Hokuetsu shareholder rebuffs Oji in takeover bid

Hokuetsu shareholder rebuffs Oji in takeover bid 

TOKYO, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Oji Paper Co. Ltd. , Japan's biggest paper maker, on Thursday came up against stolid resistance from a shareholder of its takeover target Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd. , underscoring its uphill battle for its smaller rival.
Source: asia.news.yahoo.com

Japan protests fisherman's shooting by Russian patrol boat 
A Russian patrol boat opened fire on a Japanese vessel in disputed waters Wednesday, killing a fisherman and triggering a harsh protest from Tokyo.
Source: www.iht.com

Cyber crime hits new high in Japan 
TOKYO -- Reported online crime hit a record high in Japan in the first six months this year, led by growing fraud in Internet auctions, police said Thursday.
Source: metimes.com

Teachers use vacation to improve their vocation

Teachers use vacation to improve their vocation

Cincinnati Enquirer - Teachers use vacation to improve their vocation The seventh-grade science teacher at Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy returned this week from an eight-day trip to Tokyo
Source: news.enquirer.com

Rallies for and against Israel
RIA Novosti - days preparing for the rally, that there was no advertising, and that in August Moscow is empty - young people are on vacation Musicians from the group "Tokyo" gathered at the other rally and urged everyone to pray together for Israel. Israeli
Source: en.rian.ru

MOVIES THIS WEEK:
Lake Charles American Press - TOKYO DRIFT" — Charles Cinema. Lucas Black plays a teen speed freak sent to live with his dad in Japan where he gets Patriarch Bob rents a motor home to take his family on vacation but soon finds that camping and togetherness can be hazardous
Source: www.americanpress.com

Month in Review: July 2006
N-Philes - If you look hard enough, you'll find speculation for practically every day from the start of the Tokyo Games Show in late If you're planning a last-minute vacation, maybe you can pick up Deep Labyrinth , Star Fox Command , Konductra , or Cooking Mama
Source: www.n-philes.com

Television movies for the week of Aug. 6
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Destination Tokyo '43. Cary Grant. A submarine captain handles Tokyo Bay, depth charges, a lodged bomb and a crewman's rush appendectomy. (2:15) TCM: Thu. 3:30 P.M. (CC) Destry '54. Audie Murphy. A lawman without a gun is called in to help a drunken
Source: www.post-gazette.com