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Japan Airlines Boeing 747-400 ready to take off at Montral-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in September 2009.
Aerospace   Japan   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia: Japan Airlines  
 The Times Of India 
JAL to spend $2.8 bn to procure 65 aircraft: Report
TOKYO: Japan Airlines plans to spend 241.5 billion yen ($2.8 billion) in the next five years to procure 65 aircraft as it rejigs its fleet toward smaller, more fuel-efficient airplanes, Jiji news agen... (photo: Creative Commons / Patrick Cardinal)
A toyota Camry with a vanity plate - Cagayan de Oro City - Philippines
Auto   Motor   Photos   Tokyo   Wikipedia: Toyota  
 Gulf News 
Toyota to recall 480,000 vehicles
| Los Angeles/Tokyo: Toyota Motor Corp said it's preparing a global recall of about 480,000 Avalon sedans and Land Cruiser sport-utility vehicles to repair steering parts that may be defective. |... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)
A Japanese approach to serving healthful lunches  The Examiner 
Bentos: A Japanese approach to serving healthful lunches
| A style of lunch box called a bento. Kanko (Wikimedia) If you like this ... Cookware options: Research carefully before buying expensive items Home canning: Resources for help abound at the library ... (photo: WN / Aldrin Leyba)
Home   Japanese   Photos   Research   Wikipedia: Healthful  
 Hitachi-technology-industry (sl1)  LA Daily News 
Hitachi returns to profit as demand in Asia fuels turnaround
| Associated PressPosted: 07/30/2010 08:41:47 AM PDTUpdated: 07/30/2010 08:41:48 AM PDT | TOKYO — Hitachi, a maker of everything from home appliances to nuclear reactors, returned to p... (photo: creative commons)
Asia   Consumer   Electronics   Photos   Wikipedia: Hitachi  
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Honda Motor Company - Cars - Vehicles The Guardian
Honda posts record Q1, Renault returns to H1 profit
* Honda Q1 op profit Y234.4 bln vs consensus Y138.3 bln * Renault H1 recurring op profit 780 mln euro, 4 pct of sales * Honda lifts FY op profit forecast 12.5 pct to 450 ... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Automaker   Honda   Photos   Profit   Wikipedia: Honda  
 Euro - Money - Currency. (ps1)  Wall Street Journal
European Stocks Open Lower
By ISHAQ SIDDIQI | LONDON—European stock markets fell at the open Friday, with declines on Wall Street and in Asian markets overnight adding weight to worries about... (photo: Public Domain file)
London   Markets   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: FTSE 100 Index  
Sony 3D Television - Technology - Electronics The Times Of India
Asia stocks fall as data takes shine off earnings
TOKYO: Asian markets fell Friday, overlooking strong earnings from some of the region's biggest companies as Japanese shares tumbled on dour economic figures and a strong... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Asia   Market   Photos   Tokyo   Wikipedia: Nikkei 225  
In this photo released by the Emirates News Agency (WAM), The 'M. Star' oil supertanker anchors offshore Fujairah port in the United Arab Emirates Thursday, July 29, 2010. The New York Times
Questions Swirl About Damaged Japanese Tanker
| Shipping officials said Thursday that they were examining the hull of a Japanese oil tanker that was mysteriously damaged this week as it traversed a strategically vita... (photo: AP / Emirates News Agency)
Accident   Japan   Mideast   Photos   Shipping  
In this photo released by the Emirates News Agency (WAM), damage is seen on the side of the 'M. Star' oil supertanker offshore Fujairah port in the United Arab Emirates Thursday, July 29, 2010. The Star
Japan supertanker probe reveals smashed hull
| FUJAIRAH/TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese supertanker that reported suffering an "explosion" near the Strait of Hormuz oil shipping route may have hit a submarine or a mine... (photo: AP / Emirates News Agency)
Accident   Japan   Mideast   Photos   Shipping  
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Japan Airlines Boeing 747-400 ready to take off at Montral-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in September 2009.
JAL to spend $2.8 bn to procure 65 aircraft: Report
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The inside of a Samsung 512-MB SD Card. The top chip is the SD controller and the bottom one is the NAND flash chip that actually stores the data.
The Rise and Rise of Korea, Inc.
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Crime Health
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With a poster of soldiers in the background, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, center, U.N. Resident Coordinator Douglas Broderick, left, and Tea Banh, right, Cambodian defense minister, pose during a U.S.-backed peacekeeping exercise dubbed "Angkor Sentinel 2010" at the Cambodian tank command headquarters in Kampong Speu province, 65 kilometers (42 miles) west of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, July 17, 2010.
US and Cambodia in controversial lockstep
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- Red Bull's Vettel takes pole in Hungary
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- Lewis: King Tut spins gyros, not economic myths
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, March 18, 2009, in New York.
Escaping the 'Capitalism-Trap'
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Trading Politics
- Nikkei slips on fears US recovery stalling; Sony up
- World stocks fall as data takes shine off earnings
- Nikkei slips on fears US recovery stalling; Sony up
- European Stocks Open Lower
Specialist Neil Gallagher smiles as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008. A surprised Wall Street jumped Tuesday at the Federal Reserve's historic decision to further slash interest rates and pledge broad support to reinflate the troubled economy
World stocks fall as data takes shine off earnings
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In this photo taken Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, people wait to board trains at the West Railway Station in Beijing, China.
Population Research Presents a Sobering Prognosis
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