Panasonic shares plunge 20 after huge loss forecast
Shares in Panasonic Corp. dived nearly 20 percent Thursday after it warned of a mammoth ¥765 billion annual loss in the latest sign of trouble for the nation's hard-hit electronics ...
View ArticleRedbrick storehouse as classic as the noodles
Old-style noodles: The menu at Kamachiku is short but sweet, with one option being zaru udon — cold noodles with a dipping sauce and all the trimmings. ROBBIE ...
View ArticleToyotas China sales dive over isle row
BEIJING — Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday its sales in China nearly halved in October compared with the same month a year earlier, the second consecutive month it has suffered a steep ...
View ArticleTokyo voted for Seoul UNSC post
Japan voted for South Korea's successful bid to become a nonpermanent member of the U.N. Security Council during a U.N. General Assembly election in mid-October, sources close to bilateral ties ...
View ArticleGM plans more job cuts in Europe
NEW YORK — General Motors said Wednesday its job cuts in Europe will total 2,600 this year, and it plans to cut production at its troubled Opel unit's Eisenach car plant in Germany in ...
View ArticleJapan China pay a high price
HONG KONG — Confirmation of the costly economic consequences of the continuing spat between Japan and China over who owns a tiny string of remote uninhabited rocky islets in the East China Sea ...
View ArticleReliever Takahashi cut by Pirates
NEW YORK — The Pittsburgh Pirates have formally released left-handed reliever Hisanori Takahashi, according to a report on the team's official ...
View ArticleInoue named Japan judo coach
Former Olympic gold medalist Kosei Inoue will take over as head coach of the men's national judo team from Shinichi Shinohara, who has been under fire for the country's recent string of ...
View ArticleSoftbank may pare eAccess
Softbank Corp. President Masayoshi Son said his company is considering reducing its ownership of eAccess Ltd. after acquiring the firm in ...
View ArticleCourt taps Micron for Elpida rescue
The Tokyo District Court has picked Micron Technology Inc. as the buyer for Elpida Memory Inc. to revive the bankrupt chipmaker, dismissing an alternative plan put forward by ...
View ArticleAustralia still struggling to come to terms with Asia
CANBERRA — Australia's fortunes are shaped and determined by the broader political, economic and social forces at work beyond its shores. It has successfully navigated the gravitational ...
View ArticleOpen elevator moves kills woman
KANAZAWA, Ishikawa Pref. — A 63-year-old woman was crushed to death Wednesday when the elevator she was getting into suddenly ascended with the doors open at the hotel where she worked part ...
View Article311 made Japanese treasure the simple and normal things in life
The notion of a crowd-funded film — whose production is financed by money solicited from potential fans online — has begun to gain a bit of traction, but when it comes to crowd-sourced ...
View ArticleHyundai is real winner in China-Japan row
FORTUNE -- The dispute between China and Japan over a few small islands in the East China Sea is wreaking havoc on Japanese automakers selling vehicles in China. The row has provided an unexpected ...
View ArticleSymantec completes VeriSign Japan acquisition expands presence in strong...
Computer security company Symantec announced on Thursday that its acquisition of VeriSign Japan KK was complete, and as of November first, the Japanese company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ...
View ArticleIndustry Minister Receives Japanese Professor
Manama-Nov1 (BNA) Industry and Commerce Minister Dr. Hassan bin Abdulla Fakhro today received Kyoto University prominent professor Dr. Saburo Matsue and stressed the importance of bolstering ...
View ArticleJapans Sharp Corp. projects US$5.6 billion annual loss
President of Japan's electronics maker Sharp, Takashi Okuda, speaks as the company announces first-half financial results at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Thursday, Nov. 1. Sharp said it would ...
View ArticleEricsson Mobile Consolidation Helps Stem Sony Earnings Loss
Sony Corp on Thursday logged a net loss of 15.5 billion yen (193.4 million dollars) in the July-to-September quarter because of the yen's strength and stiff competition in consumer ...
View ArticlePark looking to make up ground in Japan
SHIMA, Japan -- Inbee Park is on a roll going into the Mizuno Classic, with more than just a chance for another victory at stake.Park opened the LPGA Tour's Asian Swing with a victory in ...
View ArticleUS urges calm in China Japan dispute
WASHINGTON -; The U.S. is urging China and U.S. ally Japan to "step back from the brink" in their territorial dispute and cooperate in the interests of the global ...
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