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Japan rugby team beat Canada 27-6

AFP - Sat Nov 21, 11:58 am ET

Asian champions Japan scored four tries to overwhelm Canada 27-6 for their second straight win to wind up the two-game test series between the two countries on Saturday.

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Bank of Japan, Government Clash Over Deflation Risk to Economy
Bloomberg - Sat Nov 21, 8:15 am ET
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s government and central bank clashed over the threat of deflation, indicating Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama may want stronger monetary stimulus to buttress the economy’s recovery.
Japan’s Bonds Gain for 2nd Week on Outlook for Rates, Deflation
Bloomberg - Fri Nov 20, 6:00 pm ET
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s 20-year government bonds gained for a second week after the central bank held interest rates near zero amid mounting pressure for it to fight deflation.
Japan maintains super-low interest rates
AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 20, 5:42 am ET
Japan's central bank left its super-low interest rates unchanged on Friday as the government declared for the first time in more than three years that Asia's biggest economy is in a phase of deflation.
Today In Theatre History: NOVEMBER 22
Playbill - 1 hour 35 minutes ago
1937 Ethel Barrymore and Dudley Diggs star in The Ghost of Yankee Doodle. Written by Sidney Howard, the play deals with a woman pacifist whose industrialist family stands to profit from selling arms to Japan. It runs for 48 performances.
New Leaders in Japan Seek to End Cozy Ties to Press Clubs
International Herald Tribune - Fri Nov 20, 8:08 pm ET
The authorities are expanding access to journalists who don’t belong to cartel-like media groups that analysts say have produced a relatively spineless press.
Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci S approved in Japan
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Nov 20, 2:12 pm ET
Robotic surgical device maker Intuitive Surgical Inc. said Friday its da Vinci S system received regulatory approval in Japan.
Japan warns that deflation can drag on recovery
San Jose Mercury News - Fri Nov 20, 9:12 pm ET
TOKYO — Japan's government highlighted the danger of deflation for the first time in three years Friday, warning that falling prices and a further worsening of the labor market could drag on the weak recovery.
Ukraine's `hot air' bedevils global climate deal
AP via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 21, 11:37 am ET
Vladimir Gapor is a plumber by trade, but now he's a scavenger, prying bits of scrap steel from the ruins of his old factory and selling them for a pittance.
Canadian Rochette starts strong at Skate Canada
USA Today - Sat Nov 21, 10:36 am ET
World silver medalist Joannie Rochette scored a personal-best 70 points in the short program at Skate Canada on Friday, putting her in front of Americans Alissa Czisny and Mirai Nagasu.
Asian Stocks Post Biggest Drop in Three Weeks on Japan Concerns
Bloomberg - Fri Nov 20, 9:44 pm ET
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks fell this week, dragging the MSCI Asia Pacific Index to its biggest weekly decline in three amid Japanese share sales, while companies including Sony Corp. fueled profit concerns.
Japan’s Topix Rises for First Time in Eight Days, Led by Banks
Bloomberg - Fri Nov 20, 4:15 am ET
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s Topix index climbed in the final minute of trading, led by financial stocks after this week’s drops made them attractive to some investors. It was the index’s first increase in eight days.
Switzerland, Japan Exit World Top 10 Safest Sovereign Debt List
Bloomberg - Fri Nov 20, 4:08 am ET
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Switzerland and Japan have been knocked out of the ranks of the world’s 10 safest issuers of sovereign bonds by Australia and New Zealand, whose economies are benefiting from rising commodity prices and consumer demand.
Bank of Japan Keeps Rate at 0.1% as Kan Urges Deflation Fight
Bloomberg - Fri Nov 20, 3:44 am ET
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- The Bank of Japan kept interest rates near zero and raised its economic assessment even as government pressure for it to fight deflation intensified.
Japan warns that deflation can drag on recovery
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Nov 20, 3:27 am ET
Japan's government highlighted the danger of deflation for the first time in three years Friday, warning that falling prices and a further worsening of the labor market could drag on the weak recovery.
Japan’s 20-Year Bonds Rise for 8th Day on Low Rates, Deflation
Bloomberg - Fri Nov 20, 1:36 am ET
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s 20-year government bonds rose for an eighth day, their longest rally this year, after the Bank of Japan held interest rates near zero amid mounting pressure for it to fight deflation.