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FACTSHEET: Japan's largest earthquakes on record
Matt Berger Mar 11, 2011
Japan's devastating 8.9-magnitude earthquake, which struck the region Friday and set off a giant tsunami, is expected to go down in history as on...
MID-DAY UPDATE: YouTube, Web bring Japan quake to your desktop
Matt Berger Mar 12, 2011
There is one big story today playing out around the world. An 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit northern Japan last night, triggering a tsunami that has...
Earthquake warning system alerted people in Tokyo before they felt the quake
John Moe Mar 11, 2011
It's the world's first early warning system for earthquakes. It was developed by Japan meteorological agency, and as the earthquake shook the...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Davos and FCIC
Katharine Crnko Jan 27, 2011
The World Economic Forum is underway in Davos, Switzerland, and already we're hearing from forum participants. A senior executive of Goldman Sachs...
Japan hates Facebook
John Moe Jan 10, 2011
Really interesting article in the Times. Not sure if it says more about Facebook or more about Japan but the social network is a total bust in that...
MIDDAY UPDATE: Housing numbers, foreign trade
Katharine Crnko Dec 16, 2010
Today we heard some mixed news about the housing market. The number of new homes being built rose in November. Meanwhile, RealtyTrac said...
MIDDAY UPDATE: Groupon and the Fed
Katharine Crnko Dec 1, 2010
All eyes were on Google today and the Internet mega-corp deliberates on buying the up-and-coming Groupon. In a move that can only be seen as...
Japan cuts interest rates to near 0 -- where is this headed?
Bill Radke Oct 5, 2010
The central bank of Japan today made a surprise interest rate cut. Rates are rock bottom here, too -- is this a race to the bottom? What are the...
Get a (second) life
Steve Henn Sep 14, 2010
A Japanese seaside resort is teaming up with Konomi Digital Entertainment to create a vacation getaway for young men and their virtual girlfriends....
Land of the rising pun
Richard Core Nov 21, 2008
From a posting on the Telegraph of London website ......
