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| Web e Books® Offers The Kempei e Book A Story of Japans Imperial Past and Military Aggression in Manchuria China . |
| Aggressive protests for renewed nationalism in Japan compels look at a white-washed, savage past (PRWeb May 17, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10737346.htm |
| Startup company in Japan brings back concept |
| We just can't leave well-enough alone. In 1960, the movie "Scent of Mystery" opened in theaters, marking the first and only official attempt at Smell-O-Vision, in which strategic odors were emitted during the film from little pipes near the seats. |
| Japan PM pledges to slash red tape for growth |
| Japan's premier said Friday he would slash red tape in a bid to boost corporate investment as he seeks to capitalise on the feel-good mood of a soaraway stock market and a plunging yen. |
| Foreign managers make their mark in Japan |
| Zdenko Verdenik is rebuilding another team in the J-League, joining a long list of foreign managers who have overcome... |
| Football Del Piero to play in Sydney FCs Japan friendly |
| Italian World Cup winner Alessandro Del Piero will feature in Sydney FC's friendly against J-League side Sagan Tosu in Japan in July, the club said on Saturday. |
| Del Piero to play in Sydney FCs Japan friendly |
| SYDNEY - Italian World Cup winner Alessandro Del Piero will feature in Sydney FC's friendly against J-League side Sagan Tosu in Japan in July, the club said on Saturday. |
| Wales duo set for Test return against Japan |
| LONDON (AFP) - Bradley Davies and Rhys Priestland are set to be back in Test action when Wales tour Japan next month. |
| Six Nations champions ready to tour Japan |
| Wales choose 11 uncapped players for Japan Tests after 15 Welshmen are included in Lions team to tour Australia. |
| United States Steel Corporation And Kobe Steel Ltd. Of Japan Commission PRO TEC Coating Company Continuous Annealing . |
| LEIPSIC, Ohio, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) and Kobe Steel, Ltd., of Japan formally commissioned the new Continuous Annealing Line at their joint venture ... |
| First wind current power system to be installed off Japans coast |
| A Japanese company will soon test the first renewable energy source to harvest the power of the wind and ocean. [Read more] |
| Japan Picks 31 for Swimming World Champ Team Kosuke Kitajima Makes Sixth Squad |
| TOKYO, Japan, April 16. EARLIER today, the Japanese swimming federation announced a 31-member squad for the world championship team that will compete in Barcelona this summer. Among the highlights inc... |
| BOJ chief expects no spike in long term Japan interest rates |
| Japanese long-term interest rates should not shoot higher as a result of money flowing out of government bonds, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Saturday. |
| Quartz Daily Brief—Europe Edition—Japan grows Korea slows Chinese aid flows Queen Beatrix goes |
| What to watch for today Long live the king! The investiture of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands will take place immediately after his mother, the queen, abdicates in Amsterdam to make way for a ... |
| Quartz Daily Brief—Americas Edition—Japanese gains new Dutch reign Spain in the slow lane |
| What to watch for today Case-Shiller day. The US S&P/Case-Shiller home price index is expected to show an increase of 9%—good news for the US economy, as long as it's not a sign of a second housing bubble. ... |
| Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre Honours Seiji Ozawa With Prestigious Sakura Award |
| At the Fifth Annual Sakura Gala on April 20, 2013, the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre honoured Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa with the Sakura Award. Mr. Ozawa is considered a legend in the music business ... |
| Renowned Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa a life in music from moped to maestro |
| At 77 years old and after beating that cancer, many people might consider slowing down. But far from a rallentando into retirement, Seiji Ozawa is keen to get back up to speed and cannot wait to pick up the baton again. |
| Maiden Japan Licenses New Dominion Tank Police Video Anime |
| 6-episode sequel series based on Masamune Shirow's manga gets bilingual DVD release |
| FEATURE Japan eShop Round Up 04 24 2013 |
| Pokémon, a Gunpei Yokoi/Sakamoto detective game, Art of Balance Touch and more! Although the Wii U firmware update and Wii U Virtual Console are arriving sometime this week, Nintendo has been really tight lipped in revealing any details here in Japan. Regardless, the eShop on both platforms are pretty loaded ... |
| Toyota three other Japan carmakers to recall 3.4 million vehicles over airbag |
| By Yoko Kubota TOKYO (Reuters) - Four Japanese automakers including Toyota Motor Corp and Honda Motor Co are recalling a total of around 3.4 million vehicles worldwide due to defective airbags supplied ... |
| Japan carmakers recall 3.4 million vehicles for Takata airbag flaw |
| By Yoko Kubota and Ben Klayman TOKYO/DETROIT (Reuters) - Four Japanese automakers, including Toyota Motor Corp and Nissan Motor Co, are recalling 3.4 million vehicles sold around the world because airbags supplied by Takata Corp are at risk of catching fire or injuring passengers. The move announced on Thursday is ... |
| Japans ANA to test fly Boeing 787 Dreamliner on Sunday |
| By Tim Kelly and Mari Saito TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's All Nippon Airways will conduct a test flight of Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner on Sunday, as it prepares to bring back passengers on a plane that was grounded across the world following incidents of batteries overheating. The test flight by ... |
| Japanese carmakers recall 3.4 million vehicles for airbag flaw |
| TOKYO/DETROIT (Reuters) - Four Japanese automakers, including Toyota Motor Corp and Nissan Motor Co, are recalling 3.4 million vehicles sold around the world because airbags supplied by Takata Corp are at risk of catching fire or injuring passengers. |
| Jazz Diva Judy Wexler At Japanalia |
| The savvy, smooth-toned West Coast vocalist performs Saturday at 8. |
| Jazz Diva Judy Wexler To Perform At Japanalia |
| In a music world teeming with interpreters of the Great American Songbook, the savvy, smooth-toned West Coast vocalist Judy Wexler stands out for the natural beauty of her voice, fluid phrasing, pristine intonation and deep understanding of a song's lyrics, narrative line and emotional content. |
| Ruth Asawa Japanese Artist Who Spent Time In Internment Camp Gets Rare Exhibition PHOTOS |
| Somewhere between Louise Bourgeois's maternal minimalism and Yayoi Kusama's sui-generous organic growths rest Ruth Asawa's rhythmic wire sculptures. Finding inspiration in everything from Mexican basket weaving to the ideas of Buckminster Fuller, Asawa conjured her own signature mix of minimalism and play. |
| The Japan Beneath the Snow |
| Ian Buruma Swept away in the 1940s by a Japanese version of chauvinistic ethnography, the photographer Hiroshi Hamaya embarked on his extraordinary documentation of rural life in the so-called Snow Country of northeastern Japan. The results, however dubious in origin, were astonishing. A world that is now lost forever still ... |
| Japans constitutional changes could echo through Asia |
| Possible changes to Japan's constitution may restrict some rights and expand its military, having implications regionally and even in America. They also raise a basic question: Should it be easy to change a constitution? |
| Visits to Shrine Aggravate China Japan Tensions |
| The Yasukuni Shrine sits in a quiet neighborhood in central Tokyo, but this week it became one of Asia's most controversial sites. Among the 2.5 million names enshrined in the Shinto temple, of the Japanese who died in service to the emperor from 1867 through World War II, are 14 ... |
| EDITORIAL No need to fear return of Japanese militarism |
| Taipei (The China Post/ANN) - South Korea and China blasted Japan last week for the visits by Japanese parliamentarians to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, where close to 2.5 million men, women and children who died in the name of Japanese emperors from 1867 to the end of World War II are ... |
| Spirits of Japan shrine haunt Asian relations |
| Visits to the Yasukuni Shrine have irked the region's diplomats, but policy has domestic support in Japan. |
| Echoes of militarist imperial Japan unsettle neighbours |
| Dozens of Japanese MPs have paid homage at a national war shrine, risking more anger from neighbours South Korea and China over visits they see as failures to acknowledge Japan's militaristic past. |
| No need to fear return of Japanese militarism |
| South Korea and China blasted Japan last week for the visits by Japanese parliamentarians to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, where close to 2.5 million men, women and children who died in the name of Japanes ..... |
| Next iPhone display production to begin says Japan report |
| Here comes the next iPhone? Well, at least display production has started, according to a report. [Read more] |
| Japanese broadcasters want to expand in Asia |
| TOKYO - Japanese television networks are scrambling into Asia, seeing it as a new frontier of business opportunities as they struggle with dwindling advertising revenue at home. |
| Troubled past for Kauai man accused of attacking Japanese tourist |
| A Kauai man accused of pushing a Japanese visitor off a cliff in December was wanted for crimes in another state. |
| Daniel Radcliffe To Tackle Japanese Crime Lord In New Action Thriller |
| Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is set to turn action man as an investigative reporter battling mobsters in Japan in director Anthony Mandler's... |
| Daniel Radcliffe Tackling Japans Criminal Underworld in Tokyo Vice |
| Daniel Radcliffe cannot be accused of playing it safe with his movie roles since wrapping up the Harry Potter movies. He's played a ghost hunting... |
| Daniel Radcliffe to play US journalist investigating Japanese underworld in Tokyo Vice |
| Daniel Radcliffe is to play the lead role in the film adaptation of "Tokyo Vice", the real-life experiences of Jake Adelstein, an American journalist who waded dangerously far into the murky waters of Japan's underworld. |
| Japan marks restoration of sovereignty day that Shinzo Abe hopes will restore Japanese pride |
| Japan has marked a new national day that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he hopes will restore Japanese national pride. |
| Emerging markets should beware Japan |
| Japan's rampant money printing could easily spin out of control. And for Asia's emerging economies, that could come at a high price. |
| New Japanese Trailer for The Wolverine |
| A new Japanese trailer for The Wolverine has come online and can be watched using he player below. Titled "Wolverine: Samurai" in Japan, lets hope the film lives up to that name. |
| The Wolverine Japanese Trailer |
| Here is the Japanese trailer for The Wolverine . You have to appreciate the look here. The bright neon lights mixed with al the darkness. It sets a different tone. Then again... |
| Japans Mount Fuji to get World Heritage stamp |
| Japan's Mount Fuji will likely be added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites next month after an influential advisory panel to the UN cultural body made a recommendation, officials said. |
| Caroline Kennedy set for Japan ambassador post |
| WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama is close to naming Caroline Kennedy, daughter of assassinated president John F. Kennedy, to the high-profile post of ambassador to Japan, an official said. |
| Caroline Kennedy As US Ambassador To Japan Is She Qualified For Such An Important Post where |
| Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of one of the most famous men of the 20th century, may become the next U.S. ambassador to Japan and officials in Tokyo are apparently quite happy about it. According to reports in U.S. media, Caroline, 55, the daughter of former president John F. Kennedy, is ... |
| Asian central banks show Zen like calm after Japan stimulus jolt |
| * No sign of panic among Asian central banks following BOJ action * BOK stands pat on interest rates, wrongfooting expectations * Risks seen from BOJ's shock and awe stimulus programme By Ian Chua and ... |
| Russia and Japan to discuss disputed islands |
| Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is the first Japanese leader in 10 years to make an official visit to Russia. |
| Japan and Russia want to finally end World War II agree it is abnormal not to |
| Russian President Vladimir Putin met in the Kremlin Monday with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the first top-level Russo-Japanese summit in almost a decade. |
| B787 1st test flight in Japan since battery fire |
| Japan's All Nippon Airways has successfully conducted its first test flight of the Boeing 787 aircraft since battery problems grounded the planes earlier this year. |
| Sentiment Turning for Japan Stocks where Foreign Buyers Bail |
| Chatter over whether Japanese stocks are due for a correction gained momentum after data revealed that foreign investors, who have been huge buyers of Japanese equities in recent months, became net sellers. |
| Caroline Kennedy Good or bad choice for US ambassador to Japan where plus video |
| Caroline Kennedy has largely shunned public political life, spending much of her time working at nonprofit organizations. Is it a good idea to send someone with little diplomatic experience as envoy to an important US ally? |
| Japan Inc. Hesitates to Invest as Yen Spurs Nikkei Rally |
| The last time Masao Namiki bought machinery for his company, Emperor Hirohito had just died, Japanese investors took the Rockefeller Center as a trophy, and a new central bank chief was about to prick the bubble economy. It was 1989. |
| Japans Abe says and SNO 145 restoration of sovereignty day signals hope |
| TOKYO, April 28 — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called today for a renewal of a "sense of hope and determination" in marking for the first time the restoration of Japan's post-war sovereignty, part of a drive to repair what conservatives consider dented national pride. Abe, who is riding a wave ... |
| Aus warship to join US fleet in Japan |
| AN Australian warship is about to join a US aircraft carrier strike group in Japan, amid heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula. |
| Australia to deploy warship to join U.S. fleet in Japan |
| Sydney, Apr. 26 (Xinhua-ANI): Australia will deploy a guided- missile frigate, HMAS Sydney, to join the U.S. 7th Fleet in Japan at a time of heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula and in the South China Sea, according to The Australian on Friday. |
| Japan Needs More Than a Devalued Yen |
| The last time Masao Namiki bought machinery for his business, Emperor Hirohito had just died and Japanese investors were congratulating themselves on snapping up New York's Rockefeller Center. That was 1989, a year before Japan's overheated economy began to unravel. |
| On this day Motorola closed its Bathgate factory Amagasaki rail crash in Japan |
| Events, birthdays and anniversaries from 25 April |
| Leslie Cheungs final wish was romantic film with Japanese actress |
| Leslie had a second draft at the time already, and that preparations for the film were smooth. -Lollipop |
| A measure of Apples success Oppenheimer cites Japan |
| Apple's success has been particularly noteworthy in Japan, a market where national champions once seemed unassailable. [Read more] |
| Japan Inc. Hesitates to Invest as Stocks Rally on Plummeting Yen |
| The last time Masao Namiki bought machinery for his company, Emperor Hirohito had just died, Japanese investors took the Rockefeller Center as a trophy, and a new central bank chief was about to prick the bubble economy. It was 1989. |
| Carl Lewis lends support to Tokyo 2020 bid during quick trip to Japan |
| TOKYO - Olympic great Carl Lewis offered his support for Tokyo's bid to host the 2020 Games on Monday after revisiting the venue of what he calls the "race of my life." |
| Japan AMBASSADOR where Concern Over Possible Caroline Kennedy Pick |
| Hagel Calls China, Warns of North Korea Nuke Threat N. Korea Blocks South Koreans from Entering Jointly-run Industrial Park VIDEO: North Korea Bans Workers from Factory Complex |
| Japan Joins the Jet Age by Making Its Own Plane |
| In World War II, the country produced the feared Mitsubishi Zero fighter planes. Today, the same company is working on a regional jet that it hopes will propel it into the industry's big leagues. |
| Japan Re Emerges in Aerospace With New Jet |
| If all goes well this year, Mr. Kawai, now 65 and president of the Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation, will preside over Japan's biggest aviation comeback since World War II. The New York Times reports. |
| Japan re emerges in the aerospace arena with a new jet |
| Japan re-emerges in the aerospace arena with a new jet |
| Smell the superhero Iron Man 3 to get odor effects in Japan |
| The moviegoing experience is about to get more interactive in Japan with "Iron Man" 3 debuting in 4DX, complete with tilting seats and smells. [Read more] |
| Outside the Box Is Japans and SNO 145 Abenomics the key to global recovery where |
| The growth-focused initiatives of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the Bank of Japan (dubbed ‘Abenomics') could provide important insights into global economic problems and potential solutions, writes Satyajit Das. |
| Video 4 12 N. Korea threatens attack on Japan On The Road An emotional reunion |
| North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is now threatening to attack Japan while Secretary of State John Kerry in South Korea is warning that the U.S. will defend itself and its allies.; and, "On The Road," Steve Hartman meets Kimberly Marshall, who reunited with the man who saved her life ... |
| Carnegie Museum of Art dusts off Japanese ivories prints |
| By Kurt Shaw, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Sadakichi Hartmann (1867-1944) was a poet, author and art critic who mingled with the likes of Walt Whitman and John Barrymore. Henry J. Heinz (1844-1919) ... |
| Google loses autocomplete defamation suit in Japan |
| The search engine is ordered to change its autocomplete function and pay damages to a man who sued saying his name was being linked to crimes. [Read more] |
| Dustin Hoffman wipes away a tear as he gets emotional at Japaneses premiere of Quartet |
| DUSTIN Hoffman proved he's got a soft side when he attended the Japanese premiere of his directorial debut 'Quartet' last night. |
| Maiden Japan Licenses Black Magic M 66 Anime |
| Anime of Masamune Shirow's manga returns on subtitled DVD on July 9 & on digital formats |
| Caroline Kennedy reportedly in line as US envoy to Japan would be first female to fill high profile post |
| Caroline Kennedy, whose endorsement of President Obama in 2008 helped propel him to the Democratic nomination, will likely be named US ambassador to Japan, according to reports, in what would mark a belated but high-profile entree into public service for the slain president's only surviving child. The appointment, rumored for ... |
| Envoy Caroline Kennedy Could Challenge Japans Gender Gap |
| President Barack Obama's anticipated choice of Caroline Kennedy to be the next U.S. ambassador to Japan would put a woman with an international political pedigree into a high-profile U.S. diplomatic post. |
| Caroline Kennedy to be next ambassador to Japan where |
| As speculation grows, sources tell CBS News she's under consideration |
| Caroline Kennedy Vetted To Become US Ambassador To Japan |
| The Obama Administration has asked Carolina Kennedy to serve as the next US Ambassador to Japan and is currently vetting the candidate for the post. If Kennedy is nominated and confirmed, she will become America's first female Ambassador to Japan. Kennedy has wanted the post for years now, but she ... |
| To Erase Militarist Past Japan Must Re Learn It |
| It was raining heavily last week when I visited Tokyo's controversial Yasukuni Shrine, which commemorates Japanese who died in the "imperial cause." But the tour buses still discharged scores of elderly Japanese visitors, and I received approving looks and even a faint smile from two Japanese women as we stood ... |
| Tommy Lee Jones tackles postwar Japan |
| Aggrieved and exasperated: That is the signature expression of Tommy Lee Jones, a star who often conveys an attitude of terminal impatience, as if coping with the fools around him were almost more than he could bear. |
| Nintendo to shut down Wii channels in Japan Australia |
| The Wii's Weather Channel, News Channel, and other services will be retired in both countries on June 28. [Read more] |
| Giant Bet Could Trigger the Mother of All Debt Crises in Japan Neil Irwin |
| The Japanese yen fell overnight to its lowest level against the dollar since April 2009 as investors continued to respond to policymakers' aggressive efforts to stimulate the Asian nation's moribund economy. The yen has been weakening since late 2012 as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe campaigned on a platform to boost ... |
| Caroline Kennedy Good or bad choice for US ambassador to Japan where |
| Caroline Kennedy is on the verge of serving as US ambassador to Japan, according to news reports. The Obama administration has apparently asked her to take this major post, and she's now being vetted for the position. |
| Steve Perry bliss Watch entire Journey concert live from Japan 1980 |
| Journey concerts. I can never get enough of them. Not since catching my first one on Oct. 22, 1981 at the Lakeland Civic Center down here in Florida. So I was pretty thrilled to uncover this complete concert video from Japan in 1980. This appears to be same tour that ... |
| Apple pays dollor 10M to license Palm other patents from Japanese company |
| The electronics giant has reached a patent licensing agreement with Access Co., the Japanese company that owns some patents related to the Palm operating system, as well as patents from Bell Communications Research and Geoworks. [Read more] |
| Japanese turning to robotic crypts virtual grave visits |
| Some are finding their final resting place in mechanized crypts, while one Buddhist temple has virtual memorials for sale. [Read more] |
| Gibson to Pay dollor 52 Million for Teac Stake to Tap Into Cool Japan |
| Gibson Guitar Corp., maker of instruments played by Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page and Green Day 's Billie Joe Armstrong, agreed to buy control of Teac Corp. (6803) , saying the deal allows the company to tap into Japanese cool. |
| Audio Network Announces Deal With NHK Enterprises Japan Public Broadcasters Affiliate and Launches Japanese Language . |
| CANNES, France, April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ? Global music supplier Audio Network is delighted to announce a deal with NHK Enterprises Inc. (NEP), which is an affiliate of NHK Japanese public broadcaster. ... |
| Big in Japan And Other Places 10 Musicians Who Gained Fame in Other Countries |
| The documentary " Searching For Sugar Man " received the Oscar for Best Documentary in February. It's about a singer named Rodriguez who was virtually unknown in his home country of the U.S., but was incredibly popular in South Africa and it's only now thanks to the movie's success that ... |
| Emperor General MacArthur largely missing in action in this postwar Japan saga |
| Set immediately after Japan's surrender in 1945, Emperor is a stodgy movie that mixes dubious history with a clichéd Madame Butterfly-romance story |
| Good Reads Christian Middle East exodus online ed drone strikes and Japans prisons |
| The post-Arab Spring climate in the Middle East has accelerated a "Christian exodus" from the region, says Hassan Mneimneh of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, in a piece on RealClearWorld.com. He sees "[t]he fate of the Christians in the Middle East" as "inseparable from the region's transformation ... |
| Street View hikes Endor like Yakushima Island in Japan |
| The island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is home to towering cedars that are thousands of years old. Google has captured views of the forest in winter. [Read more] |
| Computer beats human pro at Japanese chess |
| The Ponanza program is one of five taking on human masters in the game of shogi. Is this the endgame for our "superior" brains? [Read more] |
| Japanese scientists create Smell O Vision screen |
| Take a big whiff! You may some day be smelling, as well as seeing, all the action on your TV set thanks to a smelling screen developed by Japanese researchers. [Read more] |
| Japan April Fools Squid e readers flipping Google glasses |
| Catch up on your favorite manga series with a squid reader from Kodansha. Yep, it's just a fish tale. [Read more] |
| Fake Google Play apps scam Japanese porn seekers |
| Security firm Symantec says these fraudulent Android apps are using a one-click method, tricking Japanese-language porn lovers into registering for a paid service that doesn't exist. [Read more] |
| Plastic model urinals toilets aimed at Japan hobbyists |
| The rest of us may scream in terror, but these 1:12-scale loos suggest all sorts of freaky action-figure fun to titillate the otaku geek set. [Read more] |
| 200 mph red bullet trains thrill rail mad Japan |
| The new E6 Series Super Komachi has a sleek design and a top speed of nearly 200 mph. Operators hope it will help the quake-ravaged north. [Read more] |
| Google Street View explores Japans Fukushima nuclear zone |
| The Web giant brings its mapping team inside the nuclear no-go territory to a desolate ghost town. [Read more] |
| Steve Jobs manga comic book debuts in Japan |
| The comic book is reportedly a manga version of Walter Isaacson's authorized biography of the late Apple leader. [Read more] |
| Remote control Japanese toilet does your bidet bidding |
| Forget remote-control cars and helicopters, all the cool kids are getting RC Japanese toilet toys. [Read more] |
| On Pi Day Japanese propose with 0.314 carat diamonds |
| Pi Day is also White Day, a second Valentine's. These bands are designed to reflect a love as eternal as 3.14159... [Read more] |
| Amazon sends Kindle Fire HD 8.9 to Europe and Japan lowers U.S. price |
| The $299 Kindle is now available in UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Japan. In the U.S., Amazon lowers the starting price to $269. [Read more] |
| Amazon cuts Kindle Fire HD 8.9 price sends it to Europe Japan |
| The $299 Kindle is now available in the U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Japan. In the U.S., Amazon lowers the starting price to $269. [Read more] |
| Apple quietly updates Maps in Japan |
| A behind-the-scenes change to Apple's mapping service fixes a handful of issues for users in Japan. [Read more] |
| Salman Khans Ek Tha Tiger set for release in Japan |
| India, March 5 -- Salman Khan's Ek Tha Tiger was a smashing hit across theatres in India. The film is now set to rock Japanese box offices.Yash Raj Film's Ek Tha Tiger is set for a commercial release in Japan on March 7. Kabir Khan, the film's director tweeted, "#EkThaTiger ... |
| Japanese PM Links Falklands War with Senkaku Dispute |
| Japanese PM Links Falklands War with Senkaku Dispute |
| Salman Khans EK THA TIGER goes to Japan |
| Salman Khan starrer EK THA TIGER that had set the box-office cash register ringing last year in India is all set to be released in Japan on March 7.The film's director Kabir Khan has already reached Osaka in Japan to promote the film. The premiere in Tokyo will be held ... |
| The China Japan Korea Triangle |
| It is no exaggeration to say that much of the planet's future will be determined by how things evolve in Northeast Asia. At the moment, prospects are not good. |
| Apple rolls out iBookstore in Japan |
| With the East Asian nation now added to the list, the tech giant's iTunes bookstore is available in 51 countries worldwide. [Read more] |
| Leonardo DiCaprio Trades Bikinis and Yachts in LA For Django in Japan |
| Leonardo DiCaprio signed autographs for fans when he arrived at an airport in Tokyo this morning. He's overseas following a few days on the set of The Wolf of Wall Street in LA. Earlier this week, Leo was on a boat of bikini-clad women , including his costar and rumored ... |
| Self stirring pot puts Japanese in a spin |
| There's brisk demand for the Kurukuru Nabe smart pot, which despite appearances, isn't so high-tech. [Read more] |
| Would Caroline Kennedy make a good ambassador to Japan where |
| Democrats have been trying to get JFK's daughter into politics for years. |
| Caroline Kennedy Said to Be Candidate for Envoy to Japan |
| Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of the late President John F. Kennedy, is a leading candidate to become President Barack Obama's nominee as U.S. ambassador to Japan, according to two people familiar with the matter. |
| Report Caroline Kennedy considered as US envoy to Japan |
| Caroline Kennedy is being considered for a possible appointment as US ambassador to Japan, according to a published report. Kennedy, who is the daughter of the late President John F. Kennedy, is a leading candidate for President Obama's nomination, Bloomberg News reports this morning. The news service cited two people ... |
| Caroline Kennedy considered for Japan ambassador job |
| Caroline Kennedy could become the United States ambassador to Japan. |
| Caroline Kennedy will be next Ambassador to Japan |
| Caroline Kennedy will be the next Ambassador to Japan, Bloomberg News is reporting. The appointment is expected to be announced shortly. |
| Caroline Kennedy Could Be Our Next Ambassador To Japan |
| President Barack Obama has been toying with giving an ambassadorship to Caroline Kennedy for a while now (oh, Canada !). So where's the latest far-flung locale he's mulling sending the 55-year-old daughter of JFK and Jackie O.? Why, Japan, of course. [ more › ] |
| Report C. Kennedy top pick for Japan post |
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Caroline Kennedy, daughter of the late President John F. Kennedy, is being considered by President Obama for U.S. ambassador to Japan, Bloomberg reported. |
| Kabir Khan promotes Ek Tha Tiger in Japan |
| Mumbai, March 3 (IANS) Director Kabir Khan is in Tokyo, Japan to promote "Ek Tha Tiger" ahead of its release there and says he can't wait to see Salman Khan speaking Japanese. |
| Vocalist Marion Cowings At Japanalia |
| Long revered by the Manhattan jazz cognoscenti for his suave, subtle, swinging style, vocalist Marion Cowings performs Saturday, Feb. 16, at 8 p.m. at Dan Blow's Music@Japanalia Series at Japanalia Eiko, 11 Whitney St., Hartford. |
| Do not look at porn in public Hilarious Love With A Western Woman guide for Japanese men |
| Love With A Western Woman claims Japanese men have average or smaller than average-sized penises but stresses 90 per cent of Western women think size does not matter. |
| We dont like it when you read porn in public Hilarious guide to Western women for Japanese men with everything . |
| Love With A Western Woman claims Japanese men have average or smaller than average-sized penises but stresses 90 per cent of Western women think size does not matter. |
| Tackling northern Japans record snow |
| Record flurries in northern Japan |
| Father Of Japanese Student Killed By Cop Car Demands and quot The Truth and quot |
| Last week, a 24-year-old Japanese man was killed by an NYPD patrol car in Queens as he crossed the street midblock after midnight. Ryo Oyamada, a student and musician, had been living in New York studying English for only three months. This week his family traveled from his native Kobe ... |
| Giant Japan Boxing Update |
| WBC#6 super-light contender, unbeaten Japanese Yoshihiro Kamegai (22-0-1, 19 KOs), 149.5, decked his final bout prior to his departure for campaigning in the US from now on, when he impressively dispatched Mexican Jose Alberto Leal (8-5, 4 KOs), 149.5, with a vicious right-left combination penetrating the jaw at 1:59 of ... |
| Silva Stann set to bang at UFC in Japan |
| Wanderlei Silva and Brian Stann are set to stand and bang at Japan's Saitama Super Arena after making weight without issue Friday. |
| Margaret Thatcher and Falkland Islands used as inspiration for Japan in row with China |
| MARGARET Thatcher has been used as an emblem of fortitude in a rousing speech by Japan's prime minister, as the country battles with China in a row that mirrors Britain's own dispute with Argentina over the Falkland Islands. |
| Japanese prime minister invokes Margaret Thatcher over the Falklands in island dispute with China |
| Shinzo Abe used the former Prime Minister's defiant words on the 1982 Falklands war with Argentina to stress the importance of the rule of law at sea. |
| Japan PM quotes UKs Thatcher on island dispute |
| Japan's prime minister on Thursday quoted comments by former British premier Margaret Thatcher about the Falklands War as he spoke about Tokyo's acrimonious islands dispute with China. |
| Japan PM quotes Iron Lady on islands |
| Japan'S prime minister has quoted former British PM Margaret Thatcher on the Falklands War as he spoke about Tokyo's islands dispute with China. |
| Japan PM quotes Britains Iron Lady on island dispute |
| TOKYO: Japan's prime minister on Thursday quoted comments by former British premier Margaret Thatcher about the Falklands War as he spoke about Tokyo's territorial dispute with China. |
| Japans Abe quotes Iron Lady on island dispute |
| Japan's prime minister on Thursday quoted comments by former British premier Margaret Thatcher about the Falklands War as he spoke about Tokyo's acrim... |
| Neuigkeiten von Japandroids Annabel und vielen weiteren. |
| Neues von Japandroids , Annabel , Geoff Rickly , Ken Mode , Tricky , Allison Weiss , Tigeryouth , Bring Me The Horizon und Mad Season . +++ Manchmal gewinnen die Guten dann doch. Nachdem wir bereits darüber berichteten, dass die Japandroids ihren Song "The House That Heaven Built" im ... |
| Lightway Modules Certified for Japan Market |
| BEIJING, Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- "LIGHTWAY'' recently announced that its series of polycrystalline PV modules has been officially awarded JET certification by Japan Electrical Safety & Environment ... |
| WHO Slight cancer risk after Japan nuke accident |
| Two years after Japan's nuclear plant disaster, an international team of experts said Thursday that residents of areas hit by the highest doses of radiation face an increased cancer risk so small it probably ... |
| Apple scores patent win against Samsung in Japan |
| A Japanese judge has ruled thumbs-down on Samsung's bid to ban sales of the iPhone and iPad in the country. [Read more] |
| Japan names worlds oldest woman |
| The daughter of a kimono maker was recognized Wednesday as the world's oldest woman. |
| Haruhiko Kuroda Nominated to Lead Japans Central Bank |
| Haruhiko Kuroda, president of the Asian Development Bank, was favored by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and is expected to support more aggressive monetary policy. |
| Japan PM Abe Cites Thatcher Reflections on Falklands War |
| Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose country is embroiled in a row with China over tiny islands, on Thursday quoted former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's reflections on the 1982 Falklands war with Argentina to stress the importance of the rule of law at sea. |
| ADB president nominated to head Japan central bank |
| TOKYO (AP) — Japan's government has nominated Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda to head the country's central bank, counting on his support for more aggressive monetary policy to help the world's third-biggest economy escape recession and deflation. |
| Japan nominates central bank boss |
| The Japanese government nominates Haruhiko Kuroda to be the next governor of the country's central bank. |
| Japanese minister sees no end to whaling |
| Japan will never stop its annual hunt for whales, a government minister has reportedly said, amid recent clashes on the high seas between environmental activists and Japanese whaling ships.
