Japan Airlines is bankrupt; Toyota Motor Co. is imploding, Seibu Department Store is closing its prestige Ginza store; Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's approval ratings are tanking – and Grand Champion Asashoryu has quit the sumo ring in scandal. Is there nothing to lift the winter pall over Japan?
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Japan Airlines is bankrupt; Toyota Motor Co. is imploding, Seibu Department Store is closing its prestige Ginza store; Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's approval ratings are tanking – and Grand Champion Asashoryu has quit the sumo ring in scandal. Is there nothing to lift the winter pall over Japan?
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