News Headlines - 24 August 2010

▽'British spy' found dead in bath
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/25/british-spy-dead-in-bath
The man, believed to have been working for MI6, had been missing for 10 days

▽Nikkei hits 16-mth low, lack of action on yen weighs
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTOE67O05U20100825
Japan's Nikkei average hit a 16-month closing low on Wednesday, at one point falling more than 2 percent, as disappointment spread over the lack of Japanese policy action to rein in the strong yen, which threatens a fragile economic recovery.

▽Japan's exporters struggle in fifth month of slowdown
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23870676-japans-exporters-struggle-in-fifth-month-of-slowdown.do
Japan's export growth slowed for a fifth straight month in July amid weak global demand and a strong yen.

▽Japan Ruling Party's Ozawa Says Americans Are `Single-Celled Organisms'
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-08-25/japan-ruling-party-s-ozawa-says-americans-are-single-celled-organisms-.html
Ichiro Ozawa, who quit as the No. 2 official in the ruling Democratic Party of Japan in June after coming under fire for campaign finance scandals, said that while he likes Americans, they are “simple.”

▼Live Report on New Vocaloid Lily at Niconico
http://blog.nicovideo.jp/niconews/2010/08/008882.html
Niconico douga host a live report on the launch event of new Vocaloid2 "Lily" at 19:00 JST(10:00GMT).