Australia 3, Japan 1 (AP)

"Australia found a perfect time to score its first World Cup goals -- three of them in the final minutes. Substitute Tim Cahill scored in the 84th and 89th minutes Monday and John Aloisi got a goal in injury time as the Socceroos shocked Japan 3-1 their Group F opener. The...

World-Never-say-die attitude won the game, says Kewell (Reuters)

"Australia forward Harry Kewell said the team's determined approach earned them their first win at a World Cup finals as they came from behind to beat Japan 3-1 in a pulsating finish on Monday."

Aussies storm home with late goals to down Japan (AFP)

"Australia stormed home with three goals in the final eight minutes for an historic 3-1 come-from-behind victory over Japan in their Group F World Cup match."

World-Aussies says referee apologised over disputed goal (Reuters)

"Australia's players said Egyptian referee Esam Abd El Fatah had apologised for allowing a disputed goal against them in their 3-1 over Japan in World Cup Group F on Monday."

India Looks To Double Japan Trade In 3 Years

"India will seek to enhance the value of trade with Japan to about $10 billion by fiscal 2009, the Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath said Monday, in an interview to The Nihon Keizai Shimbun. The target amounts to twice the current level of value of trade with...

Blackstone, Still Seeking a Deal, Plans $500 Million India Fund

"Blackstone Group LP, manager of the world's biggest buyout fund, may raise $500 million this year to invest in India, where a slide in the stock market has made the search for possible targets easier, said the firm's country head."

Strong quake jolts southern and western Japan

"Reuters - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 jolted western and southern Japan on Monday, and media reported at least two people had been injured."

Seafood Ice-Cream and other strange brews...Big in Japan

Not for the faint of heart but if you want to surprise your guests (or make some of them leave) this might be a good opportunity.

Japanese cow leads police on wild chase

"A cow being delivered to a Japanese slaughterhouse tried to bolt to freedom Sunday, leading nearly two dozen police on a 3.7-mile car chase through town and sending one man to the hospital unconscious. Security camera footage of the wild escape, aired by public broadcaster...

Soccer: FIFA rejects giving J-League champions Club World Cup berth (Kyodo vi...

"_ Soccer's world governing body FIFA rejected a proposal Sunday to give the J-League champions an automatic spot in the Club World Cup to be held in Japan in December."

Mona Lisa 'Speaks'

Now will someone please also get Homer Simpson's ancestors to speak as well! "The Mona Lisa's smile may always remain a mystery, but it is now possible to hear what her voice would have sounded like, thanks to a Japanese acoustics expert."

Satirized Anthem Spreads in Japan

Called the Kimigayo, it was scrapped after the Second World War, but in 1999 the government decided that the national anthem must be sung pretty frequently. "The original anthem wishes Japanese Emperor a thousand years’ of happy reign. But the satirized version implies that...

SocialMail - Making your Emails Big In Japan!

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