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Suspect who bought a new face to evade justice is held

The Independent | Independent | Posted 11.10.2009 | Home

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With his surgically altered features obscured by sunglasses and a face mask, Tatsuya Ichihashi must have thought he would easily slip unnoticed on to...

Is Harley-Davidson the Next Casualty?

Steve Parker | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business


Steve Parker

How can Harley-Davidson stem the bleeding of red ink?

China acquires Nippon Oil

GroundReport.com | GroundReport.com | Posted 08.10.2009 | Home


 The Chinese government has approved China National Petroleum Corp to buy 49 percent shares in its Japanese counterpart - Nippon Oil Corp to set ...

Tokyo: 'Most Expensive Expat City'

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 08.07.2009 | World


According to the data/surveying firm Mercer, Tokyo and Osaka, Japan surpassed Moscow in 2009 as the most expensive city in the world for expats, due t...

H1N1 flu spreads in Japan despite inspection efforts

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 06.20.2009 | Home

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Residents of Japan attempt to ward off swine flu with protective masks. Japan has reported a big increase in the number of cases of H1N1 flu,...

Swine Flu: Japan Sees Sudden Outbreak, Shuts Schools

Al Jazeera English | Posted 06.18.2009 | World


Health officials in Japan have ordered more than 1,000 schools and kindergartens closed amid an outbreak of the new H1N1 flu strain in the country wit...

Heart-Shaped Subway Map And More Fun With Transportation

treehugger.com | Posted 03.28.2009 | Green


We like talking about promoting public transit here on Treehugger and at Planet Green, noting that cities and countries that get it right can create a...