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| Japan government nominates Kuroda Iwata Nakaso to BOJ board lawmaker |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government has nominated Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda to be the next governor of the Bank of Japan, a lawmaker said on Thursday. Kuroda, 68, would replace current BOJ governor Masaaki Shirakawa, who will step down on March 19. The government also nominated academic ... |
| Japan Aso watching FX moves signs economy brightening |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Thursday that he will keep close watch on currency market moves, and that the economy was showing bright signs, including recent gains in share prices, after a slump last year. "We will continue to monitor currency moves and make sure ... |
| Japanese disaster films highlight victims stories |
| TOKYO (AP) — The unnerving clicks of dosimeters are constant as people wearing white protective gear quickly visit the radiated no-go zones of decayed farms and empty storefronts. Evacuees huddle on blankets on gymnasium floors, waiting futilely for word of compensation and relocation. |
| Boeing Shows Dreamliner Battery Plan to Japanese Government |
| The aircraft manufacturer presented the Japanese government with its plan to prevent recurrences of the battery problems that have grounded its Dreamliners. |
| Japan government taps Kuroda for BOJ in battle for economic revival |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe nominated an advocate of aggressive policy action to head the Bank of Japan, challenging the opposition to back his push for radical action as officials warned a nascent economic upturn could easily be derailed. By choosing Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda to ... |
| Japans high spec Fujitsu Arrows F 02E hits the target |
| The Fujitsu Arrows F-02E 4G Android behemoth and Arrows Tab waterproof Windows 8 tablet make us jealous of Japan. [Read more] |
| Japans high end Fujitsu Arrows F 02E phone hits the target |
| The Fujitsu Arrows F-02E 4G Android behemoth and Arrows Tab waterproof Windows 8 tablet make us jealous of Japan. [Read more] |
| Japan U.S. seek U.N. inquiry into North Korea abuses |
| GENEVA (Reuters) - Japan and the United States called on Tuesday for the main U.N. human rights forum to launch an inquiry into allegations of violations including the torture and execution of political prisoners in North Korea. The reclusive country's network of political prison camps are believed to contain at ... |
| Japan dreams of Russia Fed Cup upset |
| Moscow, Feb 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Japan is dreaming of upsetting four-time champions Russia in this weekend's Fed Cup quarter-final here, veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm said Wednesday. |
| Currents Fabric Japanese Inspired Fabric for a Rhode Island Chair |
| Called Biwa, after a lake in Japan, the fabric is hand-printed to order. |
| VIDEO Japan PM helped me make dollor 300 000 |
| As Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prepares to meet US President Barack Obama, Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reports on his ambitious growth programme that is already being dubbed Abenomics. |
| Japan to sell dollor 10bn tobacco stake |
| Government to sell a third of its stake in Japan Tobacco |
| Earthquakes shake Japan |
| A magnitude 5.7 earthquake rattled central Japan on Monday afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. A second quake -- magnitude 4.6 quake -- struck about 11 minutes later.
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| Japan markets get central bank boost |
| Japanese shares rise and the yen weakens on reports that Haruhiko Kuroda is likely to be nominated as the next Bank of Japan governor. |
| VIDEO Japan awaits new central bank head |
| The prime-minister of Japan is set to announce the name of the new central bank governor. |
| VIDEO Bank of Japan candidate analysis |
| Ed Rogers, from gives his views on the favourite for the Bank of Japan governor. |
| VIDEO Japan suspends annual whale hunt |
| Anti-whaling groups are claiming victory after the Japanese whaling fleet suspended its annual hunt in the Southern Ocean. |
| VIDEO Japan rock stars quiet UK life |
| Six months ago, the Gangnam Style star Psy remained largely unknown outside of his native Korea, but today his video has been viewed more than a billion times on YouTube. |
| Microsoft to launch Surface tablet in Japan |
| The Windows tablet may make its debut in Japan next month, according to a report from the Nikkei news service. |
| DealBook Japan Plans to Sell dollor 10 Billion Stake in Cigarette Firm |
| The Japanese government is set to loosen its grip on Japan Tobacco, the world's third-largest tobacco company, by selling a third of its stake. |
| Japans Hope If You Build It They Will Come |
| Hundreds of new universities have opened in Japan, despite the country's declining youth population. |
| Japans Mothers in and SNO 145 Hokatsu Hunt for Day Care |
| Japan subsidizes day care for families of varied incomes, but as more women work, they find themselves forced into an annual competition for coveted slots for their children. |
| Donald Richie American Expert on Japan Is Dead at 88 |
| Mr. Richie is best known for introducing the English-speaking world to the golden age of Japanese cinema, including the director Akira Kurosawa. |
| Japans NTT Docomo plans to offer 112.5 mb sec LTE speeds |
| The Japanese wireless carrier blows away the connection speed offered by AT&T or Verizon Wireless. [Read more] |
| Japans NTT Docomo plans to offer 112.5Mbps LTE speeds |
| The Japanese wireless carrier blows away the connection speed offered by AT&T or Verizon Wireless. [Read more] |
| Microsoft will reportedly launch Surface tablet in Japan |
| The Windows tablet may make its debut in Japan next month, according to a report from the Nikkei. [Read more] |
| Yen Rises After Aso Rules Out Japans Foreign Debt Buying |
| The yen strengthened for the first time in three days against the dollar as Japanese finance minister Taro Aso said the government doesn't intend to buy foreign bonds to end deflation by weakening the currency. |
| Junos Nominations 2013 Japandroids Leonard Cohen Carly Rae Jepsen Metric Score Nods |
| Carly Rae Jepsen may be leading the Juno Awards pack with five nominations thanks to her hit single "Call Me Maybe," but fellow Juno nominee Louis-Jean Cormier from Karkwa definitely has no clue who she is. "I've never heard of Carly Rae Jepsen," Cormier tells Spinner. His band of Quebecois ... |
| Bonnaroo 2013 Lineup Paul McCartney Japandroids Wilco Baroness Kendrick Lamar More |
| Paul McCartney, Baroness, Kendrick Lamar, Japandroids, Wilco, the xx, Pretty Lights, A$AP Rocky, Passion Pit, David Byrne and St. Vincent, and more are playing this year's Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, organizers revealed today (February 19)... |
| Yen at work as Japan targets Uate |
| FOREIGN rugby raiders are once again circling the NRL's elite ranks - and the ambush is set to begin with Knights flyer Aku Uate. |
| Bank of Japan A hard fought compromise |
| Pedestrians cross a street at Tokyo's Ginza shopping district. (Reuters) TOKYO: The Bank of Japan appears to have accomplished a tactical masterstroke in giving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe an ambitious inflation target and an "open ended" commitment to buying assets, without expending any of its policy firepower. |
| Japans Hitachi cuts full year operating profit forecast |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Hitachi Ltd cut its full-year profit outlook by about 13 percent on Monday to 420 billion yen ($4.5 billion), citing a weak economic recovery in Europe and a slowdown in emerging markets. The sprawling firm, which is cutting costs and trying to push into growth areas ... |
| New Jersey Dining Basking Ridge A Review of Tsuru Japanese Cuisine in Basking Ridge |
| At Tsuru Japanese Cuisine, the menu is expansive and the shape of the dining room is out of the ordinary. |
| Bites In Zurich a Short Trip to Japan |
| Carefully selected local ingredients are mixed with specialty items imported from Japan at Shinwazen, a small minimalist restaurant opened in July. |
| Japanese city receives £161 000 of goodwill gold |
| A Japanese city devastated by the 2011 tsunami has received anonymous gifts of gold worth more than £161,000, ahead of the second anniversary of the disaster. |
| The Suicide Cost of Guns Why Japan Loves the Fax Machine and Shoes |
| Behind the New York Times pay wall, you only get 10 free clicks a month. For those worried about hitting their limit, we're taking a look through the paper each morning to find the stories that can make your clicks count. |
| A film retrospectives deep bow and long look at Japans classic leading ladies |
| Magisterial program at Toronto's TIFF Cinematheque showcases great 20th-century Japanese directors – and their great female stars |
| Taxpayers money keeps Japans whaling fleet afloat |
| Public funds subsidise Japan's whaling industry to the tune of $8.9 million, even though only 11 per cent of citizens support it |
| G20 steps back from currency brink heat off Japan |
| MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Group of 20 nations declared on Saturday there would be no currency war and deferred plans to set new debt-cutting targets, underlining broad concern about the fragile state of the world economy. Japan's expansive policies, which have driven down the yen, escaped direct criticism in a ... |
| Gold bars for tsunami hit Japan port |
| People in a small Japanese fishing port devastated by the 2011 tsunami have been receiving gold bars in the post from an anonymous benefactor. |
| U.S. Signals Support for Japans Yen Policy |
| The debate over a currency war arrived in Moscow as finance officials from the Group of 20 sparred over Japan's proposed expansive policies. |
| Obama to hold White House talks with Japans Abe on Feb 22 |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will host Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for talks in Washington on February 22, the White House said on Friday. "The president looks forward to in-depth discussions with Prime Minister Abe on a range of bilateral, regional and global issues, including the U.S.-Japan Security ... |
| G20 not expected to criticise Japan |
| Finance ministers of the G20 nations meeting in Moscow will not criticise Japan for weakening the yen, a leaked draft communique suggests. |
| Bank of Japan Continues to Deflate the Yen |
| LATEST MARKET DEVELOPMENTS In overnight news, German manufacturing orders were... |
| Japanese economy worse than forecast |
| Japan's economy has shrunk for the third straight quarter, underlining the challenges the new government faces in reviving growth. |
| Japan remains mired in recession |
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| Muto leads as Japan PM close to choosing nominee for Bank of Japan chief |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is close to selecting his nominee for central bank governor and Toshiro Muto is the leading candidate in a honed down list of names, sources close to the process told Reuters. If confirmed, the choice of Muto, 69, would suggest the Bank ... |
| VIDEO Signs of pick up in Japans economy |
| Japan's economy slips again in the final quarter of 2012, according to preliminary data released by the cabinet office. |
| Japan Airlines scrubs Helsinki launch amid Dreamliner woes |
| The effects of Boeing's Dreamliner woes pile up for the aircraft's airline customers. |
| Japan Airlines Another Dreamliner fuel leak |
| There was another problem for Boeing's 787 Dreamliner over weekend. |
| Japanese Central Bank Defends Yen Policies |
| The recent monetary push by Japan seeks to stabilize the economy, not influence currencies, the central bank said. |
| Japan Spends Heavily to Keep Whaling Industry Afloat Report Says |
| The report challenges assertions by the Japanese government that whaling is a tradition with wide support among Japanese consumers. |
| In Japan the Fax Machine Is Anything but a Relic |
| The reluctance to give up fax machines offers a revealing glimpse into an aging nation that can often seem quietly determined to stick to its tried-and-true ways. |
| No guns at home so Japanese shoot em up in Guam |
| TAMUNING, Guam (AP) — Their well-equipped arsenals offer everything from tiny revolvers (for ladies) to Berettas, Glocks, semi-automatic pistols and M16 military assault rifles. If kids can see over the counter, they are welcome too. |
| Currency Hedged ETF Falls with Japan Stocks Higher Yen |
| WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (NYSEArca: DXJ) has been getting a lot of press lately with the ETF's currency-hedged strategy is in the sweet spot as Japanese stocks rally and the yen plumbs multiyear ... |
| Book review Taro San the Fisherman and the Weeping Willow Tree by local author looks at Japanese magic trick |
| Designed to go along with the magic he can do with a simple bamboo mat, the book Richard Hatch has written is still fun... |
| Robert Fitts Banzai Babe Ruth is First Book on Japanese US Baseball to Win Prestigious Seymour Medal |
| Banzai Babe Ruth: Baseball, Espionage & Assassination During the 1934 Tour of Japan, has been awarded the prestigious Seymour Medal as the best book of baseball history or biog |
| PAUL KRUGMAN Japan May Have Solved The Biggest Monetary Policy Problem Of This Era |
| A commitment to being irresponsible may be just the ticket. |
| Weak yen yet to reach corporate Japans bottom line |
| By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - Currency hedging cost Japanese companies such as Honda Motor Co the chance to fully cash in on a weak yen last quarter, raising the risk that investor expectations could ... |
| Asian Stocks Outside Japan Gain Nikkei 225 Falls on Yen |
| Asian stocks outside Japan climbed as Samsung Electronics Co. rebounded from a one-month low. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average dropped for a second day as the yen gained after the Bank of Japan (8301) said it will wait until next year to start open-ended asset purchases in pursuit of a ... |
| Van Halen Streams Japanese Radio Show Debut Recap |
| Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth is sharing audio of his first radio broadcast in Japan |
| Turning Japanese for 10 days |
| When I first received the letter from the National Youth Commission (NYC) stating that I was one of the delegates to the Kizuna (Bond) Project, I could not contain my happiness and excitement because this was my first time to go out of the country and experience a different culture. |
| Japan study implications for under sea zones around New Zealand |
| A new study about the 2011 Japan tsunami in the internationally respected journal Science has implications for New Zealand, says a University of Otago scientist who contributed to the study, Dr Virginia Toy. |
| After delay Google StreetView comes to Wii U in Japan |
| StreetView on the GamePad lets users see a complete 360-degree view of streets around the world. [Read more] |
| After delay Google StreetView comes to Wii U in Japan |
| StreetView on the GamePad lets users see a complete 360-degree view of streets around the world. [Read more] |
| After delay Google Street View comes to Wii U in Japan |
| Street View on Nintendo's GamePad lets users see a complete 360-degree view of roadways around the world. [Read more] |
| Turning Japanese |
| Seems I spend more time at Narita International Airport on layovers than I do at any other major city's airport. For years I had wished I could step out of the terminal and see what's there to see in Japan. A week ago, I got that wish. |
| BlackBerry 10 smartphones wont be sold in Japan |
| Research in Motion says that "Japan is not a major market for BlackBerry," so the company has no plans to launch devices running its latest operating systems there. [Read more] |
| Van Halen Streams Japanese Radio Show Debut |
| Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth is sharing audio of his first radio broadcast in Japan |
| Agyness Deyn reveals Japan inspiration |
| Agyness Deyn hopes her latest Dr Martens offering will appeal to women with "a strong personal expression of style". |
| G20 unlikely to pressure Japan over weakening yen |
| BRUSSELS/MOSCOW (Reuters) - The world's top economic policymakers are likely to discuss how Japan's new monetary and fiscal policy drive is weakening the yen when they meet next month, but will stop well ... |
| Niles Paul Darrel Young on military goodwill trip in Japan |
| Niles Paul and Darrel Young are spending their Super Bowl week on a goodwill trip to Japan. It's not the first such trip for Young, who told me about last year's travels. "I ended up going to Honduras and El Salvador, basically just did a tour during the Super Bowl, ... |
| Japanese eel now endangered |
| Japan's environment ministry on Friday added Japanese eel to the "Endangered" category of its Red List for endangered fish living in domestic rivers, marshes and lakes, indicating the species faces a ..... |
| Japan PM vows to defend islands |
| Japan's prime minister vowed on Saturday to defend disputed remote islands from threats by China after a series of confrontations that have raised the risk of an armed clash. "The security environment surrounding our country is increasingly becoming more severe as we face provocation to our territorial rights," Prime Minister ... |
| Japan lists eels as extinction risk |
| TOKYO, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Japan's Environment Ministry says it has designated the Japanese eel as a species at risk of extinction, although the move is not legally binding. |
| CRAiLAR Technologies Signs Fiber Supply Agreement With Japans Kowa Company |
| Victoria, BC AND Portland, OR /PRNewswire/ - CRAiLAR Technologies Inc. ("CL" or the "Company") (TSXV: CL) (OTCBB: CRLRF), which produces and markets CRAiLAR ®, a natural fiber made from flax and other bast fibers, has signed a fiber supply agreement with Japan-based Kowa Company. |
| Barnes off to Japan at seasons end |
| STAR Wallabies and Waratahs back Berrick Barnes is understood to have committed to playing in Japan as soon as this year's Super rugby season is over after signing a contract with the Panasonic Wild Knights. |
| Japan to broadcast in 4K starting in 2014 |
| The country will beat the rest of the world in broadcasting TV programs with four times the resolution of a Blu-ray movie. [Read more] |
| Preview Once Upon A Time In Japan at ICA |
| This February, the ICA will be hosting Once Upon a Time in Japan , a new season that looks at the country's past from the perspective of contemporary Japanese filmmakers, both more established artists and emerging ones, and traversing a number of different genres. Likely to attract plenty of interest ... |
| Japanese Italian in Mansfield |
| Kyoto Japanese Steak House and Cibo Matto are two very different restaurants that are located within walking distance of each other. Kyoto is a great place for trying out Japanese dishes, and Cibo Matto specializes in "Italian comfort food." |
| Silks and origami prints Armanis ode to Japan |
| In response to the terrible events that struck Japan last year, Giorgio Armani dedicated his... |
| Pianist Andre Balazs At Japanalia |
| This high-priest of hybridization and originality leads his genre-crossing band Bipolar Jukebox Friday at 8 p.m. in Hartford. |
| James Mangold Teases and SNO 145 Wolverine Japanese Influence Violence and Trailer |
| 'Wolverine' director James Mangold continues to tease his 'X-Men' installment, talking about the film's Eastern influence, violence and what sort of trailer he would release. |
| One Direction say hello to Japan |
| One Direction have been greeted by huge crowds as they touched down in Japan. Related Stories Scarlett Johansson: Theatre is exhausting Ricky Martin: Fatherhood altered me Prince William given dagger gift Leonardo DiCaprio: Romance is complex Victoria Beckham's 'bandmates inspired UK move' |
| Further Yen Weakness Unlikely Japans Mr Yen |
| Further weakness in the yen, trading near its lowest level in more than two years against the dollar, is unlikely given the currency's recent and rapid decline, said former top currency official in Japan ... |
| Japanese phenom receives special Masters invite |
| Save up to 86%! Ryo Ishikawa will make his fifth start at the Masters. He has made the cut only once. |
| Japan pays tribute to feminist cultural pioneer |
| The Japanese press has given thanks for the memory of Beate Sirota Gordon who, in 1945, drafted the far-sighted equality and women's rights section of its post-War constitution. |
| Matthew Fox Tommy Lee Jones head to Japan for post war drama Emperor video Movie trailer |
| In the aftermath of World War II, American occupiers struggle with whether Emperor Hirohito should be punished for war crimes, fearing it could destabilize the devastated population. |
| Pulpy Nikkatsu films kick off Japanese cinema series |
| Also this week: The Trip; U2 3D; Anil Kapoor; The Capsule; and a farewell to Fringe. |
| Celebrating Philippine Japan Relations |
| The coming of the new year brings much cause to celebrate. It is a time for beginnings, as everything starts anew, and a time to look forward to all the occasions that happen throughout the year. |
| In Japan cheaters flip over infidelity phone |
| Your cheatin' heart may tell on you, but your Fujitsu F-series flip phone won't. Some cheaters in Japan are reportedly getting an infidelity assist from older phones with fancy privacy features. [Read more] |
| In Japan cheaters flip over infidelity phones |
| Your cheatin' heart may tell on you, but your Fujitsu F-series flip phone won't. Some cheaters in Japan are reportedly getting an infidelity assist from older phones with fancy privacy features. [Read more] |
| G.I. Joe Retaliation Debuts a Japanese Trailer |
| Paramount Pictures Japan has released a short but action-packed new trailer for director Jon Chu's G.I Joe: Retaliation , starring D.J. Cotrona, Byung-hun Lee, Adrianne Palicki, Ray Park, Jonathan Pryce, Ray Stevenson, Channing Tatum, Bruce Willis and Dwayne Johnson. Check it out in the player below! |
| Boeing 787 Dreamliner emergency landing in Japan prompts ANA and JAL flights suspended |
| Two Japanese airlines, All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL), have suspended all their flights starting today, Wednesday, January 16, 2013, after a Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet made an emergency landing at the Takamatsu Airport when crew learned that there was smoke inside the cockpit. Passengers being assisted, after ... |
| Japan must avoid vacuum without BOJ gov opposition leader |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan must not create a leadership vacuum at the Bank of Japan when its governor's term ends in April, the head of the main opposition party said, suggesting the party would not delay the appointment as it did five years ago as a political tactic. But Democratic ... |
| UPDATE 1 INTERVIEW Japan must avoid vacuum without BOJ gov opposition leader |
| (Adds quotes, background) TOKYO, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Japan must not create a leadershipvacuum at the Bank of Japan when its governor's term ends inApril, the head of the main opposition party said, suggestingthe party would not delay the appointment as it did five yearsago as a political tactic. But ... |
| Japan must avoid vacuum without BOJ governor opposition leader |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan must not create a leadership vacuum at the Bank of Japan when its governor's term ends in April, the head of the main opposition party said, suggesting the party would not delay the appointment as it did five years ago as a political tactic. |
| Google Nexus 7 tops iPad in Japan Is this a trend where |
| Google's Nexus 7 is making serious market-share headway against Apple in Japan, according to Nikkei. [Read more] |
| Contemporary Dance Showcase at Japan Society |
| If the four North American premieres that made up this year's Contemporary Dance Showcase at Japan Society had anything in common, it was highly active lighting design. |
| FOREX Yen gains vs dollar on Japan officials comment euro slides |
| The yen was on track for itsbiggest one-day gain against the dollar in eight months onTuesday as a warning from a Japanese minister about thedisadvantages of excessive yen weakness prompted investors topare ... |
| US delegation looks to mend Japan S. Korea ties |
| A high-level US delegation led by its top diplomat for East Asia, Kurt Campbell, arrived in Seoul yesterday and will visit Japan later this week amid simmering tensions in the region. Accompanying Ca ..... |
| Nagisa Oshima dies at 80 iconoclastic Japanese filmmaker |
| Oshima, considered one of Japan's greatest filmmakers, is best known in the West for directing the sexually explicit films 'In the Realm of the Senses' and 'Empire of Passion.' Nagisa Oshima, an iconoclastic Japanese director and screenwriter best known in the West for the sexually explicit films "In the Realm ... |
| Vinegar Hill House Gets Gluttonous for New Years Eve Sakamai Offers Japanese Cocktails |
| • Newly opened midtown venture the Sea Fire Grill is the Benjamin Steakhouse Group's first deviation from red meat into the world of high-end seafood. Ted Pryor, formerly of Michael Jordan's Steakhouse, just got appointed head chef. [Grub Street] • Vegetables get dressed up for a New Year's Eve meatless ... |
| The Japanese cat that holds the clues to an internet prankster Fruzsina Eordogh |
| When a real life feline becomes part of the cat-and-mouse game between hackers and authorities, a global audience is assured There is a hacker terrorising Japan with a computer virus, bomb threats and riddles. Meanwhile, a stray cat wandering a small island near Tokyo holds important clues on its collar ... |
| U.S. Ambassador to Japan visits Denver as Boeing fights 787 problem |
| John Roos, the U.S. ambassador to Japan, visited Denver on Tuesday to meet with local leaders regarding new economic opportunities between Colorado and the world's third-largest economy, Japan — a partnership that hinges on United Airlines' new nonstop flight between Tokyo and Denver aboard Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner. |
| Sony eyes dollor 1 billion building sale in Japan |
| The building was erected only two years ago, and is located in one of Tokyo's main office areas. [Read more] |
| Japan fights to save Pan Pacific after China switch |
| Organisers of Japan's premier tennis tournament said Thursday they have not given up hope of remaining on the women's world tour, despite being supplanted by a new event in China on the 2014 calendar. |
| Callaway Golf Signs 21 Year Old Japanese Sensation Ryo Ishikawa |
| CARLSBAD, Calif., Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Callaway Golf Company (NYSE: ELY) today announced the signing of Ryo Ishikawa to a multi-year contract. Ishikawa, a ten-time winner on the Japanese Tour ... |
| Tom Cruise Wraps Up His Family Holiday to Take Jack Reacher to Japan |
| Tom Cruise had a busy one today when he did a press conference and headlined a premiere in Tokyo for Jack Reacher . He was joined by costar Rosamund Pike and director and screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie for both events. At the press conference, Tom wore a navy blue sweater and ... |
| Japan tuna fetches record dollor 1.7m |
| A single bluefin tuna sells for $1.7m in Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market. almost triple the record price set last year. |
| Japans Tepco sued by US sailors |
| Tokyo Electric Power Company, owner of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, is sued by eight US sailors over radiation exposure. |
| Why Japans Fukushima 50 remain unknown |
| Why Japan's 'Fukushima 50' remain out of the spotlight |
| Japanese Envoy Tries to Mend Ties With South KoreaJapanese Envoy Tries to Mend Ties With South Korea |
| Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan reached out to South Korea's incoming president, Park Geun-hye, on Friday by sending a special envoy to Seoul. |
| Beate Gordon Feminist Heroine in Japan Dies at 89 |
| Ms. Gordon almost single-handedly wrote women's rights into the Constitution of modern Japan at 22, and then kept silent about it for decades. |
| Hideki Matsui Star in Japan and With Yankees Retires |
| Hideki Matsui, who announced his retirement on Thursday, hit 332 homers for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan before joining the Yankees for seven seasons, helping them to a World Series title. |
