Weak performance underscores case for monetary stimulus as EU crisis weighs on world's second-largest economy.
Last Modified: 01 Dec 2011 14:22 GMT
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Prince Akishino, second in line to throne, says retirement may become necessary for emperors once they pass certain age.
Last Modified: 30 Nov 2011 20:15 GMT
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Nuclear contamination poses long-term threat to ocean ecosystem and to Japan's fishing industry.
Last Modified: 30 Nov 2011 12:11 GMT
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New invention uses a fifth of wood and other natural materials normally consumed to cook a meal.
Last Modified: 30 Nov 2011 11:26 GMT
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Conservationists warn loopholes, bribes and weak enforcement could jeopordise new law against practice.
Last Modified: 29 Nov 2011 15:59 GMT
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Health experts want unique programme to be replicated across the conservative Muslim country.
Last Modified: 30 Nov 2011 10:40 GMT
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South Korean president signs 14 bills needed to implement free trade deal, despite almost daily protests against accord.
Last Modified: 29 Nov 2011 09:00 GMT
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Activist lawyers decry new law they say imposes tougher restrictions and penalties for demonstrators.
Last Modified: 29 Nov 2011 12:11 GMT
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Three people killed in powerful explosion in hotel packed with wedding guests in central Zamboanga city.
Last Modified: 28 Nov 2011 16:48 GMT
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President orders investigation into Borneo's "Golden Gate" bridge collapse after dozens trapped and 33 still missing.
Last Modified: 28 Nov 2011 07:42 GMT
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