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 Dental technicians take govt to court / Ban demanded on foreign-made dentures claimed to put health of patients at risk
| A group of dental technicians has filed a lawsuit against the government, demanding state legislation banning the making of false teeth being outsourced overseas. | Onl... (photo: Public Domain file) Daily Yomiuri
Health Medicine Photos Police Tokyo |
 Hospitals, care homes hit by rising food prices
| Many people at nursing homes and hospitals enjoy having a good meal. But that pleasure is increasingly in jeopardy because of the recent jump in food prices. | At Hamur... (photo: creative commons / Siobhan) Daily Yomiuri
Food Health Hospitals Nature Photos |
 Honda's Insight returning as a hybrid
| TOKYO - Honda is bringing back the defunct Insight nameplate for a hybrid-only vehicle planned for the Japanese, European and North American markets early next year, as... (photo: Creative Commons / Matthias93 ) Lexington Herald-Leader
Cars Honda Hybrid Photos Tokyo |
 Report: Nomura considering stake in Lehman
| TOKYO (AP) - Nomura Holdings Inc., Japan's largest brokerage group, is considering buying a stake in U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers, a Japanese newspaper reported... (photo: AP / Mark Lennihan) Syracuse
Brokerage Business Investments Japan Photos |
 Honda's Insightreturningas a hybrid
| TOKYO - Honda is bringing back the defunct Insight nameplate for a hybrid-only vehicle planned for the Japanese, European and North American markets early next year, as... (photo: creative commons / ) Lexington Herald-Leader
Gasoline Honda Photos Tokyo Vehicle |
 US senator urges new approach to Asia trade policy
| WASHINGTON -- The United States must rethink its trade policy toward China and the rest of the Asia-Pacific region and adopt new models for negotiating trade deals, a s... (photo: Public Domain) Inquirer
Asia China Photos Trade US |
 Honda eyes hybrid cars in Europe expansion
| TOKYO: Honda Motor is counting on hybrid cars and the soaring Russian market to enter its next phase of expansion in Europe, where an economic slowdown in Western Europ... (photo: GFDL / S-8500) Gulf Daily News
Auto Europe Japan Market Photos |
 Sony shares hit three-year low on Vaio recall
| Tokyo: Shares of Sony Corp fell more than four per cent to their lowest in almost three years on Friday after the consumer electronics giant recalled 438,000 Vaio lapto... (photo: WN / James) Gulf News
Company Development Money Photos Tokyo |
 Toshiba shrs fall
SEOUL/TOKYO - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS), the world's top maker of memory chips, said it may buy flash memory maker SanDisk (SNDK.O), which is valued at $3.2 ... (photo: WN) San Diego
Electronics Photos Samsung Tokyo Toshiba |
 Japan fails to meet rice import quota for first time
| | TOKYO : Japan said on Friday it had failed for the first time in the last fiscal year to fulfil its inter... (photo: WN / Aldrin Leyba) The Times of India
Agriculture Business Japan Photos Trade |
 Asia, Europe markets sink after Wall Street plunge
| TOKYO - Asian stock markets plunged Friday in the wake of a sell-off on Wall Street amid mounting concerns about a slumping U.S. economy and its impact on global growth... (photo: AP Photo / Lee Jin-man) Houston Chronicle
Asia Economy Europe Photos US |
 Honda bringing back Insight nameplate for hybrid
| Toyota Motor Corp. has been wildly successful by promoting the Prius as a hybrid-only model - a move often praised as effective in highlighting its commitment to ecolog... (photo: GFDL / BrokenSphere) The Press Democrat
Honda Hybrid Motor Photos Toyota |
 Honda bringing back Insight nameplate in planned hybrid-only vehicle to be shown in Paris
| TOKYO (AP) _ Honda is bringing back the defunct Insight nameplate for a hybrid-only vehicle planned for the Japanese, European and North American markets early next yea... (photo: Public Domain / IFCAR) Newsday
Honda Hybrid Paris Photos Vehicle |
 Sony recalls 440,000 laptops over burn risk
| Sony has been forced to undertake a massive global recall of 440,000 Vaio laptops because the computers can overheat and have caused a series of burning incidents aroun... (photo: Creative Commons / July 24, 2008.) The Times
Computers Laptops Photos Sony World |
 Sony recalls 440,000 laptops over risk of burns
| Sony is recalling 440,000 laptop computers after a number of customers were left with minor burns. | The electrics company found a wiring flaw near the hinge connecting... (photo: GNU Free Documentation License, / Rico Shen) The Daily Mail
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 Sony shares hit 3-yr low after Vaio laptop recall
| TOKYO: Shares of Sony Corp fell more than 4 per cent to their lowest in almost three years on Friday after ... (photo: Creative Commons / Adonis Chen) The Times of India
Laptop Photos Sony Tokyo Vaio |
 Wanted: Cheeky monkey
| Tokyo - Japan's most-wanted fugitive has been eluding police for nearly a month. He slips urban dragnets. He runs through crowded train stations, shocking commuters. He... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) News24
Culprit Monkey Photos Police Tokyo |
 Honda bringing back Insight nameplate for hybrid
| TOKYO (AP) - Honda is bringing back the defunct Insight nameplate for a hybrid-only vehicle planned for the Japanese, European and North American markets early next yea... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal) Syracuse
Honda Photos Technology Tokyo Vehicle |
 Unpopular Japan PM scores with parting shot
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda was unpopular with voters but T-shirts printed with his huffy parting shot are now a hit. | At a nationa... (photo: AP/Kyodo News, Kenichi Murakami) The Star
Japan Media Photos Politics Tokyo |
 Sony recalls nearly 500,000 PCs worldwide
The recall is a major embarrassment for the electronics giant, who had to withdraw 10m batteries in 2006 | Shares in plunged today after the firm was forced to recall ten... (photo: Public Domain / (Magnus Manske) ) The Guardian
Laptop Photos Sony Vaio Worldwide |
