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                    [Title] => Japan's young fret as unexpected recession hits
                    [Summary] => 

When Prime Minister Shinzo Abe responded to Japan's surprise recession by delaying a sales-tax increase, it was a cause for worry, not celebration, for many young Japanese.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-25 03:03:34 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1302367 [AuthorName] => Elaine Kurtenbach [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1241318 [Title] => For Mahiga Creek settlers, City gov’t sets conflict meeting [Summary] =>

In order to address clearing operations to make way for projects in improving waterways in the city, a series of meetings with affected settlers and stakeholders near Mahiga Creek will start on Monday.

[DatePublished] => 2013-10-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1386325 [AuthorName] => Jessa Agua [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 908726 [Title] => Yishun (Part 5) [Summary] =>

I painted quite a perfect picture of Yishun in the last 4 installments.  Maybe enough to make people wish they could uproot themselves and transfer there without nary a thought.

[DatePublished] => 2013-02-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135764 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1620251 [AuthorName] => Nigel Paul Villarete [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 679750 [Title] => S&P changes outlook on Japan's debt rating [Summary] =>

Uncertainty over Japan's fiscal situation as it rebuilds after last month's earthquake and tsunami prompted Standard & Poor's to change its outlook on the country's long-term debt rating from stable to negative, the ratings agency said Wednesday.

[DatePublished] => 2011-04-27 12:10:58 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 666709 [Title] => EDITORIAL - Nuclear worries [Summary] =>

The nuclear crisis in Japan has kept many of its neighbors such as the Philippines, as well as the rest of the world, on edge.

[DatePublished] => 2011-03-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 666317 [Title] => EDITORIAL - Inviting disaster [Summary] =>

The report yesterday from Pangasinan was that the local government had not yet abandoned its plan to have a nuclear power plant constructed along its coastline.

[DatePublished] => 2011-03-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/9220/startoonthumbw.gif ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 618758 [Title] => Asian shares retreat as strong yen batters Japan [Summary] =>

Asian stock markets fell Friday as a strong yen dragged on Japanese shares and investors pared bets ahead of a key US jobs report later in the day.

[DatePublished] => 2010-10-08 13:26:48 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 454203 [Title] => North Korea fueling rocket for impending launch [Summary] =>

SEOUL (AP) – North Korea has begun fueling a long-range rocket for an impending launch, a news report said Thursday, as President Barack Obama warned the liftoff would be a "provocative act" that would generate a UN Security Council response.

[DatePublished] => 2009-04-02 14:20:41 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 429599 [Title] => Ten reasons why we should be happy in 2009 [Summary] =>

Upon reading all the columns these days, there is nothing but bad news about 2009.

[DatePublished] => 2009-01-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134260 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1398871 [AuthorName] => Joey Concepcion [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 297463 [Title] => Favila wary of Japan’s demand for ‘nat’l treatment’ of its RP investments [Summary] => Trade and Industry Secretary Peter B. Favila is wary over Japan’s insistence on being granted the same "national treatment" on investments as granted by the Philippines under its regional trade agreement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Japan is insisting on the inclusion of a provision extending "national treatment" to investments under the proposed Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA).
[DatePublished] => 2005-09-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [ArticleID] => 1395704
                    [Title] => Japan's young fret as unexpected recession hits
                    [Summary] => 

When Prime Minister Shinzo Abe responded to Japan's surprise recession by delaying a sales-tax increase, it was a cause for worry, not celebration, for many young Japanese.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-25 03:03:34 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1302367 [AuthorName] => Elaine Kurtenbach [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1241318 [Title] => For Mahiga Creek settlers, City gov’t sets conflict meeting [Summary] =>

In order to address clearing operations to make way for projects in improving waterways in the city, a series of meetings with affected settlers and stakeholders near Mahiga Creek will start on Monday.

[DatePublished] => 2013-10-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1386325 [AuthorName] => Jessa Agua [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 908726 [Title] => Yishun (Part 5) [Summary] =>

I painted quite a perfect picture of Yishun in the last 4 installments.  Maybe enough to make people wish they could uproot themselves and transfer there without nary a thought.

[DatePublished] => 2013-02-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135764 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1620251 [AuthorName] => Nigel Paul Villarete [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 679750 [Title] => S&P changes outlook on Japan's debt rating [Summary] =>

Uncertainty over Japan's fiscal situation as it rebuilds after last month's earthquake and tsunami prompted Standard & Poor's to change its outlook on the country's long-term debt rating from stable to negative, the ratings agency said Wednesday.

[DatePublished] => 2011-04-27 12:10:58 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 666709 [Title] => EDITORIAL - Nuclear worries [Summary] =>

The nuclear crisis in Japan has kept many of its neighbors such as the Philippines, as well as the rest of the world, on edge.

[DatePublished] => 2011-03-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 666317 [Title] => EDITORIAL - Inviting disaster [Summary] =>

The report yesterday from Pangasinan was that the local government had not yet abandoned its plan to have a nuclear power plant constructed along its coastline.

[DatePublished] => 2011-03-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/9220/startoonthumbw.gif ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 618758 [Title] => Asian shares retreat as strong yen batters Japan [Summary] =>

Asian stock markets fell Friday as a strong yen dragged on Japanese shares and investors pared bets ahead of a key US jobs report later in the day.

[DatePublished] => 2010-10-08 13:26:48 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 454203 [Title] => North Korea fueling rocket for impending launch [Summary] =>

SEOUL (AP) – North Korea has begun fueling a long-range rocket for an impending launch, a news report said Thursday, as President Barack Obama warned the liftoff would be a "provocative act" that would generate a UN Security Council response.

[DatePublished] => 2009-04-02 14:20:41 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 429599 [Title] => Ten reasons why we should be happy in 2009 [Summary] =>

Upon reading all the columns these days, there is nothing but bad news about 2009.

[DatePublished] => 2009-01-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134260 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1398871 [AuthorName] => Joey Concepcion [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 297463 [Title] => Favila wary of Japan’s demand for ‘nat’l treatment’ of its RP investments [Summary] => Trade and Industry Secretary Peter B. Favila is wary over Japan’s insistence on being granted the same "national treatment" on investments as granted by the Philippines under its regional trade agreement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Japan is insisting on the inclusion of a provision extending "national treatment" to investments under the proposed Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA).
[DatePublished] => 2005-09-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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