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Canada high court rules for Wal-Mart in union case...American operations, only bakery and restaurant employees in Mexico are represented by a union. Unions operate in Wal-Mart stores in Brazil, China, Japan and the United Kingdom. In morning trading, Wal-Mart shares fell 28 cents to $54.68. In this article: Wal-Mart, Canada, Quebec, North America, United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Ian Binnie, Supreme Court, and Quebec City |
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The Times of India - World | 5 days ago
Japan to buy US F-35 fighters to contend with Chinese threat
...frontline fighter. Japan picked up the F-35 fighter jointly developed by US, UK, Australia and others over Boeings F/A-18 and F-15 FX and Euro- fighter to contend with China developing next generation J-17 fighters. According to Kyodo...
In this article: US, Tokyo, Washington, Australia, UK, and China
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | November 19, 2009
Britain urged to act as debt mounts
...when delivering a preliminary annual budget report on December 9. Britain has yet to follow the eurozone, France, Germany, Japan and the United States out of recession. Public finances have been severely stretched since late 2007 as the...
In this article: Britain, Gordon Brown, Revenue, Recession, Labour, Alistair Darling, Unemployment, and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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IGN | 3 days ago
Konami Announces GTI Club Supermini Festa
...race to the finish! Featuring 16 fully customizable cars, GTI Club Supermini Festa! has a variety of courses staged in five different countries including Japan, France, United Kingdom, Italy and the United States. Each stage includes a...
In this article: Konami, Wii, Tokyo, Japan, United States, Castlevania, Metal Gear Solid, Nintendo Wi-Fi, and New York Stock Exchange
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AP Online | 5 days ago
Citi upgrades global 2010 economic growth forecast
...a more gradual recovery. Citi lifted its 2010 growth domestic product outlook for the U.S., Japan, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Korea, Argentina, Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic and Turkey. However, it said credit...
In this article: Citi, U.S., Recession, Inflation, Korea, Asia, Africa, and Latin America
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Daily Mail | 2 days ago
Is Stateside success turning into a nightmare for Susan Boyle? Singer breaks down on U.S. tour
...new found celebrity It happened just moments after she was presented with a patchwork quilt knitted together by hundreds of people from 28 countries including the UK, US, Australia, Mexico, Japan and Antarctica. Perhaps realising she...
In this article: Susan Boyle, New York, Rockefeller Center, U.S., Diversity, UK, Mariah Carey, and Britain's Got Talent
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Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide | November 12, 2009
Inside Apple's Newest Temple [Apple]
...have visited Apple retail stores this year. Apple now operates 280 stores in ten countries including the US, UK, Italy, Australia, Canada, Japan, China, Switzerland, Germany and France. The Apple Store Upper West Side is located at...
In this article: Apple, Apple Store, Customer, IPod, Upper West Side, Iphone, Broadway, Manhattan, Fifth Avenue, and NEW YORK
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AP Online | 1 day ago
US stock futures tumble on fears over Dubai debt
...0.5 percent, Germany's DAX index fell 0.5 percent and France's CAC-40 fell 0.3 percent. In Asia, Japan's Nikkei stock average slid 3.2 percent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index tumbled 4.8 percent. South Korea's benchmark dropped 4.7 percent.
In this article: U.S., Dubai, Bad debt, Recession, New York Mercantile Exchange, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Standard & Poor's 500, Lehman Brothers, and Nasdaq
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National Post | November 19, 2009
Welcome to Iqaluit, G7 -- in February
...global economic policy. Canada holds the rotating presidency of the group in 2010. The G-7 also includes the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Italy and Japan. Iqaluit, which is 1,300 miles north of Montreal, is only readily accessible by air.
In this article: Martin Frobisher, G7, Canada, David Phillips, Environment Canada, Dog, and Jim Flaherty
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washingtonpost.com | 4 days ago
Stock futures little changed ahead of open
...rose to 0.06 percent from 0.03 percent. Overseas, China's Shanghai index fell 3.5 percent, its biggest decline in three months, while Japan's Nikkei stock average fell 1 percent. Britain's FTSE 100 rose 0.2 percent, Germany's DAX...
In this article: China, Recession, Conference Board, National Association of Realtors, Thomson Reuters, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Standard & Poor's 500, and Nasdaq
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Description from Wikipedia:
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters which make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes identified as the "Land of the Rising Sun".
Japan is an archipelago of 6,852 islands. The four largest islands are Honshū, Hokkaidō, Kyūshū and Shikoku, together accounting for 97% of Japan's land area. Most of the islands are mountainous, many volcanic; for example, Japan’s highest peak, Mount Fuji, is a volcano. Japan has the world's tenth-largest population, with about 128 million people. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes the de facto capital city of Tokyo and several surrounding prefectures, is the largest metropolitan area in the world, with over 30 million residents.
Archaeological research indicates that people were living on the islands of Japan as early as the Upper Paleolithic period. The first written mention of Japan begins with brief appearances in Chinese history texts from the first century A.D. Influence from the outside world followed by long periods of isolation has characterized Japan's history. Since adopting its constitution in 1947, Japan has maintained a unitary constitutional monarchy with an emperor and an elected parliament, the Diet.
- Name:
- Japan
- Conventional Long Name:
- Japan
- Local Name:
- 日本国
- Capital:
- Tokyo (de facto)
- Language:
- None
- Japanese
- Largest City:
- Tokyo
- Government type:
- Parliamentary democracy with constitutional monarchy
- Legislature:
- National Diet
- Upper House:
- House of Councillors
- Lower House:
- House of Representatives
- Founding Date:
- November 29, 1890
- Formations:
- Treaty of, San Francisco
- Area:
- 145,883
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $4.356 trillion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 3rd
- GDP (nominal):
- $4.910 trillion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 23rd
- GPD (nominal) Rank:
- 2nd
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $38,457
- Time Zone:
- JST
- Currency:
- Japanese Symbol 円 Pronounced
- Demonym:
- Japanese
- Drives On:
- left
- Currency (code):
- JPY
- Country Calling Code:
- 81
- ccTLD:
- .jp
- Anthem:
- Kimigayo
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