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G-8 summit goes green in Japan - Hindustan Times

Japan news — Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:20 am

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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:20 am

G-8 summit goes green in Japan - Hindustan Times

Fresh News
G-8 summit goes green in Japan
Hindustan Times, India - 9 hours ago
Behind them, a futuristic "Zero Emissions House" is showcased to the thousands of international journalists who have come to Toyako, in northern Japan, ...
No global climate pact can work without India, China: Bush Economic Times
Bush Heads to Japan for G8 Summit Voice of America
Bush promises to be constructive on climate at G8 Washington Post
Financial Times - London Free Press
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Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:03:40 GMT
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Bush Promises US Won't 'Abandon' Japan on North Korea Abduc

Japan news — Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:20 am

Author: Japan news

Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:20 am

Bush Promises US Won't 'Abandon' Japan on North Korea Abductions - Voice of America

Voice of America
Bush Promises US Won't 'Abandon' Japan on North Korea Abductions
Voice of America - 3 hours ago
By Kurt Achin US President George Bush says the United States will not sacrifice Japan's concerns about abducted citizens in order to achieve progress on ...
Video: Bush Reassures Japan on North Korean Kidnappings AssociatedPress
Bush says backs Japan on North Korea abduction issue Reuters
Japan, US to cooperate over climate in G8 meet Business Standard
New York Times - Aljazeera.net
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Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:18:51 GMT
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Bush Heads to Japan for G8 Summit - Voice of America

Japan news — Sun Jul 06, 2008 4:20 am

Author: Japan news

Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 4:20 am

Bush Heads to Japan for G8 Summit - Voice of America

Voice of America
Bush Heads to Japan for G8 Summit
Voice of America - 4 hours ago
By VOA News US President George Bush is traveling to Japan Saturday for a summit of leaders from the world's eight leading industrialized nations, ...
Challenges abound for Bush at last economic summit The Associated Press
Protesters target G8 as France backs expansion Reuters South Africa
Bush leaves for G8 meeting in Japan Focus News
NBC 29 News - Bloomberg
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Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:17:59 GMT
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Arrests made during scuffles at G8 protest in Japan - CBC.c

Japan news — Sun Jul 06, 2008 4:20 am

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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 4:20 am

Arrests made during scuffles at G8 protest in Japan - CBC.ca

BBC News
Arrests made during scuffles at G8 protest in Japan
CBC.ca, Canada - 1 hour ago
Police arrested four people as more than 1000 marched in northern Japan on Saturday to protest against the Group of Eight summit taking place near the city ...
Several thousand anti-G8 protesters rally in Japan Reuters
Thousands of Protesters Rally in Northern Japan Against G8 Summit Voice of America
1000 protest G-8 summit in Japan; police arrest 4 The Associated Press
Aljazeera.net - BBC News
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Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:25:13 GMT
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Japan unveils $50 million in food aid ahead of G8 - Reuters

Japan news — Sat Jul 05, 2008 4:20 am

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Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 4:20 am

Japan unveils $50 million in food aid ahead of G8 - Reuters
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Japan unveils $50 million in food aid ahead of G8
Reuters - 5 hours ago
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is to donate a fresh $50 million in emergency food aid to help ease the food crisis in developing countries, the foreign ministry ...
Japan boosts food aid ahead of G-8 meeting Radio Australia
Japan gives $50 million to food crisis The Associated Press
Japan pledges extra 50 mn dlrs in food aid Economic Times
MWC News - ReliefWeb (press release)
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Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:03:28 GMT
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Japan's ANA may purchase Airbus A380 - The Associated Press

Japan news — Sat Jul 05, 2008 4:20 am

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Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 4:20 am

Japan's ANA may purchase Airbus A380 - The Associated Press

Washington Post
Japan's ANA may purchase Airbus A380
The Associated Press - 13 hours ago
TOKYO (AP) - All Nippon Airways Co. is studying buying about five Airbus superjumbo A380s or other aircraft for long-haul routes, the Japanese carrier said ...
UPDATE 1-Airbus to sell five A380s to Japan's ANA -paper Reuters
ANA Considers Possible A380 Order Wall Street Journal
If ANA opts for A380 super jumbos, decision may be game changer ... domain-B
Aviation Record - Bloomberg
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Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:10:35 GMT
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Japan shares fall 11th straight session - The Associated Pr

Japan news — Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:20 am

Author: Japan news

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:20 am

Japan shares fall 11th straight session - The Associated Press

Boston Globe
Japan shares fall 11th straight session
The Associated Press - 9 hours ago
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's key stock index extended its sell-off to an 11th straight session Thursday - its longest slide in 54 years. ...
Japan Stocks Fall on Worsening Auto, Bank Outlook (Correct) Bloomberg
Nikkei sets longest losing streak in half century guardian.co.uk
Japan Stocks Fall, Sending Nikkei to Worst Streak in 43 Years Bloomberg
Bloomberg
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Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:11:15 GMT
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Japan, US eye deal to fight disease in Africa - The Daily Y

