It was not until June 6, 2008 that Japan formally recognised the Ainu as an indigenous group ( see Official Recognition, below ).

On June 6, 2008, a bi-partisan, non-binding resolution was approved by the Japanese Diet calling upon the government to recognize the Ainu people as indigenous to Japan, and urging an end to discrimination against the group.

In a June 2008 issue of the journal Autoimmunity Reviews, researchers S Planque, Sudhir Paul, Ph. D, and Yasuhiro Nishiyama, Ph. D of the University Of Texas Medical School at Houston announced that they have engineered an abzyme that degrades the superantigenic region of the gp120 CD4 binding site.

* June 8, 2008: The Akihabara massacre takes place on the Sunday-pedestrian-zoned Chūō street.

As of June 2008, 823, 502 companies were so registered ( of which 445, 865 were ' active ').

The trial concluded on 3 June 2008, with a conviction and fine of € 15, 000, the largest of her fines to date.

* The meaning of the butterfly: Why pop culture loves the ' butterfly effect ,' and gets it totally wrong, Peter Dizikes, Boston Globe, June 8, 2008

On 7 September 2008 he took part in Soccer Aid 2008, and on 6 June 2010 in Soccer Aid 2010, playing for the Rest of the World vs a team of England celebrities and ex pros.

The fabrication methods and device characteristics were described at the 50th Electronic Materials Conference in Santa Barbara on June 25, 2008.

Chaosium released a new version of BRP on June 24, 2008 as single comprehensive book.

Ellas Otha Bates ( December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008 ), known by his stage name Bo Diddley, was an American rhythm and blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter ( usually as Ellas McDaniel ), and rock and roll pioneer.

Bo Diddley died on June 2, 2008 of heart failure at his home in Archer, Florida.

His funeral, a four-hour " homegoing " service, took place on June 7, 2008, at Showers of Blessings Church in Gainesville, Florida and kept in tune with the vibrant spirit of Bo Diddley's life and career.

* 2008: Although confirmed before his death in June 2008, an honorary degree was posthumously conferred upon Diddley by the University of Florida in August 2008.

* Mobile Edition of the CIA World Factbook, last updated 10 June 2008

There is a Fly TACV website, though as June 2008 no bookings can be made.

), Challenges of Security Sector Governance in West Africa, Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces / Lit Verlag, June 2008, pp 75 – 92

In an interview with the magazine N ' Digo published in late June 2008, he spoke of today's mainstream urban music seemingly relishing the addictive euphoria of materialism and sexism, perhaps being the primary cause of many people harboring resentment towards the genre and its future.

Annual celebrations also take place in Hong Kong, entitled Canada D ' eh and held on June 30 at Lan Kwai Fong, where an estimated attendance of 12, 000 was reported in 2008 ; in Afghanistan, where members of the Canadian Forces mark the holiday at their base ; and in Mexico, at the American Legion in Chapala, and the Canadian Club in Ajijic.

In the April – June, 2008, issue of IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing, computer scientists describe a potential new way to combat internet worms.

It was recovered in June 2008.

Just a few weeks later, Le bassin aux nymphéas ( from the water lilies series ) sold at Christie's 24 June 2008 auction in London, lot 19, for £ 36, 500, 000 ($ 71, 892, 376. 34 ) ( hammer price ) or £ 40, 921, 250 ($ 80, 451, 178 ) with fees, nearly doubling the record for the artist and representing one of the top 20 highest prices paid for a painting at the time.

In June 2008, AFI revealed its " Ten Top Ten "-the best ten films in ten " classic " American film genres-after polling over 1, 500 people from the creative community.

In June 2008, AFI revealed its " Ten top Ten "— the best ten films in ten " classic " American film genres — after polling over 1, 500 people from the creative community.

) In June 2008, the AFI revealed its " 10 Top 10 "— the best ten films in ten " classic " American film genres — after polling over 1, 500 people from the creative community.

In June 2008, the AFI revealed its " Ten top Ten " – the best ten films in ten " classic " American film genres – after polling over 1, 500 people from the creative community.

" In June 2008, AFI listed Red River as the fifth-best film in the western genre.

In 1991, Sherlock, Jr. was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being " culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant ," and on June 14, 2000 the American Film Institute, as part of its AFI 100 Years ... series, ranked the film as # 62 in the list of the funniest films of all time ( AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Laughs ).

In June 2008, AFI revealed its " Ten top Ten "— the best ten films in ten " classic " American film genres — after polling over 1, 500 people from the creative community.

In June 2008, AFI revealed its " Ten top Ten "— the best ten films in ten " classic " American film genres — after polling over 1, 500 people from the creative community.

In June 2008, AFI revealed its " Ten Top Ten "— the best ten films in ten " classic " American film genres — after polling over 1, 500 people from the creative community.

* June 14 – The Los Angeles, California radio station KROQ-FM airs the 11th Annual of the Weenie Roast show with AFI, The Ataris, Blur, Chevelle, Deftones, Finch, Foo Fighters, Godsmack, Good Charlotte, Hot Hot Heat, Interpol, Jane's Addiction, Less Than Jake, Liam Lynch, Staind, Sum 41, Thrice, The Transplants, The Used, The White Stripes, and Pete Yorn.

