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Containers are handled at the container terminal of the harbour in Hamburg, northern Germany, in this Jan. 16, 2006 file picture. German exports increased by 9.3 percent in May 2007 compared with the same month last year, and the country's trade surplus increased more strongly than expected, according to data released Monday, July 9, 2007.
Currency   Export   Germany   Photos   Wikipedia: Economy of Germany		  The New York Times 
Strong Yen Helps to Fuel Germany's Export Boom
Thu 2 Sep 2010
FRANKFURT — There was a touch of schadenfreude in the most recent earnings report issued by Kuka, a company based in the Bavarian city of Augsburg whose orange industrial robots are a common... (photo: AP / Kai-Uwe Knoth, File)
FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2010 file photo, Toyota Motor Corp.'s Prius is on display at the automaker's showroom in Tokyo. Toyota said on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010 it has received 77 complaints in Japan over brake problems with its popular hybrid.
Automaker   Currency   Markets   Photos   Wikipedia: Toyota		  The New York Times 
Toyota Feels Exchange-Rate Pinch as Rivals Gain
Thu 2 Sep 2010
TOKYO — For all the turmoil over Toyota’s wave of recalls, the company, the world’s largest automaker, may face a bigger problem: the surging yen. With the yen at 15-year highs... (photo: AP / Koji Sasahara)
Democratic Party of Japan presidential candidates, senior lawmaker Ichiro Ozawa, left, and Prime Minister Naoto Kan pose for photos before their pre-election live political debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010.  The Australian  Thu 2 Sep 2010
Rivals avoid rorts in Japanese debate
JAPANESE Prime Minister Naoto Kan and his leadership challenger Ichiro Ozawa both attacked the power of Japan's bureaucracy and pledged to reclaim power for elected officials in a campaign debate... (photo: AP / Junji Kurokawa)
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Hitoya Yaguchi, who heads a support group for victims of poison gas produced by Japanese Imperial Army during World War II, shows photos of the latest poison gas victims in the northeastern Chinese city of Qiqihar after drums of mustard gas dumped by Imperial Japanese soldiers decade ago were dug up last week, sickened at least 34 people, during a news conference in Tokyo Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2003.  Asia Times  Thu 2 Sep 2010
Hiroshima's poisonous past
     Sep 3, 2010 Hiroshima's poisonous past... (photo: AP / Katsumi Kasahara)
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Japanese Yen - Currency Wall Street Journal Thu 2 Sep 2010
Delta Airlines: Strong Yen Brings More Passengers
By YOSHIO TAKAHASHI TOKYO–The president of Delta Air Lines Inc. Ed Bastian said Thursday that the strong yen is helping to boost... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Passengers   Photos   Tokyo   Wikipedia: Delta Air Lines   Airlines
A businessman looks at an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, showing the benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average surged 413.14 points, or 5.22 percent, to 8,323.93 Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008. Breitbart Thu 2 Sep 2010
LEAD: Tokyo stocks rise as U.S. manufacturing data eases economic worries+
worries+ (AP) - TOKYO, Sept. 2 (Kyodo)—(EDS: ADDING DETAILS AND PRICES) Tokyo stocks rose Thursday morning, bolstered by an overnight jump on Wall Street, as... (photo: AP / Shizuo Kambayashi)
Manufacturing   Nikkei   Photos   Tokyo   Wikipedia: Nikkei 225
A man walks past an electronic stock board in downtown Tokyo Friday, Nov. 21, 2008. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average gained 207.75 points, or 2.7 percent, to close at 7,910.79 points on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, after losing nearly 7 percent the day before. Breitbart Thu 2 Sep 2010
Tokyo stocks rise as U.S. manufacturing data eases economic worries+
TOKYO, Sept. 2 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Tokyo stocks rose Thursday morning, bolstered by an overnight jump on Wall Street, as stronger-than-expected U.S. manufacturing data... (photo: AP / Itsuo Inouye)
Manufacturing   Nikkei   Photos   Tokyo   Wikipedia: Nikkei 225
Passers-by are reflected on an electronic market board of a private securities firm in Tokyo Monday, Dec. 8, 2008. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Average ended Monday morning session, up 203.20 points to 8,120 Breitbart Thu 2 Sep 2010
Asia stocks gain on brighter US manufacturing data
Traders and specialists work the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange... Traders and specialists work the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange... TOKYO... (photo: AP / Katsumi Kasahara)
Asia   Photos   Stock   Trading   Wikipedia: Nikkei 225
Drinks - Soda - Juices - Beverages The Guardian Thu 2 Sep 2010
Southeast Asia drinks sector sparkles
* Kirin says now is time to focus on SEAsia, not China * Coke, Pepsi, Danone could step up in SEAsia after quiet yr * Analysts say more mergers, regional tie-ups likely *... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Assets   Coca-Cola   Market   Photos   Wikipedia: Drinks
Motorcycles being showcased outside Honda Motors branch sales office along Commonwealth Avenue , Quezon City , Philippines , October 18 , 2008. The Times of India Thu 2 Sep 2010
Nikkei up 1.1 pct, climbs further above 16-mth low
TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei average rose 1.1 per cent on Thursday, moving further away from a 16-month low touched the previous day, after U.S. and Chinese manufacturing data... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Economy   Japan   Photos   Tokyo   Wikipedia: Nikkei 225


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