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Breaking News Sun, 14 Mar 2010
Job seekers check and gather information at a job fair in Shanghai, China, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009.
Economy   Employment   Photos   Students   University  
 Daily Yomiuri 
Govt to help students find employment
| The government will create a five-year program to help university and postgraduate students find work amid the extremely tight labor market, it has been learned. | The Education, Culture, Sports, Sc... (photo: AP / Eugene Hoshiko)
Passengers crowd the check-in counter at Ibaraki Airport near Mito, northeast of Tokyo, on Thursday March 11, 2010.
Airport   Domestic   Flights   Photos   Travel  
 Daily Yomiuri 
Rose-tinted projections mean airports in the red
| A new airport opened Thursday in Ibaraki Prefecture without any regular domestic flights to kick off its operations. It seems Ibaraki Airport faces a rocky road ahead. | The airport is the 98th in J... (photo: AP / Kyodo News)
 Residents watch the damage of the houses destroyed by Sunday´s earthquake, in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture (state), northern Japan, Monday, March 26, 2007. A powerful quake tore into a rural area of coastal central Japan on Sunday, killing at least  Huffington Post 
Japan Earthquake: 6.6 Magnitude Quake Off Coast Of Japan
| TOKYO — A strong magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit off the eastern coast of Japan on Sunday, rattling buildings across a broad swath of the country, including the crowded capital. | There were no r... (photo: AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Earthquake   Government   Japan   Photos   Tsunami  
 A woman carries blankets away from the house destroyed by Sunday´s earthquake, in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture (state), northern Japan, Monday, March 26, 2007. A powerful quake tore into a rural area of coastal central Japan on Sunday, killing at le  The News & Observer 
Strong earthquake rocks central Japan
| TOKYO -- A strong earthquake has hit central Japan, rattling buildings in the crowded Tokyo capital. | The Japan Meteorological Agency estimates the quake had a magnitude of 6.6. It hit at 0808 GMT ... (photo: AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
Disaster   Environment   Japan   Nature   Photos  
Top Stories
A man looks at the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Jan. 23, 2009. Japan's Nikkei Average fell 2.8 percent from Thursday during morning tr Gulf News
Asian stocks rise as Greek fears ease, US jobs grow
| Hong Kong: Asian stocks rose, driving the MSCI Asia Pacific Index higher for a third week, as better-than-estimated US jobs data and easing concern over Greece's debt s... (photo: AP / Junji Kurokawa)
Asia   Economy   Greece   Photos   Stock  
Ibaraki airport terminal under construction,Omitama-city,Japan Asahi News
EDITORIAL: Yet another dud airport
| Yet another local airport with a bleak future opened Thursday: Ibaraki Airport in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture. It is the nation's 98th airport. Because of its dismal pr... (photo: Creative Commons / Katorisi)
Business   Consumer   Industry   Photos   Transport  
 Richard Gere / wam2 The Providence Journal
Video: 'Hachi' is worth a look, if you're in the mood for a good cry
| The Richard Gere film "Hachiko: A Dog's Tale," which was filmed in Rhode Island in the winter and summer of 2008, bypasses theaters for a straight-to-DVD release with a... (photo: AP / Amel Emric)
Actor   Arts   Entertainment   News   Photos  
Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama attends the officials of Japan-Korea Cooperation Committees at Hatoyama's official residence Monday, Dec. 7, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. According to Yomiuri, the country's largest newspaper, Japanese Hatoyama's support rate has been declining to below 60 percent, for the first time since he took office. The Himalayan
Japan PM calls for 'firm steps' against strong yen
| TOKYO: Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Friday made a rare call for "firm steps" to stem the strength of the yen as the currency's recent advances hav... (photo: AP / Koichi Kamoshida, Pool)
Economy   Finance   Japan   Photos   Tokyo  
A man examines Panasonic's plasma display flat-panel TVs at a Tokyo store Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007 Asahi News
Panasonic Becomes Official Partner of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games
| March 12, 2010, Osaka, Japan - Panasonic Corporation, the Official Worldwide Olympic Partner in the Audio and Visual Equipment category for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic W... (photo: AP / Katsumi Kasahara)
Canada   Games   Panasonic   Photos   Vancouver  
Politics Business
- Building on a Japanese crisis
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- Nuclear family norms
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Passengers crowd the check-in counter at Ibaraki Airport near Mito, northeast of Tokyo, on Thursday March 11, 2010.
Rose-tinted projections mean airports in the red
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- Need to know: Ineos talks ... Kroll auction ... Crossrail co
- Call for lighter tax regime
Job seekers check and gather information at a job fair in Shanghai, China, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009.
Govt to help students find employment
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Entertainment Health
- Saving the classics
- Restore and remaster
- Heart of gold
- Hollywood drives away from green cars over recalls
Aparna Sen- INDIA- FILM
Aparna Sen's 'The Japanese Wife' to release on April 9
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- Vitamin D better than vaccines at preventing flu, report cla
- 2.76 mil. Japanese estimated to have used illegal drugs
- Mobilized for War, Immobilized for Healthcare
- TV, celebrities give tattoos high profile
File - President Barack Obama greets doctors from around the country in the Oval Office, Oct. 5, 2009, prior to a health insurance reform event at the White House in Washington, D.C.
Mobilized for War, Immobilized for Healthcare
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Education Travel
- Govt to help students find employment
- Social Security to start cashing Uncle Sam's IOUs
- Work hard, play hard
- Universities: Making waves abroad
Job seekers check and gather information at a job fair in Shanghai, China, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009.
Govt to help students find employment
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- Bahrain to host executives from major cruise lines
- Travel deal: Tiptoe through Holland’s tulips while on a ba
- Cruise vacations vs land travel
- What's new in cruising
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