In June 2008, AFI revealed its " Ten top Ten "— the best ten films in ten " classic " American film genres — after polling over 1, 500 people from the creative community.

In June 2008, AFI named Big as the tenth-best film in the fantasy genre.

In June 2008, AFI revealed its " 10 Top 10 "— the best ten films in ten " classic " American film genres — after polling over 1, 500 people from the creative community.

In June 2008, the American Film Institute ( AFI ) revealed its " 10 Top 10 "— the best ten films in ten " classic " American film genres — after polling over 1, 500 people from the creative community.

On June 9, 2005, Shatner performed a reworked rendition of " My Way " at the presentation of George Lucas's AFI Life Achievement Award, backed by a chorus line of dancers in Imperial Stormtrooper costumes who ultimately picked up Shatner and carried him offstage.

In June 2008, AFI revealed its Ten top Ten — the best ten films in ten classic American film genres — after polling over 1, 500 people from the creative community.

It was also the Opening Night film at the AFI / Discovery SilverDocs film festival on June 21, 2010.

The film first public showing was at the Silverdocs AFI / Discovery Channel Documentary Festival in June 2006 and went on to screen at numerous others.

In a letter to Meynell, which was written in June, less than a month before Katie's wedding, he was highly melodramatic in his despair and once again announced his intention of returning to the life of the streets: ``

`` W. O. Wolfe, prominent business man and pioneer resident of this section, died shortly after midnight Tuesday at his home 48 Spruce Street '', the Asheville Times of Wednesday, June 21, announced.

Gene Marshall, genial manager of the club, has announced that the Garden of the Gods will open to members Thursday, June 1.

In June 2003, the U. S. Government announced that AES could be used to protect classified information:

AIX 6 was announced in May 2007 and ran an open beta from June 2007 until the general availability ( GA ) of AIX 6. 1 on November 9, 2007.

The following day, on 26 June 2009, the patriarch announced that he would not unveil the Ark after all, but that instead he could attest to its current status.

In June 1998, Buyoya promulgated a transitional constitution and announced a partnership between the government and the opposition-led National Assembly.

The Bluetooth SIG announced the start of the second Innovation World Cup on 1 June 2010, with a focus on applications for the sports & fitness, health care, and home information and control markets.

In a June 5, 1947 speech, comporting with the Truman Doctrine, Marshall announced a comprehensive program of American assistance to all European countries wanting to participate, including the Soviet Union and those of Eastern Europe, called the Marshall Plan.

Talks with political opponents in early 1996 did not go well, but Déby announced his intent to hold presidential elections in June.

In June 2012, the Cypriot government announced it would need € of foreign aid to support the Cyprus Popular Bank, and this was followed by Fitch down-grading Cypus's credit rating to junk status.

In early June 2009 Cessna announced that it would lay-off an additional 700 salaried employees, bringing the total number of lay-offs to 7600 or more than half the company's workers.

In December 2009 the company announced that it will close its three Columbus, Georgia manufacturing facilities between June 2010 and December 2011.

In June of that year, Richardson Sports announced that they would finance the stadium through the sale of Permanent Seat Licenses, club seats, and luxury boxes.

SunSoft, HP, IBM and USL announced CDE in June 1993 as a joint development within the Common Open Software Environment ( COSE ) initiative.

On June 8, 2012, it was announced that after 35 years of hosting the show, the Magliozzi brothers were retiring and that Car Talk would stop producing new episodes as of October 2012, but that NPR will continue airing the show in reruns.

In June 2012, NPR announced that the Magliozzi brothers will be retiring in Fall 2012, after their 25th anniversary as a national show.

On June 8, 2012, the brothers announced that they would no longer broadcast new episodes as of October.

The couple announced their engagement in January 2012, and married on June 2, 2012 in Montecito, California.

At the end of the Conference on 27 January 1960 it was announced that elections would be held in the Congo on 22 May 1960, and full independence granted on 30 June 1960.

In June 2004, the British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw stated that US authorities had repeatedly assured him that no detainees had passed in transit through Diego Garcia or were disembarked there .< ref > In October 2007 the all-party Foreign Affairs Committee of the British Parliament announced that it would launch an investigation of continued allegations of a prison camp on Diego Garcia, which it claimed were twice confirmed by comments made by Retired US Army General Barry McCaffrey.

The first successful interoperability tests were announced by the DECT Forum in June 2011.

In February 2011, she announced that she would embark on the Better Day World Tour on July 17, 2011, with shows in northern Europe and the U. S. The album's lead-off single, " Together You and I ," was released on May 23, 2011, and Better Day was released on June 28, 2011.

On 3 June 2008, an initiative to facilitate collaboration between online expert and amateur scholarly contributors for Britannica's online content ( in the spirit of a wiki ), with editorial oversight from Britannica staff, was announced.