| Beachcombers on US West Coast prepare for more debris from last years Japan tsunami |
| LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Volunteers who patrol California beaches for plastic, cigarette butts and other litter will be on the lookout this winter for debris from last year's monstrous tsunami off Japan's coast. |
| Mary Griggs Burke 96 meticulous collector of Japanese art |
| NEW YORK — Mary Griggs Burke, who amassed the most comprehensive private collection of Japanese art outside Japan with a meticulousness, deliberation and incisive eye that befit her subject, died on Dec. 8 at her home in New York. She was 96. |
| Obituary Mary Griggs Burke built unique Japan collection |
| Having amassed the most comprehensive private collection of Japanese art outside Japan, St. Paul-born Mary Griggs Burke gave it its own home -- a Manhattan apartment, next to hers, with its own curatorial staff. |
| Takahashi Asada put Japan top at GP finals |
| SOCHI: Former world champions Daisuke Takahashi and Mao Asada put Japan top after the opening day of the ISU Grand Prix figure skating series finals being staged in 2014 Winter Olympics host city Sochi on Friday. |
| Japans female directors make a strong showing |
| Female Japanese directors were once like those rare species periodically discovered in Asian jungles and immediately labeled endangered. This year, however, in their highly individual ways, they made some of Japan's strongest, most ambitious films. By now the only thing endangered is local industry prejudice about their range and abilities. ... |
| OPINION Japan still haunted by idea of militarism |
| Beijing (China Daily/ANN) - A new day is dawning in Japanese politics, or so its next prime minister, the nationalist Shinzo Abe, whose grandfather-in-law served in the Hideki Tojo war cabinet, would have us believe. |
| Japan still haunted by idea of militarism |
| A new day is dawning in Japanese politics, or so its next prime minister, the nationalist Shinzo Abe, whose grandfather-in-law served in the Hideki Tojo war cabinet, would have us believe. |
| Why Japan Is Still Not Sorry Enough for World War II |
| Why Japan Is Still Not Sorry Enough for World War II |
| Game over for PlayStation 2 in Japan |
| Sony terminates production of the venerable PlayStation 2 gaming gizmo in the Land of the Rising Sun. But the elder game console isn't dead quite yet. [Read more] |
| Hideki Matsui Japanese Newspaper Announces Slugger May Be Retiring in 2013 |
| According to the Japanese news outlet Sanspo .com , Hideki Matsui is seriously considering retiring and staying in his native Japan. After being cut by the Tampa Bay Rays in middle of last season, Matsui has expressed that he no longer seems to have the strong desire to continue ... |
| Williams just misses in Japan |
| CRAIG Williams yesterday finished third on Rulership in the Group 1 Arima Kinen at Nakayama in Japan. |
| CORRECTED Japanese women enamoured of and quot Mr Right and quot love game apps |
| (Corrects name of game in last paragraph) TOKYO, Dec 17 (Reuters) - After being saved from kidnapping,you discover you're the daughter of the prime minister and yourlife is in imminent danger. You are introduced to a handful ofhandsome bodyguards, and must decide who you want to protect you24 hours a ... |
| Purton hopes to do Japan Hong Kong double |
| The jockeys' allocation for Wednesday night's International Jockeys' Championship took place at Sha Tin Racecourse Monday morning. |
| Big in Japan Becomes Mt. Royal |
| When Lake Trout morphed from an electro-oriented improvisational band to a more hard-edged indie rock outfit, the group's Michael Lowry (drums), Matt Pierce (keyboards/woodwinds) and James Griffith (bass) formed the ambient, all-instrumental offshoot Big In Japan. |
| Rugby Cup crafted in Japan |
| Already recognised as a world leader in car production, high speed trains, bizarre comic books and ornate tea ceremonies, Japan hopes to set a new standard in sports events with the 2019 Rugby World Cup.Although rugby is far from... |
| Baseball McGehee to join fellow former Yankee Jones in Japan report |
| Dec 21 (Reuters) - Infielder Casey McGehee is on the verge of joining another former New York Yankee Andruw Jones at the Rakuten Eagles in Japan's professional baseball league, according to a local media report on Friday. Rakuten, who signed former All-Star outfielder Jones earlier this week, have agreed to ... |
| McGehee to join fellow former Yankee Jones in Japan report |
| (Reuters) - Infielder Casey McGehee is on the verge of joining another former New York Yankee Andruw Jones at the Rakuten Eagles in Japan's professional baseball league, according to a local media report on Friday. Rakuten, who signed former All-Star outfielder Jones earlier this week, have agreed to a 130 ... |
| Globe trotting acrobat left a mark on Japan |
| When a storyteller wields a scholar's pen, history truly comes alive. When that history crosses the world and records the collision of cultures, the story becomes more than history — it becomes informed social and cultural commentary, illuminating a sliver of time. Frederik Schodt's latest book, "Professor Risley and the ... |
| Japan A silent partner |
| Last week, a joint project was launched between Saudi Arabia and Isuzu Company to manufacture around 25,000 trucks annually by the year 2017. The project will be in the industrial complex in Dammam. The project marks a very important turn in the Saudi-Japanese economic cooperation. |
| Japans Abe heaps pressure on BOJ to set 2 percent inflation target |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's next premier, Shinzo Abe, renewed pressure on the central bank to adopt a 2 percent inflation target, saying that he will try to revise a law guaranteeing its independence if his demand is not met. He also said he will pick someone who agrees with his ... |
| Japan whalers win activist ban |
| A US court orders conservation group Sea Shepherd to stay at least 500 yards away from Japan's whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean. |
| Chinese ships enter Japanese waters near disputed islands |
| Three Chinese ships entered into waters near small islands in the East China Sea that are claimed by both countries on Friday morning and were staying despite a warning from a Japanese Coast Guard ship, the coast guard said.
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| Japanese firms set spending record in buying up foreign assets |
| In the late 1980s, when Mitsubishi Estate bought Rockefeller Center and Sony snapped up Columbia Pictures, the Western media were full of stories of Japan's imminent global economic domination. "Japan as No. 1" was a best-seller, and US autoworkers dramatically took sledgehammers to Japanese imports. |
| Japans next leader wants freer rein for military |
| TOKYO (AP) — Imagine that North Korea launched a missile at Japan. Tokyo could — and would certainly try to — shoot it down. But if the missile were flying overhead toward Hawaii or the continental United States, Japan would have to sit idly by. |
| AP Exclusive Japan scientists took utility money |
| Influential scientists who help set Japan's radiation exposure limits have for years had trips paid for by the country's nuclear plant operators to attend overseas meetings of the world's top academic group on radiation safety. |
| Japan gets dollor 119bn stimulus boost |
| The Bank of Japan boosts its key stimulus measure in an attempt to revive growth in the world's third-largest economy. |
| Japan exports dip for sixth month |
| Japan's exports fall for a sixth straight month, underlining the issues faced by the incoming government set to take charge in the coming days. |
| VIDEO Bank of Japan boosts stimulus |
| The Bank of Japan has boosted its key stimulus measure in an attempt to revive growth in the world's third-largest economy. |
| VIDEO Japans Abe plans for future |
| Shinzo Abe says his party must "move forward and achieve results" following its landslide election victory. |
| AUDIO Japans economy is biggest agenda |
| Dr. Seijiro Takeshita, director of Mizuho International told Today business presenter Lesley Curwen what impact the Japanese election result will have on the country's flat-lining economy. |
| VIDEO Economy key to Japanese election |
| With parliamentary elections on Sunday, Japan's small businesses are concerned about three key policies designed to get the country's economy back on track. |
| Japan Airlines to serve KFC meals on U.S. Europe flights |
| Japan Airlines says it will serve KFC's signature fried-chicken meals on its U.S. routes. |
| Memo From Seoul Memo From Seoul Tensions Between Japan and South Korea Complicate U.S. Efforts on Security |
| Japan and South Korea, the United States' two closest Asian allies, this week both elected conservative, pro-American leaders, but the countries are hamstrung by history. |
| High and Low Finance In Japan a Test of Inflation Targets |
| For two decades, Japan has provided stark evidence that chronic deflation is possible in a modern economy. Now, its central bank appears ready to do whatever it takes to get inflation. |
| China Steps Up Pressure On Japan in Island Dispute |
| Analysts say China has fixed upon a strategy to take back the islands known as Diaoyu in China and the Senkaku in Japan, by using air and naval patrols as evidence that they are in charge. |
| Mary Griggs Burke Collector of Japanese Art Dies at 96 |
| Mrs. Burke amassed the most comprehensive collection of Japanese art in the West and has left her collection to museums. |
| Japans Space Agency Says Rocket Information Was Stolen by Computer Virus |
| The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said that the virus in a computer at its Tsukuba Space Center was found to be secretly collecting data and sending it outside the agency. |
| Japans Uehara Eager to Repay Red Sox by Staying Healthy |
| Koji Uehara hopes his injury woes are a thing of the past so he can reward Major League Baseball's (MLB) Boston Red Sox for the faith they showed in him, the Japanese right-handed reliever said on Tuesday. |
| Chinese State TV Uses Detective Conan Anime to Criticize Japan |
| The Phantom of Baker Street film clip used to decry reported nepotism in Japanese politics |
| Chinese State TV Uses Anime to Fire Broadside at Japan |
| The deployment of a sequence from popular animation franchise "Detective Conan" by China Central Television stirs online buzz. read more |
| Japanese emperor cufflinks fetch £3500 at auction |
| A PAIR of cufflinks given by the Japanese Emperor Hirohito to his Scottish chauffeur have fetched £3500 at an auction in the Capital. |
| Glory make room for Japanese recruit |
| Japanese youth international Ryo Nagai is edging closer to making his mark on the A-League after impressing coach Ian Ferguson at training this week. |
| Japans LDP set for big win in Sunday election polls |
| By Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is on track for a stunning victory in Sunday's election, returning to power with hawkish former Prime... |
| HBT As replace Drew with Japans Nakajima |
| Two years ago Lowell Cohn of the Santa Rosa Press Democrat wrote this when talking about Mark McGwire and Rafael Palmeiro for the Hall of Fame: I compare PED users to murderers — of course, it's not the same thing. But please follow my reasoning. He's toned it down in ... |
| Boxed in Japan swings right |
| Henry Kissinger once famously remarked that a great power does not retreat forever. This is a particularly apt comment on China's and South Korea's contributions to the outcome of last weekend's elections in Japan. The domestic causes and consequences of the massive swing back to the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) ... |
| Japanese women enamoured of and quot Mr Right and quot love game apps |
| By Kimiteru Tsuruta TOKYO (Reuters) - After being saved from kidnapping, you discover you're the daughter of the prime minister and your life is in imminent danger. You are introduced to a handful of handsome ... |
| Torres inspired by Japanese cartoon |
| Chelsea star Fernando Torres has revealed the inspiration behind his medal-laden career - not Pele, Diego Maradona or Johan Cruyff, but a Japanese cartoon called Captain Tsubasa . |
| Japan the generation game |
| Joan Bakewell and grandson head to the land of temples, hot springs and cartoon craziness. |
| and SNO 145 Jack Reacher Japanese Trailer Gives Up Much More Plot and Action |
| Here's the best trailer yet released for Christopher McQuarrie‘s Jack Reacher, which stars Tom Cruise as Lee Child‘s ultra-capable former military cop Jack Reacher. Unfortunately, for those who haven't read the source novel One Shot, it's also the most plot-heavy trailer yet. While the voiceover narration here is in Japanese, ... |
| A Japanese Poster for Oz The Great and Powerful |
| A Japanese poster for Sam Raimi's Oz The Great and Powerful has surfaced and can be viewed below. Opening in North American 3D, 2D and IMAX 3D theaters on March 8, 2013, the fantasy adventure stars James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams, Zach Braff, Joey King and Bruce Campbell. |
| Asian Stocks Rise on U.S. Budget Remarks Japan Stimulus |
| Asian stocks rose as U.S. lawmakers said they're optimistic for an agreement to avoid automatic spending cuts and tax increases and as the leader of Japan's opposition party called for unlimited monetary policy easing. |
| Takahashi Asada put Japan top at figure skating GP finals |
| SOCHI, Russia (AFP) - Former world champions Daisuke Takahashi and Mao Asada put Japan top after the opening day of the ISU Grand Prix figure skating series finals being staged in 2014 Winter Olympics host city Sochi on Friday. |
| Japanese wanted for insurance fraud falls |
| Bureau of Immigration (BI) agents have arrested a Japanese in Cebu wanted by authorities in his country for insurance fraud. Koichi Sato, 47, was arrested at his rented house in Barangay Dumlog, Talisay City, Cebu, Immigration Commissioner... |
| Wanted Japanese nabbed in Cebu |
| Bureau of Immigration (BI) agents have arrested in Cebu a Japanese wanted in his country for insurance fraud. |
| Japanese wanted for insurance fraud nabbed in Cebu |
| MANILA -- A Japanese national wanted in his country for insurance fraud was arrested in Cebu, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said Thursday. BI Commissioner Ricardo David Jr. said Koichi Sato, 47, was arrested last December 7 at his rented house in Barangay... |
| Japanese tagged in faking accident in Japan faces deportation – BI |
| Bureau of Immigration has started deportation proceedings against a Japanese national arrested in Cebu. |
| Japan Can End Deflation in Months Shirakawa Professor Says |
| Bank of Japan (8301) Governor Masaaki Shirakawa's former professor said the next head of the central bank could end decades of deflation in months by going beyond the current governor's "very weak" efforts. |
| Japanese Investors Wary of New Government Spending |
| Japanese Investors Wary of New Government Spending |
| Japan ETFs Look Cheap and and SNO 145 Yen Headwind May Recede on Election |
| Japan is an equity market that intrigues me and a handful of notable value investors such as David Herro, Morningstar's International Stock Fund Manager of the Decade, and James Hunt of Tocqueville Asset ... |
| SFMOMA receives gifts of Diane Arbus images Japanese photographs |
| Gallery owner Jeffrey Fraenkel is making his hometown even more of a destination for photography, donating 26 works by Diane Arbus to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. |
| Big in Japan Is Andruw Jones the best major leaguer to head far East where |
| Upon the news that Andruw Jones will be plying his trade next season with the Rakuten Golden Eagles, I got to wondering if Jones might be the best major leaguer ever to play for a Japanese team. It's quite possible that I've missed someone great, but before you ask, I ... |
| Spoleto 2013 includes Japanese opera post apocalyptic puppets and tap dancing |
| Spoleto fans are getting an early Christmas present this year with an earlier-than-usual announcement of the 2013 season schedule. Though Spoleto usually waits until January to drop the bomb, Festival General Director Nigel Redden says they wanted to allow attendees as much time as possible to plan their schedules, especially ... |
| Spoleto 2013 schedule includes Japanese opera post apocalyptic puppets and tap dancing |
| Spoleto fans are getting an early Christmas present this year with an earlier-than-usual announcement of the 2013 season schedule. Though Spoleto usually waits until January to drop the bomb, Festival General Director Nigel Redden says they wanted to allow attendees as much time as possible to plan their schedules, especially ... |
| Back in Japan |
| Ahli travelled early to Japan to get adjusted to the time difference and the cold. Ahli coach Hossam Al-Badri also wanted his players as far away as possible from Egypt's political struggles as the country itself tries to readjust in the post-Mubarak era. |
| Kobayashi Japans best ever F1 driver |
| Former world champion Alan Jones believes Kamui Kobayashi is the best Japanese driver to have ever competed in grand prix racing |
| F1 Kobayashi Japans best ever F1 driver |
| Former world champion Alan Jones believes Kamui Kobayashi is the best Japanese driver to have ever competed in grand prix racing |
| Ken Watanabes Japanese and SNO 145 Unforgiven Remake Gets A Trailer |
| The trailer for the Japanese remake of Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven starring Ken Watanabe has finally landed online. Although most of us tend to get a little worked up whenever a studio, director, or actor decides to remake a classic movie, this particular endeavor could be one of those rare exceptions ... |
| Japan Megabanks dollor 6.7 Billion Stock Losses May Spur Selloff |
| Japan's biggest banks are poised to accelerate sales of their stock holdings after 534 billion yen ($6.7 billion) in equity investment losses eroded profit. |
| Japan Deflation Beatable in Months in Shirakawa Professors View |
| Bank of Japan (8301) Governor Masaaki Shirakawa's former professor said the next head of the central bank could end decades of deflation in months by going beyond the current governor's "very weak" efforts. |
| Boxer David Haye credits Japanese algae for toned body |
| London, Nov. 24 (ANI): UK boxer David Haye, who flaunted his toned body in 'I'm a Celebrity' earlier this week, has attributed his admirable muscles to some green algae from Japan. |
| What to do in Toronto Dec. 8 14 Japandroids Charles Dickens women and motorcycles |
| The week in the city in events |
| Good Morning Its The Anniversary Of The Japanese Attack On Pearl Harbor |
| Good morning, it's Friday December 7 and it may be foggy outside this morning. |
| Japan star Ishikawa eyes emulating hero McIlroy |
| Japanese golf star Ryo Ishikawa said he has two years to catch up with his "hero" Rory McIlroy and hopes to end his barren run overseas with a win at the Thailand Golf Championship. |
| Golf Japan star Ishikawa eyes emulating hero McIlroy |
| CHONBURI, Thailand: Japanese golf star Ryo Ishikawa said he has two years to catch up with his "hero" Rory McIlroy and hopes to end his barren run overseas with a win at the Thailand Golf Championship. |
| A Japanese Free Market Economist on Japans Politics and Political Economy |
| Yashiro Naohiro (????), economics professor at International Christian University in Tokyo, is not Japan's only "classical liberal," free |
| Karl Lagerfeld turning Japanese |
| It just had to be some enchanted evening when somebody like Shu Uemura applauds a very special ode to beauty and fashion. This happened when the most-awaited collection, dubbed the Mon Shu collection handcrafted by Karl Lagerfeld, was unveiled. The collection was done as a tribute to his long friendship ... |
| Tool Slash Deftones Stone Sour Added To Ozzfest Japan Recap |
| It looks like Corey Taylor is going to be pulling double duty at Ozzfest Japan as his group Stone Sour is among the groups added to the lineup |
| Recession Risk Plus Election Equals Higher Yields Japan Credit |
| Japan's worst economic contraction since early 2011 will raise rather than lower benchmark bond yields, primary dealers say, as politicians jostling for power increase fiscal spending in the world's largest debtor. |
| Appstore the latest Amazon marketplace to hit Japan |
| The company launched its Kindle Store in Japan last month prior to the launch of its Paperwhite in that country. [Read more] |
| Japan Second Best In The States |
| The United States eased past Japan 3-2 on Friday evening from San Francisco in a pre-World Cup friendly. |
| Tool Slash Deftones Stone Sour Added To Ozzfest Japan |
| It looks like Corey Taylor is going to be pulling double duty at Ozzfest Japan as his group Stone Sour is among the groups added to the lineup |
| Japan Expands Its Regional Military Role |
| The pacifist nation of Japan is trying to raise its profile in a new way, offering military aid for the first time in decades and displaying its own armed forces in an effort to build regional alliances. |
| Aizu Wakamatsu Journal Hopes of Home Fade Among Japans Displaced |
| With the slow pace of cleanup efforts, residents of Okuma, a town evacuated in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi disaster, have become pessimistic about ever living there again. |
| Activist Paul Watson vows to disrupt Japanese whale hunt |
| Paul Watson, Canada's most famous anti-sealer, remains on the run for his strong-handed activism. |
| Japans Hanyu wins NHK Trophy Canadians second in pairs |
| Go to TSN.ca for details. #TSN |
| Japan´s Rugby Team in Good Hands With Logistics and quot Made in Germany and quot |
| FRANKFURT, Germany and TOKYO, November 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ Conceptum Sport Logistics is the official partner of the Japan Rugby Football Union for the European tour A round leather ball is unknown in many parts of the world. In Japan, for … |
| Sex Pillow Offered By Japanese Manufacturer |
| An sex pillow is currently being offered up by Japanese adult product manufacturer G Project, according to Rocket News 24. Guys who have longed to take the relationship with their pillow to the next level may find endless joy with the Kuu Pillow. The product allows randy individuals to insert ... |
| Japanese Stocks where Yes They Really Think So |
| Less than a quarter-century ago, Japan was the economic envy of the world. In 1989 , Tokyo-listed shares represented nearly half the planet's equity value, while the land beneath the city's royal palace was worth more than all of California. |
| Taylor Swift Is Airport Chic In Cosy Knit and Camel Jodhpurs In Japan Get The Look |
| She Always Gets Her Daytime Style Right |
| Taylor Swift Is Airport Chic In Camel Jodhpurs In Japan Get The Look |
| She Always Gets Her Daytime Style Right |
| Book explores antics of 1960s Japanese avant garde |
| They threw random possessions off rooftops, made printed copies of Japanese currency and perpetrated odd "happenings" in commuter trains that left Tokyo residents scratching their heads. |
| Japans ninjas heading for extinction |
| Japan has one, or two, ninjas left - but there will be no more |
| Japan names new envoy to China |
| Japan names a new ambassador to China, weeks after the previous envoy died before he could take up the post. |
| Asia stocks meander as US Japan observe holiday |
| Asian stock markets saw little movement Friday as the U.S. and Japan observed holidays, although traders kept an eye on Americans hitting the stores for the start of the biggest shopping season of the year. |
| VIDEO Japans exports in further decline |
| Japan's exports fall in October hurt by a territorial dispute with China and a slowdown in demand from the European Union. |
| VIDEO The Japanese gadgets which flopped |
| A new exhibition in Tokyo is offering a retrospective of some of the Japanese inventions from the late 1950s and early 1960s that never caught on in the public's imagination. |
| VIDEO Is this man Japans last true ninja where |
| Jinichi Kawakami, a 63-year old engineer, is Japan's last true ninja. |
| VIDEO Bank of Japan under political pressure |
| As rival politicians in Japan campaign for election the two main parties are pressing the central bank to do more to boost the flagging economy. |
| A Call for Japan to Take Bolder Monetary Action |
| Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister who is favored to return to the top job after elections next month, wants Japan to take more action to spur growth. |
| Christmas tree costing £2.6m goes on display in Japan |
| The revolving Christmas tree has taken 10 craftsmen two months to complete, carving and polishing the characters by hand. |
| ODonoghue looking to join elite group in Japan |
| RACING:Colm O'Donoghue will attempt to join the very elite of Irish jockeys when he teams up with Jakkalberry in Sunday's Japan Cup in Tokyo. |
| Japan Tour winds down at Casio Open |
| The Japan Golf Tour this week plays its final event of the year before next week's restricted field Golf Nippon Series when the Casio World Open is played at the Kochi Kurushio Golf Club in Kochi which is on the island of Shikoku to the south and east of the ... |
| Donald cruises to victory in Japan |
| Luke Donald brought his season to a close on a high with a five-shot victory at the Dunlop Phoenix in Japan |
| Van Halens Rescheduled Japanese Dates Announced Recap |
| Van Halen's rescheduled dates for Japan have been announced by the promoter |
| Van Halens Rescheduled Japanese Dates Announced |
| Van Halen's rescheduled dates for Japan have been announced by the promoter |
| Can Sony and Nintendos next gen consoles escape Japans stifling cultural baggage where |
| This current generation of consoles with the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and Wii has been a very interesting seven years, and it is becoming clear that Japan isn't the force it once was. The western world has made a huge comeback in this industry, and it seems like it has ... |
| Japans Leader Agrees to Hold December Elections |
| Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said he was ready to dissolve Parliament on Friday, a move that could end his administration and thrust national politics into more uncertainty. |
| Special Report International Education Japanese Firms Try New Hiring Strategies |
| Companies, especially information technology businesses, are beginning to look outside the country for job candidates. |
| Steady Donald Remains Four Clear in Japan |
| World number three Luke Donald fired a level par 71 in the third round of the Dunlop Phoenix on Saturday to retain a four-shot lead heading into the final round of the Japan Golf Tour event. |
| Music Review Oorutaichi Performs at Japan Society |
| Oorutaichi's mix of pop, techno and many other sounds was on display at Japan Society in Manhattan. |
| Thorny problems Can I prune my Japanese acers where |
| Our expert Helen Yemm answers your gardening questions. |
| Tokyos Mad Men New UCLA book explores antics of Japanese avant garde in 1960s |
| ( University of California - Los Angeles ) In a forthcoming book, UCLA historian William Marotti explores the history of underground a band of artists who made Tokyo an epicenter for the avant-garde in the late 1950s and early 1960s.In "Money, Trains, and Guillotines: Art and Revolution in 1960s Japan," ... |
| Van Halen finally ready to tour again . in Japan |
| Eddie Van Halen must be feeling better. He, David Lee Roth and the boys are ready to get back out on the road after being benched earlier this year when Eddie had emergency surgery for diverticulitis, a painful condition where pouches in the colon becoming inflamed. The bad news is ... |
| Marching orders for Japans reactionaries |
| Richard Armitage is at it again. George W Bush's deputy secretary of state has made a career of telling Japan what to do. When then-Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi had second thoughts about joining the "coalition of the willing" in Iraq, Armitage told an official, "Don't try to back off." |
| Japan PM set for general election |
| Japanese PM Yoshihiko Noda dissolves parliament ahead of an election next month seen as unlikely to deliver a clear winner. |
| VIDEO Chinas naval ambitions alarm Japan |
| After two months of Chinese incursions into Japanese-controlled waters in the East China Sea, President Hu Jintao has stated explicitly that China intends to become a maritime military power. |
| Japan dissolves lower house of parliament |
| Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of Japan dissolved the lower house of the country's parliament on Friday, setting the stage for a general election next month that is expected to bring losses to his party.
