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internet marketing JAPAN’S government scrambled today to defuse the latest row sparked by its gaffe-prone Prime Minister Taro Aso who said at the weekend that “elderly people have no talent other than working.” With just over a month until key lower house elections in Japan, a country where seniors represent a large and… from...
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NEW YORK — Malcolm Foster, The Associated Press business editor for the Asia-Pacific region, was named Monday to be bureau chief in Tokyo. Foster will lead the AP staff in Tokyo to produce insightful coverage of Japan as its corporate giants and society grapple with the worldwide economic crisis, the effects of an aging...
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The statement from Pyongyang’s Foreign Ministry marks a rare expression of willingness to talk by a regime that has rapidly escalated tensions with a flurry of provocations in recent months, including a nuclear test and a series of missile launches. It also suggests that the isolated communist regime thinks it has raised its stakes...
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SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea said Monday that it is open to new dialogue to defuse tensions over its nuclear weapons program in what appeared to be a call for direct talks with the United States. The statement from Pyongyang’s Foreign Ministry marks a rare expression of willingness to talk by a regime...
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SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea said Monday that it is open to new dialogue to defuse tensions over its nuclear weapons program in what appeared to be a call for direct talks with the United States. The statement from Pyongyang’s Foreign Ministry marks a rare expression of willingness to talk by a regime...
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YOKOSUKA, — showed off its super-quiet, zero-emission electric car Monday — a key green offering for Japan’s No. 3 automaker, which has fallen behind in hybrid technology. showed the prototype in a Tiida compact that is already on sale. It is withholding the unveiling of the electric car’s exterior design until the -based manufacturer...
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SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea has indicated its interest in holding direct talks with the United States, a news report said, after the two sides traded barbs over Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons programs at a security forum. “We are not against a dialogue. We are not against any negotiation for the issues of common...
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By Jill Lawless, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Iranian residents in Japan light candles during the global candlelight in solidarity against Iran’s disputed election in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Itsuo Inouye) LONDON – Protesters across the world on Saturday called on Iran to end its clampdown on opposition activists, demanding the release of hundreds rounded...
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