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                                        <title>Nice to meet all of you</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/japan_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=144033'&gt;SoundJohn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Sun Nov 22, 2009 8:32 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      Hey! Thanx for this beautiful place of the Inet!!</description>
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                                        <pubDate>Sun Nov 22, 2009 8:32 am</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Japan's Bonds Gain for 2nd Week on Outlook for Rates, Defla</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/japan_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=3739'&gt;Japan news&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Sat Nov 21, 2009 5:20 pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 16px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&amp;amp;sid=ajsv0y2O7H4k&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEcYl2PaodQv4MCWsVnXWzsmRqIgQ&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;Japan's Bonds Gain for 2nd Week on Outlook for Rates, Deflation - Bloomberg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1343292.html&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHAJIHYcMnbnoJvWUCANrRRNVF2iw&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://nt0.ggpht.com/news/tbn/FGmriMJwYFAdQM/6.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;MiamiHerald.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&amp;amp;sid=ajsv0y2O7H4k&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEcYl2PaodQv4MCWsVnXWzsmRqIgQ&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;[b]Japan's&lt;/span&gt; Bonds Gain for 2nd Week on Outlook for Rates, Deflation[/b]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Bloomberg&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;21 (Bloomberg) -- &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Japan's&lt;/span&gt; 20-year government bonds gained for a second week after the central bank held interest rates near zero amid mounting pressure for &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125868912065757043.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLTopStories&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFLzK5Lvudg3HvbClTNNHGRPXrEoA&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;Deflation's Return Weighs on &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Japan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Wall Street Journal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/deflation-hits-japan--again-1825065.html&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFoOj3uvSqu7Sk2Edd-ve2VUjbP-w&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;Deflation hits &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Japan&lt;/span&gt; ... again&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Independent&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/world-news/japan-says-economy-backdeflation_426274.html&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHN7VwXDJcRzA-G940Y_1F0bsDpkw&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Japan&lt;/span&gt; says economy back in deflation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Moneycontrol.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article6926003.ece&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHyv2VtYhikjwVczWasGhCyqiPz7Q&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;Times Online&lt;/a&gt; -&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=513154&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNE6JPSjOakPeq_SUIHLjyNdVxIjfA&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;Investor's Business Daily&lt;/a&gt; -&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bank-of-japan-upbeat-on-economy-keeps-rate-steady-2009-11-19&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNG0JERWTTg-ZCpENY0TFr-TZxgBfQ&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;MarketWatch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=us&amp;amp;ncl=dRyYtMzyRpPzy-MBvQZhdO2ktFelM&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;all 505 news articles &amp;amp;raquo;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:52:34 GMT+00:00&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&amp;amp;sid=ajsv0y2O7H4k&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEcYl2PaodQv4MCWsVnXWzsmRqIgQ&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic&quot;&gt;Read more...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <author>Japan news</author>
                                        <pubDate>Sat Nov 21, 2009 5:20 pm</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Asian Stocks Post Biggest Drop in Three Weeks on Japan Conc</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/japan_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=3739'&gt;Japan news&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Sat Nov 21, 2009 5:20 pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 16px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&amp;amp;sid=aRfIdhNenIlg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGB7ktvTey09k0UBcYzxDq1_iRukA&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;Asian Stocks Post Biggest Drop in Three Weeks on Japan Concerns - Bloomberg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h3kgMAkbLwyfxBdjzw8Pc4KZ7DhQD9C3CF2O0&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH_eSFEDAOQzYOmuhV8dtKpujgKUQ&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://nt1.ggpht.com/news/tbn/IYvUMJ-xpJ3OFM/6.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;The Associated Press&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&amp;amp;sid=aRfIdhNenIlg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGB7ktvTey09k0UBcYzxDq1_iRukA&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Asian Stocks Post Biggest Drop in Three Weeks on [b]Japan&lt;/span&gt; Concerns[/b]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Bloomberg&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;21 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks fell this week, dragging the MSCI Asia Pacific Index to its biggest weekly decline in three amid &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Japanese&lt;/span&gt; share sales, &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/asian-market/2009/11/21/233654/Asian-markets.htm&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH1p9ixEVVYbS_D7FHGP1e_Fl2OJQ&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;Asian markets lower on fresh fears&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #6f6f6f&quot;&gt;China Post&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Global-Markets/Asia-shares-dip-led-by-techs-dollar-steady/articleshow/5251279.cms&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFuvNFrANUiPgA5MRm8nmW9IoxH4w&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;Asia shares dip led by techs, dollar steady&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Economic Times&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h3kgMAkbLwyfxBdjzw8Pc4KZ7DhQD9C35DKO0&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEYABEOKoTerO1Nx_IFzyjYlaKfMw&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;Asia markets fall as weak recovery signs pile up&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #6f6f6f&quot;&gt;The Associated Press&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:52:56 GMT+00:00&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&amp;amp;sid=aRfIdhNenIlg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGB7ktvTey09k0UBcYzxDq1_iRukA&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic&quot;&gt;Read more...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <author>Japan news</author>
