Chinese tourists to Japan called traitors at home
Oct 25, 2012 Tourism between China and Japan remains stagnant because of the political standoff over the Diaoyu Islands dispute, though about 2,200 tourists visited the island nation on a cruise ...
View ArticleRadiation settles on seabed off Japan
Japan New research suggests radiation from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant has settled on the ocean floor off Japan, and could contaminate sea life for decades.Marine chemist Ken Buesseler of ...
View ArticleTokyo governor quits plans to lead new party
"In view of various factors, I've decided to resign as governor," Ishihara said at a press conference at the Tokyo metropolitan government office. "I'm thinking about ...
View ArticleWhere a Japanese Sub Fired on Oregon Battery Russell and Fort Stevens
(Astoria, Oregon) – A tad before midnight on June 21, 1942, the quiet of the north Oregon coast was torn apart by the thunderous cacophony of shells being fired onto the beach, a few miles ...
View ArticleJapanese firms to build Thai power plant
A consortium of Japanese companies, including Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and Electric Power Development Co., plans to build a large thermal power plant in Thailand, according to ...
View ArticleTour bookings to China from Japan plunge 70
The number of passengers who planned to visit China from Japan on tours in the three months from October nosedived more than 70 per cent compared to last year, according to a survey by the Japan ...
View ArticleJapan Post Plans $87 Billion IPO for 2015 Report
Postal minister Mikio Shimoji told a news conference that the government's shares in the company would be sold down in stages, but said he was not yet sure about the scale of the sell-down nor ...
View ArticleJapan Cabinet Approves $5.3 Billion Economic Stimulus
Japan's cabinet approved a 422.6 billion yen ($5.3 billion) economic stimulus package of subsidies and tax grants on Friday that will tap budget reserves to avoid selling new ...
View ArticleJapan Govt. Adds New Stimulus BoJ Under Pressure As CPI Slides Again
10/26/2012 12:56 AM ET The Japanese government announced on Friday JPY 750 billion of stimulus measures to revive the flagging economy, while a fifth consecutive slide in consumer prices in September ...
View ArticleJapan nuclear plant water worries rise
TOKYO -- Japan's crippled nuclear power plant is struggling to find space to store tens of thousands of tons of highly contaminated water used to cool the broken reactors, said the manager of ...
View ArticleJapan to buy more ships choppers for Diaoyus patrol
By Mei Jingya, Sina English The Japanese government on Friday authorized an economic stimulus package, which will fund the Japan Coast Guard's spending on more patrol ships, boats and ...
View ArticleWilliams ponders Japan extension
Shane Williams has revealed he is considering extending his stay at Japanese Division Two side Mitsubishi Dynaboars for a second season. Wales' record try-scorer made ...
View ArticleTokyo pours cash into coast guard in extra budget
(26 mins ago) Japan approved a US$5.3 billion cash injection to boost the stuttering economy, a move likely to add pressure for more central bank measures with a general election looming on the ...
View ArticleNikkei tumbles at the close
(1 min ago) Stocks in Tokyo ended 1.35 percent lower on profit-taking and despite yen weakness that was spurred by expectations of further easing measures from the Bank of Japan. The benchmark ...
View ArticleJapan approves $5.3 bn stimulus budget
TOKYO - Japan on Friday approved a US$5.3 billion cash injection to boost the stuttering economy, a move likely to add pressure for more central bank measures with a general election on the horizon. ...
View ArticleU.S. diplomat chides Japan over revolving-door politics
TOKYO (Reuters) - America's top diplomat on Asia gave rare public expression on Friday to U.S. frustration with Japan's revolving-door politics, saying frequent changes of top officials in ...
View ArticleTokyo stocks close down 1.35
Tokyo stocks ended 1.35 percent lower Friday on profit-taking and despite yen weakness that was spurred by expectations of further easing measures from the Bank of Japan.The benchmark Nikkei 225 ...
View ArticleJAXA wants to send up space plane or capsule by 2022
Japan hopes to be launching astronauts aboard a manned capsule or space plane by 2022, and the nation is also eyeing point-to-point suborbital transportation over the longer ...
View ArticleBaseball Giants Fighters inch closer to Japan Series clash
The dust has settled on the 2012 season and only the Yomiuri Giants and Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters are still standing. These two clubs will slug it out in the season finale for the second time in ...
View ArticleSales at restaurants up in September
September figures from the Japan Food Service Association show sales for 229 operators of restaurants, pubs and fast food chains rose 3.6 percent over the same month last year. This marks a second ...
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