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Monday Jul 21 | Business Travel News

Conference Centers Eye Asia

Suppliers for years have enthusiastically discussed the notion of bringing the conference center concept to Asia, particularly to Japan, but development and implementation of the idea in the Far East lags far ...

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Fri Jul 18, 2008

New Straits Times

Cinema: Wonderful journey of love

Masaya brings his mother to live with him in Tokyo. Now Showing TOKYO TOWER - MOM AND ME, AND SOMETIMES DAD Directed by Joji Matsuoka Starring Joe Odagiri, Kirin Kiki, Yayako Uchida, Takako Matsu, Kaoru ...

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Mon Jul 14, 2008

Kyodo News

Ceremony marks beginning of 'Tokyo Sky Tree' construction

Tobu Railway Co. and others concerned held a ceremony Monday to mark the beginning of construction work on the 610-meter ''Tokyo Sky Tree'' to be completed in Tokyo's Sumida Ward in the spring of 2012.

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Wed Jul 09, 2008

The Florida Times-Union

Nissan charged up on electric cars

Nissan is rapidly forging deals with cities and governments on electric vehicles as soaring gas prices and worries about global warming make the green technology surprisingly appealing, a senior executive said ...

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Wed Jul 02, 2008

Daily Yomiuri

Diet Building to remain unlit during G-8 meeting

The Diet Building will not be illuminated at night from July 7 to 9 during the Group of Eight summit meeting in Toyakocho, Hokkaido, according to government sources.

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Mon Jun 30, 2008

TravelPod.com Recent Updates

Nakano2 - Tokyo, Japan

The third week in the dojo starts with chores. Cleaning, bins, etc. After lunch I head out for a wander north.

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Wed Jun 25, 2008

JeanSnow.net

New Tokyo Art Map

TAB has released its second Tokyo Art Map, this time adding two new areas , and featuring five event previews.

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Mon Jun 23, 2008

Portland Business Journal

Port will add Japan service

Starting next month, container ships from Tokyo-based ocean carrier "K" Line will begin calling the Port of Portland, giving the region critical access to Japanese ports not seen in almost four years.

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Sat Jun 21, 2008

India eNews

Asian cities to turn off lights one hour: energy savings

Selected areas of Asian cities including Taipei, Beijing, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seoul plan to turn off their lights for one hour later Saturday to promote energy conservation and reduce light pollution.

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Thu Jun 19, 2008

The Peninsula

Battle to reach quake survivors

Tourists from Yokohama, near Tokyo, looking at earthquake damage of a destroyed garden stone lantern at Chusonji temple in Hiraizumi, northern Japan, yesterday.

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Tue Jun 17, 2008

The Japan Times

Country warming again to solar power

Solar power is drawing renewed attention in resource-poor Japan in the runup to the annual Group of Eight summit, where global warming will be high on the agenda.

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Thu Jun 12, 2008

JeanSnow.net

Fukutoshin Line

Japan Probe has a nice report on the new subway line that opens this Saturday. I'm actually really excited, because it means I'll be able to get to Shibuya in just 11 minutes, and also way more quickly to ...

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Wed Jun 11, 2008

Inter Press Service

DEVELOMENT: Aid Increase From Japan Not a 'Mission Impossible'

Increasing Japan's aid to developing countries in stark need of funds is not a "mission impossible", says Senator Kiyohiko Toyama, an influential member of the Upper House of the Diet, the country's parliament.

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Mon Jun 09, 2008

Women's Wear Daily

Barneys Expanding

Barneys Japan is preparing to open a store in the port city of Kobe in spring 2010.

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Sat Jun 07, 2008

TurkishPress.com

Asian Century

Let me start the first article I write on Tokyo, where I came with President Abdullah Gul, with some observations and determinations.

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Thu Jun 05, 2008

Asahi Shimbun

Japan and World Bank to co-finance African aid

Japan and the World Bank agreed Thursday to work closely to jointly finance projects in Africa, drawing on $4 billion in yen loans that Tokyo pledged this week.

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Tue Jun 03, 2008

Guardian Unlimited

Japan pledges $1.9bn in aid to Africa

The Japanese prime minister, Yasuo Fukuda, could have been forgiven for casting a wary eye on China and India today when he announced an ambitious aid package for Africa that includes doubling aid to $1.9bn ...

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Sun Jun 01, 2008

Latest News by the Government

VP against lumping

Vice President, Lt General Mompati Merafhe says it is inappropriate for per capita income levels of African countries to be used as a sole measure of poverty.

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Fri May 30, 2008

Daily Yomiuri

Students struggling to win rail refunds

Many students likely have quietly accepted that they will be unable to get refunds after being overcharged for student commuter passes for travel to school through Tokyo and adjacent prefectures on private ...

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Tue May 27, 2008

Asahi Shimbun

Gustave Assah, a visiting NGO leader from Benin, addresses a...

The significance of NGOs is often emphasized, but their role to date still seems mute when it comes to a say in policymaking at the international level.

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