                                        <pubDate>Sat Nov 21, 2009 5:20 pm</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Carter Sinclair Ltd Korea - Financial Scam</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/japan_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=144258'&gt;Scammed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:08 pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      BEWARE of this ‘company’ of ‘Financial Advisors/Stockbrokers based in Korea (formerly based in Japan).&lt;br /&gt;
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Carter Sinclair Ltd, - 41/F Gangnam Finance Center,- 737, Yeoksam-dong, Kangnam-ku,- Seoul, 135-984- Korea, - Tel No. +82 2 2008 3262,- Fax No. +82 2 2008 3263&lt;br /&gt;
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Check out the site for the Korean Financial Supervisory Service (FSS Korea) and look under “FSS Investor Alert”. (FSA Japan and FSA UK will give you similar information).&lt;br /&gt;
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They indulge in “Boiler Room” scams and I have already been a gullible victim!</description>
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                                        <pubDate>Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:08 pm</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Japan Deputy PM: Deflation May Persist If Government Not Ca</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/japan_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=3739'&gt;Japan news&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Fri Nov 20, 2009 5:20 pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 16px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20091120-701090.html&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGEAtMr3FWAa3pQarVED_K1J0EeTw&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;Japan Deputy PM: Deflation May Persist If Government Not Careful - Wall Street Journal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Money/Story/STIStory_456928.html&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHeADAyg9bQC3lzVNfTRe2B1MW3iQ&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://nt1.ggpht.com/news/tbn/WaNO_y6LyVfwAM/6.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;Straits Times&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20091120-701090.html&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGEAtMr3FWAa3pQarVED_K1J0EeTw&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;[b]Japan&lt;/span&gt; Deputy PM: Deflation May Persist If Government Not Careful[/b]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Wall Street Journal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;TOKYO (Dow Jones)--&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Japan's&lt;/span&gt; deputy prime minister said Friday that the Bank of &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Japan&lt;/span&gt; must maintain its unconventional credit easing measures to prevent &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&amp;amp;sid=aKAkIR1D4Taw&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEmZV9mWeKNSuP0kMfNl8uYKyeprw&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Japan's&lt;/span&gt; 20-Year Bonds Rise for 8th Day on Low Rates, Deflation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Bloomberg&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bank-of-japan-upbeat-on-economy-keeps-rate-steady-2009-11-19&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNG0JERWTTg-ZCpENY0TFr-TZxgBfQ&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;Bank of &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Japan&lt;/span&gt; upbeat on economy, keeps rate steady&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #6f6f6f&quot;&gt;MarketWatch&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reuters.com/article/usDollarRpt/idUSTKF10675320091120&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHMCYgIOyTALLIPN7zXf4ka-8XQGQ&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Japan&lt;/span&gt; government says economy back in deflation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Reuters&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <pubDate>Fri Nov 20, 2009 5:20 pm</pubDate>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/japan_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=3739'&gt;Japan news&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 16px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20091120-701718.html&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEhTPijbRACQI0hbpRU6iDu57SHcw&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;Japan Transport Min: Haven't Heard From American On JAL Aid - Wall Street Journal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;TOKYO (Dow Jones)--&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Japan's&lt;/span&gt; transport minister said Friday that he hasn't heard from AMR Corp.'s (AMR) American Airlines on the airline's intention to &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;amp;sid=aeIGnyKA_RLk&amp;amp;pos=7&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHDULC_otbKewqgTrJjIDPvKKER8g&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;AMR Says Offer for &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Japan&lt;/span&gt; Air Is at Advanced Stage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Bloomberg&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=512869&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNE1vb3nCMp2A733cngSVvd5KJjOcw&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;Delta offers &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Japan&lt;/span&gt; Airlines $1 bil&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Investor's Business Daily&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-firm-may-invest-1-billion-in-japan-airlines-2009-11-17&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNET60wMQhNt-MyWswV_qjGG3ypQug&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;Minister's comments sink &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Japan&lt;/span&gt; Airlines