In Japan, mounting anger over bread-and-butter issues (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)
At a Jomo gas station in western Tokyo, an attendant in green-and-orange overalls recently explained why rising prices may topple the governing party after more than 50 years in power.
Source: news.yahoo.com

At the Airport, Training for Heightened Diplomacy (New York Times)
At Fordham University, students can take courses in personal branding and sales management. .
Source: www.nytimes.com

Amgen CEO tries to inject optimism into shareholder meeting (Los Angeles Times)
Kevin Sharer tells often-hostile investors that the company is off to a good start this year. The beleaguered chief executive of biotech giant Amgen Inc. confronted an often testy group of shareholders Wednesday, his first annual meeting with investors since the company's fortunes took a hard turn last summer.
Source: www.latimes.com

Tension at opening of Turin book fair honouring Israel (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano opened the prestigious Turin book fair in the northern city on Thursday amid Muslim anger over the choice of Israel as the event's guest of honour.
Source: news.yahoo.com

For airport workers, a course in turbulence (International Herald Tribune)
A Fordham University class called Resiliency Edge teaches how to deal with furious air travelers.
Source: www.iht.com

Mystery, Anger Cloud Story Of Friday Night Shooting (Berkeley Daily Planet)
Anger over the brazen Friday night shooting in a troubled Berkeley neighborhood has renewed calls for a greater police presence and pitted neighbor against neighbor.
Source: www.berkeleydailyplanet.com