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                    [Title] => Japan exports sag in April after tsunami
                    [Summary] => 

Japan's exports dropped in April, bearing the brunt of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, which destroyed factories and caused massive production losses across the nation.

[DatePublished] => 2011-05-25 15:43:40 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 540459 [Title] => JBIC to guarantee $1-billion Samurai bonds [Summary] =>

The Philippines and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) may finally sign a guarantee agreement next month for the proposed Samurai bonds, Finance Secretary Margarito Teves said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2010-01-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804708 [AuthorName] => Iris Gonzales [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 540400 [Title] => Asia recovers fast but not likely to reach pre-crisis highs [Summary] =>

Asia is rebounding fast but the region is unable to return to the high growths it experienced in the past few years before the global economic meltdown, head of Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) said.

[DatePublished] => 2010-01-14 12:14:52 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 539620 [Title] => RP to issue $500-million Samurai bonds [Summary] =>

The Philippines may issue at least $500 million in Samurai bonds or yen-denominated bonds through a private placement which would cater mostly to institutional investors, National Treasurer Roberto Tan said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2010-01-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804708 [AuthorName] => Iris Gonzales [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 332312 [Title] => Santillan defends OPBF welter title today [Summary] => Rev Santillan of RWS Stable faces an uphill battle today when he defends his Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) welterweight title against the undefeated Japanese prospect Hiroshi Yamaguchi at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

The 27-year-old Yamaguchi parades an impressive 14-0-1 win-loss-draw record with 10 wins by knockout.

The Japanese, however, hasn’t fought against tough foes unlike Santillan, who had clashed and knocked out top Japan contenders in the likes of Hiroshi Watanabe, Kazuhiko Hidaka, and Daigoro Yamamoto.
[DatePublished] => 2006-04-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 332400 [Title] => Santillan to defend OPBF crown today [Summary] => Rev "The Gentle Giant" Santillan of RWS Stable faces an uphill battle today when he defends his Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) welterweight title against the undefeated Japanese prospect Hiroshi Yamaguchi at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. [DatePublished] => 2006-04-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Sports [SectionUrl] => cebu-sports [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 332430 [Title] => Santillan modepensa [Summary] => Bug-at nga tahas ang sagubangon ni Rev "The Gentle Giant" Santillan sa RWS Stable sa iyang pagdepensa sa Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) welterweight title batok sa way pildeng Japanese challenger nga si Hiroshi Yamaguchi karong adlawa didto sa Korakuen Hall sa Tokyo, Japan. [DatePublished] => 2006-04-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Banat Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 287890 [Title] => Sultan falters anew in OPBF title quest [Summary] => Filipino champion Dondon Sultan once again floundered in his quest to wrest the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) welterweight title after he was stopped in the seventh round by defending champion Kazuhiko Hidaka of Japan in their abbreviated 12-round title bout the other night at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall.

The taller and stronger Japanese southpaw was in command of the fight most of the way, pinning Sultan against the ropes on that fateful seventh round where he peppered the Filipino challenger with a fusillade of telling shots to the head and body.
[DatePublished] => 2005-07-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Sports [SectionUrl] => cebu-sports [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 158982 [Title] => One punch does it for Santillan [Summary] => CEBU – Slow-starting Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) welterweight champion Rev Santillan of Jaro, Iloilo, broke out of an early stupor to turn the lights off on challenger Yong Hwa Choi of Korea at 0:46 of the fourth round in the third defense of his 147-pound crown at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel ballroom Saturday night.

A left straight to the jaw floored the Korean who outworked Santillan in two of the first three rounds before the rousing finish that brought the packed crowd to its feet.
[DatePublished] => 2002-04-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 158744 [Title] => Santillan stakes title versus Korean rival [Summary] => Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) welterweight champion Rev Santillan stakes his crown against No. 1 contender Yong Hwa Choi of Korea in a scheduled 12-round fight at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel tonight.

It will be Santillan’s third defense of the 147-pound diadem he wrested from Suk Hyun Yun last year. Choi planed in from Inchon last Wednesday and vowed to avenge Yun’s defeat to Santillan and bring the title back in Korean hands.
[DatePublished] => 2002-04-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) ) )
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