Golden pearl for Japan wrestler Yoshida
TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese wrestling queen Saori Yoshida received a necklace with a gold-coloured pearl Wednesday for winning a record 13 straight Olympic and world championship gold medals over 10 ...
View ArticleSnyders and Ingram star in Japan
Source: Photosport Leading New Zealand swimmers Glenn Snyders and Melissa Ingram continued on their winning ways in the FINA World Cup in Tokyo overnight. Snyders took out the 100m breaststroke in ...
View ArticleSuzuki Quits US Will Mitsubishi Be Next
Suzuki's decision to stop selling cars in the U.S. comes as little surprise to automotive industry experts and raises questions about the ability of other automakers with small volume, such as ...
View ArticleJapan Machine Orders On Tap For Thursday
Japan is scheduled to release a raft of data on Thursday, highlighting a busy day in Asia-Pacific economic activity. On tap are September figures for core machine orders and current account, as well ...
View ArticleJapan indicts 2 U.S. sailors on rape assault charges involving Okinawa woman
Two U.S. sailors have been indicted in Japan on charges of raping and injuring a woman in Okinawa last month. The case, which will be heard at a lay judge trial, has sparked anger in Okinawa, where ...
View ArticleMore errors found in Japanese nuclear regulatory bodys accident projections
More errors have been found in the earlier announced projections by Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA), over the spread of radiation from reactors in the event of a severe accident. The ...
View ArticleChinas Japanese island spat aimed at garnering strategic military superiority...
China has a more critical but less-articulated goal of controlling the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands, which if achieved, could tip strategic military superiority from the United States to China in ...
View ArticleFukushima nuclear blast clean up may cost 10tn yen claims TEPCO
TOKYO - Tokyo Electric Power Co, operator of the Fukushima nuclear power plant devastated in last year's disasters, has sought more government support in an action plan presented Wednesday claiming ...
View ArticleMochi ice cream producer Frances Hashimoto dies
LOS ANGELES -; Frances Hashimoto, a Little Tokyo business and civic leader whose Los Angeles company popularized the Japanese-style treat known as mochi ice cream, has died. She was ...
View ArticleMark McGwire hired as L.A. Dodgers hitting coach
LOS ANGELES-Mark McGwire was hired Wednesday as hitting coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers, where he'll work with All-Star sluggers Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier. McGwire spent the past three ...
View ArticlePresident Barack Obama accompanied by first last Michelle Obama and daughters...
WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama captured a second White House term, blunting a mighty challenge by Republican Mitt Romney as Americans voted for a leader they knew over a wealthy businessman they did ...
View ArticleJapan stocks drop as U.S. tumbles yen rises
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks opened sharply lower Thursday, as globally exposed shares tracked a U.S. selloff on uncertainty following the presidential election there. The Nikkei ...
View ArticleNikkei plunges at open
(22 mins ago) Stocks in Tokyo opened 1.16 percent lower after sell-offs on Wall Street following the US election. The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange was down 104.47 points at 8,868.42 ...
View ArticleJapan Stock Futures Fall Before China Leadership Congress
Japanese stock futures and Australian equities fell as investors focused on the U.S. budget debate and China's once-in-a-decade leadership change amid concern that growth in the world's ...
View ArticleJapan Machinery Orders Fall More Than Forecast on Exports
Japan 's machinery orders fell more than expected in September as slowing global demand hurts exports, while the nation's current account surplus narrowed to its lowest level for the ...
View ArticleJapan September Core Machinery Orders Tumble
Japan's core machinery orders plunged more than expected in September in another sign that the world's third-largest economy was slipping into recession, dragged down by a slowing global ...
View ArticleTokyo on the wrong path
Instead of trying to use Washington to support its military ambitions, Japan should seek stability in East Asia Japan is flexing its military muscle with its ally the United States prior to the 18th ...
View ArticleJapan Bank Lending Rises 1.1 In October
Overall bank lending in Japan was up 1.1 percent on year in October, the Bank of Japan said on Thursday, standing at 398.768 trillion yen.That was in line with forecasts and down from the 1.2 percent ...
View ArticleJapan Has Y503.6 Billion Current Account Surplus
Japan posted a current account surplus of 503.6 billion yen in September, the Ministry of Finance said on Thursday, below forecasts for a surplus of 761.3 billion yen but up from 454.7 billion yen in ...
View ArticleSonys Renaissance Geek retires
Tim Schaaff, the Apple veteran Sony brought in to build a unified media platform, has retired as president of Sony Network Entertainment International, the Japanese electronics giant said in a ...
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