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Japan Goes Bananas for a New Diet

A customer beams during selection of bananas at an organic food market in Tokyo. But Japanese girls obsessed with diets tend to jump at any trendy new ones, so, when Akai heard about a popular actress who'd lost 26 pounds...

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Toyota slashes bonuses for managers by 20 percent (AP)

AP – FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2005, file photo a Toyota Prius hybrid compact car is exhibited at the Tokyo … By YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business Writer Yuri Kageyama, Ap Business Writer – 10 mins ago TOKYO – Toyota is slashing bonus...

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IIJ to Conduct Proof-of-Concept Testing for the Next-Generation Eco-Data Center

TOKYO, Nov. 26, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ) (Nasdaq:IIJI) (TSE1:3774), one of Japan's leading Internet access and comprehensive network solutions providers, today announced that it will conduct...

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BOJ Can Resume Collateralized Lending If Needed, Minutes Show

BOJ Can Resume Collateralized Lending If Needed, Minutes Show Bloomberg Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Bank of Japan board members said last month they could reinstate an emergency-lending program for banks after it expires in March,...

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Japan scientists attack govt research cut plans (AFP)

AFP/File – The skyline of the Japanese capital, Tokyo. Top scientists from the country, including four Nobel laureates, … TOKYO (AFP) – Top Japanese scientists, including four Nobel laureates, have criticised the new government...

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Toyota slashes bonuses for managers by 20 percent

FILE - Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday winter bonus payments for 8,700 managers in Japan will be cut by 20 percent. The recall, Toyota's largest ever in the U.S., comes at a time when the maker of the Prius hybrid and Lexus...

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Asian Shares Mixed; Strong Yen Hits Tokyo Exporters

Asian share markets were mixed Thursday in volatile trade, with export stocks hurting the Tokyo market as the yen rose to a multi-year high against the U.S. dollar. Japan's Nikkei 225 traded down 0.4%, while Australia's S&P/ASX...

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Dilated Cardiomyopathy Therapy: Findings from Tokyo Women's Medical University, Department of...

Research findings, 'Impact of renal dysfunction on appropriate therapy in implantable cardioverter defibrillator patients with non-ischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy,' are discussed in a new report. In this recently published...

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Winter Tokyo // Obligatory "I'm Alive" Post

Winter Tokyo // Obligatory "I'm Alive" Post · 11/26/2009 Hey everyone! Just wanted to say that I made it to Japan safely, and thank you all for wishing me a safe flight in my last post. =)I am in Osaka now... Tokyo was awesome,...

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Japan seeks baby boom to defuse population timebomb

Tokyo, JAPAN : This photo taken on November 21, 2009 shows parents taking pictures of their daughter at a Tokyo shrine as they mark the Shichi-Go-San Festival to celebrate when children reach the ages of three, five and seven....

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