France claims draw to end Spains qualifying run
LONDON — Spain's run of 24 qualifying wins was halted by France on Tuesday, while Germany spectacularly collapsed to let Sweden come back from a four-goal deficit to draw 4-4 in the ...
View ArticleJapan tourism chief tours China holds out hope for improved relations
HONG KONG — Japan National Tourism Organization President Ryoichi Matsuyama said Tuesday that his group hopes to explore the best timing for talks with Chinese tourism officials amid the ...
View ArticleTokyo Skytree boasts meter to gauge lightning power
Bolts from blue: The lightening strike gauge, a 30-meter coil wrapped around an antenna, is seen Wednesday at the 497-meter level of Tokyo Skytree in Sumida Ward. ...
View ArticleTokyo The Printing Capital and its Role in Modern Japan
During the 19th century, ukiyo-e woodblock prints contributed to the modernization of Japan by helping record events and spread ideas. The Printing Museum, located in Tokyo, the home of most of ...
View ArticleFrance vs. Japan Modern Paintings
During the 1920s, many Japanese painters traveled to Paris for artistic education and inspiration, and they brought back with them techniques that influenced the development of modern Japanese ...
View ArticleMiyazaki court rejects suit to unplug KDDI cellphone transmitter
MIYAZAKI — The Miyazaki District Court rejected a lawsuit Wednesday filed by citizens seeking to have mobile carrier KDDI Corp. stop operating a cellphone transmitter they claim has hurt their ...
View ArticleJapan urged to deal with debt demographics
Japan may be "the canary in the coal mine" for other industrialized economies as many of them try to grapple with mounting debt problems and face demographic challenges ...
View ArticleJapanese firm buying Dayton Progress
Dayton Business Journal by Joe Cogliano, Senior Reporter Date: Wednesday, October 17, 2012, 12:36pm EDT End Component ID: 142 - Article Page: Head ...
View ArticleUnited add third Japanese deal
Manchester United have signed their third sponsorship deal with a Japanese firm since the arrival of Japan international midfielder Shinji Kagawa in the summer.The club have announced a new ...
View ArticleToyota to suspend China output amid surge of anti-Japan sentiment
TOKYO -- Toyota Motor Corp. will halt production lines next week at its major Chinese plant due to slow sales amid strong anti-Japan sentiment, reports said ...
View ArticleJapanese budget airline Peach Aviation launches service in Taiwan with fanfare
TAIPEI -- Peach Aviation, a low-cost carrier based in Japan, began operations in Taiwan yesterday with services between Osaka and Taipei that were greeted with plenty of ...
View ArticleShares of Japans Softbank soar on Sprint takeover
Pedestrians pass before a mobile phone shop of Japan's mobile communication giant Softbank in Tokyo on Tuesday, Oct. 16. Shares in Japanese mobile carrier Softbank soared 9.5 percent after it ...
View ArticleJapan closely monitoring China ships actions near disputed isles
TOKYO -- Japan and China are trading a new round of criticism after Japanese military aircraft spotted seven Chinese warships in waters off a southern island not far from a chain of isles at the ...
View ArticleChinese warships criticized for crossing waters near Japan island
TOKYO Japan and China are trading a new round of criticism after Japanese military aircraft spotted seven Chinese warships in waters off a southern island not far from a chain of isles at the center ...
View ArticleJapan Opposition Leader Shinzo Abe Visits War Shrine a Possible Message to...
Japan ’s next prime minister took the politically inflammatory step of visiting a Tokyo war shrine on Wednesday, raising fresh concerns about whether as national leader he would push a ...
View ArticleLamar Alexander honored by Japanese emperor
What's an award from a Japanese emperor worth? It might be hard to place a specific value, depending upon your affinity for high honors from foreign leaders, but there are some ways to quantify ...
View ArticleInternational friendly Brazil 4 Japan 0
Brazil dominated Japan from start to finish to pick up a 4-0 win in their international friendly in Wroclaw on Tuesday.Paulinho opened the scoring with a 20-yard drive, before a Neymar penalty ...
View ArticleTroicki Istomin fall in Moscow upsets
Former Moscow champion Viktor Troicki and sixth-seeded Denis Istomin each fell in second-round upsets Wednesday at the Kremlin Cup. Serbia's Troicki, who was seeded third after winning the ...
View ArticleChinese Warships Approach Then Pull From Japan Waters
This aerial shot taken on Sept. 15, 2010 shows the disputed islands known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China in the East China Sea. (Jiji Press/AFP/GettyImages) Japan's defense ministry ...
View ArticleFearing leaks Japan’s Softbank sprinted to close U.S. deal
After months of secretive talks between "Starburst" and "Saturn" - code names for Japanese telecoms firm Softbank and its U.S. target Sprint - fears that media leaks could scuttle ...
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