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| Analysis Japan politics could fragment further on road to two party system |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan ruling party lawmaker Mieko Nakabayashi isn't just worried that her Democratic Party will lose power in next month's election; she fears a comeback by rival conservative Liberal Democrats will spell a return to the prolonged one-party rule that critics blame for many of the country's past ... |
| Japan averts its fiscal cliff |
| Japan's lawmakers pass a crucial bill that will allow the government to pay for a large chunk of its expenses, averting a potential fiscal cliff. |
| Yen dips on Japan election plan |
| Japan's yen falls after Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda says he is set to dissolve parliament and hold a snap election. |
| VIDEO Japans Rakuten has global ambitions |
| The chief executive of the Japanese online retailer Rakuten, Hiroshi Mikitani, has told the BBC he wants to challenge global rivals like Amazon. |
| VIDEO Japan fiscal cliff deal reached |
| Japan is heading for its seventh prime minister in six years following a deal with the opposition to avert the country's 'fiscal cliff'. |
| WWII bomb closes Japans Sendai airport |
| The Sendai airport in northeast Japan has been temporarily shut down after construction workers found an undetonated 550-pound bomb that lik...
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| KLM says its first to connect Europe with Fukuoka Japan |
| Dutch carrier KLM says it will become the first airline to between Europe and the southern Japanese city of Fukuoka.
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| Japanese pianist next in line for Music in New Malden |
| A Japanese pianist who has performed alongside Sir Cliff Richard will entertain a New Malden audience. |
| Japan take giant step towards Brazil World Cup |
| SINGAPORE (AFP) - Shinji Okazaki's late winner against Oman took Japan tantalisingly close to the 2014 World Cup Wednesday, as Iraq also struck in the dying minutes to breathe life into their campaign. |
| Japan PM signals election can wait defies opposition |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda made clear on Monday he was in no rush to go to the polls, speaking of the risk of a "political vacuum" in a speech likely to anger an opposition that has urged him to keep a promise to call an election ... |
| WELSH forwards Phil Hill Jonathan Phillips and Matt Myers Nottingham Panthers are off to Japan on Great Britain ice . |
| The three Cardiff-born players are all in head coach Tony Hand's GB squad for the Olympic pre-qualifying tournament in Japan. |
| Publisher David Black claims support in China Japan for proposed B.C. refinery |
| Buyers in Asian nations would prefer refined fuels to raw bitumen, David Black says |
| Japan golf star Ishikawa ends title drought |
| TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese golf star Ryo Ishikawa, the youngest male golfer ever to win a professional tournament, savoured the taste of victory for the first time in two years. |
| Sendai Airport Bomb Japan Airport Reopens After WWII Explosive Find |
| TOKYO -- A major airport in northern Japan reopened Wednesday after bomb squads barricaded the area around an unexploded bomb from World War II. |
| Japan Update |
| It is incredible that there happened three more shows on the same day of November 3 in addition to a world title doubleheader in Sendai, Japan, featuring the WBC bantam and fly title bouts with Shinsuke Yamanaka and Toshiyuki Igarashi having emerged victorious. |
| Japan collector puts Dali Miro Warhol on sale |
| TOKYO (AFP) - A Japanese museum showcasing art created in countries on the 43rd parallel will sell off its 400-piece collection, including prints by Salvador Dali and Joan Miro, the owner said Wednesday. |
| Fat blocking Pepsi a slimming soda in Japan |
| Pepsi Special promises to reduce fat absorption while satisfying a thirst for sparkling soda. Would Michael Bloomberg approve? [Read more] |
| The era of Japanese consumer electronics giants is dead |
| Once venerable names in consumer electronics such as Sony, Panasonic, and Sharp have been besieged by competition from rivals in the U.S., South Korea and, increasingly, China. [Read more] |
| Japan weak machinery orders services outlook raises recession risk |
| By Kaori Kaneko TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core machinery orders plunged more than expected in September in another sign that the world's third-largest economy was slipping into recessio... |
| Angelica Panganiban goes on vacation with John Lloyd Cruz in Japan |
| Matapos aminin sa publiko ang kanilang relasyon, nagdiwang ng kanyang ika-26 kaarawan ang aktres na si Angelica Panganiban kasama ang kanyang nobyong si John Lloyd Cruz sa Tokyo, Japan nito lamang weekend. Sa kanyang Instagram account, nag-post ng larawan si Angelica kung saan ipinapakita nito ang naging dinner date nila ... |
| Japan Money Supply M2 plus CD YoY 2.3 percentage in Oct |
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| Japanese Emperor Hirohitos gold gift to Scottish banker being sold |
| A SET of gold sake bowls given to a Scottish banker by Japanese Emperor Hirohito is set to fetch thousands of pounds at auction in Edinburgh next month. |
| Beware the parallels between boom time Japan and present day China |
| Futaro Gamagori was born into a destitute household. His father was a no-good womanizing lush; his mother, unable to afford medical care, died of illness. The young Futaro sets out on a life of serious crime — thieving, raping, murdering. He eventually becomes the rich president of a big company, ... |
| Many Chinese support my Japan visits Dalai Lama |
| Dharamsala, Nov 6 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama Tuesday said many Chinese have told him that they support his visits to Japan. He said that he visited Japan annually, as he receives many invitations from that country. |
| China lodges protest over Dalai Lamas Japan visit |
| Beijing (China Daily/ANN) - Beijing has lodged an official protest with Tokyo over the Dalai Lama's trip to Japan, which comes amid tense relations between the two nations over the Diaoyu Islands dispute. |
| VIDEO Shane Williams in Japan Part 1 |
| BBC Wales's Scrum V reporter Gareth Charles visits Wales's record international try-scorer Shane Williams in Japan. |
| Williams ponders Japan extension |
| Shane Williams may extend career again at Mitsubishi |
| China objects to Dalai Lamas Japan visit |
| China strongly opposes all forms of support from any country or any individual for the Dalai Lama's separatist activities, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said at a regular press briefing on Monday. |
| Dalai Lama calls on China to take practical measures in governing Tibet during trip to Japan |
| The Dalai Lama urged the Chinese government Sunday to take practical measures in its governance of Tibet, arguing its authoritarian crackdown on the Tibetan people is an unrealistic policy. Tibetans have suffered extreme oppression under China's rule ever since a failed uprising in 1959, and especially in recent years, the ... |
| Injured Kagawa missing from Japan call ups for Oman match |
| With the Manchester United attacker out for at least three more weeks, Keisuke Honda and Yuto Nagatomo remained the biggest stars in Alberto Zaccheroni's line-up |
| Black Sabbath announce Australia Japan concerts |
| Ozzy Osbourne and the 'War Pigs' band headline first-ever Japanese Ozzfest. |
| BOJ Action Raises Developer Bond Sales to 10 High Japan Credit |
| Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa's decision to boost purchases of real estate funds to stimulate the economy may spur debt sales by developers that reached the highest in 2 1/2 years this month. |
| Sweep at Skate America illustrates Japans strength early in season |
| The senior Grand Prix season began with a bang for Japan as Takahiko Kozuka, Yuzuru Hanyu and Tatsuki Machida swept the medals at Skate America last Saturday. The strong showing could be a harbinger of what lies ahead in the coming months for the Hinomaru's male contingent. |
| Russell relishing his return to Japan |
| European Senior Tour champion David J Russell is hoping to mount a successful title defence at this week's Fuji Film Senior Championship, where he collected the biggest paycheque of his career 12 months ago. |
| For the young to get on board Japans irksome business ways must change |
| "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" is a satirical book by American writer Shepherd Mead that was a huge best-seller in 1952 before being made into a musical that premiered on Broadway nine years later. It tells the story of J. Pierrepont Finch, an ambitious young fellow who ... |
| Premier Foods sells Branston Pickle to Japanese firm Mizkan |
| The giant food company has been shedding its brands as part of rescue measures following a debt crisis. The sale includes other Branston products such as ketchup, relish, salad cream and mayonnaise. |
| Smail to return from Japan for NZ Open |
| New Zealand No 3 David Smail will play in the New Zealand Open next month. |
| Schumacher crashes in Japanese practice |
| By Alan Baldwin SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) - Michael Schumacher crashed out of Japanese Grand Prix practice on Friday, a day after announcing his retirement, while Australian Mark Webber s... |
| Understand Japanese cinema |
| The Tokyo International Film Festival, which runs Oct. 20-28 at Toho Cinemas Roppongi Hills and other venues around the capital and the Tohoku region, is a great opportunity to see new Japanese films — with a couple caveats. First, not all of them are screened with subtitles, though if you ... |
| Sonny Bill Williams injures shoulder in Japan |
| Former New Zealand All Blacks centre Sonny Bill Williams was taken to hospital for an MRI scan after hurting his shoulder playing for Japan's Panasonic Wild Knights on Saturday. |
| Sonny Bill Williams hospitalised in Japan |
| Former New Zealand All Blacks centre Sonny Bill Williams was taken to hospital for an MRI scan after hurting his shoulder playing for Japan's Panasonic Wild Knights on Saturday. |
| Sonny Bill Williams picks up injury in Japan |
| Former All Black Sonny Bill Williams injured his shoulder playing for the Panasonic Wild Knights in Japan. |
| UK Japan scientists win Nobel for adult stem cell discovery |
| STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Scientists from Britain and Japan shared a Nobel Prize on Monday for the discovery that adult cells can be transformed back into embryo-like stem cells that may one day regrow tissue in damaged brains, hearts or other organs. John Gurdon, 79, of the Gurdon Institute in Cambridge, ... |
| Bold Jazzy Lea DeLaria At Japanalia |
| Bold Performer To Play At Japanalia Nov. 3 Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook Page As a pioneering, taboo-bashing lesbian standup comic, Lea DeLaria uses her bold, brassy, brutal wit to assault and batter homophobia with her controversial, take-no-prisoners one-woman shows. |
| Film series highlights film narration tradition and Japanese cinema |
| During cinema's infancy, there existed across the globe a performance profession that has become all but extinct. It complicated what were very simple narratives in order to enliven what was happening in a silent film. This profession was the narrator-lecturer. read more |
| F1 Japanese GP Practice 2012 |
| F1: Bob Varsha, David Hobbs and Steve Matchett take a look at the leaderboards after practice in Japan. The McLaren boys were fastest in P1, while Mark Webber led the way in P2. |
| F1 Japanese GP Qualifying 2012 |
| F1: Bob Varsha, David Hobbs and Steve Matchett take a look at the leaderboards after qualifying in Japan. Sebastian Vettel leads the Red Bull team to a 1-2 start for Sunday. |
| Vettel back on pole in Japanese Bull run |
| SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) - Dominant double world champion Sebastian Vettel took pole position at the Japanese Grand Prix for the fourth year in succession on Saturday, with Mark Webber to start alongside the German on an all-Red Bull front row. Ferrari's Formula One championship leader Fernando Alonso, who is 29 ... |
| CGX Yamagata Japan Achieves First G7 Master Qualified Printer Status in Japan |
| HOUSTON and GERO CITY, Japan , Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CGX Yamagata Japan GK, a joint venture of Consolidated Graphics, Inc. (NYSE: CGX) and YAMAGATA Corporation, announced today it has achieved ... |
| Heather Watson reaches Japan Open semi finals as Laura Robson falls in quarter finals |
| British No2 reaches semi-finals in Tokyo but compatriot Robson crashes out in the quarter-finals. |
| Watson wins Japan Open to end 24 year wait for title |
| Britain's Heather Watson won the Japan Open title in Osaka after coming through an epic battle against Taiwan's Chang Kai-Chen to win 7-5 5-7 7-6(4). |
| Samantha Stosur on target at Japan Open |
| Top-seeded Samantha Stosur advanced to the quarter-finals of the Japan Open by beating Virginie Razzano of France 1-6, 6-2, 6-4 on Wednesday. |
| Amazon heads to Japan with Paperwhite Kindle Store in tow |
| The company says that it will launch its Paperwhite e-reader on November 19. [Read more] |
| Amazons Kindle Store Paperwhite head to Japan |
| The light-equipped Paperwhite will be the first Japanese-language Kindle for the country when it debuts on November 19. [Read more] |
| The International Prize Holder Beautician Yoshimi OKAMOTO from Japan Will Demonstrate Her Skills at Notting Hill . |
| The life of Vidal Sassoon will be celebrated on 12 October at a memorial service at St Paul's Cathedral in London. The legendary hairdresser died on 9th of May at his home in Los Angeles, California at the age of 84. |
| Japan readies new robot to probe crippled nuclear plant |
| Can a pint-sized explorer help find leaks in Fukushima's reactors? Sakura has radiation shielding, a camera, and a microphone to look for cracks in the nuclear fuel vessel. [Read more] |
| Honoring War Criminals China South Korea Harbor Bad Feelings For Japans Yasukuni Shrine |
| Japanese officials have again inflamed tensions between their country and its neighbors, China and South Korea, after making a controversial visit to a shrine that honors several convicted war criminals among millions of war dead, raising the specter of Japan's past military aggression in the region. Former Prime Minister Shinzo ... |
| Japan coastguard saves 64 Chinese seamen from burning freighter |
| Japan's coastguard yesterday saved all 64 Chinese seamen from their burning cargo ship, as the two nations remain locked in an acrimonious dispute over contested islands. |
| Japan saves 64 Chinese seamen from burning freighter |
| TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's Coast Guard saved all 64 Chinese seamen from their burning cargo ship, as the two nations remain locked in an acrimonious dispute over contested islands. |
| Japan saves 64 Chinese seamen |
| Japan'S coast guard has sent vessels and aircraft after being alerted by Taiwanese authorities about a fire on a 12,700-tonne Chinese cargo ship. |
| Japan saves 64 Chinese seamen from burning ship |
| This photo released by the Japan Coast Guard on Sunday shows smoke rising from Chinese cargo ship Ming Yang at sea, around 150 kilometers southeast of Okinawa. AFP PHOTO TOKYO: Japan's Coast Guard on Sunday saved all 64 Chinese seamen from their burning cargo ship, as the two nations remain ... |
| Japan saves 64 Chinese sailors from burning cargo ship |
| Japan's Coast Guard Sunday saved all 64 Chinese seamen from their burning cargo ship, as the two nations remain locked in an acrimonious dispute over contested islands. |
| Fall Colors at the Seattle Japanese Garden |
| From left, Butoh performers Lin Lucas, Sheri Brown and Joan Laage, all of Seattle, perform underneath the colorful maple foliage at the Seattle Japanese Garden Sunday October 14, 2012. The three performers are in the local DAIPAN Butoh Collective and were a part of the special activities during the maple ... |
| Japan empress turns 78 |
| Japanese Empress Michiko celebrated her 78th birthday Saturday, expressing relief over Emperor Akihito's recovery from heart surgery and hoping to live with him "in peace" despite her own health concerns. |
| Japan empress turns 78 relieved over emperors recovery |
| TOKYO: Japanese Empress Michiko celebrated her 78th birthday Saturday, expressing relief over Emperor Akihito's recovery from heart surgery and hoping to live with him "in peace" despite her own health concerns. |
| Heather Watson reaches her first ever singles final after beating Japans Misaki Doi in Osaka |
| Guernsey girl beats Japan's Misaki Doi in two tight sets to set up clash with Kai-Chen Chang, who beat Sam Stosur |
| Japanese Pizza and Pasta Place Yomenya Goemon Opens in Greenbelt |
| We are not sure why was this pizza and pasta place named after Ishikawa Goemon, Robin Hood's Japanese counterpart. What we're sure of though, is that pizza and pasta-lovers are likely to adore Yomenya Goemon-- a newly-opened Japanese casual restaurant in Greenbelt 3 that fuses the flavors of the east ... |
| Chinese warships cross waters near Japan island |
| Japanese military officials said they were keeping a close eye on seven Chinese warships spotted in waters off a southern island Tuesday. It was unclear whether the ship movements were related to a territorial dispute that has prompted both countries to show off their maritime muscles. |
| Japanese Army visits Ruidoso woman |
| When Japanese Self Defense forces come to Fort Bliss for training a visit to honor a 99-year-old Ruidoso woman is an obligation. |
| Audi occupies two podium places in Japan |
| Ingolstadt/Fuji - Two podium places in the Far East: Audi had to settle for positions two and three at the seventh round of the FIA World Championship (WEC). A sporting penalty deprived the number "1" Audi R18 e-tron quattro of all chances for victory at Fuji. Up to the six-hour ... |
| A la Carte Jimbos in San Joses Japantown Ikes sandwiches in Santa Clara |
| Longtime San Joseans Jim Nagareda, Joanne Mock and Steve and Janice Doi have been missing the conviviality of long-closed Japantown gathering spots like Bini's, Hank's and the Fourth Street Pharmacy soda fountain. So they decided to fill that niche with Jimbo's, a place to hang out while enjoying a fast ... |
| Manchester United seal partnership with Japanese soft drinks makers Kagome |
| The Red Devils have announced a deal with the drinks manufacturers which will last until 2016 and follows on from the club's recent agreement with Azerbaijan broadcaster Bakcell |
| Akihiro Yamaguchi Kosuke Hagino Among Talented Names on Japans Short Course Worlds Roster |
| TOKYO, Japan, October 17. JAPAN is following up a successful summer in the pool that included 11 Olympic medals with a roster of 29 for December's world championships in Istanbul, Turkey. Akihiro Y... |
| Motorcycling Motorcycling Grand Prix Japan moto2 results |
| Oct 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Motorcycling Grand Prix Japan Moto2 on Saturday 1. Marc Marquez (Spain) Suter 42:56.171 2. Pol Espargaro (Spain) Kalex 42:56.586 3. Esteve Rabat (Spain) Kalex 43:05.755 4. Scott Redding (Britain) Kalex 43:07.240 5. Thomas Luethi (Switzerland) Suter 43:07.766 6. Simone Corsi (Italy) FTR ... |
| Jenson Button handed five place grid penalty for Japanese Grand Prix |
| Jenson Button has been hit with a five-place grid penalty for this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix after McLaren were forced to change his gearbox. |
| F1 Japanese GP Results 2012 |
| F1: Bob Varsha, David Hobbs and Steve Matchett take a look at the results from Suzuka. Sebastian Vettel wins from pole at Suzuka and tightens the points race with Fernando Alonso. |
| Young Israeli Arabs and Jews Japanese to visit Pittsburgh non profit and bolster efforts to export adult career . |
| PITTSBURGH, Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 20, 2012, Manchester Bidwell Corporation (MBC) will host a group of international delegates attending the One Young World Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... |
| HTC J Butterfly 5 inch smartphone destined for Japan |
| There are no current plans to roll out the 5-inch, 1080p smartphone worldwide. [Read more] |
| Japanese gadget turns iPhone into smell o phone |
| Soon your iPhone will be able to stink up the joint with a potpourri of smells thanks to a new Japanese smell-o-phone app and atomizer attachment. [Read more] |
| China Japan tension lingers as US envoy arrives |
| Beijing/Washington/Brussels (China Daily/ANN) - A senior US diplomat arrived in Beijing amid tensions with Japan over the Diaoyu Islands (known in Japan as Senkaku) as Tokyo launched a global propaganda blitz to support its claims over the islands that belong to China. |
| Camathias finished 5. in the Japanese Round of the FIA WEC |
| Swiss GT driver Joel Camathias (31) alongside his team-mates – Japanese driver Kenji Kobayashi (45) and Briton pilot Paul Daniels (54) – driving #55 JWA/Avila Porsche 911 GT3 RSR in the GT2/GTE-Am Class, finished 5th in the 7. #55 JWA-AVILA Porsche 911 RSR: Joel Camathias, Kenji Kobayashi, Paul Daniels Photo ... |
| Japan analysis Vettel victory sets up five race showdown |
| Sebastian Vettel won as he pleased in Suzuka on Sunday, celebrating the venue's 50th anniversary with a stylish and crucial success that brought him equal with Juan Manuel Fangio's career wins tally, and within four points of the luckless championship leader, Fernando Alonso, who was taken out in the first corner. |
| Tax levy would help Mukilteo buy Japanese Gulch |
| Mukilteo City Council President Richard Emery walks along a section of the Japanese Gulch trail in Mukilteo on Wednesday. |
| Rez creator to teach at Japanese university |
| Tetsuya Mizuguchi joins Keio University Graduate School of Media Design as project professor. |
| Watson wins in Japan to end GBs long wait for womens title |
| • Briton adds more glory to year of success for British tennis • Heather Watson set to break into top 50 after Japan triumph A lot of history has been made in British tennis lately and on Sunday Heather Watson added her name to the list when she became the ... |
| Football Brazil hammer Japan |
| Brazil dominated Japan from start to finish to pick up a 4-0 win in their international friendly in Wroclaw on Tuesday. |
| Japans Softbank poised to supercharge Sprint network |
| Softbank CEO complains that U.S. networks are too slow, vows to bring improved services and technology here. [Read more] |
| Tokyo Whats the most overrated place in Japan where |
| Sho HaraTranslator, 42 (Japanese)Nagoya. The food is terrible; they use miso in every dish, and I really don't like that. Other than that cuisine, they only have eels. And the grid-style layout of the city provides no shade when it comes to summer! Edwin OkonBusinessman, 42 (Nigerian)There are no overrated ... |
| Kiphuths Ride to the Medal of Freedom Part IX The Rise of Japan World War II |
| As seen through the eyes of Chuck Warner, Swimming World Contributor NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, October 15. THIS is the ninth column in a series about the history of swimming. The sport's only Preside... |
| Apple appeals loss against Samsung in Japan |
| After being handed a loss in late August, Apple is seeking an appeal in its case against against Samsung in Japan. [Read more] |
| Entertainment › Jackie Chan weighs in on China Japan island dispute |
| Who doesn't love Jackie Chan? His movies are entertaining, he does his own stunts, he's a great role model and he's got a smile that could tame a lion. The 58-year-old entertainer is one of the most well-known and well-loved stars in the world, and Japan is no exception. Which… |
