Vaccine scare shows how emotions can trump facts. Yesterday, the medical journal the Lancet retracted a 12-year-old paper by Dr. Andrew Wakefield, which helped fan a scare about vaccines and autism. [News Source]

Japan, EU meet for regulatory reform dialogue (Business Standard India) Japanese and European Union (EU) officials met here today for regulatory reform dialogue, with the European Union increasing pressure on Japan to improve business environment for companies from the 27-member economic bloc by reducing non-tariff barriers. [News Source]