Sharp adds remote control to robot vacuum cleaner
Sharp Corp. said Wednesday it will start a new service in December to enable users of its robot vacuum cleaner to operate electrical appliances from outside the home via ...
View ArticleRealism Its Potential and Challenge
Since its grand opening in 2010, the Hoki Museum's dedication to the showing of realistic paintings has attracted many visitors from across the nation. This exhibition is part of the ...
View ArticleKaymer joins Ishikawa on PGA Tour
According to the PGA Tour, five international players will be members next year. In addition to Kaymer, the others are Ryo Ishikawa, Peter Hanson of Sweden, Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium and David ...
View ArticleTo succeed after high school
It's time for teachers, professors, parents, boards of education and ministry officials to get together, take a good look at the education system and ask, "Why is it that high school study, ...
View ArticleKansai Kyushu utilities to apply for rate hikes
Kansai Electric Power Co. plans to apply for government approval as early as Monday to hike its household electricity rates by more than 10 percent next spring, sources ...
View ArticleU.S. pivot to Asia needed in education business
BANGKOK — In the face of China's continued rise and increased assertiveness, strengthened U.S. engagement in Asia — as evidenced by U.S. President Barack Obama's official visit ...
View ArticleTokyo court rejects suit seeking injunction against Dec. 16 election
The Tokyo District Court on Wednesday rejected a suit filed last week by lawyers seeking an injunction against next month's general election because of the vote-value disparity, which the ...
View ArticleChina South trilateral FTA advances
PHNOM PENH — Trade ministers from Japan, China and South Korea have formally declared that negotiations will start early next year over a trilateral free-trade agreement, setting aside ...
View ArticleNintendo warns of Wii U software update dangers
Nintendo Co. is warning buyers of its Wii U not to turn off the console while downloading a mandatory firmware update after some customers complained their devices were damaged during the ...
View ArticleNagoya mayors party drops plan to merge with Ishiharas Nippon Ishin no Kai
NAGOYA — Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura said Wednesday his small opposition party has given up on merging with Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party), the fledgling force led by former ...
View ArticleCrisis center bears watching
Pregnancy crisis center lends guidance, support ": I applaud the ideal that Nagoya resident Cynthia Ruble is working toward through her volunteer ...
View ArticleAbe backtracks on BOJ bond buys
Liberal Democratic Party leader Shinzo Abe denied Wednesday suggesting the Bank of Japan buy construction bonds directly from the government after ruling party politicians criticized the ...
View ArticleJapanese Ceramics With Focus on the Six Old Kilns
This exhibition, which focuses on traditional Japanese pottery, is the final installment of a series of shows that was organized to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the MOA Museum of Art throughout ...
View ArticleAnti-U.S. base rally set for Dec. 23
NAHA, Okinawa Pref. — Citizens' groups in Okinawa said they will organize a rally Dec. 23 to protest recent crimes and other problematic incidents involving U.S. service ...
View ArticleFuture shape of the Imperial Family
The government in early October, on the basis of hearings from experts, proposed that married female members of the Imperial Family create branch families within the Imperial Family and continue to ...
View ArticleBicyclist loses car driving license
NARA — Nara police have suspended the driver's license of a 61-year-old man who collided with a motorcycle while riding his bicycle in May and left the scene of the accident despite the ...
View ArticleJapanese lifeguards learn from the best
A GROUP of Japanese lifeguards were put through their paces on the beach at Coolangatta yesterday as they took lessons from the best in the game.Used to patrolling beaches crammed with thousands of ...
View ArticleNoda proposes accelerating TPP negotiation
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's efforts to elucidate Japan's position on the Trans-Pacific Partnership multilateral trade agreement have advanced one step further. Noda said during a ...
View ArticleMPD warns 2 weeklies over obscene pics
Tokyo police have verbally warned the editorial departments of two major weekly magazines to stop carrying pictures of plaster art made in the shape of vaginas because they could constitute the ...
View ArticleNext Japan PM pledges to deny sex slaves foster arms buildup
The likely next leader of Japan announced campaign pledges Wednesday that deny the country`s forcing of women into sexual slavery in World War II and that promote rearmament of the country. Shinzo ...
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