| Tennis Nishikori rips Raonic to win Japan Open |
| (Updated 7:44pm) Kei Nishikori stunned big-serving Milos Raonic 7-6 3-6 6-0 with an electrifying display of attacking tennis to become the host country's first Japan Open champion on Sunday. |
| Audi looks forward to Japan premiere |
| World Endurance Championship takes Audi to Japan for the first time Battle for title remains open after one-two victory in Bahrain Four Audi drivers with long-standing ties to Japan Ingolstadt - After the fifth victory of the season in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), Audi is traveling to Japan ... |
| Bets on Japan author for Nobel literature prize |
| The 2012 Nobel Literature Prize will be announced at 11 a.m. GMT Thursday, organizers said. |
| Sharing Lessons From a Farm in Japan |
| Nancy Singleton Hachisu, a native Californian, moved to a small village in rural Japan more than 20 years ago. She shares her personal stories in a just-released cookbook, "Japanese Farm Food." |
| Wigan winger Ryo Miyaichi welcomes fresh Japan chance |
| Arsenal winger Ryo Miyaichi is happy to turn out for Japan in friendly action. |
| Jazz Pianist Champian Fultone Brings Positive Outlook To Japanalia |
| From the time she was in her mother's womb until she turned 1, the now phenomenal, young jazz pianist/singer Champian Fulton was serenaded daily by the sounds of the famous Charlie Parker with strings recordings. |
| Red Bull driver Vettel wins Japanese Grand Prix |
| Vettel, who also won the last race in Singapore, is now within sight of a third straight title — something only previously accomplished by Juan-Manuel Fangio and Michael Schumacher — with five races left |
| Kobayashi snaps Japans Suzuka podium jinx Vettel wins |
| Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel won the Japanese Grand Prix from the pole on Sunday to close within four points of Formula One championship leader Fernando Alonso, who crashed out of the race at the first turn. Vettel, who also won the last race in Singapore, is now within sight ... |
| Jodie Foster Drives Us Crazy As She Japanders The 93 Honda Civic Video |
| # classicadwatch Last week, we explored the phenomenon of "Japandering," whereby an American or European celebrity shills for some product in Japan. While we got to see Michael J. Fox rocking out in an Integra sedan last time, today we'll further dive into Honda's love of using American celebs in ... |
| Tennis Japans Nishikori bows out in Shanghai |
| Oct 10 (Reuters) - Kei Nishikori's dream run that took him to the Japan Open tennis title last week was cut short in China when he lost 6-2 1-6 4-6 to Sam Querrey of the U.S. in the second round of the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday. The 14th seed, who ... |
| UPDATE 1 Tennis Japans Nishikori bows out in Shanghai |
| (Updates with Federer win) Oct 10 (Reuters) - Kei Nishikori's dream run that took him to the Japan Open tennis title last week was cut short in China when he lost 6-2 1-6 4-6 to Sam Querrey of the U.S. in the second round of the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday. ... |
| Japans Nishikori bows out in Shanghai |
| (Reuters) - Kei Nishikori's dream run that took him to the Japan Open tennis title last week was cut short in China when he lost 6-2 1-6 4-6 to Sam Querrey of the U.S. in the second round of the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday. The 14th seed, who became the ... |
| Vienna Operas Welser Moest to miss Japan tour |
| VIENNA (AFP) - Conductor and Vienna State Opera musical director Franz Welser-Moest will have to miss the ensemble's Japan tour later this month after injuring his arm, the opera house announced Tuesday. |
| Sprint savior where Japans Sprint could bring badly need boost |
| A combination between the two could be a win for customers in the U.S. with the opportunity for better devices and service. [Read more] |
| FIA Friday press conference Japan |
| Team Representatives - John Booth (Marussia), Monisha Kaltenborn (Sauber), Kim Spearman (Cosworth), Martin Whitmarsh (McLaren), Stefano Domenicali (Ferrari), Ross Brawn (Mercedes). |
| Fridays press conference Japan |
| Friday's press conference - Japan |
| Japanese flower arranging workshop in Dedham |
| A club dedicated to the art of Japanese flower arranging is celebrating its 40 th anniversary at an event in Dedham. |
| Strakka Racing targets another giant killing act in Japan |
| After winning the FIA World Endurance Championship for Privateers' category and finishing 3rd overall in Bahrain, Strakka Racing is aiming to continue its giant-killing run with its Union Flag-flying Honda Performance Development ARX-03a at the 6 Hours of Fuji (October 14). The team's first race in Asia will mark another ... |
| Japanese Grand Prix 2012 Lewis Hamiltons move to Mercedes not too clever says Stirling Moss |
| Lewis Hamilton should have stayed at McLaren or joined Ferrari, claims former Silver Arrows driver Stirling Moss. |
| Japanese Grand Prix 2012 live |
| Follow Emily Benammar's lap-by-lap coverage of the 2012 Japanese Grand Prix where Sebastian Vettel starts in pole position. |
| The tsunami debris washed from Japan to Oregon |
| Debris from Japan stirs emotions on US Pacific coast |
| Nobel prize to Briton Japanese for stem cell work |
| British researcher John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka of Japan won this year's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday for discovering that mature, specialized cells of the body can be reprogrammed ... |
| Nobel Prize Goes to Briton Japanese for Stem Cell Work |
| British researcher John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka of Japan won this year's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday for discovering that mature, specialized cells of the body can be reprogrammed into stem cells — a discovery that scientists hope to turn into new treatments. Scientists want to harness ... |
| An undeclared war the Japanese Soviet battle that decided the outcome of WWII |
| T he battle of Nomonhan between the Japanese Imperial Army and the Soviet Army is a little known confrontation that had a significant impact on both countries diplomatic maneuvering and war planning on the eve of World War II. This was a bloody, undeclared war in the remote border region ... |
| Genocide. An utter lack of remorse. and why there could be a terrifying new war between Japan and China |
| MAX HASTINGS: Japan's historic brutality engenders real popular Chinese bitterness, and it explodes into the open when the Beijing government highlights such a quarrel as that about the Senkaku islands. |
| Motor racing Vettel wins in Japan to slash Alonsos lead |
| SUZUKA, Japan, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel won the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday and blew the Formula One championship wide open with five races remaining after Ferrari's Fernando Alonso spun out at the start. Alonso's lead over reigning champion Vettel, chalking up his second win in ... |
| Pianist Champian Fulton Brings Positive Outlook To Japanalia |
| From the time she was in her mother's womb until she turned 1, the now phenomenal, young jazz pianist/singer Champian Fulton was serenaded daily by the sounds of the famous Charlie Parker with strings recordings. |
| Jazz Pianist Champian Fulton Brings Positive Outlook To Japanalia |
| From the time she was in her mother's womb until she turned 1, the now phenomenal, young jazz pianist/singer Champian Fulton was serenaded daily by the sounds of the famous Charlie Parker with strings recordings. |
| Watch Michael J. Fox Hawk The Integra In Japan Using The Power Of Love Video |
| # classicadwatch Ever hear the term "Japander"? It's when an American (or European) celebrity heads off to Japan to shill for some product in TV or print ads that rarely show up in their home country. It's a great way for these actors or musicians to make some money without ... |
| In Kyoto to stay at Japans best ryokan |
| Last week in Kyoto , living a Travelife , we stayed in one of Japan's top traditional inns -- if not its best inn. In fact, some people call it the best inn in the world , and certainly one of those places that many people who like the luxe ... |
| UPDATE 2 Tennis Nishikori rips Raonic to win Japan Open |
| * First Japanese to win Tokyo title * Nishikori set to rise to 15th in rankings * Japanese targets top 10 (Adds quotes, more details) TOKYO, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Kei Nishikori stunned big-serving Milos Raonic 7-6 3-6 6-0 with an electrifying display of attacking tennis to become the host ... |
| Nishikori rips Raonic to win Japan Open |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Kei Nishikori stunned big-serving Milos Raonic 7-6 3-6 6-0 with an electrifying display of attacking tennis to become the host country's first Japan Open champion on Sunday. It was the eighth seed's second career title after winning in Delray Beach in 2008 and will elevate the 22-year-old ... |
| Kei Nishikori beats Milos Raonic to win Japan Open |
| Kei Nishikori stunned big-serving Milos Raonic 7-6 3-6 6-0 with an electrifying display of attacking tennis to become the host country's first Japan Open champion on Sunday. |
| Milos Raonic runs out of miracles in Japan Open tennis final Cox |
| Kei Nishikori, first Japanese winner in Tokyo in 40 years, takes three-setter and year's supply of Corona. |
| Tomic crashes out of Japan Open |
| Bernard Tomic has crashed out of the Japan Open in the first round as his struggle to find form continues. |
| Frustrated Murray out of Japan Open |
| The mangled racket on the ground next to his seat told you everything about Andy Murray's determination to give of his best every week from now onwards. The US Open champion was beaten 6-3, 6-7, 7-6 by Milos Raonic here yesterday in the semi-finals of the Japan Open, his first ... |
| Murray plays with passion but is out of Japan Open |
| The mangled racket on the ground next to his seat told you everything about Andy Murray's determination to give of his best every week from now onwards. The US Open champion was beaten 6-3, 6-7, 7-6 by Milos Raonic here yesterday in the semi-finals of the Japan Open, his first ... |
| Busan 2012 China Japan Crisis Sparks War of Words Within Asian Film Sector |
| Jackie Chan and Li Bingbing express support for Beijing, while Japanese execs stress the need for patience. read more |
| Japan to check safety before Cup of China |
| Japanese figure-skating chiefs will send a fact-finding team to China to ensure it is safe for their stars to take part in the Cup of China next mon... |
| Milos Raonic stuns Andy Murray to reach Japan Open tennis final Cox |
| Canada's top tennis player rallies to knock off Olympic champion in third-set tiebreaker in Tokyo. |
| Milos Raonic beats Andy Murray moves into Japan Open final |
| Milos Raonic of Thornhill ousted top-seeded Andy Murray to move into the final of the Japan Open, edging the defending champion 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4) on Saturday. |
| Andy Murray makes light work of toiling Lukas Lacko in Japan |
| The rain-laden skies outside were as grey as an autumn afternoon in Scotland, but under the cover of the retractable roof here in the Ariake Colosseum yesterday Andy Murray's tennis shone like a summer's day by the Mediterranean. The 25-year-old Scot needed just 57 minutes to beat Slovakia's Lukas Lacko ... |
| Sevenoaks Chronicle published Former schoolboy spied for Japanese |
| Article |
| Miyachi Earns Japan Recall for Friendlies in Europe |
| Wigan Athletic winger Ryo Miyaichi has an opportunity to claim a second cap for Japan after he was recalled for this month's friendlies against France and Brazil, the Japan Football Association (JFA) said on Thursday. |
| Soccer Miyaichi earns Japan recall for friendlies in Europe |
| (fixes typo in headline) TOKYO, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Wigan Athletic winger Ryo Miyaichi has an opportunity to claim a second cap for Japan after he was recalled for this month's friendlies against France and Brazil, the Japan Football Association (JFA) said on Thursday. The 19-year-old winger, on a season-long ... |
| Miyaichi earns Japan recall for friendlies in Europe |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Wigan Athletic winger Ryo Miyaichi has an opportunity to claim a second cap for Japan after he was recalled for this month's friendlies against France and Brazil, the Japan Football Association (JFA) said on Thursday. The 19-year-old winger, on a season-long loan at Wigan from Arsenal, joins ... |
| Japanese Grand Prix 2012 F1 title now a battle between Fernando Alonso Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton |
| David Coulthard: You cannot look beyond the protagonists in the title race. It is now a three-way battle between Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton. |
| Former schoolboy spied for Japanese |
| SOME years ago I told the story of the massacre at the Princess Alexandra Military Hospital at Singapore and how Fergus Anckorn,... |
| China smashes Japanese cars |
| THERE likely won't be any quick resolution in the dispute between China and Japan for control of an obscure group of islands. But there's already one clear loser: the Japanese car industry. |
| Japans purchase of Diaoyu Islands invalid says Chinese envoy |
| British newspaper The Daily Telegraph has published an article of Chinese ambassador to Britain that states the "purchase" of the Diaoyu Islands by the Japanese government is invalid, and nothing can ..... |
| Motor racing Formula One statistics for Japanese Grand Prix |
| Oct 3 (Reuters) - Formula One statistics for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix: - Lap distance: 5.807 km, total distance 307.471km (53 laps) Race lap record: Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) McLaren One minute 31.540 seconds. 2005. Start time: 1500 local (0600 GMT) 2011 pole: Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Red Bull 1:30.466 2011 winner: ... |
| Santa Anita Arroyo Seco draws Japanese shipper Trailblazer |
| ARCADIA, Calif. – The $150,000 Arroyo Seco Mile on turf at Santa Anita on Oct. 6 will have an international flavor. |
| Track racing in Japan |
| Back in 2007, RIDE Cycling Review published a feature by Ben Kersten about his experiences while racing the Japanese professional keirin circuit. It's racing, but not as we know it in the west. The competition is tough and the tactics rather brutal but that's all part of the tradition. ... |
| In and SNO 145 Samurai Awakening Japanese culture history come alive |
| When a typical American boy spends a year in Japan on an exchange program, hes expected to have his mind opened to new experiences. In Samurai Awakening, young David Matthews… Click to Continue » |
| Jackie Chan wants to be and quot Superman and quot weighs in on Sino Japanese spat |
| TAITUNG COUNTY, Taiwan: Hong Kong screen icon Jackie Chan has weighed in on the Sino-Japanese territorial dispute over a group of islands in the East China Sea known as the Diaoyu Islands in China and Senkaku Islands in Japan, reported Taiwan media. |
| Figure skating Japan considers Cup of China pullout |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's figure skaters will pull out of next month's Cup of China in Shanghai unless given cast-iron safety guarantees, the Japan Skating Federation (JSF) said on Sunday. Japan and China are embroiled in an escalating political crisis over a disputed group of uninhabited islands in the East ... |
| Japan considers Cup of China pullout |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's figure skaters will pull out of next month's Cup of China in Shanghai unless given cast-iron safety guarantees, the Japan Skating Federation (JSF) said on Sunday. Japan and China are embroiled in an escalating political crisis over a disputed group of uninhabited islands in the East ... |
| Japan considers pulling out of China skating meet |
| TOKYO, Sept 24 — Japan's figure skaters will pull out of next month's Cup of China in Shanghai unless given cast-iron safety guarantees, the Japan Skating Federation (JSF) said yesterday. Japan and China are embroiled in an escalating political crisis over a disputed group of uninhabited islands in the East ... |
| Thai break over now Andy Murray is getting back to work in Japan |
| Three weeks of rest and celebration are over and it is time for Andy Murray to get back to business. The 25-year-old Scot will play his first tournament since winning the US Open at this week's Japan Open in Tokyo and says he is well rested going into what could ... |
| Waging War On The Japanese Knotweed |
| In our shrinking global community, the spread of invasive life is changing the ecology world wide. The list of destructive non-native invaders seems to grow every day, and the damage to the environment grows along with them. |
| Japanese Books Banned in China Charles Dickens Fake Library |
| Today in books and publishing: Veteran Knopf editor Ashbel Green dies; meet the movers in Brooklyn's book scene; how Norwegian publishing works. |
| Thai break over now Murray is getting back to work in Japan |
| Three weeks of rest and celebration are over and it is time for Andy Murray to get back to business. The 25-year-old Scot will play his first tournament since winning the US Open at this week's Japan Open in Tokyo and says he is well rested going into what could ... |
| Mega Man creators JJ Rockets hits Android in Japan stars US president |
| JJ Rockets , a side-scrolling action game from Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune , comes to Android in Japan today. More importantly, as Siliconera reports, it looks brilliantly bizarre. First off, you play as the President of the United States - probably not specifically the big O . Then you ... |
| A flair for culture Japanese arts crafts help community |
| Seymour Oktoberfest is all about celebrating German culture, but for more than 20 years, a group of Japanese women have made sure to leave a different cultural mark during the annual festival. |
| Low price Japanese retailer Daiso to open in Alameda |
| Business will open later this year at Alameda South Shore Center |
| China Japan row |
| The relations between China and Japan are at its worst in years. Hitting their lowest point in decades on Tuesday (Sept. 18) when China marked the highly charged anniversary of the start of Japan's occupation of China in 1931. Tensions between the two countries have risen sharply over the disputed ... |
| Japans Kurosawa tries to find hope in horror |
| Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa's interest in the impact of death on those left behind has drawn to the horror genre, but he says he tries to leave viewers with a sense of hope. |
| Sumos push weight around in Japantown |
| Sumos push weight around in Japantown Penelope Cheun-Tolley, 6, surveyed the four sumo wrestlers in front of her Saturday morning and assessed their weight. Tuning upThe event, a tuneup for the upcoming U.S. Sumo Open in Los Angeles and the world championship in Hong Kong, offered the 1,000 or so ... |
| Extinct salmon species taken off Japans red list |
| The Environment Ministry has decided to reverse a fish extinction for the first time by removing "kunimasu" freshwater salmon from its Red Data Book for endangered and extinct species after the fish resurfaced in Yamanashi Prefecture. The ministry will instead redesignate kunimasu as "a species extinct in the wild," meaning ... |
| New Musical About Japanese Internment Stars George Takei and Lea Salonga |
| ALLEGIANCE – A NEW AMERICAN MUSICAL Music and Lyrics by Jay Kuo Book by Marc Acito, Jay Kuo and Lorenzo Thione Directed by Stafford Arima RUNS: Now – Oct. 21, 2012 Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage Old Globe Theatre Conrad Prebys Theatre Center TICKETS: Ticket... |
| Theater review Allegiance gives Japanese internment a soft focus |
| The musical premieres at the Old Globe as a mild story of broken family ties, not a judgment of U.S. mistakes related to the internment of Japanese Americans in the 1940s. SAN DIEGO — Like "The Scottsboro Boys" and "Parade" before it, "Allegiance — A New American Musical," about the ... |
| Japanese Web sites attacked in tense dispute with China |
| The territorial dispute between Japan and China has escalated into cyberattacks, Japan-based reports say.
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| Japanese striker has chance of Glory deal |
| A positive first impression alone will not secure Japanese striker Ryo Nagai a deal with Perth Glory. |
| Protect Japans biodiversity |
| In releasing the newly revised Red List, a list that evaluates extinction risks of each individual species on Aug. 28, the Environment Ministry announced that the Japanese river otter has become extinct. This is the first time that a mammal which was living during the Showa Era (1926-1989) has been ... |
| Anti Japan protests in China spread to more cities |
| More than 1,000 Chinese march in Beijing to protest Japan's plan to buy the disputed Diaoyu islands. Japanese businesses are attacked in several cities. BEIJING — Anti-Japan rallies spread to dozens more Chinese cities Sunday, as thousands of people demonstrated against the Japanese government's plan to buy several uninhabited islands ... |
| Miss. governor and economic officials in Japan |
| JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant and state economic development officials are in Japan for a trade conference. |
| Cabinet panel wants Japan to end nuclear power use |
| A Cabinet panel on Friday called for Japan to phase out nuclear power over the next three decades in what would be a major shift of national energy policy prompted by the Fukushima meltdowns. |
| Nintendo Wii U to go on sale in Japan on Dec. 8 for dollor 335 |
| Nintendo's new console has a price and release date, at least in Japan. The U.S. details are expected later today.
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| North Japanese coin found in grave |
| North Korea has found a Japanese coin reportedly unearthed from a site believed to contain the remains of Japanese nationals who died around the end of the colonial rule era. Characters including Dai-Nippon (Great Japan), Showa 16 "nen" (year), referring to 1941 under the Imperial calendar marking the 16th year ... |
| With sharp decline Japanese eel to be designated as vulnerable |
| The Environment Ministry will put the Japanese eel on its Red List of threatened species, government sources said Thursday. The move entails no legal restrictions on catches or trade in the species. |
| China must teach Japan a lesson says Chinese daily |
| Beijing, Sep 12 (IANS) A lesson is necessary to dispel Japan's contempt toward China, said a state-run Chinese daily Wednesday, a day after the Japanese government inked a deal to buy the disputed Diaoyu Islands. |
| Japanese ambassadors 1918 visit one of many acts of kindness |
| FAIRHAVEN — The rescue of Manjiro Nakahama by Capt. William Whitfield in 1841, and the subsequent friendship of the two men, has brought many meaningful events to the town and its residents, but perhaps none so lavish and ceremonial as the visit of... |
| Ken Watanabe to Star in Japanese Unforgiven Remake |
| Ken Watanabe ( Inception , Memoirs of a Geisha , Batman Begins , The Last Samurai ) is set to play the Clint Eastwood role in a Japanese remake of Unforgiven . |
| Japanese Box Office August 18 19 |
| Fairy Tail film debuts at #9; Umizaru, Wolf Children, Pokémon stay in top 5 |
| Japanese Box Office August 11 12 |
| Umizaru, Wolf Children rise to #1 & #2; 1st Jewelpet film debuts at #14 |
| Japan building robot that would pass college exams |
| Researchers have teamed up to create an AI that would be smart enough to pass the notoriously difficult entrance exams to the University of Tokyo. Don't expect it to help with your homework though.