shares&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #6f6f6f&quot;&gt;MarketWatch&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/japan_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=3739'&gt;Japan news&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 16px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;amp;sid=aeIGnyKA_RLk&amp;amp;pos=7&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHDULC_otbKewqgTrJjIDPvKKER8g&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;AMR Says Offer for Japan Air Is at Advanced Stage - Bloomberg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;19 (Bloomberg) -- American Airlines said preparations for an investment in &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Japan&lt;/span&gt; Airlines Corp. are at an advanced stage after Delta Air Lines Inc. &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <title>Japan Confirms Deflation - Wall Street Journal</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/japan_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=3739'&gt;Japan news&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;TOKYO -- &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Japan's&lt;/span&gt; deputy prime minister acknowledged Friday that the nation's economy is in a deflationary phase &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&amp;amp;sid=a24yhgLkRK8o&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNE3LbKT5X4SwClEQD8MDP-6RckLzw&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Japan&lt;/span&gt; Bonds Set for 2nd Weekly Gain on Low Rates Amid Deflation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Bloomberg&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <pubDate>Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:58 pm</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Japan stocks post seventh straight loss - Boston Globe</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/japan_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=3739'&gt;Japan news&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Thu Nov 19, 2009 6:35 pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 16px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.boston.com/business/markets/articles/2009/11/19/japan_stocks_post_seventh_straight_loss/&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNF9_Kz9bY5jrNZX5CuwsLsv-wA-cw&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;Japan stocks post seventh straight loss - Boston Globe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6922502.ece&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFPVeLzeYK60uyVNLesEtOKCm04GQ&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://nt0.ggpht.com/news/tbn/fKOi9UDCeDDmJM/6.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.boston.com/business/markets/articles/2009/11/19/japan_stocks_post_seventh_straight_loss/&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNF9_Kz9bY5jrNZX5CuwsLsv-wA-cw&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;[b]Japan&lt;/span&gt; stocks post seventh straight loss[/b]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;TOKYO-&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Japanese&lt;/span&gt; stocks extended their losing streak Thursday, succumbing to jitters about a possible glut of new bank shares. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.marketwatch.com/story/mitsubishi-ufjs-plans-drag-on-japanese-banks-2009-11-18&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNF13IiE0bvOVmzJ0-Ckmx_hAheZ6w&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;Mitsubishi ufj's plans drag on &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Japanese&lt;/span&gt; banks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #6f6f6f&quot;&gt;MarketWatch&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.boston.com/business/markets/articles/2009/11/19/japan_stocks_post_seventh_straight_loss/&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNF9_Kz9bY5jrNZX5CuwsLsv-wA-cw&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic&quot;&gt;Read more...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <pubDate>Thu Nov 19, 2009 6:35 pm</pubDate>
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                                        <title>WORLD FOREX: Euro Falls Vs Dollar, Yen On Weak Japan Stocks</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/japan_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=3739'&gt;Japan news&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 16px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20091119-700441.html?mod=rss_Currencies&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH0k7scHfUGI9aTkWOVDXr5200ngA&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;WORLD FOREX: Euro Falls Vs Dollar, Yen On Weak Japan Stocks - Wall Street Journal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;US investors (based in &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Japan&lt;/span&gt;) took their cue from falling share prices, an easy-to-understand risk-aversion signal, to decrease their euro-holdings before &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;amp;sid=a_IJsPhharvo&amp;amp;pos=2&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFv0z3UmUN7IGG2c9cxOP7ugvwuSg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;Dollar, Yen Gain as Topix Falls on Equity Sales; Kiwi Weakens&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Bloomberg&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <pubDate>Thu Nov 19, 2009 5:20 pm</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Japan Hot Stocks-Mitsubishi Rayon, exporters, Dainippon S't</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/japan_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=3739'&gt;Japan news&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 16px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/feeds/afx/2009/11/19/afx7139230.html&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHuPv_MhAlK8tn7-NbV_3OprxlAjA&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;Japan Hot Stocks-Mitsubishi Rayon, exporters, Dainippon S'tomo - Forbes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;PK - news - people ) Holdings, &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Japan's&lt;/span&gt; largest chemicals firm, said it would pay 380 yen per share in a bid to buy Mitsubishi Rayon.