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Aiful Debt Swap Sellers to Pay $975 Million to Settle...
Sellers of default insurance on Aiful Corp. debt may have to pay out about $975 million to settle contracts on Japan's third-biggest consumer lender, according to CMA DataVision prices. Comment?
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Aiful Credit-Default Swap Sellers May Pay $975 Million to Settle Contracts
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Sellers of default insurance on Aiful Corp. debt may have to pay out about $975 million to settle contracts on Japana s third-biggest consumer lender, according to CMA DataVision prices. Comment?
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Aiful Debt Swap Sellers to Pay $975 Million to Settle Contracts
Sellers of default insurance on Aiful Corp. debt may have to pay out about $975 million to settle contracts on Japan's third-biggest consumer lender, according to CMA DataVision prices. Comment?
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Indulge me: New Year's resolutions of the gastronomic variety
The New Year is traditionally a time for change. Most people make resolutions to improve themselves by getting more exercise, expanding their minds or gaining new skills. Comment?
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FEATURE: Japanese see more robots in everyday life
At a supermarket in Kyoto, a robot that looks like something out of a Star Wars movie was introduced in early December to help elderly shoppers. Comment?
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Japanese PM spurs bullet train dreams in India
New Delhi, Dec 29 : Calling for greater bilateral trade and investment, Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama Tuesday pitched for introducing superfast bullet trains in India. Comment?
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Japanese see more robots in everyday life - Feature
At a supermarket in Kyoto, a robot that looks like something out of a Star Wars movie was introduced in early December to help elderly shoppers. Comment?
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My HorizonsA Moment with Hugo Chavez
Stopping into the Misawa bookstore for a fun book to read as I prepared to travel for another 10 days, I spotted T.C. Boyle's newest book, The Women. Comment?
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Book review: Gammarino scores 'Big' with debut novel
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M. Thomas Gammarino's Big in Japan: A Ghost Story follows protagonist Brain Tedesco as he clumsily tries to find himelf in Japan in this funny coming-of-age-story about a struggling musician. Comment?
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... population of Japanese macaques living at the Iwatayama Monkey Park in a mountainous region at the outskirts of Kyoto, Japan. Although the monkeys at the park are free to roam, he said they are provisioned with food several times a day and may ... Comment?
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Stem cell research policy and iPS cells
... Humanities, Graduate School of Biostudies, Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. Abstract The field of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) will be subject to a wide range of laws and research ethics ... Comment?
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Are your friends making you fat?
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... University in Ontario. The influencer: Your glass-half-full pal Researchers from Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan, theorize that optimists are more likely to give in to temptation: They may nudge you to "live a little," too. The influencer: Your ... Comment?
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ANALYSIS: Japan premier's approval ratings plunge on indecisiveness
Approval ratings for Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's cabinet showed a double-digit drop, recent major polls showed, as many Japanese are disappointed by his weak leadership and unsatisfactory explanations over a fund-raising scandal. Comment?
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The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation's annual kanji of the year for 2009 is, appropriately, " " , meaning "new." This kanji, chosen by national ballot and announced in December at Kyoto's Kiyomizu temple, reflects the win of the Democratic Party of Japan , which ended a half-century of nearly unbroken rule by the Liberal Democratic Party. Comment?
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Public schools turn to non-Japanese teachers
Third-grade students at Osaka municipal Kita-Nakajima Primary School get insights into culture on the Korean Peninsula that many others do not. Comment?
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'Antiseismic work likely won't be done on 2,800 schools'
The education ministry's budget for construction work to improve the earthquake-resistance of about 5,000 public middle and high school buildings has been cut by about 63 percent, a move that likely will leave about 2,800 buildings unimproved, government sources said Monday. Comment?
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Aiful Debt Holders May Be Repaid as Swaps Group Backs UBS Call for Hearing
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UBS AGa s request for a ruling on credit contracts linked to Aiful Corp. was accepted by an international group governing swaps and derivatives, paving the way for debt holders of the Japanese company to get repaid. Comment?
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Outdoors: Public is hooked on largemouths
When Australian angler Frank Bluch visited Canada's Northwest Territories and the famed Coppermine River this summer, he hooked an Arctic char that weighed 7 3/4 pounds. Comment?
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One-on-One with ... Benoit hopes Kyoto can still make run at playoff spot this season
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The Japan Times will be featuring periodic interviews with personalities in the bj-league. The league's fifth season began in October. Comment?
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Warhol museum curator has an eye for home decorating
As you might expect from a curator at The Andy Warhol Museum, Eric Shiner surrounds himself with art. Comment?
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