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Art befuddles uncool Japanese town

ioltravel.co.za     Aug 12, 2008          

Sitting in her quiet shoe store on the main shopping street of this far northern Japanese town, 79-year-old Yoshiko Sugawara wonders what exactly the huge red object was supposed to be. Sugawara's store - where hundreds of...                    

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Commentary › It's getting colder out there

japantoday.com     Aug 11, 2008          

Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has just reshuffled his cabinet and talks of putting the public’s mind at rest. All politicians debase their common currency but Japan’s present coalition cabinet is hardly doing the nation a favor...                    

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Make or break for the nation's youth

newsonjapan.com     Aug 10, 2008          

The recent spate of random attacks carried out by young adults has made more and more people wonder what on earth is traumatizing our children. In the magazine's "Series Ningen (Human Series)," installment No. 1909, nonfiction...                    

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ANALYSIS-Olympics-Mood music good for regional rivals at Games

alertnet.org     Aug 9, 2008   1,855 related          

By John Chalmers BEIJING, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Taiwan and Japan have come to Beijing feeling less apprehensive than they probably were in 2001 when their giant neighbour was awarded the Olympic Games, a testimony to Chinese...                    

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Cabinet Changes Help Fukuda in Japan

angus-reid.com     Aug 9, 2008   2 related          

Public confidence in the government of Yasuo Fukuda increased this month in Japan, according to a poll by Yomiuri. 41.3 per cent of respondents approve of the prime minister’s appointed cabinet, up 14.7 points since mid-July.                    

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Modern art project befuddles uncool Japanese town (AFP)

yahoo.com     Aug 8, 2008   2 related          

by Harumi Ozawa 13 minutes ago TOWADA, Japan (AFP) - Sitting in her quiet shoe store on the main shopping street of this far northern Japanese town, 79-year-old Yoshiko Sugawara wonders what exactly the huge red object was...                    

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Japan, Unstimulated

opinionjournal.com     Aug 7, 2008   29 related          

FROM TODAY'S WALL STREET JOURNAL ASIA The government of Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda is in a funk, and so is the Japanese economy. So this week, Mr. Fukuda announced that his government will soon release a new...                    

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Japan and China Edge Closer

businessweek.com     Aug 7, 2008          

Just ahead is a New Asian Order in which the U.S. is a player—but not the dominant one By Patrick Smith The Japanese destroyer Sazanami made an historic stop in China in June Toru Futagami/AP Photo For six decades the U.S. has...                    

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Tire pressure and short sleeves: does conservation really work?

westernstandard.blogs.com     Aug 7, 2008   14 related          

When Senator Barack Obama suggested Americans reduce their energy consumption by making sure their vehicle tires are properly inflated, John McCain’s campaign team pounced. For a donation $25 to the McCain campaign you can buy...                    

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TRIP NOTEBOOK: Bush's tales of elephants and Elvis

iht.com     Aug 7, 2008   12 related          

When illustrating America's close ties to Asia, never forget the elephants. In the keynote speech of his Asia tour on Thursday, President Bush couldn't resist retelling the tale of how the King of Siam once wrote the U.S....                    

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