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( fr ) Adopted in June 1989, Tokyo's official symbol has three arcs forming the letter T for Tokyo in the shape of a vivid green ginkgo leaf. It symbolizes Tokyo's future growth and prosperity, charm, and tranquility.

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SolitudEE   Want to visit.

shroomk8 Hall of fame  One of many fascinating cities in Japan. Incredibly busy though!

Hatoyama leaves Cabinet over Japan Post row, dealing Aso another blow
News Today in ASIA General News Political News Business News Features    Today In Asia Hatoyama leaves Cabinet over Japan Post row, dealing Aso another blow TOKYO, June 13 (Kyodo) - Internal affairs minister Kunio Hatoyama resigned Friday over a high-profile row concerning the reappointment of the president of Japan Post Holdings Co., dealing a blow to Prime Minister Taro Aso with a national election due ithin a few months.Although Hatoyama submitte [Read more]
21 days ago on Thai News Agency MCOT  (Tokyo) 
Japan's players land in Australia in flu masks
Reuters, Saturday June 13 2009 MELBOURNE, June 13 (Reuters) - Japan's soccer playersarrived in Australia on Saturday wearing face masks as aprecaution against 'swine flu' before their final World Cupqualifier. [Read more]
21 days ago on guardian.co.uk  (Tokyo) 
Take that, Toronto -- the Jerome Classic is in its 26th year
Daniels is a vice-chair at Athletics Canada and a technical representative for the IAAF, track and field's governing body globally. He also lives in Sidney and is an 80-year-old decathlete. He won't be competing Sunday but will this summer in Helsinki at the masters world championships. He's excited that his 80th birthday took him up an age group -- The hurdles are a little lower, the shot put a little lighter, but unfortunately the 1,500 metres is still the 1,500 metres -- and excited that th [Read more]
21 days ago on Vancouver Sun  (Tokyo) 
Using GPS Phones to Track Virtual Infections - and Real Epidemics
A few months from now, a highly contagious disease will spread through a Japanese elementary school. The epidemic will start with several unwitting children, who will infect others as they attend classes and wander the halls.If nothing is done, it will quickly gain momentum and rip through the student body, then jump to parents and others in the community. However, officials will attempt to stymie the disease and save the school -- using mobile phones.The sickness will be a virtual one, in an ex [Read more]
21 days ago on TechNewsWorld  (Tokyo) 
Glue-maker arrested in latest tainted rice
Japanese police yesterday arrested the head of a glue company for selling pesticide-tainted rice from China for human consumption, an official in Tokyo said, in the country's latest food safety scandal.Police arrested Toshinori Asai, 57, and charged him with violating food safety laws, a police official in Nagoya, Aichi prefecture, told AFP.The company chief was charged with having sold 270 kilogrammes (600 pounds) of the grain, intended for industrial use, to a dealer in 2007, knowing it would [Read more]
21 days ago on Macau Daily Times  (Tokyo) 
Even as Industry Slumps, Prius Inspires Waiting List
But at Toyota’s Tsutsumi plant, managers have the opposite problem: meeting demand for the third generation of the Prius, which has become an instant hit in Japan and is rolling into American showrooms now.The Prius plant has brought back overtime — a rarity these days, given Japan’s weak economy — and recruited workers from Toyota factories across the country.The success of the new Prius, which like its predecessors is a gas-electric hybrid, is crucial if Toyota is t [Read more]
21 days ago on Sarasota Herald-Tribune  (Tokyo) 
England Under 20 player verdicts
We've gone game by game and we're getting better game by game. Hopefully the more linebreaks we can achieve the more we can link up and score and that's making us a more threatening team.In the first two games against Scotland and Japan in the first 20 minutes we've been very slow and it's taken us a long time to get out of the blocks. Against Samoa we scored two tries in the first 10 minutes going forward. We've got some big ball carriers like Calum Clark and Carl Fearns and the backs were cl [Read more]
21 days ago on Rugby Football Union  (Tokyo) 
Alas, bad meals in France are common place.
The first article I ever had published in a newspaper was about the glories of French cuisine. Not because I was any kind of a gourmet, but because, even as a teenager, I was so impressed by the French attitude to food. It was so serious, so dedicated -- almost sacred. Food in France wasn't just about feeding. It was about a ritual -- a ritual which must be carried out with due care and attention, starting with a furrowed brow as the cook probes artichokes or tomatoes at the local market, to the [Read more]
