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Serbia, Japan, S. Korea secure Oly volleball spots

Sports Illustrated - Sun May 27, 12:33 pm ET

TOKYO (AP) -- The women's volleyball teams from Serbia, Japan and South Korea won spots at the London Olympics at a qualifying tournament Sunday.

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Japan Stock Futures Little Changed as Greek Concern Eases
Bloomberg - Sun May 27, 8:07 pm ET
American depositary receipts of Sony Corp., Japan ’s biggest consumer-electronics exporter, gained 0.4 percent from the closing share price in Tokyo. ADRs of China Southern Airlines Co. (1055) , Asia’s largest carrier by passenger numbers, dropped 2 percent.
Group representing Detroit 3 resists Japan's effort to join partnership
Detroit Free Press - 2 hours 11 minutes ago
A trade group representing Detroit's automakers is resisting Japan's effort to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership, unless there are rules governing currency manipulation, a tactic Japan is accused of using to restrict auto imports in its domestic markets.
Japan's ex-premier to appear at nuclear probe
AFP News via Yahoo! Philippines News - 52 minutes ago
Japan's former prime minister Naoto Kan will testify Monday to a parliamentary commission probing the Fukushima nuclear disaster, with the focus expected to be on early efforts to contain the crisis.
Japan Readies Robot For Work At Crippled Nuclear Reactor
Slashdot - 19 minutes ago
angry tapir writes "A Japanese robotics lab has developed a new emergency response prototype that will soon be put to work at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in northern Japan. The robot, called 'Rosemary,' is about the size of a lawn mower and has four extended treaded feet that swivel up and down to help it climb over obstacles." Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Japan government spokesman says he didn't deliberately mislead public on nuclear crisis
Fox News - Sun May 27, 12:37 pm ET
The chief government spokesman during Japan's nuclear crisis testified Sunday that he did not deliberately mislead the public about the extent of the accident.
Japan tsunami debris hitting West Coast
Los Angeles Times - Sun May 27, 12:33 pm ET
More than a year after the catastrophe in Japan, beachcombers up and down the West Coast are awaiting the flotsam that was set on a eastward course by the destructive surge of water. Fishing floats, soccer balls, fuel tanks and...
Japan Minister Says He Didn't Deliberately Mislead
ABC News - Sun May 27, 12:11 pm ET
Japan government spokesman says he didn't deliberately mislead public on nuclear crisis
Pictures of the Week: Earthquake in Italy, Protests in Bahrain and Japan's Historic Tower
Time Magazine - Sun May 27, 12:19 am ET
Pictures of the Week: Earthquake in Italy, Protests in Bahrain and Japan's Historic Tower
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries: A "Must Win" Corporate Turnaround for Japan
Forbes - Sat May 26, 11:34 pm ET
Will MHI achieve their restructuring goals? We cannot say. What we can say is that substantial failure would imperil not just the company, but Japan and, perhaps, the world. We should all hope they succeed.
Japan minister defends quake information
BigPond News - Sun May 27, 6:15 pm ET
The chief govt spokesman of Japan's nuclear crisis testifies he didn't deliberately mislead the public.
Shares, euro creep up from lows, remain vulnerable
Reuters via Yahoo! News - 52 minutes ago
TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares and the euro edged up from lows on Monday, as opinion polls showing a lead for Greece's pro-bailout camp helped calm fears of a disorderly exit by Athens from the single currency that had driven a flight from riskier assets last week. The recovery looked vulnerable, however, as MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.6 percent, still not ...
Americans held over death of Irish woman in Japan
MSNBC - Sun May 27, 8:28 am ET
Two Americans have been arrested in connection the death of a 21-year-old Irish exchange student in Japan, police in Tokyo were reported as saying on Sunday.
S. Korea, Serbia, Japan qualify for Olympics
AFP News via Yahoo! Singapore News - Sun May 27, 5:21 pm ET
South Korea, Serbia and Japan qualified for the London Olympics, joining two-time world champions Russia, on the final day of the women's volleyball qualifying tournament on Sunday.
Japan: Americans held in Irish death
CNN - Sun May 27, 1:53 pm ET
Police have detained two American men as part of an investigation into the strangling death of an Irish exchange student in Tokyo, local authorities said Sunday.
Japan minister: I didn't deliberately mislead
3news - Sun May 27, 9:32 pm ET
The chief government spokesman during Japan's nuclear crisis has testified that he did not deliberately mislead the public about the extent of the accident.