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Stocks open higher in Tokyo on eased US credit fears

Stocks open higher in Tokyo on eased US credit fearsStocks open higher in Tokyo on eased US credit fears

Nakizumo "crying sumo" festival held in Japan

Tokyo  - Japan's traditional Nakizumo, or crying sumo, festival took place Sunday as babies competed to bawl the loudest in the arms of sumo wrestlers as a prayer to the gods for good health.

Cheerful Olympic mood dampened with political slogans

Nagano, Japan  - An event meant to bring the Olympic spirit to the site of the torch relay leading up to the Beijing games ended up disappointing the citizens of Nagano, Japan, as they were bombard

Honda logs record earnings for fiscal 2007

HondaTokyo - Honda Motor Co saw record earnings results for the fiscal year 2007 that ended in March, t

Mitsubishi Motors sees record operating profit in fiscal 2007

Tokyo - Mitsubishi Motors Corp saw record operating profit for the fiscal year 2007 that ended in March, the company said Friday.

Japan's Premier Fukuda departs for summit with Russian president

Tokyo  - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo FukudaJapanese Prime Minister Y

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