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F1: Japan preview quotes: Force India (autosport.com) Japan preview quotes: Force India Official: China urges political will on MES issue (People's Daily) &$ &$Video: China-EU tapping new trade opportunities&$ &$ &$ &$Official: China-EU push new frontiers on trade&$ &$ &$ &$Official: China-EU trade hea ... Mobile online game mkt up 35pc in APAC (CIOL) HONG KONG, CHINA: IDC's latest research "Mobile Online Gaming Trend and Opportunities" showed that the mobile online gaming market in the Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) region grew by 35 percent in 2007 year-on-year. S Korea To Expedite Talks On $80 Bln Fund (Nasdaq) (RTTNews) - South Korea, China, Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries are set to expedite the creation of an $80 billion fund -- the Asian version of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) -- to help protect Asia from the global financial turmoil, South Korean Deputy Finance Minister Shin Je-yoon said in Seoul Sunday. Wozniacki takes Japan Open title (The Copenhagen Post) Caroline Wozniacki continued her meteoric rise to the top of the women's tennis world on Sunday with a tough 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 victory over Kaia Kanepi in the final of the Japan Open. GCC Infrastructure investment to touch $800b (MENAFN) GCC Infrastructure investment to touch $800b Japan Seeks Mongolian Uranium Supply, to Hold Talks This Week (Bloomberg) Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Japan, the world's third-biggest uranium consumer, will hold talks this week with Mongolia on jointly developing ore reserves as part of efforts to secure additional supplies of the nuclear fuel. ATW Daily News (Air Transport World) British Airways admitted that its full-year revenue forecasts "carry some risk" as "forward bookings are being affected by the increased anxiety in financial markets and by the uncertain economic outlook." It said long-haul premium traffic has "softened." The coming era of the elderly (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News) I???ve just returned from a holiday in Japan, and I???ve seen China???s future. Don't panic against Aussies, Metsu tells Qatar (Khaleej Times) DOHA- Newly-installed Qatar coach Bruno Metsu has assured his Gulf underdogs they can shock mighty Australia in their World Cup showdown in Brisbane as long as they stay cool.

(AP) - From left, Hirofumi Nakasone, Foreign Minister of Japan, Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations Secretary-General, and Japan's Prime Minister Taro Aso pose for photographers prior to their meeting at the UN in New York Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008. (AP Photo/Osamu Honda, Pool)

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Oct 04 Japan to Dispense Billions in Foreign Aid (Time) Oct 03 As need grows, food banks extend their reach (Asahi) Sep 30 Japan emerges as biggest donor of Bangladesh (New Nation) Sep 30 Vietnam, Japan complete EPA negotiations (VietnamNet) Sep 28 Japan hopes for ASEAN regional investment headquarters in Bangkok (MCOT) Sep 26 Japan Asked to Avert Disaster From Pacific World War II Wrecks (Bloomberg) Sep 05 Japan fails to achieve WTO minimum rice imports (Yomiuri) Aug 21 Japan to introduce 3rd-country refugee resettlement program (Kyodo) Aug 19 Government placing increased focus on African diplomacy (Mainichi) Aug 18 Japan: Developing nations should cut CO2 (moldova.org) Aug 08 Indonesian nurses in Japan under free trade pact (AP) Aug 06 4 Japanese executives arrested over ODA bribes (asianewsnet.net) Jul 30 Japan's Subsidized Farmers Welcome Collapse of WTO Trade Talks (Bloomberg) Jul 28 Japan poised to accept WTO compromise proposals for free trade deal (Kyodo) Jul 23 Japan, ASEAN reaffirm plan for FTA to enter force by end of year (Kyodo) Jul 21 Japan, U.S. agree to enhance efforts to strike WTO trade deal (Kyodo) Jul 18 Japan, India look set to miss trade deal goal (AFP) Jul 05 Indigenous peoples' summit in Hokkaido wraps up (Kyodo) Jun 29 Development Bank of Japan Has Loss From Subprime (Bloomberg) Jun 28 Japan, Switzerland remain apart over free trade accord (Kyodo) Jun 26 Japan Willing To Help Vietnam Develop Seaports (Asia Pulse) Jun 22 The India Japan Initiative: Bridging the gap (Economic Times) Jun 21 Japan-ASEAN FTA automatically sails through Diet (Kyodo) Jun 16 World food aid deliveries dive 15% in 2007 to lowest level since 1961 (Kyodo) Jun 12 Rising Sun and Dark Continent: Japan’s Courtship of Africa (familysecuritymatters.org) Jun 04 Japan to increase ODA to Pakistan (The News) Jun 01 Beneficial Africa-Asia relations stalled by lack of vision (nationmedia.com) May 31 NGOs call for more action by Japan, Africa on food crisis, climate (Kyodo) May 31 Fiscal panel seeks thorough cost cuts in ODA projects (Kyodo) May 30 Japan and Africa: It's sushi for Africa's leaders (The Economist) May 27 'Mr. Development' calls on Japan to reverse trend of cutting ODA (Kyodo) May 27 Japan seeks ties with Africa (FT.com) May 27 Japan pushes its 'sectoral' approach in climate talks (AFP) May 23 Japan PM pledges 560 million dollars to fight disease (AFP) May 23 Japan to release 20,000 tonnes rice for Africa (Daily Times) May 22 Japan divided on carbon trading, talks continue (Reuters) May 20 Japan plans to double Africa aid, win support (Reuters) May 18 50,000 tons of relief rice set for Philippines (Japan Today) May 17 Japan to double ODA for Africa (Yomiuri) May 16 Japan plans 4.8-bln-dlr loans for climate change (AFP) May 15 Debt relief program found lacking (Asahi) May 14 Agriculture may be barrier to closer Japan trade (Stuff.co.nz) May 13 Top Japanese official in carbon cap backtrack (AFP) May 13 Resource-rich Botswana lures Japan's interest (Japan Times) May 11 Now is the Time for a FTA with Japan (scoop.co.nz) May 09 Japan panel wants corporate tax cut to lure FDI (Reuters) May 08 Wind drifts out of Japan's green vision (Asia Times) May 07 China is now Japan's top trading partner (CCTV) May 07 Environment Ministry, weather agency unify yellow sand info on Web (Kyodo) May 06 PCI likely paid contacts in Asia to win ODA deals (Asahi)