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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page The Tokyo News.Net http://www.thetokyonews.net/ en-us Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:36:02 -0400 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:36:02 -0400 30 OSAKA (Kyodo) A consumer group filed a suit Thursday to stop the operator of the English conversation chain Global Trinity from using what it says are coercive tactics to sign up new students. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295696&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:23:27 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295696&cat=e6040a2efc655265 BEIJING (Kyodo) A Chinese official in charge of investigating food poisoning cases in Japan triggered by Chinese-made frozen dumplings has been replaced, a Chinese source said. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295531&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:23:25 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295531&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Speed king: Jamaica's Usain Bolt listens to questions at a news conference in Zurich on Wednesday ahead of Friday's Weltklasse Golden League meet. AP PHOTO http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295697&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:23:21 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295697&cat=e6040a2efc655265 WELLINGTON (AP) Winger Rupeni Caucaunibuca was labeled "a disgrace" by Fiji rugby teammate Sireli Bobo for walking out on a club contract in France to enter negotiations with England's Leicester, the ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295548&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:24:08 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295548&cat=e6040a2efc655265 YAMAGATA (Kyodo) The sound of Johann Sebastian Bach's "St. Matthew Passion" reverberates around an earthen storehouse of a long-established soy sauce and miso paste maker. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17294597&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:23:44 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17294597&cat=e6040a2efc655265 SYDNEY (Kyodo) The skeleton apparently of a World War II pilot has been discovered dangling in the jungle canopy in Papua New Guinea, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported Thursday. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17294345&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:23:23 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17294345&cat=e6040a2efc655265 When burlesque skull-breakers Slipknot released their eponymous debut in 1999 amid a heavy-metal renaissance that, although laughable now, saw the grizzly likes of lowest-common-denominator rap-rocker... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295674&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:24:22 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295674&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Mitsui & Co., Japan's second-biggest trading company, said Thursday it raised its stake in Synlait Investments Ltd., a New Zealand dairy company, to 22.5 percent. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295681&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:24:00 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295681&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Looking out of our third-floor windows — the top floor — my companion, Mina, is taking in the view. "Wow!" she exclaims. "Look at this!" I stroll over and she points to the onsen (hot-spri... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295676&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:24:20 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295676&cat=e6040a2efc655265 DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign says Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson will lead the Pledge of Allegiance at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295687&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:23:47 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295687&cat=e6040a2efc655265 In their final regular-season trip to Yankee Stadium, the Red Sox have outscored their longtime rivals 18-6 in the first two games of this three-game series. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295701&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:23:09 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295701&cat=e6040a2efc655265 KANAZAWA, Ishikawa Pref. (Kyodo) A 15-year-old junior high school student was arrested Thursday on suspicion of stabbing his mother's boyfriend to death in their apartment, police said. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295702&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:23:06 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295702&cat=e6040a2efc655265 DENVER (AP) Patience paid off for the Colorado Avalanche, who signed Joe Sakic to a one-year, $6 million contract Wednesday after he decided to play a 20th season in the NHL rather than call it a ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295685&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:23:53 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295685&cat=e6040a2efc655265 According to the Foreign Ministry, Ito's body was transported out of Jalalabad on an Afghan military helicopter Thursday morning and arrived at Kabul around noon local time. Although the details had n... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295207&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:23:36 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295207&cat=e6040a2efc655265 PITTSBURGH (Kyodo) Popular black American "enka" singer Jero wowed an audience of about 500 who packed an auditorium Wednesday at the University of Pittsburgh, his alma mater, impressing them with his... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295677&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:24:15 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295677&cat=e6040a2efc655265 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Golden State guard Monta Ellis will be sidelined for at least three months after severely spraining his ankle during an offseason workout, forcing the Warriors to start the season... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295692&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:23:39 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295692&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday it will start mass-producing next-generation electric vehicles in the early 2010s, demonstrating a renewed commitment to develop fuel-efficient cars. