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It is getting a little warmer. Baseball is almost here. Oakland and Seattle each received a week head start on the Spring Training process reflective on their trip to Japan, where they open the season on March 28 in Tokyo. All other clubs, including...
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The IOC says the five cities in the running to host the 2020 Olympics have submitted their bid files on time. Tokyo, Madrid, Istanbul, Doha and Baku, Azerbaijan, are competing to host the Games. The IOC, which will vote for the host in September 2013,...
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Actor Jude Law arrives for the Japan premiere of his latest film "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" in Tokyo Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. View Photo »
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YouTube already has spawned production studios outside of the company. Maker Studios, a Los Angeles-based collective of YouTube talent, has expanded into roughly 18,000 square feet of space and offers shooting spaces, wardrobe areas and a...
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Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 0.2% to 9,238.10 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 0.4%. In the U.S. on Wednesday, stocks closed lower on reports that Greece's creditors were delaying the country's bailout. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost...
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Sony Corp UK Regulatory Announcement: Sony Completes Full Acquisition of Sony Ericsson
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16, 2012, Tokyo, Japan - Sony Corporation (“Sony”) today announced that the transaction to acquire Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson’s (“Ericsson”) 50% stake in Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (“Sony Ericsson”) has been completed as of February...
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Actor Jude Law looks up at the sky as light snow falls upon arrival for the Japan premiere of his latest film "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" in Tokyo Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. View Photo »
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There have been several outbreaks at school and the last time I went to elementary school the place was like a plague zone, with everyone - teachers and kids wearing masks! So, feeling tired, achy and a sudden hacking cough I thought my best bet would...
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Switzerland The IOC says the five cities in the running to host the 2020 Olympics have submitted their bids files on time. Tokyo, Madrid, Istanbul, Doha and Baku, Azerbaijan, are competing to host the games. The IOC, which will vote for the host in...
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A pedestrian walks past a share prices board in Tokyo on February 15, 2012. Japan's share prices rose 208.27 points to close at 9,260.34 points at the Tokyo Stock Exchange, finished at the highest level in more than six months as the Bank of Japan's credit easing sent the yen lower,...
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In this file picture taken on August 4, 2009 President of Japan's only DRAM chip maker Elpida Memory, Yukio Sakamoto, announces the company's first quarter financial results ended June 30 at the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Shares in Japanese microchip maker Elpida Memory plunged by a fifth on...
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American director Martin Scorsese smiles after receiving a bouquet of flowers from Japanese actress Koyuki, right, during a press conference to promote his latest 3-D film �Hugo� in Tokyo Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012.
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American director Martin Scorsese stands during a press conference to promote his latest 3-D film �Hugo� in Tokyo Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. The film's Japanese title in the background reads: "Hugo's marvelous invention."
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American director Martin Scorsese speaks during a press conference to promote his latest 3-D film �Hugo� in Tokyo Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012.
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US film director Martin Scorsese (L) smiles as he receives a flower bouquet from Japanese actress Koyuki (R) before speaking to reporters for the promotion of his latest movie 'Hugo' in Tokyo on February 16, 2012. The award winning movie will be screaning in Japan on March 1.
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US film director Martin Scorsese waves after he spoke to reporters for his latest movie 'Hugo' in Tokyo on February 16, 2012. The award winning movie will be screaning in Japan on March 1.
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US film director Martin Scorsese (L) and Japanese actress Koyuki (R) attend a press conference to promote his latest movie 'Hugo' in Tokyo on February 16, 2012. The award winning movie will be screaning in Japan on March 1.
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Tadashi Yanai, president of Japan's casual fashion giant Fast Retailing, known as the Uniqlo brand, speaks to reporters at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on February 14, 2012. Uniqlo announced it will open a new flagship shop in Tokyo's Ginza district.
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A man walks past a signboard of Olympus Corp outside its showroom in Tokyo February 16, 2012. Three former executives of Japan's disgraced Olympus Corp were arrested on Thursday over their role in a $1.7 billion accounting fraud at the maker of medical equipment and cameras, Japanese...
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Japanese medical equipment and digital camera maker Olympus Corp President Tsuyoshi Kikukawa attends a news conference in Tokyo November 19, 2007 file photo. Three former executives of Japan's disgraced Olympus Corp were arrested on February 16, 2012 over their role in a $1.7 billion...
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Actor Jude Law looks up at the sky as light snow falls upon arrival for the Japan premiere of his latest film "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" in Tokyo Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012.
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