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Japanese Buddhist temple pulls out of torch relay

Tokyo  -  A Buddhist temple in the central Japanese city of Nagano withdrew Friday as the starting venue of the Japanese leg of the Olympic torch relay in protest of China's suppression of the Tibe

China says it's ready for dialogue with Dalai Lama over Tibet

Dalai LamaTokyo - Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Friday told Japanese Prime Mi

Japanese Buddhist temple wants out of torch relay

Olympic TourchTokyo - A Buddhist temple in the central Japanese city of Nagano intend

Tokyo stocks open lower on profit-taking

Stock MarketTokyo - Stocks opened lower in Tokyo Friday as investors sold shares to lock in

Hanover Fair highlights Japanese robots and sumo

Hanover, Germany  - Innovations from Japan including robots and a virtual power station are to have pride of place at the Hanover Fair in Germany next week alongside sumo wrestlers and traditional

G8 business groups promote innovation to fight global warming

JapanTokyo  -  Business groups from the Group of Eight (G8) member countries called Thursday on their gover

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