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| Japan no closer to joining TPP trade talks |
| Talks between Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and John Key have failed to deliver any concrete signs Japan has come off the fence over joining the regional Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks. |
| Glory put Japanese ace to the test |
| Japanese youth international Ryo Nagai will join Perth Glory for next week's friendlies in Melbourne with the prospect of signing for the club on a loan deal. |
| Apec boosts Japans products |
| The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum meeting that ended Sunday may help boost sales of Japanese environment-friendly goods as Pacific Rim leaders endorsed a list of 54 items whose import ..... |
| John Duerden Stalwarts Japan South Korea lead Asian World Cup qualifying |
| Japan was the first team to qualify for the 2006 and 2010 World Cups and the way things are going, could complete the hat trick for the 2014 tournament. A win over Iraq on Sept. 11 would give the team more than a foot in Brazil. It would also end ... |
| George Eliot fans travel from Japan in homage to Nuneaton novelist |
| FANS of Nuneaton's most famous daughter travelled half-way across the world to walk in her footsteps. |
| Gov. Sen. get behind Kona Japan flight plan |
| A Hawaiian Airlines oplanes flies above Hawaii. Hawaiian Airlines has the weight of several elected officials — including Gov. Neil Abercrombie and Sen. Daniel Inouye — behind its application for a direct Kona-Haneda, Japan, flight, an official said Thursday. |
| Baylor swim trio set to face Japan and other sports news |
| Baylor School juniors Luke Kaliszak and Sam McHugh and sophomore Joey Carbone have been chosen as National Swim Coaches Association All-Stars and will be part of the United States team competing against Japan three weeks from now at Huntingdon Beach, Calif. |
| New one day UBC courses feature Leonard Cohen prose and Japanese tea ceremonies |
| University of B.C. professors will offer special one-day courses this fall to share their interest in a range of topics, such as the Japanese tea ceremony, fashion history, Leonard Cohen, erotic art, horror movies, fevers and ancient Mayan predictions of a December cataclysm. |
| Olympics Alex Morgan considered the X factor as U.S. and Japan soccer teams square off for gold |
| The former Cal star has energized the Americans with her spunk and goal-scoring. |
| Sharp mortgages iPhone screen factory Japanese plants and offices |
| Electronics maker Sharp has mortgaged a number of its factories, including one that makes screens for Apple's new iPhone.
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| Japan Marks 67th Anniversary Of Worlds 1st Atomic Bomb Attack |
| Japan marked the 67th anniversary of the world's first atomic bomb attack with a ceremony Monday that was attended by a grandson of Harry Truman, the U.S. president who ordered the bomb dropped on Hiroshima... |
| Sonny Bill Williams the misery of losing the greatest rugby union talent to Japan |
| Paul Ackford: the first week of the season is not over and there's already a gaping hole without Sonny Bill Williams. |
| Awaiting I.O.C. Election Ruling on Japanese hammer thrower |
| The top court in international sports expects to take about four months to rule on the Japanese hammer thrower Koji Murofushi's bid to become an International Olympic Committee member. |
| A Japanese Mirror Heroes and Villains of Japanese Culture by Ian Buruma – review |
| By Ian Pindar Sex is not sinful in Japanese culture, Buruma writes, but female desire is perceived as a destructive force. Japan's relentlessly sexist culture is epitomised by the artificial beauty of the doll-woman, the geisha. However, Buruma also discovers an intense mother love among Japanese men, who visit rukojos in ... |
| Chris Treadway Programs spotlight Japanese American internment during World War II |
| The incarceration of Japanese-Americans during World War II was recently brought to the forefront locally with the examination of the flower-growing community in Richmond and El Cerrito. |
| Van Halen delay Japan tour after emergency op |
| LOS ANGELES - Legendary US rock group Van Halen will reschedule a planned tour of Japan after founder guitarist Eddie Van Halen underwent emergency surgery, the band said Thursday. |
| Eddie Van Halen undergoes surgery cancels Japan shows |
| LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Guitarist Eddie Van Halen has undergone emergency surgery to treat a digestive disorder, forcing his hard rock group Van Halen to postpone its upcoming tour of Japan, the band said on its website on Thursday. The guitarist, 57, had an emergency procedure to "treat a severe ... |
| Leadership Credentials No Boon to Noda as Japan Set for Election |
| Yoshihiko Noda has accomplished more than Japan's five previous prime ministers in his first year in office. He may still lose his job, after dividing his party, outraging anti-nuclear activists and raising taxes. |
| Japanese drums and art at Macculloch Hall in Morristown Sunday |
| MORRISTOWN - Macculloch Hall Historical Museum presents a Japanese Drums and Ikebana Art program from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19 |
| Cherry tree gift a symbol of continuing friendship between Japan Fairhaven |
| Residents celebrated their town's historic friendship with Japan at a ceremony Tuesday celebrating the gift of more than 10 cherry trees given to Fairhaven from Japanese benefactor Dr. Shigeaki Hinohara. |
| Apple loses Samsung patent infringement lawsuit in Japan |
| Tokyo district judge finds Samsung did not infringe on Apple patents related to synchronizing music and video data in devices to servers.
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| Japanese remake of Clint Eastwoods and quot Unforgiven and quot |
| Warner Bros Japan wants to remake the Hollywood legend's 1992 award-winning cowboy film with a samurai theme. |
| Ken Watanabe will star in Japanese remake of Unforgiven |
| American remakes of foreign-language films are ten a penny these days, but it's not so usual to see the process work the other way. However, that's just what's set to happen with Unforgiven , with Ken Watanabe set to star in a Japanese remake of the classic Western. Watanabe will ... |
| Japanese cabinet minister visits Yasukuni Shrine |
| TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese cabinet minister Jin Matsubara on Wednesday visited the controversial Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, seen by neighbouring nations as a symbol of the country's militaristic past. |
| China S.Korea demand Japan face up to war past |
| China and South Korea on Wednesday pressed Japan to face up to its wartime past, as festering territorial disputes flared and Asia marked the anniversary of Tokyo's World War II surrender. |
| Tensions high as Japan ministers visit war shrine |
| Two Japanese cabinet ministers visited a shrine honouring war criminals Wednesday on the anniversary of Tokyo's 1945 surrender, a move set to inflame feelings already running high over territorial spats. |
| Japan ministers plan Yasukuni war shrine visit |
| Two Japanese cabinet ministers said Friday they were planning to visit Tokyo's controversial war shrine next week, in a move likely to inflame sometimes testy relations with neighbouring countries. |
| Japan ministers visit controversial war shrine |
| TOKYO (AFP) - Two Japanese cabinet ministers visited a controversial war shrine Wednesday on the anniversary of Tokyo's World War II surrender, a move set to heighten South Korean anger over an island dispute. |
| Japan ministers in controversial shrine visit |
| Visit to Yasukuni site which honours country's war dead likely to to raise tensions with South Korea and China. |
| Japanese Americans life after the war and internment |
| President Franklin D. Roosevelt never said "a Jap is a Jap." West Coast defense commander Gen. John DeWitt did, and Roosevelt acted on it. On Feb. 19, 1942, two months after Pearl Harbor, the president signed into law Executive Order 9066, under which some 112,000 West Coast residents of Japanese ... |
| China demands Japan release activists over island protest |
| HONG KONG/TOKYO (Reuters) - China demanded Japan immediately and unconditionally free 14 Chinese activists held over a protest landing on disputed islands on Wednesday, as tensions between Tokyo and its neighbors flared on the anniversary of the end of World War Two. The landing by the activists on an island ... |
| Clint Eastwoods Oscar Winning Motion Picture Unforgiven to Be Reborn in Japan with Director Lee Sang ils . |
| TOKYO--(BUSINESSWIRE)-- For the first time in Japanese cinema history, an American-made film is being remade and released in Japan with award-winning director Lee Sang-il's Japanese-language motion picture ... |
| Clint Eastwoods and SNO 145 Unforgiven Gets An All Japanese Remake |
| As a culture, we've been trained lately to turn our nose up in disgust at the announcement of yet another remake of a classic and widely-loved film. For instance, if I told you that a remake of Clint Eastwood's Oscar-winning Western triumph Unforgiven was in the works, you'd likely give ... |
| Ken Watanabe to Star in Japanese Remake of Unforgiven |
| The project will be a samurai version of the Clint Eastwood film and is the first local remake of a winner of the Oscar for best picture. read more |
| Japan Tennessee move on at Little League WS |
| SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) -- A group of wide-eyed kids in baseball hats waited patiently outside Lamade Stadium for a glimpse of the Tennessee Little Leaguers after they emerged from a postgame news conference to head back to the dorms. |
| Little League World Series 2012 Japan Tennessee Move On At Williamsport |
| Goodlettsville, Tenn.'s Jake Rucker, left, celebrates with Jayson Brown after winning a 4-3 baseball game against San Antonio, Texas in pool play at the Little League World Series tournament in South Williamsport, Pa., Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012. |
| Japanese remains repatriation to be focus of Japan and North Korea talks |
| TOKYO - Japan and North Korea will hold talks later this month, after a gap of four long years, to discuss repatriation of the remains of around 21,000 Japanese buried there during Tokyo's occupation of the peninsula at the end of World War II. |
| China bubble in danger zone warns Bank of Japan |
| China risks a repeat of Japan's boom-bust disaster 20 years ago as exorbitant property prices combine with a demographic tipping point, a top Japanese official has warned. |
| World Ballet Festival shows how Japan has jetéd its way onto the world stage |
| Ballet lovers faced a difficult choice this week when two productions of "Don Quixote" were performed in Tokyo. The shows heralded the opening of the 13th World Ballet Festival, whose main program began Thursday and closes with a Special Gala on Aug. 16. Fans deliberated between watching acclaimed veterans Tamara ... |
| Activists up ante in China Japan isle dispute |
| A bride is recovering from injuries after she was attacked by a pit bull mix and its owner at her wedding reception. More >> |
| Android Apple tops among smartphone users in Japan |
| Google's mobile OS holds 64 percent of the Japanese smartphone market, leaving Apple in second place with a 32 percent share, says ComScore.
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| Portland Japanese Garden introduces 23 koi into lower pond photo essay |
| Donors and others attended a celebration at the garden's renovated Lower Pond on Sunday. Donors gave $1,500 to $2,500 to name a fish as part of a fundraiser to renovate the garden's Lower Pond and replace koi killed in a 2009 winter storm. The pond is now deeper and has ... |
| The Global Note Afghanistan and quot Insider Attacks and quot …Jihadists in Syria…Japan China and Island Angst…The and quot Alternative . |
| AFGHAN WAR -"INSIDER ATTACKS"…It's a remarkable show of top U.S. brass today – and a sign of just how worried the U.S. military is over the recent spate of attacks on American troops by the Afghans they've trained – and trusted. Mike BOETTCHER reports from... |
| How Gareth Edwards Wales inspired Japans 2019 Rugby World Cup bid |
| It was in 1975 when a young Japanese reporter by the name of Koji Tokumasu saw Wales play rugby for the very first time. |
| Pencil This In Patrick Swayzes Road House The Be Good Tanyas Japanese Dance and a Summerfest |
| TGIF! We found a number of eclectic events happening around LA tonight, for early birds and night owls: The Pacific Ballet Dance Theatre cruises through American history through music; a mobile art festival opens; a midnight movie screening of Road House; The Be Good Tanyas headline the Bootleg; free jazz ... |
| Japanese boy band SMAPs 20 years at the top |
| How Japan's SMAP became more than just a pop group |
| How Gareth Edwards Wales team inspired Japans 2019 Rugby World Cup bid |
| It was in 1975 when a young Japanese reporter by the name of Koji Tokumasu saw Wales play rugby for the very first time. |
| Olympic womens soccer 2012 – USA 2 1 Japan as it happened |
| Olympics 2012 women's soccer: As it happened coverage of the Gold medal game between the USA and Japan Graham Parker |
| Local firm to begin dismantling dock from Japan |
| It's not the biggest job that Ballard Diving and Salvage has taken on, but it's an important one that few contractors are capable of doing. |
| The Emperors Speech 67 Years Ago Hirohito Transformed Japan Forever |
| The four-minute radio address ended a war, obliterated the 20-year imperial ideology, and began Japan's rebirth into what it is today. |
| Avenger show announced at Japan premiere |
| Samuel L Jackson has walked the red carpet in Japan for the movie, 'The Avengers'. |
| Avengers blockbuster premieres in Japan |
| Samuel L Jackson has walked the red carpet in Japan for the movie, 'The Avengers'. |
| Sullivan Simpson Thacher join local duo on Japan Airlines bourse take off |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Sullivan & Cromwell have advised alongside a duo of Japanese firms on the $8.5bn (£5.5bn) IPO of Japan Airlines (JAL), one of the largest listings globally so far this year. |
| Japan playing nuclear roulette |
| J. Robert Oppenheimer, one of the prominent fathers of the atomic bomb, had read the Bhagavad Gita, and when he saw the first test of the weapon, he quoted the terrifying line from the Hindu scripture: "Now I am become Death, destroyer of worlds." It is hard to imagine the ... |
| 67th anniversary of Japans surrender ending World War II commemorated today |
| Sunday, August 12 th , 2012 Issue 32, Volume 16. SAN DIEGO - The 67th anniversary of Japan's acceptance of unconditional surrender, marking the end of World War II, will be commemorated today in Balboa Park. |
| Japan considers deporting China activists to defuse feud media |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan may deport 14 Chinese activists arrested for landing on a disputed island to try to defuse a worsening feud between Asia's two biggest economies, media and experts said on Thursday, but the risk of an escalating confrontation remains. The row over the islands in the East ... |
| Japan Court Slaps PSP Modder With 2 Year Suspended Sentence |
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| Japan to question island group |
| Japanese police move a group of activists who landed on disputed islands to Okinawa for questioning, amid a diplomatic row. |
| Lee History harming Japan ties |
| South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak says ties with Japan are being hampered by its stance on historical issues. |
| Japan considers deporting Chinese activists defusing feud media |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is considering deporting 14 Chinese activists arrested over their landing on a disputed island as soon as Friday in a move that could defuse a worsening feud between Tokyo and Beijing, Japanese media reported on Thursday. The activists, seven of whom landed on Wednesday on the ... |
| Japan held to a 1 1 draw by Venezuela in friendly |
| Yasuhito Endo's goal was cancelled by Nicolas Fedor as Japan were held to a 1-1 draw by Venezuela on Wednesday in a warm-up game ahead of the final round of World Cup qualifiers. |
| UPDATE 1 Soccer Japan held 1 1 by Venezuela in Sapporo |
| * Venezuela hit back after early blow * Kagawa fluffs his lines after big move (Adds quotes) TOKYO, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Asian soccer champions Japan wereheld 1-1 by Venezuela on Wednesday in the first of two warm-upmatches before the resumption of the final round of regionalWorld Cup qualifiers. Yasuhito ... |
| Soccer Japan held 1 1 by Venezuela in Sapporo |
| TOKYO, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Asian champions Japan were held1-1 by Venezuela on Wednesday in the first of two warm-upmatches before the resumption of the final round of regionalWorld Cup qualifiers. Yasuhito Endo put the Blue Samurai in front in the 14thminute at a sellout Sapporo Dome, sweeping home after ... |
| China demands immediate release of activists held by Japan |
| BEIJING (Reuters) - China urged Japan on Wednesday to immediately and unconditionally release 14 Chinese nationals held over a protest landing on disputed islands that have long been a source of tension between the two big Asian powers. In discussions with Japanese officials, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Fu Ying "demanded ... |
| Born from Japan disasters Line app sets sights on U.S. China |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Born in the chaos after Japan's 2011 disasters, the smartphone application "Line" has attracted 50 million users faster than Facebook with a made-in-Japan blend of cute and the promise of free communication. Now, the company behind the application is readying an online media campaign to promote the ... |
| Mutant Butterflies Linked to Japans Nuclear Disaster |
| One legacy of the Fukushima nuclear disaster last year has already become apparent through a study of butterflies in Japan: Their rate of genetic mutations and deformities has increased with succeeding generations. |
| High distress seen in Japanese nuclear plant workers |
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Months after the meltdown at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, workers there and at a nearby plant that remained intact were still suffering high rates of stress and depression, according to a new study that points to multiple sources of trauma. Out of close ... |
| Japanese Spared of Nuclear Contamination Study Suggests |
| Residents near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan may have been spared the brunt of the deadly radiation that spewed from the failed reactors in March 2011, according to a study appearing tomorrow (Aug. 15) in the Journal of the American Medical Association. |
| Japan womens team gets upgraded |
| Japan's Olympic women's football team is upgraded to business class on its flight home after complaining about being given worse seats than male players. |
| South Korean singer swims into island dispute with Japan |
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| Strong quake jolts northern Japan no tsunami warning issued |
| An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 hit northern Japan on Tuesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. There were no reports of immediate damage. |
| Japan gets Kagawa fever for Sapporo friendly |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan forward Shinji Kagawa believes his pre-season move to Manchester United will make him a better player as he was mobbed on arrival for Wednesday's friendly against Venezuela. 'Kagawa fever' hit the northern city of Sapporo as the 23-year-old swept through the airport lobby, fans and television ... |
| Soccer Japan gets Kagawa fever for Sapporo friendly |
| TOKYO, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Japan forward Shinji Kagawabelieves his pre-season move to Manchester United will make hima better player as he was mobbed on arrival for Wednesday'sfriendly against Venezuela. 'Kagawa fever' hit the northern city of Sapporo as the23-year-old swept through the airport lobby, fans and televisioncameras jostling to ... |
| Wendys to sell lobster burger in Japan |
| Wendy's and lobster have come together in a decidedly upscale fast-food combination. Two of the burger franchise's Tokyo outlets will soon offer a limited-time lobster surf & turf burger and a caviar & lobster sandwich. U.S. lobster fans won't have the same luck, as there are no plans to offer ... |
| Japan economic growth pace slows |
| Japan's economic growth slows in the second quarter as the eurozone crisis hurts exports and domestic consumption remains subdued. |
| VIDEO Japan growth slower than expected |
| Japan's economy grows at a slower-than-forecast pace in the second quarter amid slowing export growth and subdued domestic demand. |
| VIDEO Japans sales tax to rise to 10 percentage |
| Japan's parliament has voted to double sales tax from 5% to 10%, in a move the government hopes the move will help close the country's budget deficit. |
| U.S. women hold off Japan to claim third consecutive gold |
| The U.S. women's soccer team held on against Japan, winning 2-1 to earn its third consecutive gold medal.
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| New Strain on Japanese Electric Companies |
| Already losing money after the Fukushima disaster, the utilities now face a government order to spin off transmission assets. |
| Hit at Home and Abroad Japan Slows to a Crawl |
| Economic growth slowed to an annual rate of 1.4 percent in the second quarter, as cooling global demand weighed on the nation's exports, while domestic demand appeared to lose steam. |
| World Briefing Asia Japan Inspectors Study Plant That Avoided Disaster |
| The Onagawa plant was closest to the epicenter of last year's earthquake but was largely undamaged because it was designed with enough safety margins, nuclear inspectors said Friday.
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| S. Korean rocker swims into island dispute with Japan |
| A famous South Korean rock singer is just hours away from swimming into the diplomatic row over a small group of rocky islets in the East Sea, or the Sea of Japan.
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| Japan video shows delay in using seawater to cool meltdown reactor |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese nuclear power company hesitated before using corrosive seawater to cool the No. 2 reactor at the stricken Fukushima plant because it hoped it could be used again, video released by the company shows, contradicting official findings. The Fukushima Daiichi plant, run by Tokyo Electric Power ... |
| Study Japan nuke disaster caused mutated butterflies |
| Researchers in Japan have found signs of mutation in butterflies, signaling one of the first indications of change to the local ecosystem as a result of last year's nuclear accident in Fukushima, according to one of the first studies on the genetic effects of the incident.
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| Japans judoka should use London struggles as learning tool for 2016 |
| Even though Japan invented judo and the nation's athletes have excelled at the Olympics and world championship competitions over the years, there were unrealistic expectations placed on Japanese judoka before the 2012 Summer Games. Top Japanese judo officials had stated that medal domination — translation: many golds — was to ... |
| Japanese Box Office July 28 29 |
| The Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie debuts at #3; 4th Umizaru live-action film stays at #1 |
| Japanese Box Office July 21 22 |
| Mamoru Hosoda's Wolf Children debuts at #2; 4th Umizaru live-action film stays at #1 |
| Japanese Box Office July 14 15 |
| Umizaru, Pokémon, Helter Skelter, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha films debut in top 5 |
| Japanese Box Office July 7 8 |
| 24th Anpanman film debuts at #4; Gusko Budori remake debuts at #7 |
| Japan 0 Honduras 0 |
| Japan and Honduras both qualified for the Olympic quarter-finals in the men's football tournament after fighting out a goalless draw at the City of Coventry Stadium. |
| Spain 0 Japan 1 |
| The one the crowd have been waiting for Spainv Japanstated on time and Hampden looked more like a football stadium with nearly 30,000 in the ground for the game. The colour was provided by the Japanese and was the majority of the press and photographers on hand. |
| Jennifer Aniston Serenaded In Japanese Restaurant Following Baby Rumours |
| Actress Was Serenaded By Three Guys Singing 'Congratulations!' |
| Jennifer Aniston I got serenaded in a Japanese restaurant because people thought I was pregnant |
| Friends star is used to baby rumours |
| Check Out a Japanese Trailer for The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 2 |
| Following a new batch of images earlier today , Summit Entertainment's The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 has released an international trailer, spotted by Hollywood Life (via Bleeding Cool ). Check it out in the player below! |
| Goldman Joins JPMorgan in Promising Better Japan Controls |
| Goldman Sachs plans to train employees on ethics from November through February, and last month began programs on maintaining confidentiality, the New York-based bank said in a statement on its website yesterday. |
| Lloyd puts US up 1 0 over Japan in Olympic soccer |
| Carli Lloyd has scored in the eighth minute to give the United States a 1-0 lead in the gold medal game against Japan on Thursday night. |
| One2Touch NFC keyboard hits shelves in Japan |
| Just drop your smartphone on this silicone pad and type your heart out. No cables, no pairing, and no problem folding it up to go.
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| Boxing Japans Murato Wins Middleweight Gold |
| Japanese boxer Ryo Murata won a close Olympic middleweight final Saturday to take gold |
| US women beat Japan 2 1 for Olympics soccer gold |
| The US women avenged their 2011 World Cup loss to Japan with a final score of 2-1 for the gold medal. |
| Japans Parliament Approves Sales Tax Hike |
| Japan's contentious plan to double the sales tax cleared the final hurdle in a parliamentary vote on Friday after Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda promised to bring forward an election that is likely to end his party's three-year rule. |
| Harry Trumans Grandson Meets With Survivors Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki Bombs In Japan |
| A former journalist, Daniel was invited by Japanese anti-nuclear groups. |
| Japan Airlines dismisses budget airlines threat |
| Japan Airlines said Tuesday the country's booming budget carrier market would not pose a "tremendous" threat to the flag carrier, which went bust in one of the nation's biggest-ever bankruptcies. |
| Newport celebrates historic ties with Japan |
| A festival marking the first treaty between the United States and Japan and its connections to Rhode Island is under way in Newport. |
| US tops Japan to win Olympic womens football gold |
| Hope Soloand Christie Rampone of the United States celebrate after defeating Japan by a score of 2-1. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) Photo: Ronald Martinez, Ap/getty / 2012 Getty Images |
| Rampone anchors U.S. rematch vs. Japan |
| LONDON -- Mia, Julie, Brandi, Abby, Hope. Rose Bowl, Sidney, Athens, Beijing, Germany, London. |
| The American Womens Soccer Team is Out for Revenge in Gold Medal Game Against Japan Fans Take |
| July 17, 2011. That's the day that the United States lost the World Cup final to Japan in a hotly contested match that ended in penalty kicks. By the time the two face each other for the gold medal game on Thursday, August 9, 2012, it will have been 388 ... |
| Japan US Canada win in womens football |
| Great Britain's women saw their maiden Olympic football tournament end with a 2-0 quarter-final defeat by Canada in Coventry on Friday. |
| Sonys Nasne DVR launches in Japan on August 30 but what about U.S. where |
| The tuner and media device, which comes with 500GB of onboard storage, will go on sale for $216 at the end of the month.
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| Sony Nasne DVR launches in Japan Aug. 30. But in U.S. where |
| The tuner and media device, which comes with 500GB of onboard storage, will go on sale for $216 at the end of the month.
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| Japanese Slash at US S. Koreas Attempted Terrorism against DPRK |
| Pyongyang, August 7 (KCNA) -- Japanese personages made public statements denouncing the U.S. and south Korean puppet regime for their attempted hideous state-sponsored and politically-motivated terrorism against the DPRK. |
| Sigmas Z Wave Approved for Use in Home Control Devices in Japan |
| MILPITAS, CA-- - Sigma Designs , a leading provider of System-on-Chip solutions for home entertainment connectivity and control, has announced that Japan's Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, ... |
| Japan marks Hiroshima A Bomb anniversary with anti nuclear call |
| Hiroshima commemorated the 67th anniversary of its atomic bombing on Monday with a call for all countries to abandon nuclear weapons. |
| Japan marks Hiroshima anniversary |
| Japan marks the 67th anniversary of the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima, amid growing anti-nuclear sentiments. |
| Nuclear energy wild card in Japan poll which Democrats likely to lose |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Growing Japanese opposition to nuclear energy after the Fukushima disaster will be a wild card in a general election many expect within months, but politicians on both sides of the aisle agree on one thing: the Democratic Party is likely to fall from power just three years ... |
| Doctors Japan nuclear plant workers face stigma |
| Doctors: Growing number of workers risking their health to shut down the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant are suffering.
