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Tokyo

Type: City

Name: Tokyo

Country: Japan

Latitude: 35.669998

Longitude: 139.770004

population: 8,336,611

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 4 hours ago - 12 Documents

Tanzania, Zambia seek one-time ivory distribution to Japan, China

TOKYO, Nov. 21 KYODOTanzania and Zambia have proposed they be allowed to sell ivory of African elephants, whose international deals are prohibited under the Washington Convention, just one time to Japan and China, sources close to the issue said Satu ... [Kyodo - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Zambia, Tanzania, Japan, China

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 14 hours ago - 5 Documents

Michelin SCA

Tokyo new gourmet capital

Michelin Guide Director Jean-Luc Naret (right) and Michelin Japan President Bernard Delmas (center) pose for photos during the Michelin Guide Tokyo 2010 press conference in Tokyo. -- PHOTO: AFPTOKYO - THE Epicurean king who oversees the Michelin Guide ... [Straits Times - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Tokyo, Michelin SCA, Jean-Luc Naret

First Reported 23 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 9 Documents (in Economy)

Bank of Japan

Japan's Latest Economic Ailment: Deflation

Pedestrians are reflected in a window in front of an electric quotation board displaying the Nikkei key index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo.Toru Yamanaka / AFP / GettyMOREAdd to my:Blog this on:During his Nov. 13 visit to Tokyo, U.S. President ... [Time - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Deflation, Japan, Democratic Party of Japan (JP), Bank of Japan, Tokyo

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 23 hours ago - 7 Documents (in Politics)

U.S. Ambassador: China-U.S. Ties are World's Most Important

Posted by: Bruce Einhorn on November 20A day after President Obama left Asia after an 8-day visit, Jon Huntsman, the American ambassador in Beijing, tried to counter the spin in the media that his boss?s China visit didn?t go so well. Speaking at a BusinessWeek ... [BusinessWeek - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Japan, Mike Mansfield, China, Jon Huntsman, United States

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 12 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Internet & IT)

Dollar at the upper 88 yen level in Tokyo

The U.S. dollar changed hands at the upper 88 yen level Friday in Tokyo.The dollar bought 88.77-80 yen at 5 p.m., against 88.93-89.03 yen in New York and 88.90-92 yen in Tokyo at 5 p.m. Thursday.The euro was quoted at 1.4910-4913 dollars and 132.38-42 ... [Individual.com - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Tokyo, US Dollar

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 10 Documents

OECD

European stock markets weaken (AFP)

LONDON (AFP) Europe's main stock markets retreated on Thursday following losses in Tokyo and overnight on Wall Street, as investors digested mixed economic data and outlooks for the global economy. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index eased 0.10 percent ... [Yahoo! News - 11/19/2009]

Entities: OECD, FTSE 100, Tokyo, Euro STOXX 50, London

First Reported 21 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 3 Documents (in Internet & IT)

Sony Corporation

Sony Melds Roles As Gadget-Maker/Content-Owner

TOKYO $ Sony Executive Vice President Kazuo Hirai said the service, set for launch next year, highlights an advantage that Sony has over rivals like Samsung Electronics and other manufacturers that don't produce their own content. Sony's business empire ... [Investors Business Daily - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Sony Corporation, Kazuo Hirai, Tokyo

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 21 hours ago - 3 Documents

Nikkei closes 0.54% down to below 9,500 line

TOKYO, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed mixed Friday with the key Nikkei index down 0.54 percent to below 9,500 for the first time in four months.The benchmark Nikkei 225 Average shed 51.79 points to 9,497.68.The broader Topix index gained 1.00 ... [Xinhua News Agency - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Tokyo, Nikkei Index, Topix, NIKKEI 225

First Reported 2 hours ago - Updated 38 mins ago - 2 Documents

Okada again says he hopes for year-end settlement of U.S. base issue

TOKYO, Nov. 21 KYODOForeign Minister Katsuya Okada on Saturday reiterated his hope that the Japanese government will reach a conclusion by the end of the year on the issue of relocating a U.S. military airfield in Okinawa Prefecture.To access full stories ... [Kyodo - 38 mins ago]

Entities: Katsuya Okada, United States, Okinawa Prefecture, Tokyo, News International Ltd

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 5 Documents

Gold extends record high on dollar weakness

After gains of nearly 70 percent in Asian equities so far this year, investors are likely prone to taking profits before year-end.A six-month low in U.S. housing construction in October and news this week that Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group , Japan's ... [Exec Digital UK - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Japan, Kenichi Hirano, Elaine Lies, Tokyo

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents

Tokyo crowned new gourmet capital by Michelin

His shocking crime?Awarding Tokyo more three-star restaurant ratings than Paris, thereby crowning the Japanese metropolis the new gastronomic capital of the world. 'Trust me, they'll wait for me at customs there,' Jean-Luc Naret, director general of the ... [Washington Post - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Michelin SCA, Tokyo, Jean-Luc Naret, Paris, Japan

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 13 hours ago - 2 Documents

3 Japan firms vie for lease of RP’s Tokyo lot

Philippine Daily InquirerFiled Under: Economy and Business and Finance, Construction & Property, Investments, GovernmentTHREE Japanese companies are on the shortlist of firms vying for a 50-year lease of a Philippine government property in a posh district ... [Philippine Daily Inquirer - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Tokyo, Philippines, Japan

Quotes

...investment funds would solicit investment from regional financial institutions, so as not to take business away from them, the newspaper said. "We will push this forward in a cooperative, rather than competitive manner" Sankei quoted a source at the People s New Party, a smaller member of the ruling coalition, as saying...

