efforts being made in developed nations such as the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan and Norway. Some nations, led by Britain, are keen to make t...
The Straits Times,
Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:46:28 GMT
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Japan's growth revised down
Japan's economy grew at a much slower rate than previously thought in the third quarter, fresh data showed Wednesday, as the country's fragile recovery from recession was hit by a soaring y...
AFP via Yahoo! News,
Wed Dec 09 03:17:47 PST 2009
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Berrien Springs students show respect for cultures.
... participants coming out onto the floor. In between, songs and dances from South Africa, South Korea, Great Britain, Japan, Spain, Colombia, Peru, Tonga, Indonesia, Holland, Mexico, Tha...
South Bend Tribune,
Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:42:47 GMT
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ProLogis Leases Strong in Japan
With approximately 9.2 million square feet of distribution space and an additional 93 acres of land for future development, ProLogis is one of the largest providers of distribution faciliti...
Zacks.com via Yahoo! Finance,
Wed Dec 09 12:45:54 PST 2009
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Volkswagen to buy stake in Suzuki
The German car giant Volkswagen and Suzuki of Japan announced an alliance which one analyst said could accelerate restructuring of the global automobile industry.
The Age,
Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:42:45 GMT
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Ausmelt, Ayala, Posco, Sinopec: Asia Ex-Japan Equity Preview
Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The following companies may have unusual price changes in Asia trading , excluding Japan. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and share prices are from the previous clo...
Bloomberg,
Wed Dec 09 13:31:46 PST 2009
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More sleepless in Taiwan
... the face of an increasingly Western lifestyle, he added. Earlier this year, Taiwan was the fourth Asian economy after Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore to enter recession in the face of t...
The Straits Times,
Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:41:44 GMT
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Japan stocks lead Asia lower; euro stabilizes
Japan led a slide in Asian stock markets on Wednesday as worries about the strength of a global recovery prompted investors to trim some bets ahead of the year end, while the euro picked up...
Reuters via Yahoo! News,
Tue Dec 08 23:39:02 PST 2009
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Target Margin Theater Focuses on Williams for 2009-2010 Season
... ratings that couldna t justify its production costs. Turning Complaints Into Art By PHYLLIS KORKKI In Finland, Japan and other locations around the world, choirs make whining a pleasan...
The New York Times,
Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:40:56 GMT
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Rap and manga - new roads to Nirvana in Japan
They rap sutras, use manga characters and serve beers -- some of Japan's Buddhist monks are turning to decidedly unorthodox means to boost the appeal of their ancient faith.
AFP via Yahoo! News,
Wed Dec 09 00:21:46 PST 2009
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