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Aiming to beef up the performance of Japan's intelligence satellites, the government will embark on a program to develop an optical information-gathering satellite that will have one of the world's highest resolutions.

When Sony ends production at its Ichinomiya plant sometime during the next five months, the company will be closing the book on a symbol of its golden age. (TIME)

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Japan's NHK launches 24-hour world English service

The envisioned satellite will be able to identify objects on the ground with far greater precision than the most advanced commercial satellites, officials said Saturday.

The best among currently available commercial surveillance satellites is said to be able to identify objects with a diameter of as little as 40 centimeters. The government program is aimed at surpassing the 40-centimeter resolution capability. Although detailed capabilities of military satellites of foreign countries are secret, only U.S. satellites are believed to have a sub-40-centimeter resolution.

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TOKYO (AP) Japan's public broadcasting network has started a 24-hour news service in English hoping to capture a global audience through satellite and the Internet. Broadcaster NHK hopes to boost its audience to 110 million primarily in Asia by the end of March.

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PM faces political storm after Davos
Firm to recall U.S. popcorn
Panasonic's $3.9 bln annual net loss
Output dives, unemployment rises
US Troop Relocation Accord
Asian Stocks Fall Again
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Honda Motor Co said Monday it will cut basic wages of employees in managerial posts around 5% from February to May in the wake of bleak earnings amid a global auto slump and the yen’s appreciation
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