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.marketwatch.com/story/mitsubishi-ufjs-plans-drag-on-japanese-banks-2009-11-18&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNF13IiE0bvOVmzJ0-Ckmx_hAheZ6w&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;Mitsubishi ufj's plans drag on &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Japanese&lt;/span&gt; banks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #6f6f6f&quot;&gt;MarketWatch&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://online.wsj.com/article/SB30001424052748704204304574543201859312602.html&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHTFlpsbrI71cYp2h4TGOo5ihnbIA&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;Inequity issues at &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Japanese&lt;/span&gt; banks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Wall Street Journal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/business/global/19jbank.html&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGQhRtuyvz_OJ8ndTqz9YhkujHEqw&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;New York Times&lt;/a&gt; -&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUST26355420091119&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGvBw1ymgZBME24h5JD53xrgUPvOA&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;Reuters&lt;/a&gt; -&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rttnews.com/Content/AsianMtUpdates.aspx?Node=B3&amp;amp;Id=1134508&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNENMDZRiPS5k1XsHScjXv9NBfDwTw&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;RTT News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:50:59 GMT+00:00&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/feeds/afx/2009/11/19/afx7139230.html&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHuPv_MhAlK8tn7-NbV_3OprxlAjA&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic&quot;&gt;Read more...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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                                        <pubDate>Thu Nov 19, 2009 5:20 pm</pubDate>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/japan_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=3739'&gt;Japan news&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Wed Nov 18, 2009 5:20 pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 16px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&amp;amp;sid=aNgYQjg.Lt9U&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFS0O1aMCwccEEltPRPyHlBAy-zJQ&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;Japanese Stocks Fall on Share-Sale Concerns, Ratings Downgrades - Bloomberg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295033,japan-stocks-fall-on-strong-yen-domestic-concerns--summary.html&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGLZlkrKXpVJX6N0ai-Mzr8fwJBnA&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://nt1.ggpht.com/news/tbn/yaVSbuUAhZf73M/6.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;Earthtimes (press release)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&amp;amp;sid=aNgYQjg.Lt9U&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFS0O1aMCwccEEltPRPyHlBAy-zJQ&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;[b]Japanese&lt;/span&gt; Stocks Fall on Share-Sale Concerns, Ratings Downgrades[/b]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Bloomberg&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;18 (Bloomberg) -- &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Japanese&lt;/span&gt; stocks fell, led by real- estate companies on concern sales of new equity will dilute earnings per share and after investment &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/feeds/afx/2009/11/17/afx7134060.html&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGqzXCr0_SOxeN6TJzEnJsBGNbAhg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Japan&lt;/span&gt; Hot Stocks-Chip-linked shares, Sawai, Tokyo Tatemono&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Forbes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUST24951620091118&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNF780VnSJzKzkZ_FJUrCf48b_SyUg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;Nikkei at 6-wk closing low amid capital-raising rush&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Reuters&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20091118-701225.html?mod=rss_Global_Stocks&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGAhsFA3cV-OKLWDL5qDi6ggPuZXQ&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;Tokyo Shares End Down As Financials Sink,Dilution Fears Weigh&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Wall Street Journal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rttnews.com/Content/AsianMtUpdates.aspx?Node=B3&amp;amp;Id=1133069&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFf8L-iqNp3Nr1y_9Op_O2zhhSQyg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;RTT News&lt;/a&gt; -&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.123jump.com/market-update/Yen-Strength-Worries-Japan-Investors/35338/&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFNL5gOIipWAq_ZjBENr8kPp4JBkg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;123Jump.com&lt;/a&gt; -&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.boston.com/business/markets/articles/2009/11/17/japan_stocks_fall_on_strong_yen_new_share_worries/&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNE-YwjBVMsajUSPf6PEQcs1LtAZbw&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;Boston Globe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:37:29 GMT+00:00&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&amp;amp;sid=aNgYQjg.Lt9U&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFS0O1aMCwccEEltPRPyHlBAy-zJQ&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic&quot;&gt;Read more...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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                                        <pubDate>Wed Nov 18, 2009 5:20 pm</pubDate>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/japan_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=3739'&gt;Japan news&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Wed Nov 18, 2009 5:20 pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 16px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/comments_blog/2009/11/obama-bows-to-japan-emperor-akihito.html&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFEZKzmucE78MW93KsM-A7V8aRVQg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;More reader comments about President Obama's bow to Japan's emperor - Los Angeles Times&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/6567670/Barack-Obama-bows-and-talks-of-green-tea-icecream-as-he-pushes-US-ties-in-Asia.html&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHXOuwK9c263M5iyZy3dgcvUibIKQ&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://nt2.ggpht.com/news/tbn/Jl2NhpQIMqwN_M/6.