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- Japan levies taxes on Amazon's Japan business-media
TOKYO, July 5 (Reuters) - Japanese tax authorities have told an affiliated company of Amazon.com (AMZN.O) to pay some $119 million in taxes for unreported income in Japan over three years to the end of 2005, the Asahi newspaper reported on Sunday. But
- RP overtakes Japan, Argentina in flu cases
The Philippines now ranks Number 8 worldwide in terms of confirmed Influenza A(H1N1) cases, overtaking Argentina and Japan, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Saturday. WHO, in its latest pandemic update issued last Friday, July 3, showed the
- N. Korea Fires Missiles Into the Sea of Japan
TOKYO, July 4 -- Taunting the United States on its birthday, North Korea fired seven missiles into the Sea of Japan early Saturday in a provocative move that some experts said might have been intended to discourage deployment of new missile defenses
- Vietnam Fatherland Front delegation visits China
A delegation from the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) is paying a visit to China from June 29-July 4 to boost ties with the Chinese People?s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). The delegation, led by Nguyen Van Pha, executive member of the VFF
- Japanese sportswear brand Young Sangyo joins Taipei IN Style
(Taiwan) Young Sangyo Co., Ltd. is the vanguard and leader in Japan fashion industry. For over 40 years after founding, Young Sangyo Co., Ltd has devoted to develop and manufacture premium fashion goods. The company business covers from product
- Japan's royal couple tour Ottawa area
Japan Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko talk to wellwishers at the Mackenzie King Estate in Gatineau Park, Que. (Patrick Doyle/Canadian Press) Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko toured the Ottawa region Saturday, the first official stop on
- Editorial: N. Korea missiles
North Korea's firing on Saturday of seven medium-range ballistic missiles, no doubt to mark US Independence Day, has produced predictable international reactions, not least from South Korea and Japan. Both condemned the latest launches as 'a provocative
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While retaining its time-honored culture, Japan rapidly absorbed Western technology during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. After its devastating defeat in World War II, Japan recovered to become the second most powerful economy in the world and a staunch ally of the US. While the emperor retains his throne as a symbol of national unity, actual power rests in networks of powerful politicians, bureaucrats, and business executives. The economy experienced a major slowdown in the 1990s following three decades of unprecedented growth.
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