Mitsubishi rides high on all-new Mirage’s pre-order success
November 16 is perhaps the most awaited date at Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp. This is the date when the Japanese automotive giant will finally release to the Philippine market the all-new ...
View ArticleIndia explains its perspective on Asia Pacifc to US Japan
Each side also explained its perspective on Asia-Pacific and the East Asia Summit, Ministry of External Affairs(MEA) spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said here today briefing media about the meeting.The ...
View ArticleUS Japan troops to hold drill amid China tensions
TOKYO — Japan and the United States will hold a biennial joint military exercise in Japan in November in a move likely to further anger China amid heightened tensions between the two ...
View ArticleJapan’s crime networks among 1st with relief supplies
Tons of relief goods have been delivered to victims of Japan's catastrophic earthquake and tsunami from a dark corner of society: the "yakuza" organized crime networks. Yakuza ...
View Article37 prefectures Be firm on Senkaku Takeshima
The resolutions began emerging in August when the long-standing territorial disputes intensified with the landing of two Hong Kong activists on one of the Senkaku islets in the East China Sea on Aug. ...
View ArticleSmith 49ers roll past Cards
"Eighteen of 19, I have never seen that," 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh said. "How important for your quarterback to play very well? It is very important and I don't know how you play ...
View ArticleZellers long journey to NBA began with Shiga Lakestars
In three preseason games, Zeller's 3-point numbers were far from spectacular — 5-for-18 — but he's getting acclimated to his new surroundings and his role on the ...
View ArticleJobless rate shows no improvement
The unemployment rate stayed at 4.2 percent in September, unchanged from the previous month. But the result, which almost matched market forecasts, underscored that the struggling economy is making ...
View ArticleGrassroots ties with S. Korea China will differ
The differences in the political systems and levels of social development in China and South Korea have resulted in contrasting approaches to the way bilateral civilian exchanges with Japan are being ...
View ArticleDjokovic clinches yearend top rank
Djokovic lost the top spot to Roger Federer in July but will return to No. 1 next week. The ATP says Federer will drop points from his 2011 title wins at the Swiss Indoors and Paris Masters. He ...
View ArticleKyushu sees more cruise ship arrivals
Since the tracking of foreign visitor numbers began there in 2007, a record number of foreign visitors arrived between March and July this year. One of the main factors appears to be large cruise ...
View ArticleWartime dud scrubs flights in Sendai
SENDAI — All 92 domestic and international flights scheduled for Tuesday at Sendai Airport were scrubbed after an unexploded wartime bomb was found at a construction site near its runaways, ...
View ArticleChinese intruders tell coast guard to get out
NAHA, Okinawa Pref. — Four Chinese surveillance ships entered Japan's territorial waters Tuesday near the Senkaku Islands and then left the area around 1:10 p.m., the Japan Coast Guard ...
View ArticleIshiba wants Dec. 16 election ready to cooperate
The next Lower House election should be held by Dec. 16 at the latest so the next administration can put together the 2013 budget, Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Shigeru Ishiba ...
View ArticleJapan cars sweep Consumer Reports top seven
Japanese brands took the top seven spots in Consumer Reports' annual reliability rankings, pushing aside their U.S. and European rivals. Toyota Motor Corp.'s Scion, Lexus and Toyota brands ...
View ArticleMost residents still like Fukushima
FUKUSHIMA — Around 60 percent of people who call Fukushima Prefecture home hope to continue to live where they are, according to a recent ...
View ArticleCorporate bankruptcies triggered by March 2011 disasters top 1000
"The nationwide decline in consumer confidence and disruptions to distribution channels" resulted in the rise of bankruptcies even in the central and southwestern regions, far from the ...
View ArticleGiants on both sides of Pacific stand tall together
SAPPORO — You could call it a coincidence, but going into Game 3 of the Japan Series on Tuesday there was a chance something uncanny could happen in baseball on both sides of the ...
View ArticleMMC logs half-year profit drop of 9.9
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Tuesday its operating profit for the April- September period dropped 9.9 percent from a year earlier to ¥30.82 billion, citing the yen's strength and sluggish ...
View ArticleHonda Malaysias Proton may share platform
The pair will also explore opportunities to collaborate in technology and new product lines under an agreement signed Monday, according to a Kuala Lumpur stock exchange filing by Proton's ...
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