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Occupy Tokyo

Occupy Tokyo Grows out of OWS into Unique Mass Movement

Occupy Tokyo is one of East Asia's most significant outgrowths of the Occupy Wall Street movement that has swept the world over the past two months, but most media sources have ignored it. Growing out of outrage over the Japanese government's handling of severe damage to the Fukushima nuclear plant in March, it has become a major force in the East Asian nation.
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Toyota

Flood Reduces Honda Output, Toyota Recovers

The impact of Thailand's floods on Honda Motor Co has extended to a fourth continent, while in contrast Toyota Motor Corp showed further signs of recovery from the disaster.
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Toyota Recalls 550,000 Vehicles Due to Steering Flaw

Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling about 550000 vehicles worldwide to replace an engine component that could hamper steering. This will include 420,000 in the U.S. Nearly 27,000 vehicles were recalled in Canada and 38,000 recalled in Japan.
Allstate insurance posts fourth quarter results as office shown in San Francisco

Allstate Profit Sinks on Disaster Losses

Allstate Corp posted a sharply smaller profit for the third quarter, as the largest publicly traded home and auto insurer in the United States lost more than $1 billion due to natural disasters.
Visitors are silhouetted against a Logo of the Honda Motor at the company showroom in Tokyo

Honda Withdraws Annual Guidance; Q2 Profit Tanks

Honda Motor Co withdrew its annual earnings guidance in an unusual move on Monday due to uncertainties including currency markets and Thailand's floods just as it was starting to recover from the March earthquake and tsunami.
Placido Domingo leaves the stage with his wife after the curtain call of Placido Domingo Celebration at the Royal Opera House after a special performance to celebrate his 40th anniversary with the Royal Opera in London

Factbox: Placido Domingo at 70

Placido Domingo appeared at London's Royal Opera House in Covent Garden late Thursday both as a tenor and in his new guise as a baritone.
Comet Elenin

Former Doomsday Comet Fizzled Out

The comet discovered in December became popularized as a doomsday comet since astronomers expected it to fly close to the Earth and the comet resembled ancient apocalyptic prophesies.
A sign at the entrance to the headquarters of bankrupt Solyndra LLC is shown in Fremont

Solyndra Scandal: 5 More U.S. Energy Scandals

The recent bankruptcy of solar energy company Solyndra raises questions regarding its relationship with the U.S. Department of Energy, which allegedly modified a loan agreement to prevent the tettering company from going under. The incident casts a shadow over the solar energy industry, already a controversial field.
Natural Disasters

When Mother Nature Strikes: Earthquakes and Other Natural Disasters [PHOTOS]

Earthquakes and other natural disasters are devastating incidences for both humanity and nature. Recently, there has been a number of natural disasters that have wrecked havoc across the globe. From a typhoon in Japan, to Thailand's flooding, to the San Francisco and Virginia earthquakes, and toxic sludge in Hungary, the images of human suffering are harrowing.

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