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BusinessLIVE Japan uses technology to forge Africa ties BusinessLIVE Japan and Africa should establish a new global supply chain together, utilising Africa's mineral resources and Japan's 'intellectual resources', says Tadahiro Matsushita, Japan's Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry. Glencore-Xstrata merger faces mounting opposition Telegraph.co.uk Japan is another unknown, with Tadahiro Matsushita, its vice-minister of trade, yesterday voicing concerns about "increasing the concentration of market power of mining companies". Then there is another group keen to see how the new entity will affect ... and more » Donaire Moves In At 122, Hernandez Climbs at Cruiserweight: Boxing Rankings ... Bad Left Hook Also considered were Rolly Matsushita, Jamie McDonnell, Hugo Ruiz, AJ Banal, and Eric Morel. Abner Mares, of course, is the new No. 1 man in the division. I went ahead and dropped Eddie Chambers out a week early, in part so I didn't forget to do it ... and more » Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP | Federal Circuit Rules That Isolated DNA ... Linex Legal (press release) (registration) The Tokyo District Court held that JustSystem Corp. infringed a software patent, on a technique to display online help, owned by Matsushita Electronic Industrial Co. (the parent company of Panasonic).10 In this case, Matsushita was a non- practicing ... and more » Arab News SEHAI deal to boost training Arab News It took place in the presence of Muhammad Al-Jasser, minister of economy and planning, Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, minister of commerce and industry, Tadahiro Matsushita, senior vice minister of Ministry of Economy and Trade, Tadatsuna Koda, president of Japan ... and more » Fresno Bee Valley students match wits at Academic Decathlon Fresno Bee University High also won the Super Quiz, and three of the school's team members -- Timothy Anderson, Joseph Matsushita and Tiffany Cao -- posted the competition's top scores. Reedley High's Kyle Kawagoe raises his hand signaling he is finished ... and more » Panasonic expects record $10-B loss for fiscal year '11 Business Mirror So far, Panasonic's worst annual loss totaled ¥427.7 billion for the year through March 2002, when it was still Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Like both Sony and Sharp, Osaka-based Panasonic has struggled in its flat panel TV business. and more » Mainichi Daily News Panasonic to log record 780 bil. yen net loss in FY 2011 Mainichi Daily News The loss will be the biggest ever, eclipsing a net loss of 427.7 billion yen posted in the business year ended March 2002, when the company was called Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Panasonic is writing off 250 billion yen for the goodwill value of ... and more » IN RE 1801 ROBERT FULTON DRIVE, LLC Leagle.com Matsushita Elec. Indus. Co. v. Zenith Radio Corp., 475 US 574, 586-87 (1986). Whether a fact is material or not depends on the substantive law at issue in the case. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 US 242, 248 (1986). "Only disputes over facts that ... and more » IN RE MATTER OF DENNIS Leagle.com "Where the record taken as a whole could not lead a rational trier of fact to find for the nonmoving party, there is no genuine issue for trial." Id. (quoting Matsushita Elec. Industrial Co. v. Zenith Radio Corp., 475 US 574, 587 (1986)).

DAILY REPORTS

Jan 13 Japan says sorry for Darwin bombing Japan's government has used a gathering in Darwin to apologise for the country's bombing of the city during World War II. Japan's Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Tadahiro Matsushita, told a signing ceremony for the $US34 billion Ichthys gas project that he was sorry for his country's actions. "I am aware that this year is the 70th anniversary of Darwin's bombing and during a certain period in the not-too-distant past, Japan caused tremendous damage and suffering to the people of many countries," Mr Matsushita said. Japanese officials have in the past apologised for the country's actions in World War II, but Mr Matsushita is believed to be the most senior politician to apologise on Northern Territory soil for the bombing of Darwin. (Sydney Morning Herald) Nov 21 Rising to the top in male-centric Japanany's products made delicious rice. More and more women are taking on senior management positions in large companies and the public service in Japan. The manufacturing sector, though, is generally thought of as having a glass ceiling for women. However, one woman managed to make her way up the corporate ladder and into the boardroom at Japanese manufacturing giant Panasonic. Machiko Miyai joined Matsushita Electric in 1983 which is today known as Panasonic. She joined the rice cooker business unit and her job was to make sure that the company's products made delicious rice. She moved up the ranks through the years, and this April, Machiko became the first woman to join the company's board of directors, making her the highest ranking woman in the company with 80,000 employees worldwide. (Channel NewsAsia) Oct 9 Kyoto woman dies in Java crash A woman who died Friday in a minibus crash in Indonesia was a Japanese national on vacation, the Japanese Embassy confirmed Sunday. The embassy identified the woman as Kazuyo Matsushita, 42, originally from Kyoto Prefecture. A close acquaintance who requested not to be identified said Matsushita held a Japanese passport but was a permanent resident of Belgium. Along with Matsushita, three other people - two Dutch tourists and an Indonesian tour guide - also perished in the crash on West Java island and 12 others were injured. (Japan Times) Aug 30 Noda: Peacemaker, orator, fight fan Yoshihiko Noda became a Cabinet member for the first time in June last year when he was made finance minister in Prime Minister Naoto Kan's administration. Noda took on the task of rebuilding the nation's finances and curbing the yen's sharp rise. Noda has been dubbed a puppet of the Finance Ministry by some, but is also rated highly for his peaceful and stable demeanor. Noda was one of the first people to graduate from the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management, the leadership development institute established by Konosuke Matsushita (1894-1989), founder of what is today known as the Panasonic Group. Noda will be the first graduate from the institute to become prime minister. (Yomiuri) [ More... ]