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TOKYO (AP) – Panasonic Corp. said Tuesday it has ordered families of its Japanese overseas employees to return home from countries that may be at risk of an influenza pandemic. |
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TOKYO (AP) -- Approval ratings for Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso's Cabinet hit a new low in a newspaper poll Tuesday, marking the worst level of support for the government in nearly a decade and raising concerns the unpopular leader may face a revolt from within his ruling party. // FULL ARTICLE |
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Expoland to close 21 months after fatal roller coaster accident | ||||||||||||||||
The employees will stay, but families of those working in China, Asia excluding Singapore, the Middle East, Africa, Russia and South America, were ordered in December last year to return to Japan by the end of September, spokesman Akira Kadota said. |
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The Expoland amusement park in Osaka Prefecture said Tuesday it will end its 37-year history in large debts due to a decline in the number of visitors following a fatal roller coaster accident in May 2007. (AP / KYODO) // FULL ARTICLE |
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Support for Japan's PM falls to new lows Expoland to close 21 months after fatal roller coaster disaster Japan scientists identify cancer - suppressing enzyme Sumo wrestler submits resignation Sewage yields more gold than mines Paint made in Japan blocks Wi-Fi Output dives, unemployment rises MORE |
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Japan scientists identify cancer - suppressing enzyme | ||||||||||||||||
US Senate passes Obama stimulus plan (Source: AAP, AFP) |
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The US Senate passed an $US838 billion ($A1.23 trillion) economic stimulus plan on Tuesday, touching off difficult compromise negotiations with the lower house to send President Barack Obama a final bill this week.
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Scientists in Japan have identified an enzyme which appears to suppress breast cancer and they hope the finding will spur new therapies to control the second most common cancer in the world. (REUTERS) // FULL ARTICLE |
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