Love Japan

Viggo Mortensen is surprised at how many fans he has in Japan. “They turn up at my movie premieres, photo exhibitions and poetry readings all over the world, even in places as faraway as Iceland.

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The World Economic Forum on Thursday named Japan-based Mobile Healthcare Inc (MHC) as a 2009 Technology Pioneer.

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James John Chiu James John Chiu recently came home from a six-month deployment in Japan, where their mission was to open diplomatic relations with the Japanese. While there they worked along side the Japanese Squadron with the same MH53E Helicopters…

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Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) — Japan may introduce legislation that would waive taxes companies pay on profits returned from abroad, in an effort to help the economy emerge from a recession.

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Honda is cutting jobs in Great Britain and Japan because of plunging auto demand, Japan’s second-biggest automaker said Thursday.

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Japan’s recession woes deepened Thursday as business investment plunged at the fastest pace in six years and top broker Nomura axed up to 1,000 job cuts to cope with the financial crisis.

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Japan has frozen low-interest loans to Vietnam until it takes “meaningful” steps to eliminate corruption in public works programs, Tokyo’s ambassador said Thursday.

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Japan may be in a deeper recession than first thought as businesses cut spending because of the worsening global recession, which will likely force central banks in Britain and Europe to slash interest rates later on Thursday.

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Japan’s top oil refiner Nippon Oil Corp. and a smaller rival, Nippon Mining Holdings, are considering a merger, the companies said in statements on Thursday.

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A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of northern Japan on Thursday, the Meteorological Agency said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

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