Japan may use postal savings for rural firms-media [Interactive Investor International - 25 mins ago]

"That's the kind of combination that I think is not seen anywhere else," Hirai said in an interview at Tokyo headquarters. "That I think is where our core competence lies, and that's a differentiator for Sony."

Sony Melds Roles As Gadget-Maker/Content-Owner [Investors Business Daily - 1 hour ago]

"The Austrian mint, the world's largest marketer of pure gold coins, plans to slash output by 32 percent next year from a record, forecasting the end of the financial crisis will weaken investor demand. Muenze Oesterreich AG aims to cut production of Philharmonic gold coins to 650,000 ounces in 2010 from an estimated 950,000 ounces this year, mint President Kurt Meyer said in an interview in Tokyo."

Gold silver traders book profit as prices fall [CommodityOnline - 2 hours ago]

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Japan may use postal savings for rural firms-media [Interactive Investor International - 25 mins ago]
Okada again says he hopes for year-end settleme... [Kyodo - 38 mins ago]
Asian markets lower on fresh fears [China Post - 47 mins ago]
US power will endure due to strategic ties — D... [Malaysian Insider - 55 mins ago]
Obama in Asia [Washington Post - 1 hour ago]
Figure skating: Takahashi 2nd after SP at Skate... [Kyodo - 1 hour ago]
Perceived U.S. missteps concern India [Washington Post - 1 hour ago]
15 dead after coal mine explosion in China [Kyodo - 1 hour ago]
Sony Melds Roles As Gadget-Maker/Content-Owner [Investors Business Daily - 1 hour ago]
PAL takes delivery of first Boeing 777-300ER ai... [Manila Bulletin - 1 hour ago]
AVIATION: Air France A380, world’s largest airl... [France24 - 1 hour ago]
New Leaders in Japan Seek to End Cozy Ties to P... [New York Times - 2 hours ago]
South Korea a bright spot in Obama's frustratin... [World Tribune - 2 hours ago]
FEATURE: English church recreated in Osaka hote... [Kyodo - 2 hours ago]
Sony planning web services offensive [Computing.co.uk - 2 hours ago]
Gold silver traders book profit as prices fall [CommodityOnline - 2 hours ago]
Walmart 2009 Black Friday Value Bundle – Ninten... [EMax Health - 2 hours ago]
IMAGE PROCESSING: Intel developer forum focuses... [Vision Systems Design - 3 hours ago]
Sony planning web services offensive [V3.co.uk - 3 hours ago]
Time for the US to accept new realities [Japan Inc - 3 hours ago]
WSJ(11/21) World Stk Mkts: Asia, Europe ... [Morningstar UK - 4 hours ago]
Some tax deductions are no sure bet [MarketWatch - 4 hours ago]
Symantec's ™Black Market Tour™ takes visitors i... [Government Security News - 4 hours ago]
Tanzania, Zambia seek one-time ivory distributi... [Kyodo - 4 hours ago]
Dr Singh in DC [Indian Express - 5 hours ago]
World greets new EU President [The Independent - 5 hours ago]
Gold, Silver, Metal Prices: Commentary - 11/20/... [Coin News - 5 hours ago]
iPhone Software That Controls Robot Movements (... [PhysOrg.com - 5 hours ago]
Symposium on emerging and reemerging infectious... [ResearchSEA - Asia Research News - 5 hours ago]

Blogs

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Commander-in-Chief Obama shares stories with U.... [Top of the Ticket - 2 hours ago] The president spoke to about 1,500 American troops in South Korea, telling them at one point, "You guys make a pretty good photo op."He also promised to increase ...
The Hidden ‘Arrogance’ Behind Obama’s Royal Bow... [The Moderate Voice - 4 hours ago] What is the significance of President Obama’s habit of bowing to foreign royalty? Continuing with our coverage of China’s reaction to president Obama’s Asia tour, ...
John Feffer: Obama's Asia Trip: Post-Mortem [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 8 hours ago] Critics of the Obama administration were delighted at the images from the president's recent trip to Asia. There was the deep bow before the emperor Akihito. ...
Sony planning new online store [CNET News.com - 8 hours ago] Sony is planning a new online store a la Apple's iTunes, but with a few twists.Announced at a strategy meeting in Tokyo on Thursday, the new service will hawk music, ...
Why Sony's Planned Music Store Won't Start Out ... [MocoNews - 10 hours ago] ... keeps flip-flopping over adding music downloads to the PlayStation Network ...

Audio/Video

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President Obama Speaks on the Future of U.S. Le... [The White House - YouTube - 11/17/2009]
The new look of London's Oxford Circus [The Guardian - YouTube - 11/17/2009]
Whale's underwater Xmas treat [Reuters - YouTube - 11/16/2009]
Jon Favreau Checks in from Tokyo [The White House - YouTube - 11/14/2009]
Obama: 'U.S. bound to Asia' [CNN International - YouTube - 11/14/2009]

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