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BUSINESS
Nov 14, 2009

JAL lost ¥131 billion in half, skips forecast

Battered by the global financial crisis and the H1N1 swine flu pandemic, Japan Airlines Corp. on Friday posted a hefty group net loss of ¥131.2 billion for the April-September half and said it has applied for out-of-court debt restructuring as a stopgap measure to stay aloft.
JAPAN
Nov 13, 2009

Emperor marks 20th year of reign

Emperor Akihito on Thursday voiced his deep anticipation for global peace, saying new generations must not forget the sacrifices made during the war.
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2009

New nonbureaucrat body starts cutting away at budget requests

Shifting away from the long-held practice of bureaucrats examining budget requests, the Government Revitalization Unit led by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Wednesday took over the task and began looking for ways to pare ministries' funding demands for fiscal 2010.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 11, 2009

Kroon relished challenge of closing out Japan Series

SAPPORO — Marc Kroon sank to his knees after the final out of the Japan Series.

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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past