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Business : Dubai Airport Freezone hosts Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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DUBAI – Dubai Airport Freezone’s director general, Dr Mohammed Al Zarooni, met with Kazuyuki Hamada, Japan’s Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to discuss ways to strengthen industry relations between the two parties. (read the story…) Related items Japan declares itself ‘open for business’ Japan developing ‘good virus’ vs cyberattackers Japan recognizes PMMA and MAAP...

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Japan posts first annual trade deficit in 31 years in 2011

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Japan posted its first annual trade deficit since 1980, due to the affects of the March earthquake and tsunami and the yen's appreciation versus its major counterparts, data from the Ministry of Finan (read more…) Related items Japan's Endgame Nears Japan logs 2.49 tn yen annual trade deficit Japan posts second-biggest trade deficit in...

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Radioactive Gravel from Japanese Nuke Disaster Used in Buildings (ContributorNetwork)

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ContributorNetwork – A glaring gap in oversight by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (MITI) has left Japanese citizens with a new worry about the effects of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Stockpiled gravel located in the nearby community of Namie, as reported by the Mainichi Daily News, has been shipped to over...

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Free English proficiency tests for students in Japan

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TOKYO _ In a bid to boost English skills among youngsters, the education ministry in Japan will allow students at a certain number of public middle and high schools to take English proficiency tests at government expense starting from the 2012 school year, it has been learned. Under the envisaged project, the Education, Culture,...

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Japan developing ‘good virus’ vs cyberattackers

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Japan’s Ministry of Defense is working on a computer virus that can track, identify and disable potential sources of cyberattacks, a Japanese news agency reported this week. (read the story…) Related items Japan’s Sharp to stop sales of Galapagos tablets Lenovo and NEC to form Japan’s largest personal computer business Business › Japan tax...

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Many Japanese death row inmates on meds

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TOKYO, Dec. 30 (UPI) — Nearly half of death row inmates in Japan are on full-time medication for mental stress, the Justice Ministry said. A ministry official said 56 of 124 inmates on death row … (read more…) Related items Japan posts first annual trade deficit in 31 years in 2011 North Korea slams...

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