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Breaking News Tue, 7 Sep 2010
Japanese Yen - Currency - Money
Japan   Market   Photos   Tokyo   Wikipedia: Nikkei 225  
 The Times Of India 
Nikkei slips after rally, more resistance seen
TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei average fell 0.8 percent on Tuesday, dented by profit-taking after four days of hefty gains and as the yen's strength shows little sign of abating. For a second straight day the ... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
In this photo taken on Monday, Sept. 6, 2010, Dokkyo Medical University Hospital Associate Prof. Akira Hishinuma, right, speaks during a press conference at the hospital in Mibu in Tochigi Pref., north of Tokyo. Japan has confirmed the nation's first case of a new gene in bacteria that allows the microorganisms to become drug-resistant superbugs, detected in a man who had medical treatment in India, a health ministry official said Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010.
Disease   India   Japan   Photos   Wikipedia: Super Bug  
 Herald Tribune 
Japan confirms its first case of new superbug gene
| TOKYO - Japan has confirmed the nation's first case of a new gene in bacteria that allows the microorganisms to become drug-resistant superbugs, detected in a man who had medical treatment in India,... (photo: AP / Kyodo News)
A Tokyo Stock Exchange employee reacts during the afternoon trade in Tokyo Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008. Japan's benchmark stock index plunged more than 4 percent in Tuesday morning trading in the second day of a frenetic sell-off over fears of a possible global slowdown. The benchmark Nikkei index lost 587.63 points, or 4.41 percent, to 12,738.31 points on the Tokyo Stock Exchange at the end of the morning session.  Herald Tribune 
Asia stocks down modestly as economy worries ease
| BANGKOK - Asian stock markets mostly fell Tuesday but losses were limited amid easing worries over the pace of the global economic recovery. AC = 1234 | --> | Investors in the region were also waiti... (photo: AP / Koji Sasahara)
Asia   Economy   Nikkei   Photos   Stocks  
Workers pour steel, recycled from the World Trade Center, into a mold, which will form the bow stem of the Amphibious Transport Dock ship USS New York (LPD 21)  Wall Street Journal 
Steel Stocks Lead Asian Markets
By COLIN NG And WEI-ZHE TAN | SINGAPORE—Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday though steel companies led the region on expectations for higher Chinese steel prices. | Japan's Nikkei Share Avera... (photo: US Navy)
Market   Photos   Steel   Stock   Wikipedia: Steel  
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Japanese Yen - Currency - Money The Guardian
Dollar struggles, hovers near 15-year low vs yen
* Dollar looks vulnerable against yen, near 15-yr low * Euro near three-week highs vs dollar * Risk currencies supported by U.S. payrolls data (updates prices, adds quote... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Dollar   Euro   Payrolls   Photos   Yen  
A humpback whale jumps at a whale watching point, off Okinawa, southwestern Japan, Tuesday, March 25, 2008. The Guardian
Greenpeace 'Tokyo Two' anti-whaling activists sentenced to jail
| Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki have each been sentenced to one year in prison after intercepting a box of whale meat Two anti-whaling activists have been found guilty of ... (photo: (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye) / )
Crime   Japan   Photos   Whaling   Wikipedia: Whaling in Japan  
Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid demonstration program vehicle at the 2010 Washington Auto Show. The New York Times
Toyota Prius Top-Selling Car in Japan for August
| Filed at 3:31 a.m. ET | TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota's Prius was the top selling car in Japan during August for the 16th straight month, as incentives for green vehicles contin... (photo: Creative Commons / Mariordo)
Incentives   Photos   Prius   Selling   Toyota  
Japanese Yen - Currency - Money Indian Express
Nikkei ends up 2.1 pct
| Tokyo stocks rose 2.1 per cent on Monday, gaining for a fourth day after fewer-than-expected US job losses in August bolstered optimism that the US economy would not fa... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Economy   Market   Photos   Tokyo   Wikipedia: Nikkei 225  
Delta Air Lines TravelDailyNews
Delta revitalizing Boeing 747-400 fleet with new interiors
Delta Air Lines unveiled plans for the complete revitalization of its fleet of Boeing 747-400 aircraft flying primarily from the Tokyo-Narita hub. Between summer 2011 and... (photo: Creative Commons / Austin Mormando)
Boeing   Delta   Economy   Interiors   Photos  
Business Entertainment
- Bank of Japan Vows to Step Up, if Necessary
- Danish Shipping Giant to Switch to Cleaner Fuel When in Hong
- Questions About Banks Push European Indexes Lower
- Beckman Coulter CEO Garrett Resigns
US Dollar - Philippine Peso - Japanese Yen - Currencies
Dollar Higher Vs. Most Global Currencies
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- Beyond The Mirror: Mark Stewart Of The Pop Group Interviewed
- Raindance Annonuces Full Festival Programme 2010
- Peter Carey, Emma Donoghue up for Booker Prize
- Fans set for Power Rangers comeback
You Tube
YOUTUBE ads turn piracy into revenue
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Crime Health
- Briton, 64, gunned down in front of wife near Philippines be
- Raindance Annonuces Full Festival Programme 2010
- Over 52,000 rushed to hospital due to heatstroke in Japan
-  Greenpeace cries foul after activists held
Nuclear weapon programs worldwide
Iran on brink of nuclear weapon, warns watchdog
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- Bank of Japan Vows to Step Up, if Necessary
- Danish Shipping Giant to Switch to Cleaner Fuel When in Hong
- Questions About Banks Push European Indexes Lower
- Japan confirms its first case of new superbug gene
In this photo taken on Monday, Sept. 6, 2010, Dokkyo Medical University Hospital Associate Prof. Akira Hishinuma, right, speaks during a press conference at the hospital in Mibu in Tochigi Pref., north of Tokyo. Japan has confirmed the nation's first case of a new gene in bacteria that allows the microorganisms to become drug-resistant superbugs, detected in a man who had medical treatment in India, a health ministry official said Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010.
Japan confirms its first case of new superbug gene
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Trading Politics
- Nikkei slips after rally, more resistance seen
- Global Stocks Mostly Lower; Nikkei Slips
- JGBs take respite from slide, volume stays high
- Nikkei slips after rally, holds above key resistance
Japanese Yen - Currency - Money
Nikkei slips after rally, more resistance seen
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- News
- New N.B. French immersion class starts
- U.S to Help Government Find New HIV/Aids Funds
- Campbell's support waning, Liberal says
Hamas supporters in San Francisco 1-10-9 1
Hamas attack clouds Mideast talks
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