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;Telegraph.co.uk&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/comments_blog/2009/11/obama-bows-to-japan-emperor-akihito.html&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFEZKzmucE78MW93KsM-A7V8aRVQg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;More reader comments about President Obama's bow to [b]Japan's&lt;/span&gt; emperor[/b]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Los Angeles Times&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;Many of the initial responses to the blog post about President Obama's bow to the emperor of &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Japan&lt;/span&gt; last weekend were -- critical would be too tame a word &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,575417,00.html&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNF1Ar4xiqyMBHo9thpQSiu_j9pfBA&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Japanese&lt;/span&gt; Mortified By Obama's Bow&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #6f6f6f&quot;&gt;FOXNews&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usnews.com/blogs/letters-to-the-editor/2009/11/17/buzz-over-obamas-bow-to-the-emperor-of-japan.html&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEIQwyvLkA060M3ewjFXyCbLBwzBw&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;Buzz Over Obama's Bow to the Emperor of &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Japan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #6f6f6f&quot;&gt;U.S. News &amp;amp; World Report&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nationalpost.com/news/world/story.html?id=2234627&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNE-avOTwI52rQqBN85UhHw1xNi4kw&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;Obama's bow in &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Japan&lt;/span&gt; sign of weakness, Cheney says&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #6f6f6f&quot;&gt;National Post&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gsANWHyhe2xywavh22cgR6v22a6w&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNG7kr9LV1zh3D4vYi880RLjNVz6JA&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;AFP&lt;/a&gt; -&lt;a href=&quot;http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/17/presidential-bows-revisited/&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGkK2SW6z6vq5myU7yTaHtHl8QRvw&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;New York Times&lt;/a&gt; -&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2401748/obama_bows_to_japan_all_about_obamas.html&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHDnBTr-KrFlHCTdVtIG0fTa_LBQw&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;Associated Content&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:29:57 GMT+00:00&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/comments_blog/2009/11/obama-bows-to-japan-emperor-akihito.html&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFEZKzmucE78MW93KsM-A7V8aRVQg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic&quot;&gt;Read more...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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                                        <pubDate>Wed Nov 18, 2009 5:20 pm</pubDate>
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                                        <title>JGBs rise on bullish Treasuries, stronger yen - Reuters</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/japan_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=3739'&gt;Japan news&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:20 pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 16px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUST20550320091117&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFn7w6FxQ-LUj1C4-NBBxr98VNFlg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;JGBs rise on bullish Treasuries, stronger yen - Reuters&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/6581539/Japans-economy-posts-strongest-growth-since-2007.html&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFJO8-ZGIya6XszORAxJhhW5-Qz7w&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://nt3.ggpht.com/news/tbn/rywjrwQ0EY6ZuM/6.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;Telegraph.co.uk&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Reuters&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;T] &amp;quot;Gains by Treasuries and a stronger yen are supporting JGBs,&amp;quot; said Makoto Yamashita, chief &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Japan&lt;/span&gt; interest rate strategist at Deutsche Securities. &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&amp;amp;sid=aa2buJBAuEI4&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNG8sjVqZV8JWnhxfHNY-zZO1Xp2lQ&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Japan's&lt;/span&gt; Service Demand Slips as Stimulus Boosts Wane&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Bloomberg&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:01:59 GMT+00:00&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <title>Another polarizing moment: Obama's bow to Japanese emperor</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/japan_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=3739'&gt;Japan news&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 16px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-editors-desk/the-editors-desk/2009/11/another-polarizing-moment-obamas-bow-to-japanese-emperor/&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHCYaX8yBUJWXWIAzBQP06gLjvuWg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;Another polarizing moment: Obama's bow to Japanese emperor - St. Louis Post-Dispatch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;a href=&quot;http://whitehouse.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/11/13/president-obama-meets-with-the-japanese-emperor/&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGu63sHYgO3DWgYTTCkStn1Bef0mg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://nt2.ggpht.com/news/tbn/yhk0hAyGyww5lM/6.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-editors-desk/the-editors-desk/2009/11/another-polarizing-moment-obamas-bow-to-japanese-emperor/&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHCYaX8yBUJWXWIAzBQP06gLjvuWg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Another polarizing moment: Obama's bow to [b]Japanese&lt;/span&gt; emperor[/b]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #6f6f6f&quot;&gt;St. Louis Post-Dispatch&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;President Barack Obama's weekend bow to &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Japanese&lt;/span&gt; Emperor Akihito seems to have created another polarizing moment for Americans. &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/11/16/obama-draws-bow-japanese-emperor&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEAx9KEcIoG8DeeahkJvF9XnQ4MTw&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;Obama Draws Fire for Bow to &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Japanese&lt;/span&gt; Emperor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #6f6f6f&quot;&gt;FOXNews&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:09:37 GMT+00:00&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-editors-desk/the-editors-desk/2009/11/another-polarizing-moment-obamas-bow-to-japanese-emperor/&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHCYaX8yBUJWXWIAzBQP06gLjvuWg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic&quot;&gt;Read more...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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                                        <pubDate>Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:20 pm</pubDate>
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