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Rice futures trading restarted in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Grain Exchange chief Yoshiaki Watanabe answers questions from reporters during a press conference on the start of rice futures trading on the exchange in Chuo Ward, Tokyo on Aug. 8, 2011. The rice futures trading was restarted for the first time in 72 years in Japan.

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Rice futures trading restarted in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Grain Exchange chief Yoshiaki Watanabe rings the opening bell at a ceremony to start rice futures trading on the exchange in Chuo Ward, Tokyo on Aug. 8, 2011. The rice futures trading was restarted for the first time in 72 years in Japan.

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Rice futures trading restarted in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard shows a message to celebrate the launch of rice futures trading on the Tokyo Grain Exchange in Chuo Ward, Tokyo on Aug. 8, 2011. The rice futures trading was restarted for the first time in 72 years in Japan.

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'Have a good day, Master': 'Cosplay' maids greet office goers

OSAKA, Japan - A man is greeted by young women clad in ''maid cafe'' costumes on his way to work, in front of the Osaka Securities Exchange building in Chuo Ward, Osaka, on Jan. 29, 2010. Some 30 waitresses from maid cafes greeted office goers in a campaign to booster worker's sprits and the cafes' sales, both affected by the economic slump.

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'Have a good day, Master': 'Cosplay' maids greet office goers

OSAKA, Japan - A man on his way to work takes a flier from a young woman clad in a ''maid cafe'' costume, in front of the Osaka Securities Exchange building in Chuo Ward, Osaka, on Jan. 29, 2010. Some 30 waitresses from maid cafes greeted office goers in a campaign to booster worker's sprits and the cafes' sales, both affected by the economic slump.

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'Have a good day, Master': 'Cosplay' maids greet office goers

OSAKA, Japan - Young women clad in ''maid cafe'' costumes distribute fliers to pedestrians on their way to work in front of the Osaka Securities Exchange building in Chuo Ward, Osaka, on Jan. 29, 2010. Some 30 waitresses from maid cafes greeted office goers to promote their stores which have been affected by the economic slump.

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Kirin, Suntory eye merger in April 2011

TOKYO, Japan - July 2009 file photo shows the headquarters of Kirin Holdings Co., in Chuo Ward, Tokyo. The beverage maker and its rival Suntory Holdings Ltd. are reportedly arranging to merge around April 2011, in what would create one of the world's largest food and beverage makers.