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| Trumans grandson meets Japan atomic bomb survivors |
| A grandson of former US president Harry Truman, who authorised the atomic bombing of Japan during World War II, met survivors in Tokyo Friday, calling it "a good first step towards healing old wounds". |
| Harry Trumans grandson arrives in Japan for Hiroshima visit |
| The grandson of Harry Truman, the US president who authorised the atomic bombing of Japan during the Second World War met survivors in Tokyo. |
| Grandson of President Truman who ordered atomic bombing of Japan in Hiroshima for memorial |
| TOKYO — A grandson of ex-U.S. President Harry Truman, who ordered the atomic bombings of Japan during World War II, is in Hiroshima to attend a memorial service for the victims. |
| Japanese Semiconductor Companies Hurt in Second Quarter Study Says |
| The Japanese semiconductor industry is on a downward spiral as rival companies in Taiwan, South Korea and the U.S. made gains in chip, memory and integrated...
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| U.S. to resume beef imports from Japan after two year ban |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States will restart importing beef from Japan this month, ending a two-year suspension imposed after foot-and-mouth disease was found in Japanese cows, the farm ministry in Tokyo said. Imports into the U.S., which were halted in April 2010 after the discovery of Japanese cows infected ... |
| Japanese minister tries out Osprey plane at Pentagon |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japan's defense minister flew from the Pentagon grounds Friday in a revolutionary hybrid aircraft at the heart of a controversy that threatens to strain strong defense ties between the United States and its Asian ally. The minister, Satoshi Morimoto, donned a white flight helmet and goggles before ... |
| Soccer Japan Coach Denies Rule Bending |
| Japan women's soccer coach Norio Sasaki hit back after being criticized for ordering the world champions not to win their final first-round game at the London Olympics.
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| Soccer U.S. and Japan Eye Womens Final Rematch |
| The United States, chasing a third successive Olympic gold, will meet neighbors Canada in the semi-finals of the women's soccer tournament while France meet world champions Japan after all four convincingly won their quarter-finals on Friday.
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| Kitajima misses out on medals but Tateishi Hoshi bring Japan more bronze |
| This was not the Olympics Kosuke Kitajima was expected to have. Kitajima failed to reach the podium in his last individual race at the London Olympics, finishing fourth as his underling Ryo Tateishi snatched yet another swimming bronze for Japan in the men's 200-meter breaststroke Wednesday. |
| Samoa Joe and Magnus Capture Tag Belts In Japan Chavo Guerrero Madison Rayne |
| - Samoa Joe and Magnus are the new GHC Tag Team Champions for Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Noah. They captured the belts Sunday in Tokyo from Akitoshi Saito and Jun Akiyama, ending their seventh-month reign. |
| Dock from Japan leaves a lasting impression |
| Crowds remain as tsunami debris is removed from a a 66-foot-long, 7-foot-tall dock from Japan.
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| Production of new Mazda6 starts in Japan |
| Mazda has started making its next Mazda6 sedan at its plant in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, a sedan that could point the way for the brand.
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| Japan could become second biggest solar power nation |
| A mega solar park planned just 10 kilometres from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant trumpets new Japanese investment in solar power |
| Japan watchdog to announce Nomura sanction Friday |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's financial regulator will order Nomura Holdings on Friday to bolster internal controls, sources with knowledge of the matter said, marking the lightest penalty possible in the wake of an insider trading scandal involving the brokerage. The Financial Services Agency (FSA) will announce the business improvement order ... |
| Sales of Japanese vehicles soar as GMs Fords dip |
| July auto sales presented a mixed picture in July, as two of Detroit's big three posted sales declines while Japanese automakers continue to roar back following last year's earthquake and tsunami in Japan that ravaged their inventories. General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. posted single-digit sales declines in July ... |
| KenKen Puzzle LLC Introducing LuLu the and SNO 145 KenKen Guru. Did you know the Japanese word kangaeru means to think where |
| LuLu will spend the 2012-2013 school year distributing fun and educational KenKen puzzles to students all over the worldPleasantville, NY (PRWEB) July 31, 2012 KenKen® Puzzle LLC is proud to present LuLu the ‘KenKen Guru', who loves to help students with their math skills and is eagerly looking forward to ... |
| Entertainment One Wins and quot Black Jack and quot Studio to Develop TV Series Based on the Popular Japanese Comic Book from . |
| The series will be executive produced by Taka Ichise and Doug Davison, who partnered on feature adaptations of Japanese properties "The Ring" and "The Grudge." |
| Strong Yen Is Dividing Generations in Japan |
| The rapidly expanding number of Japanese retirees benefit from the currency's rise, but it has made the country's exports expensive abroad.
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| All Blacks star Sonny Bill Williams quits New Zealand for lucrative stint in Japan |
| All Blacks star Sonny Bill Williams has confirmed he will play rugby in Japan on a lucrative short-term contract. |
| Media Decoder Blog U.S. Poised to Spend More on Mobile Advertising Than Japan |
| Spending on mobile ads is growing, particularly in the United States, but still represents only 1 percent of ad spending worldwide.
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| Japans Economic Plan Has Blanks to Fill |
| Billed as a fundamental rethinking of the world's third-largest economy, it tackles deflation and renewing energy policy after the natural and nuclear disasters last year.
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| Japanese Universities Go Global but Slowly |
| New universiities outside the major Japanese cities are beating bigger and older rivals by attracting more international students and graduates who are likely to be multicultural and multilingual.
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| Nuclear Energy Opponent Loses Election in Japan |
| The loss underscored the challenge that those opposed to nuclear energy face in translating recent mass protests into votes.
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| Antinuclear Candidate Gains Ground in Japan Governor Race |
| Nearly a year and a half after Japan's nuclear disaster, the election has evolved into an informal referendum on nuclear power's place in the country's future.
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| Diamondbacks Look to Japan for Solid and Affordable Players |
| Reliever Takashi Saito is the first Japanese major leaguer for Arizona, which is considering expanding the team's footprint in Japan.
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| Gymnastics Mens All Around Japans Uchimura Wins Gold in Mens Gymnastics All Around |
| Kohei Uchimura of Japan showed why he was favored to win the gold medal in the men's all-around event in gymnastics; Marcel Nguyen of Germany took the silver, and Danell Leyva of the United States the bronze. |
| Soy sauce ice cream invented in Japan |
| A Japanese confectionary company has invented a cream puff stuffed with soy sauce flavoured ice cream - for a distinctly unique taste. |
| Why Japan finally fell for Facebook |
| Japanese teens are ditching anonymous homegrown social networks and turning to the world's biggest name |
| Japans Uchimura Wins Gold in Mens Gymnastics All Around |
| Kohei Uchimura of Japan showed why he was favored to win the gold medal in the men's all-around event in gymnastics; Marcel Nguyen of Germany took the silver, and Danell Leyva of the United States the bronze.
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| Japan grapples with teen bullies |
| Incense burns in the corner of the Nakai family living room -- part of an altar to their daughter Yumi, who committed suicide seven years ago. Yumi was just 12 years old when she took her own life, jumping from a condominium building.
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| Japanese job seekers hold Tokyo pep rally |
| With cheerleaders shouting encouragement, more than 1,000 young Japanese trying to break into the job market have held a pep rally in Tokyo to highlight what officials say is the bleakest employment outlook Japan has faced in years. |
| Japanese output in surprise fall |
| Industrial production in Japan unexpectedly falls for the third consecutive month, reinforcing fears that the country's economy is losing steam. |
| Japan women lose longevity crown |
| Japanese women lose the top spot in global life expectancy rankings for the first time in 25 years, a government report says. |
| VIDEO Boom for Japans fireworks makers |
| The season for fireworks displays is underway in Japan, but it is getting more expensive for taxpayers. |
| VIDEO Volcano erupts in southern Japan |
| The Sakurajima volcano in Japan's southern Kagoshima region has erupted spewing volcanic ash onto Kagoshima City |
| VIDEO Japanese rocket blasts off |
| A Japanese rocket has blasted off to deliver an unmanned supplies vessel to the International Space Station. |
| Never be sick on the Japanese. After Korea flag mix up here are ten more stomach turning diplomatic blunders |
| From dodgy anthems to queasy presidents, we take a look at 10 of the most memorable diplomatic gaffes... |
| Sexual policies and politics during the occupation of Japan |
| Six decades after the U.S. occupation of Japan (1945-52) ended, two fascinating books probe the sexual policies, politics and norms that animated and emanated from this encounter with considerable reward from rather different angles. Sarah Kovner focuses on the post-1945 sex industry serving GIs, while Mark McClelland delves into how ... |
| Japan Residential Interim Results |
| ? 24 July 2012 Japan Residential Investment Company Limited ("the Company") Consolidated Financial Statements for the Six Months Ended 31 May 2012 Japan Residential Investment Company Limited ... |
| New subseafloor observatory begins measurement of frictional heating by the 2011 Tohoku Japan earthquake |
| On July 16, 2012, Chikyu, operations in the second part of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Japan Trench Fast Drilling Project (JFAST), achieved another objective by installing temperature sensors across the plate boundary where the science team infers the fault slipped during the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake. |
| Elderly storytelling android debuts in Japan |
| A robot copy of Beicho Katsura III, a master comic storyteller in Japan, takes the stage in Osaka and gets a few laughs.
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| Modi to visit Japan July 22 27 |
| Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will visit Japan July 22-27 following an invitation from Tokyo. |
| In Japan MacArthurs Legacy Lives On |
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| Warner Bros. On Colorado Shooting Studio Cancels Dark Knight Rises Premieres In Mexico Japan |
| This undated film image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Tom Hardy as Bane in a scene from the action thriller "The Dark Knight Rises." (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures, Ron Phillips) |
| Japanese cargo ship launched on flight to space station |
| A Japanese cargo ship is on track for berthing at the International Space Station next week, carrying five tons of supplies and equipment, including a small research aquarium and other science gear.
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| Small Japan village goes all solar |
| Sanno, population 42 and shrinking, has set up 216 solar panels to save money. It may inspire other communities to follow suit.
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| Japanese company offers limited time chance to view MacArthurs office |
| For nearly six years, Gen. Douglas MacArthur wielded power over post-World War II Japan from a sparsely decorated office on the sixth floor of an insurance company building. |
| Japanese company offers limited chance to view MacArthurs office |
| For nearly six years, Gen. Douglas MacArthur wielded power over post-World War II Japan from a sparsely decorated office on the sixth floor of an insurance company building. |
| Japan offers glimpse of history in MacArthurs office |
| For six years US General Douglas MacArthur was lord of all he surveyed as supreme commander of the Allied forces in occupied Japan, gazing over Tokyo from a building requisitioned from an insurance company. |
| Japan opens MacArthurs office to public |
| MORE than 60 years after the American occupation of postwar Japan, the office of General Douglas MacArthur has been opened to the public. |
| Japans MacArthurs Office Publicly Shown |
| TOKYO (AFP) - For six years US General Douglas MacArthur was lord of all he surveyed as supreme commander of the Allied forces in occupied Japan, gazing over Tokyo from a building requisitioned from an insurance company. Now, more than 60 years after Japan began governing itself again, his office ... |
| Japanese team wants Sonny Bill to feel right at home |
| Sonny Bill Williams' new Japanese club has begun househunting for its new star player.The Panasonic Wild Knights team manager said SBW had requested a three-bedroom unit with a big living room, providing plenty of room for his off-again,... |
| iPhone 5 already in production says Japan based blog |
| If the next iPhone has entered production -- as a Japanese blog claims -- that would make a release in the coming months pretty likely.
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| Environment crimes strain US alliance with Korea Japan |
| Environmental degradation, and accidents and crimes involving American troops have long been sources of friction in US alliances with South Korea and Japan. |
| Olympic ice skater Kristi Yamaguchi donates dollor 10 000 to Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii |
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| Kagawa left out of Japans provisional Olympic roster but Miyaichi makes the cut |
| The biggest surprises from Thursday's announcement were the over-age spots, as defender Yuhei Tokunaga and goalkeeper Akihiro Hayashi joined centre-back Maya Yoshida |
| Dianne Mower Promises Trinidadian Sound Of Music At Japanalia |
| Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook Page It's not going to sound a bit like Julie Andrews, but vocalist Dianne Mower and friends Saturday, June 30, at 8 p.m. are going to make sure that concert producer/fashion designer Dan Blow's Japanalia Eiko — an ... |
| Momoko Ueda Japanese 2012 U.S. Womens Open Preview |
| Faldo Tips: Poor Pivot Need more power and consistency in your shot? Mike Ellis, ... May 15, 2012 |
| Ai Miyazato Japanese 2012 U.S. Womens Open Preview |
| Faldo Tips: Poor Pivot Need more power and consistency in your shot? Mike Ellis, ... May 15, 2012 |
| Miyaichi omitted from Japans squad for 2012 London Olympics |
| Ryo Miyaichi was among several unexpected omissions on Monday as the Japan Football Association announced their selections for the 2012 London Olympics. |
| Japan eyes driverless cars by early 2020s |
| Expressways in Japan could start seeing self-driving cars in 10 years, according to discussions by Tokyo and carmakers.
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| Lindsay Lohan gets into the Japanese spirit for Elizabeth Taylor movie in thigh skimming red kimono |
| The 25-year-old starlet shared a picture of herself getting ready for a scene, wearing a thigh-skimming red kimono and rocking a blunt black bob. |
| After Japan Bihars Super 30 now wows South Korea |
| Patna, June 11 : After impressing the Japanese, Bihar's 'Super 30', a free coaching centre which helps children from under-privileged backgrounds gain entry to the prestigious IITs, has now impressed South Koreans, its founder Anand Kumar says. |
| Grimes Weeknd Japandroids Drake Fucked Up Feist Leonard Cohen Make Polaris Prize Long List |
| The long list of nominees have been revealed for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize , which honors the best album of the year by a Canadian artist. Among the nominees are the Weeknd's Echoes of Silence , Drake's Take Care , Feist's Metals , Fucked Up's David Comes to Life ... |
| BenQ Solar Obtains JET Certification to Actively Deploy its Integrated Resources in the Japanese Market |
| HSINCHU, Taiwan, June 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- AU Optronics today announced that its solar solution brand, BenQ Solar, has obtained Japan Electrical Safety & Environment Technology Laboratories' ... |
| Kaneto Shindo – master of Japanese cinema |
| The writer and director died last month aged 100. As a BFI retrospective celebrates his career, Emilie Bickerton salutes a life's work made in the shadow of Hiroshima Kaneto Shindo , who died last month aged 100, just before the start of a two month British Film Institute season dedicated ... |
| Men In Black 3 Tops Japanese Box Office for Second Weekend |
| The film's success is a rare bright spot for Sony, which has posted record losses and seen its stock price nose-dive recently. read more |
| Japanese Box Office June 2 3 |
| Blood-C: The Last Dark premieres at #10; Thermae Romae rises back to #2 |
| Japanese Box Office June 9 10 |
| Hotaru no Hikari opens at #1, Thermae Romae, Sadako 3D, Space Bros. in top 10 |
| Japanese Box Office May 26 27 |
| Thermae Romae, Sadako 3D, Space Bros., Detective Conan, We Were There stay in top 10 |
| Japanese Box Office May 12 13 |
| Live-action Thermae Romae film stays at #1 in 3rd weekend |
| Japanese Box Office May 19 20 |
| Thermae Romae falls to #2; Sadako 3D, Space Bros., Detective Conan, Kamen Rider, We Were There stay in top 10 |
| Like father like son Japans Murofushi strives to master the hammer throw |
| TOKYO - Being the son of "Asia's Man of Iron" gives Koji Murofushi plenty of confidence when he's throwing the hammer. |
| Bryant plans trade trip to Japan South Korea |
| Gov. Phil Bryant will lead a trade delegation to Japan and Korea in September. The governor announced the trade mission during a speech to members of the Mississippi Automotive Manufacturers Association in Oxford. |
| U.S. regains supercomputing crown bests China Japan |
| The U.S., once again, is home to the world's most powerful supercomputer after being knocked off the list by China two years ago and Japan last year. |
| Japan announces Olympic team as national champs conclude |
| 11 June 2012 - The 96th Japanese national championships were held from June 8 to 10th at Nagai Stadium the venue of the 2007 World Championships in Osaka. |
| Best Bets June 16 2012 Japanese Cultural Fair |
| Japanese Cultural Fair Mission Plaza Park hosts the Japanese Cultural Fair this morning. The fair includes several performances, including folk dancing, martial arts and taiko, as well as booth vendors with food and arts and crafts. |
| Tennis French Open Japanese star Tatsuma Ito eyes scalp of Andy Murray with aggressive display |
| TATSUMA ITO once shaved his head to look like his idol Andre Agassi. Now he wants to claim the scalp of Andy Murray in the first round of the French Open. |
| 5 For Fri Tom Waits J.Dilla Japandroids Yeasayer Poolside |
| DiS' editor hand-picks five things for you to listen to this weekend... |
| Japans bearded Prince remembered for social welfare work |
| Prince Tomohito was greatly liked for his friendliness and broad-mindedness. -The Yomiuri Shimbun/ANN |
| Document shows Mao approved of Japans emperor system |
| Chinese leader Mao Zedong expressed his approval of Japan's emperor system at a meeting with a Japanese businessman in 1956, according to a newly declassified document. Mao gave his consent to remarks by the businessman that the Japanese people supported the emperor system and that Emperor Hirohito, known posthumously as ... |
| Japan Emperors Cousin Prince Tomohito Dies at 66 |
| Prince Tomohito, Japanese emperor's cousin, dies at 66 after bouts with various ailments |
| Prince Tomohito Japanese emperors cousin dies at 66 after bouts with various ailments |
| Prince Tomohito, a cousin of Japanese Emperor Akihito, died Wednesday after bouts with various ailments, the Imperial Household Agency said. He was 66. |
| Prince Tomohito Japan Emperors Cousin Dead At 66 |
| In this photo taken on July 10, 2010, Prince Tomohito, left, and his daughter Princess Akiko attend the opening ceremony of the Kaman Kalehöyük Archaeological Museum, which was built with funding from Japan, in Kaman, 100 kilometers (62 miles) southeast of the capital city of Ankara, Turkey. |
| ADB Japan Support Safe Port Operations in Micronesia |
| POHNPEI, FSM (11 June 2012) - Preparatory work has begun for a project that will ultimately improve the efficiency and safety of port operations in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), leading to increased trade and improved access to public services for people living on outer islands and in other states. |
| Pacific Leaders welcome Japans assistsance to the region |
| Prime Minister of Japan, H.E. Mr Yoshihiko Noda, has committed assistance of up to US$500 million to the Pacific over the next three years. |
| Gibson County Students Visiting Japan |
| Every two years, the Gibson County Economic Development Corporation, sends a group of students to Tahara city. |
| Japans Mr. Comedy |
| Koki Mitani is far and away the nation's best-known dramatist. Although theater is quite a niche medium here, most people in Japan — whether male or female, young or not so young, Japanese or not — recognize his face, even if they couldn't name many of his works. Recently, indeed, ... |
| Four Southeastern Louisiana University students to further their education in Japan |
| They use words like "interferometry" and "nanometer," terms that might be foreign to most without a scientific background. In a few weeks, the tables will be turned. On June 20, four college students from St. Tammany Parish will depart for... |
| US braces for debris from Japan tsunami |
| In this June 6, 2012 photo provided by Ryan Pallister, Patrick Chandler removes tsunami debris on Montague Island near Seward, Alaska. AP |
| Japans Prince Tomohito succumbs to cancer |
| Prince Tomohito of Mikasa passed away at a Tokyo hospital Wednesday after a long battle against cancer, which involved 16 operations. He was 66. The prince, a cousin of the Emperor and the eldest s ..... |
| Japanese influence gives Sharapova French Open boost |
| Maria Sharapova believes the inspiration of a Japanese trainer can propel her to a first French Open title, a career Grand Slam and a return to the world number one spot. |
| Interned Japanese Canadian UBC students receive degrees 70 years later |
| A crowded reception room at UBC plays havoc on Mits Sumiya's hearing aid. He leans in, fiddling with the device's remote, eager to repeat his story of how he was pulled from the University of British Columbia and forcibly interned along with roughly 21,000 other Japanese Canadians during the Second ... |
| Radiation Shall I compare thee to an angry Japanese wife where |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese research agency has dropped a controversial public relations campaign aimed at educating women about nuclear safety that compared radiation to the screaming voice of an angry wife. The Japanese Atomic Energy Agency devoted a page on its website to an effort to "make the hard ... |
| Japanese found dead in Malate hotel |
| A Japanese national was found dead inside a hotel in Malate, Manila on Sunday night. Masaki Kobayashi, 46, was found lying on his bed inside Room 1438 of the Riviera Mansion Hotel, located along A. Mabini Street. Police said they found blood on Kobayashi's nose and mouth. |
| Now on DVD Inside Japans Nuclear Meltdown Beautiful Wave and Playback |
| Other recent home video releases include "Bobcat: You Don't Look the Same Either" and "The Genesis Code." |
| Japandroids Celebration Rock Polyvinyl |
| Fuzz-punk true believers hold defiantly, blissfully, triumphantly steady. |
| Japanese Americans recall experiences during World War II |
| WASHINGTON -- In recognition of both Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and the Memorial Day holiday, the Joint Base Journal highlights a group from the Japanese American Veterans Association. |
| Thermae Romae is Japanese film feeling the heat where |
| Japan's biggest film is a kooky, cross-cultural time-travel yarn. What does it say about the country's hugely influential cinema? Viewed from nine time zones away, Japan's current No 1 film, Thermae Romae, seems to be yet another example of the scintillating oddities of the like only that country produces. Adapted ... |
| Arsenals Miyaichi named to Japans squad |
| TOKYO (AP) — Arsenal forward Ryo Miyaichi was among 12 European-based players named to Japan's 25-man squad for three final-round World Cup qualifiers against Oman, Jordan and Australia next month. |
| Noel Gallagher causes chaos in Japan |
| NOEL GALLAGHER's latest visit to Tokyo got off to a chaotic start after he was besieged by "an increasingly hysterical crowd" in the Japanese capital. |
| Noel Gallagher Noel Gallagher Causes Chaos In Japan |
| Noel Gallaghers latest visit to Tokyo got off to a chaotic start after he was besieged by an increasingly hysterical crowd in the Japanese capital The rocker arrived in Japan last week ends27May12 for the Asian leg of his world tour and was welcomed... |
| Noel Gallagher Noel Gallagher Shocked At Japanese premier Reague T shirts |
| Noel Gallagher s overseas exploits continue with a bizarre Japanese welcome relived in his recent blog post for the Huffington Post The Noel Gallaghers High Flying Birds frontman was greeted with frenzied screaming from an increasingly hysterical cr... |
| Cliff Bleszinski Japanese Devs Should Not Ignore Multiplayer |
| He thinks that Vanquish didn't have multi is a crime. |
| Japans fugitive penguin caught |
| A young penguin which escaped from a Tokyo aquarium is caught after more than two months on the loose in the Japanese capital. |
| Fuel costs spur Japan price rise |
| Consumer prices up, spurred by fuel and energy costs |
| Japan Robot Lab Readies Second Prototype for Work at Crippled Nuclear Reactor |
| A Japanese robotics lab has developed a new emergency response prototype that will soon be put to work at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in...
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| Chinas Sina Weibo Targeting Japanese Advertisers |
| One of China's top Twitter-like sites, Sina Weibo, is working to attract Japanese companies to advertise on its platform by helping the firms open and use...
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| Nuclear fallout spreads in Japan |
| Fukushima's nuclear fallout spreads through ordinary life in Japan. CNN's Kyung Lah reports.
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| Japan utility Fukushima radiation worse than feared |
| Japan's largest utility said Thursday that more radiation than previously thought was released into the atmosphere in March 2011, in the days after the nuclear disaster that followed an earthquake and tsunami.
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| Alaskan crews gear up to tackle Japan tsunami debris |
| ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Cleanup workers will soon attack a jumble of debris from Japan's 2011 tsunami that litters an Alaskan island, as residents in the state gear up to scour their shores for everything from buoys to building material that has floated across the Pacific. The cleansing project slated ... |
| Japan exports lower than forecast |
| Japan's exports rise less-than-forecast in April hurt by a drop in shipments to China and Western Europe. |
| Japan radiation levels are low |
| Radiation levels in most of Japan are below cancer-causing levels a year after the Fukushima plant accident, a World Health Organisation report says. |
| VIDEO Japans radioactivity plaster filter |
| Researchers from Kinki university develop building material capable of absorbing caesium from radioactive contaminated water. |
| Earthquake shakes northeastern Japan |
| A strong earthquake has struck off the coast of Japan, but no tsunami is expected.
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| Lost bird tells Japanese police its address |
| A parakeet that escaped Sunday in Yokohama, Japan, has been reunited with its owner after belatedly telling police its address.
