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• The world’s strangest museums
You may think it’s a bit odd for an entire three-level museum to be dedicated solely to the noodle dish that sustains college students, but to many of Japan’s residents, the Ramen Museum celebrates an important addition to their everyday cuisine ...
• CONTINUED : Market's hair-trigger mentality
European stocks sank Friday, with Britain’s FTSE-100 falling 8.85 percent, German’s DAX declining 7.01 percent, and France’s CAC-40 ending down 7.73 percent. In Asia, the collapse of Japan’s Yamato Life Insurance caused already nervous ...
• Japan’s Nikkei tumbles at start of trading
Oct. 9: Precious metals and pawn shops are just a few of the ways people from Germany to Britain are trying to protect their investments and save money. Msnbc.com's Keva Andersen reports. TOKYO - Japan’s Nikkei index fell more than 10 percent in ...
• South Africa will sell ivory to Japan, China
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - The South African government said Thursday that it will press ahead with plans to sell just over 51 tons of ivory to China and Japan under a special exemption to the international ban on the trade. The Convention on ...
• U.S. will buy stock in banks, Paulson says
Besides the United States, the other members of the G7 meeting in Washington are Japan, Germany, Britain, France, Italy and Canada. Finance officials also planned to meet with Bush Saturday at the White House. “We are in a development where the ...