Before U.S. visit Hirohito eyed Okinawa trip diary
Emperor Hirohito (1901-1989) sought to travel to Okinawa before making his first official visit to the United States in 1975, an official's recently disclosed personal diary ...
View ArticleToyota Recall Japanese Automaker To Recall 2.77 Million Cars Over Steering...
This Feb. 19, 2012 file photo shows a line of 2012 Prius sedans at a Toyota dealership in the south Denver suburb of Littleton, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, ...
View ArticlePrime Ministers trip to Japan suddenly called off
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Japan tomorrow has been cancelled because of sudden political developments, said a spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs.Japan is ...
View ArticleRedback menace creeping towards Tokyo
Japan Australia's venomous redback spider, first sighted in Japan 17 years ago, is crawling toward Tokyo, with at least one of the creepy-crawlies found in a neighbouring city.A man in ...
View ArticleToyota Issues Another Major Recall
Toyota is recalling more than 2.7 million vehicles worldwide because of steering and water pump problems. It is the second major recall in as many months for the world's largest automaker. ...
View ArticleFat-Blocking Pepsi Japan to Release New Pepsi Version Will Not Be Available...
The company has announced plans to launch a new version of its Pepsi cola, titled "Pepsi Special" which will contain a fat-blocking fiber called dextrin to help those trying to lose ...
View ArticleJapanese set to vote next month
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View ArticleJapan set for December elections
Shinzo Abe , leader of the main opposition Liberal Democratic party (LDP), he would call an election for 16 December. In return, the LDP would have to vote for plans to shrink the number of seats in ...
View ArticleJapan PM honours pledge with December 16 vote date to lose job
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is set to dissolve parliament's lower house on Friday for a snap election next month, which is likely to cost him his job and return to ...
View ArticleVideo Strange weather Tornado filmed in Japan
A Japanese television crew captured a rare tornado in Japan hovering over the port city of Arida. Japan's meteorological agency has issued warnings of similar tornadoes across Japan following ...
View ArticleShimane opens renovated library dedicated to disputed Takeshima islets
MATSUE, Shimane Pref. — Shimane Prefecture reopened Wednesday a library dedicated to materials on Takeshima, a set of rocky outcroppings in the Sea of Japan controlled by South Korea and ...
View ArticleDomestic investor sentiment up but global players wary of Japan
LONDON — Sentiment among domestic investors is picking up but global players remain cautious about the prospect of Japan's economy rebounding, according to a recent Bank of America Merrill ...
View ArticleFor Hitachi theres life after ditching TVs
Outsourcing TV production let Hitachi escape rising South Korean competition and slumping prices that have hit Panasonic, Sony and Sharp Corp. with growing losses. Instead, the 102-year-old ...
View ArticleCorporate presence in India still low but the rush is on
The number of Japanese firms operating in the country totaled 926 as of Oct. 1, up from 438 in early 2008 and 812 in 2011, with most of them in the automotive industry, according to data compiled by ...
View ArticleSouth Korean band Ulala Session wins hearts on talent show
Regular folk: Ulala Session is (from left) Park Seung-il, Goon Jo, Kim Myung-hoon, leader Lim Yoon-taek and Park Kwang-sun. The group rose to fame after winning a TV talent show in South ...
View ArticleShoulder sprain may put Big Ben on shelf
PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger left Heinz Field on Monday night with his sprained right shoulder in a sling. When he walks back in ready to play is anybody's ...
View ArticleLower economic assessment coming
The government is planning to downgrade its overall assessment of the economy for the fourth straight month in its report Friday, according to ...
View ArticleMessage claims responsibility for online threats
An unidentified person sent an email to a Tokyo lawyer and several news organizations Tuesday claiming to be the culprit behind a spate of threatening messages posted online or sent as emails from ...
View ArticleSanfrecce Vegalta prepare for final charge toward title
The 2012 title race has been one of the most open in J. League history, but with only three games of the season left to play, the championship contenders have finally been whittled down to ...
View ArticleHashimoto leaves the fate of new party up to voters
OSAKA — With the Lower House now likely to be dissolved Friday, Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto said Wednesday the time for making new campaign plans for his party is over and it's up to voters ...
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