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17294144&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:24:11 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17294144&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Jankovic outlasted Sweden's Sofia Arvidsson 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 7-5 Wednesday on yet another uncharacteristically mild August day in Flushing Meadows. She planned to take a 10-minute run on the treadmill ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295698&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:23:17 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295698&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. is planning to raise its stake in consumer lender Acom Co. to about 40 percent from the current 15 percent through a public tender offer starting in early September... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295686&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:23:51 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295686&cat=e6040a2efc655265 You know you're a long way from Tokyo when the people tasked with a job only marginally more entertaining than toilet duty seem to be having the most fun. Such is the case at Rising Sun Rock Festival,... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17294889&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:24:32 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17294889&cat=e6040a2efc655265 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Oscar De La Hoya has nearly wrapped up a deal to finish his boxing career Dec. 6 against Filipino star Manny Pacquiao, two people with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associa... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295679&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:24:04 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295679&cat=e6040a2efc655265 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Mike Candrea, the Arizona softball coach whose bid to lead the United States to a second gold medal ended with a loss to Japan in the Beijing Olympics title game, stepped down Wedne... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295693&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:23:34 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295693&cat=e6040a2efc655265 In Suva, the hot, sultry capital city, Fiji is set to welcome a new patron to champion its somewhat tarnished reputation among the scattered island nations of Oceania. Of the many problems facing thes... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295205&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:24:36 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295205&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Niigata grannies munching on bento lunch boxes, tattooed Tokyo roughnecks pounding beers, an ex-military man in from London with two Shanghaiese kung-fu sisters: taiko (Japanese drum) troupe Kodo's an... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295672&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:24:34 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295672&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Defense Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is arranging to meet with his U.S. counterpart, Robert Gates, in Washington on Sept. 8 to discuss various issues, including Japan's refueling mission in the Indian O... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295704&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:23:03 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295704&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Director Ameris has professed in interviews that though "Je m'appelle" is based on the novel by Anne Wiazemsky, much of the film was inspired by "Spirited Away," the blockbuster anime by Hayao Miyazak... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295673&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:24:25 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295673&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Paris might still be good if you've got a big wad of cash and want the best of the best. But Tokyo is really where it's at foodwise, at least according to the French people who keep track of these thi... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295684&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:23:55 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295684&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Ballooning debt-servicing costs will raise next year's general account budget to ¥86.13 trillion on a request basis, a 3.7 percent rise from this year, Finance Ministry officials said Thursday. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295699&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:23:12 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295699&cat=e6040a2efc655265 A day after visiting a fourth doctor, the San Diego Chargers' star outside linebacker decided Wednesday to play this season rather than have his damaged left knee repaired now. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295700&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:23:15 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295700&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Shanteau was diagnosed with cancer in June, shortly before the U.S. Olympic trials. Even though doctors normally would perform immediate surgery, he was cleared to compete. Improbably, Shanteau made... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17294981&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:23:10 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17294981&cat=e6040a2efc655265 OITA (Kyodo) Yasuhito Morishima was on target as surprise package Oita Trinita stayed in the thick of the title race with a 1-0 defeat of Kyoto Sanga in the J. League on Thursday. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295682&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:23:58 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295682&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Ricoh Co. will acquire U.S. office equipment supplier IKON Office Solutions Inc. for $1.617 billion, or about ¥172.1 billion, with the aim of boosting its global competitiveness. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295678&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:24:06 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295678&cat=e6040a2efc655265 OSAKA — Lower house speakers from the Group of Eight nations are gathering in Hiroshima next week, where the original plan was to discuss long-term peace and disarmament issues and the role of l... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295675&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:24:17 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295675&cat=e6040a2efc655265 MADRAS, India — When Indian Telugu film star K. Chiranjeevi entered politics recently in the south Indian state of Andhra, it merely affirmed a widely held belief that cinema and public affairs ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17294588&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:24:38 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17294588&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Clinical trials of a prepandemic flu vaccine developed by GlaxoSmithKline PLC will start in Japan next month, the British company's Japan unit said Thursday. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295206&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:24:13 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295206&cat=e6040a2efc655265 BEIJING (AP) The Milwaukee Bucks and the Golden State Warriors will travel to China in October to play two exhibition games, the NBA and Chinese Basketball Association said Wednesday. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295208&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:23:19 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295208&cat=e6040a2efc655265 The Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry plans to open a day-care center on its premises in the Kasumigaseki district in the next fiscal year. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295680&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:24:03 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295680&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Teru Fukui registered the home of a former policy secretary as an office of his political support group and logged a total of ¥3.66 million in operating expenses... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295691&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:23:37 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295691&cat=e6040a2efc655265 TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Aug. 28, 2008) - When it comes to fighting the sedentary routine facing children returning to school, it is good to have Takemasa Okuyama on your side. In fact, in any ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17294565&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:50:54 -0400 Market Wire http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17294565&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Daimler AG has set up a research center in Kawasaki to develop hybrid technologies combining diesel engines and electric motors, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp., a unit of the Germany automaker, s... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295695&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:23:29 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295695&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Saddled with a well-worn reputation for backing out of fights because of injuries, Klitschko in fact showed up early Wednesday, eagerly professing his health after four years away from the ring and vo... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295688&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:23:49 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295688&cat=e6040a2efc655265 SAITAMA — The six-party talks must remain the principal vehicle for defusing North Korea's nuclear threat, speakers at a U.N. disarmament meeting in Saitama agreed Thursday. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295690&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:23:41 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295690&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Only two weeks from the start of the extraordinary Diet session, three Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers will leave the DPJ to form a new political party with two Upper House independent lawmakers, ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295703&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:23:01 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295703&cat=e6040a2efc655265 LIVERPOOL, England (AP) Five-time European champion Liverpool struggled to advance past Standard Liege 1-0 with a goal late into extra time to reach the lucrative Champions League group stage on Wedne... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17294917&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:22:59 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17294917&cat=e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO — Clinical trials of a prepandemic flu vaccine developed by GlaxoSmithKline will start in Japan next month, the British company’s Japan unit said Thursday. GlaxoSmithKline KK plans ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295209&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:05:15 -0400 Japan Today http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295209&cat=e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO — Japan Post Service Co has agreed to take a 66% stake in its parcel delivery service joint venture with Nippon Express Co, the two firms said Thursday. Nippon Express will hold the re... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295211&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:04:55 -0400 Japan Today http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17295211&cat=e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO, Aug. 29 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Japanese Defense Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is arranging to meet with his U.S. counterpart Robert Gates in Washington on Sept. 8 to discuss various issues such as Ja... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17290853&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:04:29 -0400 Breitbart http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17290853&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Volleyball Iranian volleyball team will depart to Japan to participate in the Asia Volleyball Competition on Friday. Iranian team gained victory over India in the 14th Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Ch... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17285996&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:10:28 -0400 IRNA http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17285996&cat=e6040a2efc655265 ) overseas distribution, direct sales,"and its presence as a service provider for large companies with their own printing departments. Ikon supplies many Fortune 500 companies and paid a fair price,... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17286706&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:40:32 -0400 CNN Money http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17286706&cat=e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO, Aug. 28 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Japan and Indonesia agreed to strengthen their cooperation in promoting maritime security especially in the Strait of Malacca and disaster prevention as their foreig... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17285555&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:03:46 -0400 Breitbart http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17285555&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Japan plans to give its approval to Washington's decision to provide civilian nuclear cooperation to India--even though that country possesses nuclear weapons but refuses to join the Nuclear Nonprolif... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17286702&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:03:05 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17286702&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Having worked for years with villagers in Afghanistan, digging irrigation canals and growing farm produce, aid worker Kazuya Ito blended in so well that his colleagues sometimes thought he might end u... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17286703&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:03:04 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17286703&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Japan's military may use up its annual fuel budget months early this year, despite running some ships and planes at low power and cutting back on major exercises.Faced with fuel costs that exceed spen... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17281105&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:43:01 -0400 eTaiwan News http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17281105&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Posted on: Thursday, 28 August 2008, 03:00 CDT By Anonymous Competitions The Piano Teachers' National Association of Japan (PTNA) will hold its 32nd Piano Competition in Tokyo. The preliminary rounds... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17281131&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:49:55 -0400 RedOrbit http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17281131&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Suda+ (AP) - KANAZAWA, Japan, Aug. 28 (Kyodo)—(EDS: RECASTING WITH SUDA'S NEWS CONFERENCE. ADDING INFO) The Bank of Japan should raise interest rates if it confirms that the Japanese economy is b... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17281137&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:51:01 -0400 Breitbart http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17281137&cat=e6040a2efc655265 SINGAPORE, Aug. 28 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: UPDATING, ADDING INFO ON JAPAN-INDIA BILATERAL MEETING) Japan agreed with Australia and India in separate talks Thursday on the need to strike an outline d... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17281136&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:51:01 -0400 Breitbart http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17281136&cat=e6040a2efc655265 BEIJING, Aug. 28 (AP) - (Kyodo)—A Chinese official in charge of investigating food poisoning cases in Japan triggered by Chinese-made frozen dumplings has been replaced, a Chinese source knowledg... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17280169&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:50:47 -0400 Breitbart http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17280169&cat=e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO, Aug. 28 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The U.S. dollar slipped into the upper 108 yen range Thursday in Tokyo as market players remained reluctant to buy the currency on speculation crude oil prices may r... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17281785&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:50:38 -0400 Breitbart http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17281785&cat=e6040a2efc655265 By Kosuke Takahashi TOKYO - The killing of a young Japanese aid worker in Afghanistan has shocked Tokyo. It represents the deteriorating security situation in the west Asian nation, exacerbated... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17280663&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:40:08 -0400 Asia Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17280663&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Japanese officials are finalizing details of an emergency economic stimulus package this week, stressing the need to bolster the country by helping citizens cope with high fuel and food prices.But wil... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17275787&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:05:22 -0400 eTaiwan News http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17275787&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tokyo, Aug 28, 2008 (Jiji Press) - The key Nikkei average eked out marginal gains on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Thursday, as investors scoured for bargains in the recently battered technology and auto s... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17275822&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:05:10 -0400 JCN Network http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17275822&cat=e6040a2efc655265 The bullet-riddled body of an abducted Japanese aid worker was recovered Wednesday, the latest grim symbol of insurgents’ apparent determination to drive outside humanitarian groups from Afghani... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17276541&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:33:14 -0400 The News Tribune http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17276541&cat=e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO, Aug. 28 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: ADDING DETAILS AND PRICES) Tokyo stocks ended Thursday mixed as buying on the back of an overnight Wall Street gain was met by selling on worries about Japan's... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17275810&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:17:58 -0400 Breitbart http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17275810&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tokyo, Aug 28, 2008 (Jiji Press) - The key Nikkei average eked out slim gains on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Thursday morning as investors searched for bargains in the recently battered financial and aut... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17275823&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:05:09 -0400 JCN Network http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17275823&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Japanese support organizations are suspending their activities in Afghanistan and evacuating members following the shooting death of an abducted aid worker there earlier this week. The Basic Huma... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17277057&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:16:58 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17277057&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Economic ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations meeting with their counterparts from six other nations will next year start considering forging agreements among the 10-nation bloc... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17276519&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:13:25 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17276519&cat=e6040a2efc655265 -(Dow Jones)- Sentiment among Japan's small and midsize firms fell to a six-year-low in August, a government-affiliated lender said Thursday, hinting at worsening business performance as the economy... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17276520&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:13:17 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17276520&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Indonesia will sell LNG to Tokyo Gas Co. from Tangguh project with a cost of 20 U.S. dollars per million British thermal unit (Btu), according to local media on Thursday. "Tokyo Gas Co. will get ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17276755&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:11:04 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17276755&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tokyo stocks closed mixed Thursday with Nikkei index up 0.12 percent. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average went up 15.29 points to 12,768.25 from Wednesday. The Topix index of all First Section issues o... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17275830&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:11:03 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17275830&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Close this TOKYO, Japan -- The United States, Europe and Japan planned to intervene to rescue the dollar when it was plunging in March at the time US investment bank Bear Stearns collapsed, the Nikkei... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17272200&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:03:40 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17272200&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Nippon Oil Corp. said Wednesday it will reduce wholesale prices of its oil products--including gasoline--by 5.1 yen per liter starting Monday, the first cut by Japan's largest oil refiner since Novemb... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17273197&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:25:28 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17273197&cat=e6040a2efc655265 HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Asian markets were mixed Thursday, with Australian stocks climbing on resource shares like BHP Billiton as crude-oil prices edged higher. Japanese stocks reversed early gain... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17270045&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:05:24 -0400 Market Watch http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17270045&cat=e6040a2efc655265 A woman in Shizuoka Prefecture was seriously injured when the glass container of a food processor exploded as she tried to make ice cream using dry ice, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry sai... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17270185&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:41:08 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17270185&cat=e6040a2efc655265 A man who kept 51 highly venomous snakes at his apartment in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward was arrested Wednesday after one of the reptiles bit him, police said. Nobukazu Kashiwagi, a 41-year-old dock wor... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17270183&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:41:09 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17270183&cat=e6040a2efc655265 A health ministry panel concluded Wednesday that thalidomide, a sedative banned in 1962 after causing serious fetal disorders, may be approved for use in treating multiple myeloma cancer. In its ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17270186&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:41:07 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17270186&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tokyo - Japanese shares were slightly higher Thursday following gains on Wall Street overnight. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average added 7.04 points, or 0.05 per cent, to 12,760.00. The broader Topix index ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17269280&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:24:45 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17269280&cat=e6040a2efc655265 The Metropolitan Police Department headquarters in Tokyo is installing two-way mirrors on doors into interrogation rooms so officers can monitor the questioning process. The move is part of a sys... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17270187&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:41:06 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17270187&cat=e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO, Aug. 28 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The U.S. dollar stayed firm in the mid-109 yen range Thursday morning in Tokyo, aided by the release of better-than- expected U.S. durable goods orders data for July... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17270197&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:42:09 -0400 Breitbart http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17270197&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Inevitably, there is a sense of deja vu over the scandal concerning "office expenses" involving a member of Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's Cabinet. Last year, the Cabinet of then Prime Minister Sh... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17270184&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:41:03 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17270184&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Epicure Kitaoji Rosanjin (1883-1959) had various maxims to describe his idea of cooking. One of them was this: "There is a breed of people who cannot cook delicious food no matter what. They are calle... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17270189&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:41:01 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17270189&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Heady play: Tokyo Verdy defender Takumi Wada heads the ball away from Urawa Reds defenseman Marcus Tulio Tanaka at Tokyo National Stadium on Wednesday in a 1-1 draw. KYODO PHOTO http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17266774&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:07:16 -0400 The Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17266774&cat=e6040a2efc655265 The LPGA will require players to speak English starting in 2009, with players who have been LPGA members for two years facing suspension if they can't pass an oral evaluation of English skills. The ru... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17266775&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:07:11 -0400 The Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17266775&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Out of whack lately because of an injured right thumb, the world No. 1 was suddenly out of sorts. Ivanovic recovered in time Tuesday to avoid becoming the first top-seeded woman to lose in the first r... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17266777&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:07:07 -0400 The Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17266777&cat=e6040a2efc655265 OSAKA — Women runners in colorful clothing are increasingly conspicuous in central areas of major cities. The boom in women’s running started last year with 30,000 runners participatin... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17265840&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:07:30 -0400 Japan Today http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17265840&cat=e6040a2efc655265 TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. (Kyodo) Takeya Nakamura homered twice and drove in five runs and Kazuhisa Ishii threw six effective innings, leading the Seibu Lions to a 7-2 win over the Tohoku Rakuten Gold... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17266778&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:07:04 -0400 The Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17266778&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thief's Toronto lair reveals 2800 stolen bicycles TOKYO - A man has been arrested after keeping 51 deadly cobras and mamba snakes in his Tokyo apartment without permission.The illicit collection was d... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17265574&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:38:22 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17265574&cat=e6040a2efc655265 MANCHESTER, England (AP) Premier League sides Bolton, West Brom and Hull were eliminated from England's League Cup on Tuesday night by lower-division opposition. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17266779&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:07:01 -0400 The Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17266779&cat=e6040a2efc655265 NEW YORK (AP) Major League Baseball reversed its long-standing opposition to video replay and will allow umpires to review home run calls in games that start Thursday. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17266781&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:06:55 -0400 The Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17266781&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wyndham Hotel Group has signed an agreement with Green Hospitality Management of Tokyo to open nine hotels in Japan during the next five years under the Ramada and Days Inn lodging brands. The hotels... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17265853&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:06:54 -0400 Japan Today http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17265853&cat=e6040a2efc655265 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) Michael Strahan is staying retired, although his agent said that the seven-time Pro Bowler seriously considered returning to the Super Bowl champion New York Giants. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17266776&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:07:09 -0400 The Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17266776&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Thanks to improved fitness, Safina, 22, six years younger than Safin, came into the U.S. Open in the hottest form of all the women, having reached the final at six of her last seven tournaments, inclu... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17266782&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:06:52 -0400 The Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17266782&cat=e6040a2efc655265 The Democratic Party of Japan should hold a genuine presidential election next month in order to enliven policy debate, former DPJ President Seiji Maehara, who quit his post over a political blunder t... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17262452&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:36:35 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17262452&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sales of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s PlayStation Portable video game console passed the 10 million mark as of Sunday, Enterbrain Inc. said Wednesday. The first model hit the market in December ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17262454&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:36:28 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17262454&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Japan's top three automakers said global production in July rose to records for that month, highlighting solid growth riding on their reputation for fuel-efficient models amid soaring gasoline prices. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17260917&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:36:15 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17260917&cat=e6040a2efc655265 NIIGATA (Kyodo) A policeman tried to help a female Chinese student who was working illegally at an adult entertainment shop in the city of Niigata last year avoid a crackdown, Niigata Prefectural Poli... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17262458&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:36:13 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17262458&cat=e6040a2efc655265 The Foreign Ministry has cut the pay of an official who stayed at a Tokyo hotel for nearly a year without paying a single yen, ministry officials said Wednesday. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17261275&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:36:36 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17261275&cat=e6040a2efc655265 It is not too late for Japanese businesses to enter the fast-growing Indian market in light of deregulation of foreign investment, according to a leading Indian lawyer and investment consultant. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17261234&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:36:17 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17261234&cat=e6040a2efc655265 KOBE — 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, wh... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17261950&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:19:17 -0400 Japan Today http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17261950&cat=e6040a2efc655265 TAIPEI — Taiwan hopes to restart talks with Japan on fishing issues as early as next month, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Francisco Ou said, according to local reports Wednesday. ‘‘Our... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17261951&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:19:09 -0400 Japan Today http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17261951&cat=e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO — Defense Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cui Tiankai agreed Wednesday to enhance bilateral defense exchanges including a planned visit by the Japanese defense ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17261952&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:19:08 -0400 Japan Today http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17261952&cat=e6040a2efc655265