Burger King to Return to Japan With Aid of 2 Allies
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By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Dec. 15--TOKYO -- Major U.S. hamburger chain operator Burger King Corp.  will return to Japan next summer after a six-year absence by teaming up with  confectionary maker Lotte Co. and management consultants Revamp Corp., the  Japanese allies said Friday.
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Japan and the United States agreed yesterday to resume imports of some American beef, halted since December after a case of mad cow disease
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TOKYO -- Japan and the United States agreed yesterday to resume imports of some American beef, halted since December after a case of mad cow disease in Washington state, but did not set a date for restarting trade.
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No. 3 U.S. hamburger chain Wendy's International Inc introduced a 99-cent double cheeseburger on Tuesday, a product the company hopes will help it compete with bigger rivals McDonald's Corp and Burger King Corp Inc
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Trade talks on lifting the Japanese ban on US beef ended in Tokyo Saturday with some progress and pledges to talk again. A source close to the talks said the two sides reached
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The Japanese Emperor arrived in Britain Sunday for a three-day visit that will see him carry out engagements including dinner with Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.
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The Tokyo and London stock exchanges said Friday that they had agreed to work on a business alliance aimed at boosting their international presence.
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Japan offers to help build one for the Indian Ocean.
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Japan is set to agree on a resumption of  U.S. beef imports, suspended for five months due to concerns  about mad cow disease, when senior officials of the two  governments hold talks later on Tuesday, Japanese officials  said.
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Japanese trade negotiators agreed yesterday to reopen their markets to US beef, 10 months after discovery of a single case of mad-cow disease in Washington state prompted Japan to ban American imports.
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A Japanese naval vessel heads back to the Indian Ocean to resume refuelling operations for US-led forces.
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Japan will provide around $30 million in  aid to countries hit by an Indian Ocean tsunami that killed  more than 29,000 people, and will send three navy vessels to  waters off Thailand to help rescue survivors.
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Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi heads to the Middle East this week to try to help calm the worst crisis in the region in months and urge Israeli and Palestinian leaders to return to negotiations.
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Tokyo -- Japan agreed Saturday to resume imports of some US beef after a 10- month ban that shut cattle ranchers in the United States out of their most lucrative foreign market.
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Some of the world&#39;s top donut chains  have come rolling into China, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan and  elsewhere in the region as Asians embrace the Western fast food  fad.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tapped a close ally as his party's No. 2 and was to announce a new cabinet line-up on Monday to try to revive faltering support a month after his coalition suffered a massive election defeat.
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TOKYO - The competitive eating world is already chewing on this bit of breaking news: The champ may not be able to chomp. Takeru Kobayashi of Japan, the six-time champion of the annual Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, may be sidelined for next week's event by an arthritic jaw.