Elderly criminal numbers skyrocket in graying Japan
TOKYO -- The number of elderly criminals being caught by Japanese police has rocketed, the justice ministry said Friday, with pensioners committing almost 50 times more assaults than two decades ...
View ArticleChina Japan and S. Korea to begin free trade agreement talks reports
TOKYO -- Japan, China and South Korea will hold ministerial discussions next week and are expected to agree on the launch of three-way free trade talks, media reports said ...
View ArticleUS dollar euro fizzle in Asian trade after rally on Japan politician remarks
TOKYO--The dollar and euro's rally against the yen retreated in afternoon Asian trade on Friday, after earlier soaring on monetary easing comments from the man tipped to become Japan's next ...
View ArticleAmong Americas Lenders Japan Is Catching Up To China
Japan 's holdings have increased to more than $1.1 trillion and are only $24.8 billion behind those of its faster-growing Asian rival. While China's holdings are down nearly $115 billion ...
View ArticleJapan Prime Minister Noda dissolves parliament
Japan Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, pictures here while he was still finance minister, faces a divided government that has been significantly weakened by nuclear disaster. (Alex Wong/AFP/Getty ...
View Article20 Months After Nuclear Disaster Japanese Town Struggles to Rebound
HIRONO, Japan--It has been more than a year since the evacuation order was lifted in this town near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, site of one of the worst environmental disasters in history, ...
View ArticleJapan North Korea agree to continue dialogue
AFP © <p>This picture taken on November 15, shows Sugiyama Shinsuke, the head of Asia Pacific region of Foreign Affairs Ministery of Japan, giving a speech to journalists on the bilateral ...
View ArticleJapan dissolves lower house of parliament sets stage for election
The dissolution of parliament follows a deal between Japan's two main political parties The move will result in general elections next month The governing party of Prime Minister Noda is ...
View ArticleVOX POPULI Mitsuko Mori will long be remembered as Japans Mother
Veteran actress Mitsuko Mori, who died of heart failure on Nov. 10 at the of age 92, was a recipient of the Order of Culture and the People's Honor Award. But many people will probably remember ...
View ArticleBIZ BRIEF DoCoMo develops small-cell base station for 3G LTE
NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced on Nov. 16 that it has developed the world's first dual-mode small-cell base station, or femtocell, supporting 3G (W-CDMA) and LTE simultaneously for improved service ...
View ArticleIn run-up to election DPJ LDP differ on economic policies
Right: LDP President Shinzo Abe speaks at a meeting with representatives from the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Nov. 15. Left: Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda attends a plenary session of ...
View ArticleIn this photo released by Chinas Xinhua news agency Chinas new leaders from...
BEIJING -- Conservatives backed by party elders have defeated reform-minded pragmatists in the race for the highest positions in China's ...
View ArticleSonys Xperia T Is A Muscular Monster Of A Smartphone
Sony Xperia T (Photo credit: vernieman) Cinema goers may recognise Sony's latest Android smartphone as 'the one from the new James Bond film', but the Xperia T is not just for a two ...
View ArticleJapanese monkey man sets new world record for fastest four-limbed 100m sprint
Japanese national, Kenichi Ito, has been named the world's fastest man on four limbs by the Guinness World Records after running 100 metres in 17.47 seconds. Ito, who is known affectionately as ...
View ArticleJapans PM Dissolves Parliament
" Japan's prime minister Friday dissolved the Lower House of the Diet (Parliament), compelling a national election. This comes as Japan teeters on a return to recession and amid increased tensions ...
View ArticleParliament dissolved in Japan paving way for polls in December
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda dissolved the lower house of parliament Friday, setting the stage for general elections in December that is expected to strip his centre-left party of ...
View ArticleMiyazato fires 64 takes lead at LPGA Titleholders
NAPLES, Fla. -- Ai Miyazato of Japan felt as if she couldn't miss Friday until her final putt dropped for an 8-under 64 and a one-shot lead in the season-ending ...
View ArticleEvert Davenport will appear on CSI in January
Former women's tennis greats Chris Evert and Lindsay Davenport will guest star in an episode of 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation' in January.Evert and Davenport, as well as former ...
View ArticleReport Hall of Famer Ditka suffers minor stroke
Mike Ditka was hospitalized with what he described as a ‘very minor stroke.’ (Mario Tama/Getty Images) Hall of Fame player and former Bears and Saints coach Mike Ditka was hospitalized ...
View ArticleJapans HR king accepts Ichiro may not play in WBC
Ichiro Suzuki . Suzuki, who was instrumental in helping Japan win the WBC in 2006 and 2009, is reportedly considering sitting out the 2013 event, joining fellow Japanese major ...
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