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Japan News This Week: 24 August 2008

今週の日本Japan seeks arrest of three Sea Shepherd campaigners.NY TimesJapan's trade surplus shrinks 87% in July.Washington Post79-year-old woman knifes two people at Shibuya Station.Japan TimesHSBC accused over "cultural insensitivity" after ... ...full story at Japan Visitor

from Japan Visitor on Sun, Aug 24 2008

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21 Aug 08 visit Business › Japan's trade surplus shrinks 87 percent in July  »  Japan Today Japan's trade surplus shrank sharply in July on higher oil and commodities prices, figures showed Thursday, but robust exports to the rest of Asia, Russia,…
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