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Japanese grandmother files papers for migration of surrogate baby

Japanese grandmother files papers for migration of surrogate babyJaipur, Oct 13 : Emiko Yamada, 74-year-old Japanese grandmother, on Monday filed papers for the migration of surrogate baby Manjhi in Jaipur.

''Manjhi'', born of an Indian surrogate mother, was caught in a legal tussle as the country’s laws prohibit the child''s divorced father from taking her custody, because soon after her conception, her parents got separated.

Sony 80GB PS3 Offerings To Hit Japanese Market By Oct 30

Sony Computer Entertainment has made announcement about Sony 80GB PS3 Offerings To Hit Japanese Market By Oct 30the launching of a new bunch of 80 GB Playstation 3 with Dual Shock 3 wireless controllers in the Japanese market by October 30, 2008.

Available in three colors including ‘clear black’, ‘ceramic white’ and ‘satin silver’, the new 80GB PS3 system will be available at 39,980 yen including tax.

To turn this holiday season into a profitable business, the company also bundled up the Blu-ray disc version of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Spec III for PS3, which will cost around 4,980 yen including tax.

Sony 80GB PS3 Offerings To Hit Japanese Market By Oct 30

Sony Computer Entertainment has made announcement about the Sony 80GB PS3 Offerings To Hit Japanese Market By Oct 30launching of a new bunch of 80 GB Playstation 3 with Dual Shock 3 wireless controllers in the Japanese market by October 30, 2008.

Available in three colors including ‘clear black’, ‘ceramic white’ and ‘satin silver’, the new 80GB PS3 system will be available at 39,980 yen including tax.

To turn this holiday season into a profitable business, the company also bundled up the Blu-ray disc version of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Spec III for PS3, which will cost around 4,980 yen including tax.

Japan regrets North Koreas removal from US terrorism list

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Japan sucked ever deeper into financial maelstrom

tokyo, japanTokyo - Never before has the Japanese economy been buffeted so severely by financial sources outside the country.

Foreign investors fled the world's second largest economy on Friday in panic, triggering the biggest daily losses percentage-wise since the Black Monday crash in October 1987.

The technology-heavy benchmark Nikkei 225 index nosedived 881.06 points, or 9.62 per cent, closing at 8,276.43, the lowest in more than five years.

"Investor sentiment froze into pure horror," one trader said.

Nikkei ends turbulent week below 9,000

Nikkei ends turbulent week below 9,000Tokyo - Stocks in Tokyo ended Friday trading lower, with the benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average plunging below the psychologically significant mark of 9,000 points for the first time in more than five years.

The key Nikkei index plunged 881.06 points, or 9.62 per cent, to close at 8,276.43.

The broader Topix index of all first-section issues also dropped 64.25 points, or 7.09 per cent, to 840.86.

For the week, Nikkei fell 24.33 per cent, and the Topix also declined almost 20 per cent.

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