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"Other banks..." by Olha PetrovaFive halls of the Russian Museum in Kyiv will be provided for the solo exhibition of a famous artist for over a month The exhibition opening will take place on February 10.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 20:16
'We Are The Works In Progress': Blonde Redhead's Kazu Makino and the Japan Benefit Album
Kazu Makino, the voice of veteran avant-garde rock band Blonde Redhead , was not what I expected an established indie star to be.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 16:01
Hoekstra Blames Everyone but Himself for the Deficits He Voted for
It is hard to decide what is the most despicable thing about senatorial Republican hopeful Pete Hoekstra's Superbowl ad attacking rival Democratic Senator Debbie Stabenow.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 14:01
Japan refinery tunnel collapses, 5 missing
Cape Town based "zef-rapper" group Die Antwoord performed on the United States television talk show, the Late Show with David Letterman.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 09:57
Hula Girls Revive Quake-Hit Fukushima Town as Hawaii Park Back in Business
A Hawaiian theme park that propped up the economy of a rural Japanese town in Fukushima prefecture for 40 years was forced to close after the March 11 earthquake.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 06:57
Japan - Cautious' About Concessions Ahead of Washington Trade Accord Talks
Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba said the government is "cautious" ahead of talks today on joining an Asia-Pacific trade bloc that will include demands to eliminate tariffs on protected goods.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 06:57
US, Japan mull sending 4,700 Marines to Guam
The United States and Japan, hoping to break a stalemate over the U.S. military presence on Okinawa, are discussing a plan to transfer nearly 5,000 troops to Guam despite their failure to replace a major Marine base on the southern Japan island.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 06:57
Japan Confirms 'Stealth' Market Intervention
Japan continued to conduct "stealth" interventions in the currency market after its highly publicized yen-selling campaign on Oct.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 05:57
Revitalizing Japan--Building a disaster-resistant nation /...
This is the eighth and final installment in the second half of the first part of a series of articles examining ways to restore Japan's vitality.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 04:52
Japan aims to restart nuclear reactors in April
Japan aims to restart two nuclear reactors at Kansai Electric Power Company's Ohi power plant around April, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Tuesday, which would mark the first reactor restart since the Fukushima disaster almost a year ago.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 04:52
BW Introduces Latest Hotel In Kochi, Japan
BEST WESTERN INTRODUCES ITS LATEST HOTELIN KOCHI, JAPANBest Western International expands its presence in Asia with a new property in Kochi on the beautiful tropical Island of Shikoku, the smallest, yet, best-preserved island in Japan.Best Western Kochi, a newly built 172-room hotel, is ideally located right in the very city center of Kochi, home ... (more)
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 01:43
Snapshots from Japan: Street Fair Food in Kyoto
The Japanese aren't big snackers. Indeed, it's frowned upon to eat while walking.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 21:33
Japan's surprising geisha revival
With a few hesitant steps and the swoosh of kimono against a tatami-mat floor, it isn't long before Awagiku finds her rhythm, moving with what comes close to perfection by the end of another exhausting practice session.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 21:33
Bt28m from China, Japan
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has received assistance money from two Chinese cities and two Japanese cities worth over Bt28 million for flood-hit communities, BMA spokesman Wasan Meewong said yesterday.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 20:28
Construction Products Holding sponsors Japanese - Saudi Business Opportunities Forum
Construction Products Holding Company was the strategic sponsor of the Japanese Saudi Business Opportunities Forum.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 17:18
Sapporo snow festival kicks off
Sapporo snow festival, one of the biggest annual snow festival in Japan, officially kicked off on Monday, marking the beginning of the winter tourist season in Hokkaido.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 12:59
Govts seek to protect firemen / March 11 deaths while closing water gates prompt rethink of rules
At least 14 prefectures will review or are considering reviewing their rules for closing floodgates, prompted by the deaths of many volunteer firefighters while closing floodgates after the Great East Japan Earthquake.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 08:49
US, Japan 'agree to partial Marine transfer from Okinawa'
The US and Japan have agreed to tweak a six-year-old agreement on Marines based on the southern island of Okinawa, allowing Washington to deploy forces to the Pacific island of Guam regardless of the debate over moving a disputed airbase.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 04:39
Kuwait PM resigns after opposition election surge
Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah meets Japanese Environment Minister Yuriko Koike at a Hotel in Tokyo on July 12, 2004 in Tokyo, Japan.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 00:25
Japanese protest: NO!DA! Taxed Enough Already
The Happiness Realization Party demo protser on the opposition to tax increase and the resignation of Prime Minister Noda.
topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 20:10
Air Nippon B738 near Asahikawa on Oct 26th 2010, ATC vectoring and GPWS alert
Japan's Transportation Safety Board released their final report in Japanese concluding: During the descent to the destination airport Asahikawa under guidance by air traffic control the aircraft descended towards terrain until the EGPWS sounded an alert that prompted the crew to respond according to required procedures and initiate the correct ... (more)
topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 16:00
Mark Fletcher creates art to spark new appreciation of nature
What: "Mark Fletcher's Critter Talk: A Solo Exhibit," presented by the Council on Culture & Arts, as part of the City of Tallahassee's Arts in Public Places Program When: Now through March 26; the artist will give public gallery talks at 2 p.m. Feb.
topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 11:51
Belated bloom
Plum tree buds remain closed at Yushima Tenmangu shrine in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, on Saturday, the first day of spring according to the lunar calendar.
topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 07:46
Japan: Australian activists address global anti-nuclear conference
Five anti-nuclear activists travelled from Australia to attend the Global Conference for a Nuclear Power Free World held in the Japanese port city of Yokohama, over January 14-15. The Australian delegation included Peter Watts, an Arabunna man and co-chair of the Australian Nuclear Free Alliance, Cat Beaton and Justin Tutty from the Northern ... (more)
topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 03:32
M 4.8, near the east coast of Honshu, Japan
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topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 23:17
Panasonic forecasts record loss on Thai floods, charges
UNCERTAIN TIMES: A man walks past an advertisement board of Panasonic outside an electronic shop in Tokyo.
topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 19:02
Japan: 'Most towns unsure over nuclear stress test
Tokyo: Three Japanese towns would be willing to restart their nuclear reactors if they pass government stress tests, two were against the idea but most were undecided, a newspaper survey suggested on Saturday.
topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 14:44
At least 50 killed by winter in Japan
Three men died Wednesday when an avalanche engulfed three tents set up for bathers at a hot springs resort in Akita Prefecture, Kyodo News reported.
topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 10:29
Basketball fan dribbles 370km for tsunami-hit kids
TOKYO: Moved by the plight of children in Japan's tsunami-hit north, one diehard sports fan did something a bit different to help - dribble a basketball 370 km , through rain and snow, to bring sports back to damaged schools.
topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 06:19
Media Invited to see Space Hardware Bound for Japan
NASA's Glenn Research Center will host a media event at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb.
topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 02:15
Negros To Promote Arabica Coffee At Next FOODEX In Japan
MANILA, Philippines - Negros province is eyeing a slice of the US$9-billion global market for Arabica coffee as it joins the Philippine delegation for the first time in the upcoming 37th International Food and Beverage Exhibition or FOODEX Japan 2012 slated on March 6-9 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan.
topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 22:05
Japanese city takes on its gangsters
Two years ago, the authorities in this gritty rust belt region declared war on the yakuza, Japan's entrenched organized crime syndicates.
topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 17:56
More leaks found at crippled Japan nuclear plant
Leaks of radioactive water have become more frequent at Japan's crippled nuclear power plant less than two months after it was declared basically stable.
topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 16:51
Japan's Lucky Direction sushi a traditional mouthful
Super Bowl ad campaigns are going beyond the field and tapping into social media to leverage the millions of dollars spent on the 30-second or 60-second ads aired during the big game.
topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 14:41
Japan's Panasonic projects record annual net loss
Japanese electronics maker Panasonic forecast Friday it would log a record net loss of 780 billion yen for the year through March, nearly twice its previous estimate, amid weak TV and mobile phone sales and restructuring costs.
topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 10:36
Panasonic Predicts Record $10 Billion Loss on Thai Floods, Sanyo Writedown
Attendees look over Panasonic Corp. products at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Attendees look over Panasonic Corp.
topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 10:36
Operator, Can You Help Me Call The Love Of My Life?
Peter and Jacqueline Headen's courtship story is one of ups and downs - spanning one war, three countries and four decades.
topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 07:27
Japan Inc. Suppliers Bleed Jobs as Yen Batters Profits
A worker is silhouetted as he cuts a sheet of glass manufactured by Nippon Sheet Glass Co.
topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 03:17
Kyoto theater troupe combines Japanese novels for newest production
For the second installment in their series of plays based on great works of Japanese literature, Kyoto-based theater company Chiten will tackle - in one performance - the novels "Toka Tonton" and "Shayo " by popular novelist Osamu Dazai .
topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 23:02
The second sex of sushi chefs
Women's hands are too warm, the argument goes, to handle the ingredients. They'd damage the raw fish.
topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 18:53
Center for Study Abroad Offers New Course in Kyoto Japan
Kyoto is already proving to be a popular study abroad destination Kent, Washington, US, February 01, 2012 -- Leading study abroad provider, Center for Study Abroad, has added a new city to its already extensive list of international study abroad offerings.
topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 17:47
Nuclear Regulatory Commission downgrades accident risk at nuclear power plants
If a catastrophic earthquake disabled a nuclear power reactor like the one at Peach Bottom in York County, computer models suggest the plant could explode and release radioactive materials into the environment more quickly than occurred last year in Fukushima, Japan.
topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 13:44
Death toll climbs as heavy snow grips Japan
Heavy snow that has blanketed northern Japan for weeks, triggering avalanches and affecting transport networks, has left at least 55 people dead, officials said Thursday.
topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 11:33
Japan's worst snowstorms in 5 years killed 3
's worst snowstorms in five years killed three people in an avalanche at a hot springs resort and caused power cuts and transport disruptions in the northwest.
topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 11:33
Fukushima reactor leaks, radiation tiny
More than 8 tonnes of radioactive water leaked from a reactor at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant but none reached outside the reactor building, Tokyo Electric Power Co said on Thursday as it strives to ensure damaged reactors are stable enough for work to start on dismantling them.
topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 10:34
Dozens killed as icy weather grips Japan
HEAVY snow that has blanketed northern Japan for weeks, triggering avalanches and affecting transport networks, has left at least 55 people dead.
topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 10:34