21 days ago on Irish Independent  (Tokyo) 
DPRK improves uranium enrichment technology
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21 days ago on ITAR-TASS  (Tokyo) 
A QB in any language
Inoue, a rookie from Waseda University in Tokyo, threw for 312 yards in his first career start against Stockton last week -- the most passing yards by a Fever quarterback since Brian Baker threw for 317 against Spokane on July 14, 2007. [Read more]
21 days ago on TheNewsTribune.com  (Tokyo) 
Captain Clark on Under 20 victory
Gloucester centre Henry Trinder scored twice in the first 15 minutes, Sale Sharks No.8 Carl Fearns added two pushovers and the rest of England's seven tries were touched down by Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers), Charlie Sharples (Gloucester) and George Lowe (Harlequins). [Read more]
21 days ago on Rugby Football Union  (Tokyo) 
Intel funding 40Mbps WiMax wireless network
With speeds up to 40Mbps, the UQ network is the fastest WiMax network presently operating on such a large scale. The company plans to charge users ¥4,480 (£28) a month for unlimited internet access or ¥600 (¥3.70) for a day pass. [Read more]
21 days ago on TechRadar UK  (Tokyo) 
Amazon pays $51 million in Toys R Us dispute
That deal was supposed to see Amazon give Toys R Us exclusivity to sell certain products on the Amazon website, but it crumbled in 2004 when the toy retailer declared the book specialist in violation of the agreement. [Read more]
21 days ago on TechRadar UK  (Tokyo) 
Nintendo sneaks out new school edition DS
Once students and teachers are connected through the DS Wi-Fi link they should be able to share study materials instantly, with students also filing some work and test answers on the handhelds. [Read more]
21 days ago on TechRadar UK  (Tokyo) 
Sompo Japan Selects Accenture to Manage Insurance Claims
Sompo Japan Selects Accenture to Manage Insurance Claims Posted by mincho2008  Saturday, 13 June 2009Accenture to implement newly enhanced Accenture Claim Components SolutionTOKYO – Sompo Japan Insurance Inc., a leading Japanese property and casualty insurer, has chosen Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and the recently enhanced version of the Accenture Claim Components Solution to process first notice of loss insurance claims for its automobile division.The Accenture Claim Components Solution is a suite o [Read more]
21 days ago on PR-CANADA.net (press release)  (Tokyo) 
Seven-Eleven Japan, Sapporo students develop Tenshi Lunchbox
Company ProfileContact UsMainichi WeeklyPrivacy StatementCopyrightCopyright 2009 THE MAINICHI NEWSPAPERS. All rights reserved.Unauthorized reproduction of articles, photos and other materials isprohibited. Copyright is owned by the Mainichi Newspapers Co. Ltd.,unless otherwise specified. [Read more]
21 days ago on Mainichi Daily News  (Tokyo) 
N. Korea to 'weaponize' its plutonium
The punitive measures were expected to have only a limited impact, but Tokyo wished to demonstrate its strong opposition to the nuclear threat posed by the [Read more]
21 days ago on Ynetnews  (Tokyo) 
Mapletoft: Let's step up again against Boks
News Teams England First Team England Saxons England U20s England U18s England Sevens Other Teams Competitions Emirates Airline London Sevens County Champs Daily Mail RBS Schools EDF Energy Cups Guinness Premiership National U17 Podcast Weekly Rugby Podcast Newsletter TouchlineRugby Post About the RFU Annual Report Interim Report Strategic Plan Careers RFU Sponsors Regulations Discipline Anti-Doping Data ProtectionRugby Football FoundationCharities England Rugby Officia [Read more]
21 days ago on Rugby Football Union  (Tokyo) 
North Korea Responds To Un Sanctions With Threats
Make HomepageSitemap NewsSitemap Other NewsAdvertisePartnersLast Update: 18:11 (Ankara)  Subscribe to the Newsletter  HOMEPAGENEWSSECURITYCOLUMNISTSOP-EDARTICLESBOOK REVIEWSABOUT USSaturday, 13 June 2009TurkeyEuropeMiddle EastCaucasusCentral AsiaRussiaAmericasAsiaAfricaWorldEconomyEnergy North Korea Responds To Un Sanctions With Threatsprintable versionsend your friendadd comment (0)Encyclopedia of Social ScienceSaturday, 13 June 2009North Korea threatened Saturday to take military action if the [Read more]
21 days ago on Journal of Turkish Weekly  (Tokyo) 
Pacquiao is honored guest at Cotto's Garden party
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21 days ago on Examiner.com  (Tokyo) 
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