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Participants at Ikebukuro Station in Toshima Ward, Tokyo, wear sheets to protect themselves from the cold during a large-scale disaster drill Friday.

The Tokyo metropolitan government conducted its first large-scale drill for stranded commuters Friday, which involved about 10,000 participants at three terminal train stations--Shinjuku, Tokyo and Ikebukuro. (Feb.4) [More...]

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Panasonic Corp. said Friday it expects to post a group net loss of ¥780 billion for fiscal 2011 due to Thai flooding and an acquisition-related write-off.[More...]

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