Japan news — Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:20 am

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Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:20 am

Japan, US eye deal to fight disease in Africa - The Daily Yomiuri

Environment News Service
Japan, US eye deal to fight disease in Africa
The Daily Yomiuri, Japan - 43 minutes ago
Japan and the United States decided Wednesday to jointly support healthcare aid programs for African nations to help eliminate infectious and regional ...
Interview: Climate change, African development tops G8 summit ... Xinhua
Japan to Boost Spending on China, India Clean-Energy Projects Bloomberg
Japan: G8 political grandstand Oxford Analytica (subscription)
TIME - FXstreet.com The Foreign Exchange Market
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Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:36:14 GMT
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Carla Bruni-Sarkozy to skip G8: Japan - AFP

Japan news — Thu Jul 03, 2008 4:20 am

Author: Japan news

Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 4:20 am

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy to skip G8: Japan - AFP
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AFP
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy to skip G8: Japan
AFP - 1 hour ago
TOKYO (AFP) - A top Japanese official voiced disappointment Wednesday that French supermodel-turned-First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy will not accompany her ...
Japan disappointed by Bruni's no-show The Australian
BNP chief explains how he has weathered the storm Financial Times
If the first lady is a pop star, French media melt like Boursin Christian Science Monitor
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Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:45:56 GMT
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Japan ready to spare humpbacks for another year: official -

Japan news — Thu Jul 03, 2008 4:20 am

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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 4:20 am

Japan ready to spare humpbacks for another year: official - AFP
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AFP
Japan ready to spare humpbacks for another year: official
AFP - 2 hours ago
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan is ready to spare humpback whales from its Antarctic hunt for another year if international whaling talks make progress, ...
Video: South America fights commercial whaling - 29 June 2008 AlJazeeraEnglish
International Whaling Commission Makes Little Progress Environment News Service
Whaling meeting grumbles to a close Nature.com (subscription)
Science News - Telegraph.co.uk
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Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:46:00 GMT
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Japan's Bonds Fall on Concern Inflation to Curb Demand at S

Japan news — Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:20 am

Author: Japan news

Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:20 am

Japan's Bonds Fall on Concern Inflation to Curb Demand at Sale - Bloomberg

CNBC
Japan's Bonds Fall on Concern Inflation to Curb Demand at Sale
Bloomberg - 12 hours ago
By Theresa Barraclough July 1 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's 10-year bonds fell for the first time in two weeks on speculation accelerating inflation will damp ...
Yen Is Little Changed Before Bank of Japan's Tankan Report Bloomberg
Japan's 10-Year Bonds Decline After Better-Than-Expected Tankan Bloomberg
Japan's 10-Year Bonds May Fall Before Government-Debt Auction Bloomberg
Bloomberg - Bloomberg
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Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:22:40 GMT
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North Korea's nuclear threat / North Korea exploits impatie

Japan news — Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:20 am

Author: Japan news

Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:20 am

North Korea's nuclear threat / North Korea exploits impatience of ... - The Daily Yomiuri

BBC News
North Korea's nuclear threat / North Korea exploits impatience of ...
The Daily Yomiuri, Japan - 46 minutes ago
This is the first installment in Part 6 of our series focusing on North Korea's nuclear threat and the future tasks Japan should tackle in promoting its ...
North Korea's Trail of Kidnapping and Terror Wall Street Journal
UN secretary general applauds North Korea nuclear progress, plans ... International Herald Tribune
Disarming North Korea Baltimore Sun
Economic Times - BusinessWeek
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Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:33:27 GMT
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Yen Climbs After Moody's Raises Japan's Local-Currency Rati

Japan news — Tue Jul 01, 2008 4:20 am

Author: Japan news

Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 4:20 am

Yen Climbs After Moody's Raises Japan's Local-Currency Rating - Bloomberg

New York Times
Yen Climbs After Moody's Raises Japan's Local-Currency Rating
Bloomberg - 3 hours ago
Japan's currency touched a three-week high versus the dollar. Australia's currency climbed to the strongest level against the dollar since 1983 as prices of ...
Yen gets lift from Moody's upgrade of Japan's debt MarketWatch
Dollar mixed in early trading CNNMoney.com
Yen Climbs After Moody's Raises Japan's Local-Currency Rating Bloomberg
Bloomberg - MarketWatch
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Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:10:25 GMT
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Japan to send military officials to Sudan - Reuters South A

Japan news — Tue Jul 01, 2008 4:20 am

Author: Japan news

Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 4:20 am

Japan to send military officials to Sudan - Reuters South Africa

Citizen
Japan to send military officials to Sudan
Reuters South Africa, South Africa - 7 hours ago
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will send military officials to UN peacekeeping operations in Sudan, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda said on Monday, signalling a push ...
UN chief hopes for fresh headway in six-party talks Xinhua
Japan seeks UN cooperation on climate change, to send SDF to Sudan Thai News Agency MCOT
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Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:05:33 GMT
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