Dozens of Japanese politicians attend festival at controversial war shrine
Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party President Shinzo Abe, left, leaves the Yasukuni Shrine after he paid homage to the war dead in Tokyo, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. His visit to the ...
View ArticleJapan moves closer to China in holdings of US Treasuries
Japan increased its holdings of United States Treasury securities by more than China did in August, making it more likely that China will cease to be the chief foreign creditor to the US. ...
View Article5.2-magnitude quake hits Kyushu Japan -- USGS
An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted Kyushu, Japan at 13:39:26 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 171.90 km, was initially determined ...
View ArticleJapan to improve economic ties with India Noda
Published Date: December 29, 2011 NEW DELHI: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda called for greater economic relations between two of Asia's largest economies on Wednesday, after ...
View ArticleSony redo of PlayStation Store links games movies
This image provided by Sony Corp. shows a screen shot displaying Sony's new PlayStation Store. Sony Corp. is preparing a common storefront across devices from its game console to its ...
View ArticleJapanese ministers visit Yasukuni shrine in controversial move
Japanese lawmakers, including cabinet ministers, are led by a Shinto priest as they visit the Yasukuni Shrine for the war dead in Tokyo, in this photo taken by Kyodo October 18, 2012. Credit: ...
View ArticleJapan’s LDP chief Yasukuni visit enrages China and S. Korea
By Yu Runze, Sina English Shinzo Abe, president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), visited the Yasukuni Shrine, which enshrines many of Japan's war dead, including several war criminals, ...
View ArticleOsaka mayor’s father tied to Japan’s gang group report
By Mei Jingya, Sina English New political star Toru Hashimoto, Osaka mayor and head of the fledgling Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party), is hot water after an Asahi weekly ...
View ArticleNikkei advances 2 pct on weaker yen
TOKYO, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Nikkei edged up 2 percent on a weaker yen Thursday, with the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gaining 176.31 points, or 2.00 percent, to 8,982.86, its fourth straight day of ...
View ArticleUS military helping Japanese police investigate alleged rape on Okinawa by 2...
TOKYO - The U.S. military is co-operating with Japanese police investigating allegations that two U.S. sailors raped a woman on Okinawa. The incident has sparked protests from the Japanese ...
View ArticleNikkei soars to 3-week high
(1 hr 5 mins ago) Tokyo stocks jumped 2.0 percent on Thursday, with the benchmark index boosted by a weaker yen and relief over China's latest economic growth data. The Nikkei 225 index at the ...
View ArticleJapanese boy jailed in Indonesia for doping
(23 mins ago) An Indonesian court on Thursday sentenced a Japanese teenager to six months in jail after he was caught with a small amount of marijuana on the resort island of Bali. The 17-year-old ...
View ArticleJapan PM to call for stimulus impact in doubt
TOKYO -- Japan's prime minister plans a new round of stimulus to try to revive economic growth, media reported on Wednesday, but at 1 trillion yen (US$12.7 billion) economists say it will be too ...
View ArticleChinas Spring Airlines offers reduced-price tickets to Japan
SHANGHAI/BEIJING -- Unlike other Chinese airlines that are slashing flights to Japan amid escalating tensions between the two countries over the Diaoyu Islands (known in Japan as Senkaku), ...
View ArticleIndonesia jails Japanese teen for drug use
AN Indonesian court has sentenced a Japanese teenager to six months in jail after he was caught with a small amount of marijuana on the resort island of ...
View ArticleHTC to launch J Butterfly smartphone in Japan through cooperation with KDDI
HTC will launch the HTC J Butterfly, a smartphone customized for mobile telecom carrier KDDI, in the Japan market in early December 2012, according to the ...
View ArticleM6.3 quake jolts Japans sea off Sanriku
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted off the east coast of Honshu, Japan at 6:21 a.m. Tuesday Beijing Time, the China Earthquake Networks Center said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was ...
View ArticleAustralia to sign FTA with Japan a tug-of-war
By Yu Runze, Sina English Is Sydney reaping benefits from the gluey China-Japan tussle ? With the Diaoyu Islands row deepening, Sino-Japanese ties have entered an unprecedentedly tense stage, where ...
View ArticleIndonesian court gives 17-year-old Japanese boy 6 months for possessing...
BALI, Indonesia - A 17-year-old Japanese boy was sentenced to six months in prison Thursday for possessing a small amount of marijuana while vacationing with family on Indonesia's resort island ...
View ArticleU.S. completes Osprey deployment in Japan
The U.S. Marine Corps completed the deployment of the first squadron of 12 MV-22 Osprey aircraft at its Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture on Saturday, Japan's Jiji press reported. All ...
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