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Japanese economy in trouble Sky News Australia, Australia - 11 minutes ago The world's second largest economy, Japan, is showing alarming signs of a meltdown with a decline in international demand. Economists are predicting a ...

Vatican: 188 Japanese martyrs and a Cuban brother to be declared ... Catholic News Agency, CO - 58 minutes ago Vatican City, Nov 20, 2008 / 11:07 am (CNA).- Pope Benedict XVI has given the go-ahead for the beatification ceremonies of a group of 188 Japanese martyrs ...

Wave of Japanese Mothers Killing Their Kids?Guess Who?s Fault It Is? Blogger News Network - 1 hour ago by Glenn Sacks in Op-ed, Society and Culture The news story Why Japan?s isolated mothers are killing their children (The Age [Australia], 11/8/08) has so ...

Japanese banks cut back on lending International Herald Tribune, France - 1 hour ago By Hideyuki Sano Reuters TOKYO: The global credit crunch is starting to chill lending in Japan, squeezing companies that have so far escaped the worst of ...

Japanese invited to invest in Iran PRESS TV, Iran - 1 hour ago Iran says Japanese investors now have a unique opportunity and should jump at their chance to establish a foothold in the country. ...

Bad Sensor Foils Japanese Missile Interceptor Test Global Security Newswire, DC - 2 hours ago A missile interceptor malfunctioned yesterday, spoiling a $55 million attempt by a Japanese Aegis warship to destroy a ballistic missile target, ...

New Japanese Missiles Shown at Formal Review Aviation International News, NJ - 2 hours ago By Chris Pocock A ceremonial review of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) last month included the static display of two new Japanese air-to-air ...

Sayreville teens celebrate Japanese cartoons at library Scarlet Scuttlebutt, NJ - 2 hours ago By DMITRY SHEYNIN ? Editorial Intern ? November 20, 2008 SAYREVILLE ?They watch Japanese cartoons. They wear costumes. And it's not a borough version of ...

Japanese Yen Likely to Continue Higher Through Short-Term Trading Daily FX, NY - 2 hours ago USDJPY ? Currency traders have recently bought into US Dollar/Japanese Yen declines, and the ratio of long to short positions in the USD/JPY currently ...

Japanese bathe in Beaujolais AFP - 2 hours ago HAKONE, Japan (AFP) ? Japan's love of Beaujolais Nouveau hasn't gone cold, at least in this mountainous hot spring resort where people began bathing in the ...