 | | | | NEWS | | | | | | Allegiant adding four West Coast cities to Hawaii service | | | May 15, 2012 | | | Allegiant Air, which will begin flying between Honolulu and Las Vegas in June, will expand its Hawaii service this fall with flights between four West Coast cities and Honolulu and Maui. Las Vegas-based Allegiant (Nasdaq: ALGT) said it will fly between Honolulu and Bellingham, Wash., Eugene Ore., Santa Maria, Calif., and Stockton, Calif., starting in mid-November. The airline will also add flights between Bellingham and Kahului on Maui two days a week starting Nov. 15. Allegiant is entering the... | | FULL STORY | |
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| | | Japan's Megabanks Post Solid Profit Gains, Sidestep Euro Crisis - Wall Street Journal | | | May 15, 2012 | | | Bloomberg Japan's Megabanks Post Solid Profit Gains, Sidestep Euro CrisisWall Street Journal By Atsuko Fukase Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES TOKYO (Dow Jones)-- Japan's three biggest banks posted solid net profits in the last fiscal year ending March, sidestepping the euro-zone debt crisis that has weighed on their peers in the region and elsewhere. Japanese Banks Project Better-Than-Expected Year New York Times Japanese banks report profit rise, see tougher year Reuters Mizuho Leads Japan Megabank Profit Targets Exceeding Estimates BusinessWeek Financial Times - Bloomberg all 27 news articles » | | FULL STORY | |
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| | | Japan mutual fund value falls 1.5 pct, but sees strong inflows - Reuters | | | May 15, 2012 | | | Japan mutual fund value falls 1.5 pct, but sees strong inflows Reuters TOKYO, May 15 (Reuters) - The asset value of Japanese mutual funds posted the biggest monthly drop in five months in April hit by falls in share prices and rise of the yen, but the market saw strong inflows directed in global real estate funds and ... | | FULL STORY | |
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| MEDIA, ARTS, & ENTERTAINMENT | | | | | | JAPAN MAESTRO OZAWA VOWS RETURN AFTER BREAK | | March 16, 2012 | | | Seiji Ozawa, Japan’s most famous conductor, pledges to return to performing next year, a week after saying he would take time off to recover from a recent spell of bad health that has included bouts of pneumonia. (Reuters) | | FULL STORY | |
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| | | | MOVIE REVIEW: ‘THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY’ | | February 20, 2012 | | | Based on Mary Norton’s celebrated 1952 novel “The Borrowers,” “The Secret World of Arrietty” has been on the mind of Japan’s Hayao Miyazaki, the great animator of the modern age, for more than 40 years. He did not direct this version himself, but having planned and written the screenplay and hand-picking director Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Miyazaki and his elevating, protective spirit hover over this production like a most benevolent deity. (LA Times) | | FULL STORY | |
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