The brass conduct tours of the new, fortresslike headquarters in central Tokyo and even helped produce a movie, Aegis of the Doomed Country, in which a brave Japanese officer wrests control of his ship back from enemy agents bent on wrecking Tokyo.

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The brass conducts tours of the new, fortresslike headquarters in central Tokyo and even helped produce a movie, Aegis of the Doomed Country, in which a brave Japanese officer wrests control of his ship back from enemy agents bent on wrecking Tokyo.

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The project is a collaboration with Sony (Tokyo:SNE), in which Ubisoft has negotiated full creative control.

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Japan's relationship with Washington has assumed more importance for Tokyo in recent months as it has locked horns with China over the control of unoccupied islands in the resource-rich seas between them.

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TOKYO Japan's nuclear crisis showed signs of spinning out of control Tuesday, after officials reported a third explosion and warned of possible damage to a critical reactor container at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear-power complex.

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While Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) has been grappling to bring the crisis under control, it has been hard to predict the extent of damage caused to the plant and also to the surrounding areas because of radiation leaks.

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Add in the very real blow to nuclear power prospects by the the existence of iodine and cesia in the Tokyo tap water and the uncertainty of getting the reactors in northern Japan completely under control and in repair.

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Japan's economy minister said Tokyo might consider increasing purchases of European bailout bonds, but called on leaders to bring spending under control.

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