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| John Woo directing remake of Japanese mob movie |
| LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - John Woo, the Hong Kong action maestro, will bring his stylistic flare to a remake of "Day of the Beast." Woo will direct the English-language update of Seijun Suzuki's 1963 Japanese film, as well as co-produce. "Day of the Beast" centers on a turf war involving ... |
| Cannes 2012 John Woo Set to Remake Classic Japanese Mafia Pic Youth of the Beast |
| Pamela McClintock The update will be titled "Day of the Beast." read more |
| Ryo Miyaichi thrilled to make Japan debut but admits he had nerves |
| Japanese teenager Ryo Miyaichi admits he was nervous about making his international debut but was thrilled nonetheless after coming off the bench in the Samurai Blue's 2-0 win over Azerbaijan in Shizuoka. |
| Japan call up Miyaichi for qualifiers |
| Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni on Thursday called up 12 Europe-based players including Arsenal teenager Ryo Miyaichi for a trio of vital World Cup qualifying matches in June. |
| U.S. seeks to boost tourism from Japan Canada and UK |
| Roseanne Cash song featured in new international ad campaign By Bob Berwyn SUMMIT COUNTY — American Tourism industry leaders want to lure travelers from the UK, Canada and Japan to the U.S. with what they're calling the "universal language" — specifically a world-music-tinged song by Rosanne Cash inviting visitors to ... |
| Cannes 2012 Japanese Directors Benefit From Aging Film Demo |
| Gavin Blair Thanks to one of the oldest populations in the world, veteran helmers enjoy career longevity rarely seen in the global film business. read more |
| Kiarostami goes to Japan |
| Cannes, May 22 : Celebrated Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami is continuing shooting his films outside his home country after a string of protests by artists against alleged curbing of creativity by government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. |
| Irans Abbas Kiarostami relocates to Japan for Cannes entry Like Someone in Love |
| CANNES, France - Abbas Kiarostami has found inspiration far from home. |
| CANNES EXCLUSIVE Peter Webbers Post World War II Epic Emperor Sells in Japan |
| Pamela McClintock Tommy Lee Jones and Matthew Fox star in the sweeping historical drama, about whether to charge Emperor Hirohito for war crimes; the movie has sparked keen interest among foreign buyers at the Cannes film market. read more |
| Nagoya Grampus 3 0 Central Coast Japanese first half show sinks Mariners |
| Graham Arnold's men have failed to make the knockout stages of the Asian Champions League after they were defeated 3-0 by the 2011 J-League runners-up |
| Teradata Japan Creates New and quot Teradata Japan Partner Award and quot Program |
| TOKYO, May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Teradata Japan, Ltd. (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Yukihiko Yoshikawa; hereinafter called "Teradata") has created a new partner awards program called ... |
| Kate Middleton Greets Princess Charlene of Monaco Japans Emperor Akihito and King Hamad al Khalifa of Bahrain at . |
| Kings and queens from across globe gather at Windsor for luncheon to celebrate Queen's Diamond Jubilee. |
| Representing Japan at Art Kyoto |
| In the wake of the recently held Art Fair Tokyo, Kyoto is following up with its own alternative in Art Kyoto. Organizers will, however, eschew the international art fair model seen in Tokyo and do what Kyoto does best — represent Japan. Keigo Ishibashi, a member of Art Kyoto's executive ... |
| Myth of growing Japanese maples debunked |
| Japanese maples are shade-loving trees. That is a wide belief, and that is a myth. So says Paul Jones who has spent more than 30 years collecting and propagating this popular garden staple and now has more than 200 varieties in his collection. |
| Asia Stocks to Watch Japans and SNO 145 Aspen seen as bet on weaker yen |
| As the humid summer heat descends on Hong Kong and Tokyo, traders in these financial capitals are turning to the mountainside getaways of Japan's Hokkaido island, not just as a vacation spot, but also as a curious play on the Japanese yen. |
| Japan Pro Golf Tour 64 Walkthrough |
| Japan Pro Golf Tour 64, Walkthrough and Translation by "Teary Eyes" Anderson. This walkthrough, translation is not endorsed or sponsored by Nintendo, Media Factory, or Seta. Use at your own risk... |
| Irans Kiarostami goes to Japan for latest film |
| Abbas Kiarostami has found inspiration far from home. |
| Tattooed stars like Johnny Depp and Lady Gaga would be unemployable in Osaka mayor of Japanese city warns |
| Toru Hashimoto the mayor of Osaka, in Japan, has caused a furore in the city by claiming he would never employee people with tattoos for public sector jobs - including stars from the world of show business. |
| Johnny Depp Doubled Up by Japanese Superfan |
| If it looks like Johnny Depp and sounds like Johnny Depp ... it's gotta be Johnny Depp! Unless it's his freakishly accurate Asian doppelganger. Check out TMZ on TV -- click here to see your local listings! |
| Pick of the week Childhood adventure from a Japanese master |
| "I Wish" is an old-fashioned kind of movie about a subject that might sound, at first, both worn-out and a little retrograde: the dislocating and disorienting effects of a family breakup. It's also a movie whose principal actors and characters are children, that tries to view the world from a ... |
| CD reviews STP Band of Horses Toni Braxton Japanther |
| Stone Temple Pilots are, from left, Dean Deleo, Eric Kretz, Robert Deleo and Scott Weiland. / ASSOCIATED PRESS After keeping fans waiting since 2001, the San Diego-bred quartet delivers a cohesive, self-produced reunion album that sounds as though it could have been recorded during any of the past three decades. |
| A Dodgers Fan in Yankees Pinstripes in Postwar Japan |
| When C. J. Hoppin was 13, living with his family in Japan, he was briefly a bat boy for the Yankees, who were on a six-week tour of the Pacific islands. |
| Fu Ki Japanese Steak House opens this week |
| Chefs who dazzle the customers with their skills are almost as much of a draw as the food. This is the plan of Fu-Ki Japanese Steak House opening this week at 1500 E. Seltice Way in east Post Falls. The 3,700-square-foot facility seating 85 customers formerly was the Taco Time/Arby's building. |
| Japan snubs Fiji strongman for Pacific island meet |
| Japan has not invited Fijian strongman Voreqe Bainimarama to a major Pacific leaders' forum next week, the foreign ministry said Friday, amid concerns his reforms have not gone far enough. |
| We will not attend Japan leaders meet PM |
| Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama says Fiji will not be represented at the sixth Pacific Island leaders meeting (PALM) in Tokyo, Japan despite the invitation to the Foreign Minister Ratu Inoke Kubuabola. |
| Miyaichi and Honda named in Japan squad for Azerbaijan friendly |
| Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni has named a 23-man squad including Keisuke Honda and Ryo Miyaichi for the upcoming May 23 friendly against Azerbaijan in Shizuoka. |
| Honda Kagawa named to Japan squad for international friendly |
| Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni on Friday recalled CSKA Moscow midfielder Keisuke Honda and also picked Borussia Dortmund's Shinji Kagawa in a 23-man squad for next week's World Cup qualifying warmup against Azerbaijan in Shizuoka. Zaccheroni also named Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo and Bolton Wanderers striker Ryo Miyaichi among 10 ... |
| Richard Collasse Sold on brand Japan |
| <<CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 People often ask me, "Why don't you make clothes for men?" My answer is very simple: "Because Coco Chanel never considered making men's clothes." |
| Christie Japan Lights Up Tokyo Sky Tree East Tower For NHK Japan Broadcasting Corporation Documentary See . |
| 27 Christie Projectors tell Sky Tree Story with Projection MappingTokyo, Japan (PRWEB) May 18, 2012 Christie Digital Systems Japan (Christie®) in co-operation with NHK Enterprises Ltd., WOW and Sigma A&V and Rental Corporation, played a key role in creating Sunday's NHK documentary broadcast – "See Everything That Makes Tokyo Sky ... |
| ASIA Release New Studio Album and quot XXX and quot 30th Anniversary CD DVD Box Set and Launch World Tour to US UK and Japan |
| NEW YORK, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Thirty years after its eponymous debut album, ASIA ascended to the top of the Billboard Top 100 chart (where it remained No.1 for nine consecutive weeks), the legendary ... |
| Remake Bits John Woo Redoes Japanese New Wave Classic and SNO 145 Youth of the Beast Plus and SNO 145 Carrie and and SNO 145 Little Shop of Horrors |
| Typically, it's the French New Wave that gets all the news, but Japan had its own New Wave in the '60s, and one of the key players, whether he would have said as much or not, was Suzuki Seijun. The director worked for Nikkatsu studios, and in the '60s he ... |
| How to grow Japanese maples in SJ County is programs focus |
| Everything you wanted to know about Japanese maple trees will be available Monday, May 21, at the Manteca Public Library. That's where the regular meeting of the Manteca Garden Club will be held with Paul Jones as the guest speaker. His talk will be all about Japanese maples. |
| Mickey Mouse hosts gay weddings in Japan |
| Just days after US President Barack Obama came out in favour of gay marriage, another supporter of homosexual unions emerged in Japan: Mickey Mouse. |
| Mickey Mouse gives gay marriage thumbs up in Japan |
| Just days after US President Barack Obama came out in favour of gay marriage, another supporter of homosexual unions emerged in Japan: Mickey Mouse. |
| In Japan Mickey Mouse gives gay marriage the thumbs up |
| TOKYO, May 16 — Just days after US President Barack Obama came out in favour of gay marriage, another supporter of homosexual unions emerged in Japan: Mickey Mouse. Despite their having no legal status, same sex couples are able to hold fairytale wedding ceremonies at hotels inside the popular Tokyo ... |
| Lincoln Papers project finds trove of documents in Japan |
| When Daniel Stowell traveled to Tokyo last month to examine the largest collection of original Abraham Lincoln documents outside the United States, he expected to be looking at about 60 documents he already knew existed at Meisei University. |
| Pinterest pins down funds from Japanese e commerce giant |
| Rakuten is expected to invest $50 million as part of a round that values the social photo-sharing site at $1.5 billion, according to an All Things D report.
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| Sonny Bill Williams lured by dollor 1.9 million p a to Japan where report |
| The newspaper report claims that big-spending Japanese club Panasonic had offered Williams a two-year deal believed to be valued at $1.9 million per season. |
| Brumbies bring Hewat in from Japan |
| Former Waratahs and London Irish outside back Peter Hewat has joined the Brumbies' injury-depleted squad. |
| Kyoceras Smart Sonic Receiver arrives in Japan today |
| Unveiled at CTIA 2012, Kyocera's novel audio technology is coming to Japan today.
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| 3 Manila cops charged for robbing Japanese |
| MANILA, Philippines - Three police officers of the Manila Police District (MPD) were charged yesterday for allegedly robbing a Japanese man in Malate on April 1. |
| Japanese Comic Ranking March 19 25 |
| New March comes in like a lion , new Skip Beat! , new Bastard!! , new Moyashimon , new Uchu Kyodai in top 5 |
| Japanese Comic Ranking April 2 8 |
| New Hunter x Hunter , new Blue Exorcist , new D. Gray-man , new Gintama , new Toriko in top 5 |
| Harry Potter world coming to Japan |
| Japanese fans of boy wizard Harry Potter will soon be able to explore the magical world of Hogwarts when Universal Studios Japan expands its theme park with a half-billion dollar investment. |
| Harry Potter and quot Wizarding World and quot to open in Japan |
| NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Harry Potter is taking his act to Japan as Warner Bros. and Universal team to bring the "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" to the Universal Studios in Osaka. Glenn Gumpel, president and CEO of Universal Studios Japan, will make the announcement on Thursday alongside Brad ... |
| Potters Wizarding World Planned In Japan |
| Hogwarts is to head to Japan as Universal Studios announces plans to open a third Harry Potter theme park in 2014. |
| Harry Potter Attraction to Open in Japan |
| The Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme-park attraction is to open at Universal Studios Japan in late 2014, it was announced Thursday. |
| Brad Penny the latest big name to disappoint in Japan Sat 12 May 2012 PST |
| TOKYO – American pitcher Brad Penny was released by the Softbank Hawks after appearing in just one game for the Pacific League team, becoming the latest in a long list ... |
| Meet Brad Penny latest Japanese bust |
| TOKYO — American pitcher Brad Penny was released by the Softbank Hawks after appearing in just one game for the Pacific League team, becoming the latest in a long list of former major league players |
| Hero father saves daughter from jaws of Japanese fighting dog after it tried to bite her HEAD off |
| A father in Walsall has told of the terrifying moment a killer dog clamped its jaws around his nine-year-old daughter's head and how he attacked the beast to save her life. |
| Japans Youngest Billionaire Loses dollor 702 Million After Stock Rout |
| Yoshikazu Tanaka, Japan's youngest billionaire and founder of Gree Inc. (3632) , lost $702 million today after his social-gaming company plunged by the daily limit in Tokyo on concerns one of its sales methods may be illegal. |
| Unveiling of 30 Foot Scroll for Japan Benefits Earthquake Relief Painter Yoshimoto Art Students League and . |
| The Art Students League of New York, one of America's premier art schools, will unveil on May 20 Baptism of Concrete Estuary, a 30-foot-long commemorative scroll by Jave Yoshimoto, painted in the Japanese style of ukiyo-e woodblock prints. http://www.scrollforjapan.com The event will benefit Japanese earthquake and tsunami relief, specifically the ... |
| Sir John Major to receive prestigious award from Emperor of Japan |
| Sir John Major, the former prime minister, is to receive the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun from the Emperor of Japan on Tuesday. |
| Sir John Major pays tribute to Japan as he receives award |
| Japan is still an economic giant, but needs to regain a degree of self-confidence and not make the mistake of introducing protectionist measures at home, John Major, the former prime minister, said in Tokyo on Tuesday. |
| Penny the latest big name to disappoint in Japan |
| TOKYO (AP) American pitcher Brad Penny was released by the Softbank Hawks after appearing in just one game for the Pacific League team, becoming the latest in a long list of former major league players to struggle to adjust to Japan's unique brand of baseball. |
| Japans Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko to visit Britain |
| Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko are to visit the UK later this month. The royals will attend a series of events including marking Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee, including a luncheon hosted by the monarch at Windsor Castle and a banquet at Buckingham Palace. |
| Japanese owner of Harley Davidson that washed up on B.C. shore identified |
| The owner of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle that washed up on B.C.'s Haida Gwaii — a rusty remnant of the devastating tsunami that struck Japan a year ago — has been identified. Japanese media has identified the owner of the bike as 29-year-old Ikuo Yokoyama. |
| Create an avatar and speak Japanese with NTT DoCoMo |
| Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo shows up in New Orleans with some of its latest technologies in tow. From the show CNET takes a closer look.
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| Japanese noir novel mines mind of Thief |
| "The Thief" is the first novel by 30-something Japanese wunderkind Fuminori Nakamura to be translated into English. But be forewarned: "The Thief" is less a crime novel than a meditation on crime. Plot, that guiltiest of literary pleasures, is in short supply. Instead, there's a lot of reflection on the ... |
| At Studio Theatre Basil Twists alluring scenery changes invoke Japanese tradition |
| Puppeteer Basil Twist loves the old-fashioned business of raising the curtain. That's how each of the four eye-opening shows in this month's festival of Twist's work has begun, and in "Dogugaeshi" he takes the act to new heights. Read full article >> |
| Beauty agenda Beautyworld Japan 40th Fifi Awards |
| Awards season is in the air, and for this year's Fifi Awards -- dubbed the Oscars of the perfume industry -- Beyoncé's Pulse is up against strong competitors including last year's record breaker Someday By Justin Bieber for the coveted Fragrance of the Year women's luxe prize. Read about this ... |
| Japans emperor to attend British queens jubilee |
| Japan's emperor and empress will visit Britain next week to attend events celebrating 60 years since Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne, the government said Tuesday. |
| Japan royals to mark Queen Elizabeths anniversary |
| TOKYO — Japan's emperor and empress will visit Britain for the aniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's 60th year on the throne. Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko will... |
| Japans emperor to visit U.K. for Queens Diamond Jubilee |
| Japan's emperor and empress will visit Britain for the aniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's 60th year on the throne. |
| PayPal and Softbank team up for PayPal Japan venture |
| Online-payment company and Japanese telecom and Internet firm announce joint venture that will initially bring Square competitor 'PayPal Here' to the Asian country.
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| Japan Swim Takuro Fujii Posts Second Fastest Time This Year No One Guaranteed for Olympic Selection |
| TOKYO, Japan, April 8. EVEN though one swimmer posted the second-fastest time in the world this year, no one earned a guaranteed Olympic bid today at the Japan Swim according to Japan's stringent inte... |
| Guest Post Project End Up Like Japan Continues To Advance Well In The West |
| Via Simon Black of Sovereign Man blog , [Editor's note: Tim Price, a frequent Sovereign Man contributor and Director of Investment at PFP Wealth Management in London, is filling in for Simon today.] Roy Ward Baker's 1958 classic film A Night To Remember, recounts the final night of the RMS ... |
| Japan looks to home advantage at World Team event |
| TOKYO (AP) Japan will be out to make the most of its home ice advantage when the International Skating Union's World Team Trophy gets under way Thursday. |
| In the News Japans Ryo Ishikawa commits to FedEx St. Jude Classic |
| In the news: Japan's Ryo Ishikawa, his country's top golfer and one of the sport's young rising stars, has committed to play in next month's FedEx St. Jude Classic at the Tournament Players Club at Southwind. |
| FESJC gets top Japanese golfer |
| (Memphis)-The FedEx St. Jude Classic's field received a major boost today with word that international star and Japan's top golfer... |
| TIMELINES May 3 1947 Japan enacted its new constitution drafted by what foreign power where |
| May 3, 1947, Japan enacted its new constitution drafted by what foreign power? |
| Japans Ryo Ishikawa commits to play in next months FedEx St. Jude Classic |
| Dubbed the "Bashful Prince" because of his shy nature, Ishikawa is No. 57 in the latest world rankings. |
| Japan MS and AD buying NY Lifes India JV stake for dollor 540 mln sources |
| By Taiga Uranaka and Clare Baldwin TOKYO/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Japan's MS&AD (8725.T) is set to buy New York Life's 26 percent stake in a joint venture with Max India (MAXI.NS) for about $540 million, ... |
| Japan MS and AD paying dollor 530 mln for NY Lifes India JV stake |
| By Taiga Uranaka and Clare Baldwin TOKYO/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Japan's MS&AD (8725.T) is acquiring New York Life's 26 percent stake in a joint venture with Max India (MAXI.NS) for about $530 million, in ... |
| Japan hammer champ relishes Olympic challenge |
| Japan's world hammer throw champion Koji Murofushi has said he is thrilled at the chance of competing for a second Olympic gold this year, and may even continue his career until the next Games. |
| Obama meets with Japanese prime minister Romney campaigns in N.H. plus more to watch for Monday in politics |
| It looks like President Barack Obama has an especially jammed packed day Monday. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is in town, and he and Obama have a meeting scheduled for 11:40 a.m. EDT, a working lunch at 12:45 p.m. EDT and then a joint press conference at 2 p.m. EDT.Obama ... |
| Ardiles says Japan long way from joining soccers elite |
| Argentine soccer legend Osvaldo Ardiles believes Lionel Messi is the best player the world has ever seen, but warns Japan will never produce anyone approaching that level until it fully embraces the beautiful game. Ardiles returned to Japan for the fourth time in his managerial career at the start of ... |
| Japanese anime series Iron Man rockets onto DVD with voice of Adrian Pasdar |
| Other recent home video releases include the sumptuous PBS drama "Birdsong" and the bizarre biodoc "The Story of Rock 'n' Roll Comics." |
| An unserious look at the work of Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu |
| "I can hardly be accused of being an expert on Japanese film," Adam Mars-Jones assures us early in "Noriko Smiling," his monograph on Yasujiro Ozu's "Late Spring." Such protestations at the beginning of a work are not, in an age that distrusts expertise and celebrates ignorance, unusual. In most cases, ... |
| Japans traditional arts held sway over silent era |
| Japan's silent-film era began with an exhibition of Thomas Edison's Kinetoscope film-viewing device in Kobe in November 1896, only about one year after the first-ever public film screening in Paris. Despite the early importation of equipment and films from abroad, the Japanese film industry took quite a different course from ... |
| Ichiro Suzuki Goes Home The Importance of Opening Day in Japan |
| Early tomorrow morning, or late tonight depending on your point of view, the 2012 regular season will kick off with a game between the A's and Mariners at the Tokyo Dome in Japan. This is not the first time Major League Baseball will make Pacific overtures to its fans in ... |
| Sonys fall and Japans hang ups |
| Sony's fall mirrors Japan's tech decline.
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| Japanese city struggling to rebuild after tsunami as job prospects bleak |
| Nearly 30,000 people lost their jobs in the few minutes that it took the tsunami to cover about half of Ishinomaki, Japan in water. If they do not find work again soon, the city's prospects are bleak. |
| Jazz Roundup Baby Jane Dexter At Japanalia |
| Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook Page If you have tears prepare to shed them. |
| and SNO 145 The Amazing Spider Man Japanese Trailer |
| Over the weekend a new trailer showed up for The Amazing Spider-Man. This Japanese trailer offers a few small news bit of footage, with attention paid both to the film's action scenes and some of the character moments between Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) and supporting cast members like Sally Field ... |
| World Traveler McCaffrey heads to Japan U.S. Naval Academy up next |
| While most of his classmates spend Spring Break going to the movies, hanging out with friends, playing video games or even taking in some of the NCAA Tournament, Plano Senior senior Daniel McCaffrey will be in Japan. |
| Introducing Nasne Sonys sleek DVR of Japans future |
| In another example of Japan getting all the neat stuff first, Sony details a beefy DVR and media storage hub that is compatible with its PlayStation, Vaio, Tablet, and Xperia lines.
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| Bitchie Or Not where Rihanna Flaunts Her Black Hair In Japan |
| Yes Ri, werk! Rihanna is back to black and seems to be loving it. She debuted her new look this past weekend on her instagram before stepping out to meet fans in Tokyo. Check the pics In other news, that view from her hotel room in Tokyo is SICK. Jealous ... |
| Scots Japanese venture launched |
| A Japanese corporation has taken a 25% stake in a Scottish family-owned energy industry service company. |
| Noda Woes Deepen in Japan as Tax BOJ Plans See Opposition |
| Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda faced new challenges to his leadership as a member of the ruling group rejected his plan for a sales-tax boost and opposition widened to his nominee for the central bank board. |
| Crime › 3 inmates hanged 1st executions in Japan since July 2010 |
| Japan on Thursday hanged three death-row inmates in its first executions since 2010, reigniting the debate over capital punishment in one of the world's richest countries. "Today, three executions were carried out," Justice Minister Toshio Ogawa told reporters. "I have carried out my duty as a justice minister as stipulated… |
| Jimmy Doolittle struck Japan from an aircraft carrier |
| To Lubbock resident LaVerne Barksdale Lusk, World War II national hero James H. Doolittle was "Uncle Jimmy." |
| The Tao of loo A toilet with its own Japanese garden |
| Billed as the largest public commode of its kind, this $123,000 pastoral potty with a view is for ladies only.
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| Tales from a Japanese zoo |
| Pets and zoo inhabitants enjoy a privileged place in the hearts of the Japanese. |
| Japanese dignitaries bring cherry blossom trees to Raritan to honor 1912 gift to Washington DC |
| Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Japan's gift of cherry blossom trees to America, dignitaries from both countries attended a tree-planting ceremony at John F. Kennedy Primary School on April 10. |
| Japans spiritual recrudescence |
| India, the jewel in the crown of the British Empire, the largest the world has ever known, was won mainly by attrition, though some of the later additions to it, like Burma, were taken by force. Almost no attempt was made to interfere with native religion. The enduring image of ... |
| Japan Swim Kosuke Kitajima Posts Textile Best Haruka Ueda Sets Japanese Record Takeshi Matsuda Lowers World Leading . |
| TOKYO, Japan, April 6. WITH the Japan Swim now past its midway mark, swimmers are still vying for 2012 London Olympic roster spots in Tokyo. A textile best, national record and world-leading time all ... |
| Japan Swim Ryosuke Irie Satomi Suzuki Kosuke Hagino Post Strong Times |
| TOKYO, Japan, April 7. DURING the penultimate day of Olympic qualifying at the Japan Swim in Tokyo, three finals featured top-five times in the world rankings this year. According to Swimming Worl... |
| Canada and Japan agree to enter negotiations on a free trade deal |
| By Murray Brewster, The Canadian Press TOKYO - Stephen Harper hailed the opening of free trade talks with Japan on Sunday as a "historic opportunity" while economic experts warned of the perils ... |
| Canada Japan agree to enter negotiations for free trade deal |
| Stephen Harper hailed the opening of free trade talks with Japan on Sunday as a "historic opportunity" while economic experts warned of the perils of opening borders to the world's third-largest economy. |
| Canada opens free trade talks with Japan |
| Stephen Harper estimated Canadian exports to the island nation could increase by two-thirds and pledged to do what he could to protect sectors that might be in danger. |
| Canada Japan trade talks to be tough battle experts |
| A free trade deal with Japan could boost Canada's trade output by 60 per cent and open up the country's tightly controlled agricultural market, Prime Minister Stephen Harper says. |
| Canada Japan begin free trade talks |
| Stephen Harper hailed the opening of free trade talks with Japan on Sunday as a "historic opportunity," while economic experts warned of the perils of opening borders to the world's third largest economy. |
| Japans Nikkei Recovers to March 11 2011 Closing Level |
| Japan 's Nikkei 225 Stock Average (NKY) , after more than a year, recovered to the closing level on the day of the earthquake and tsunami that left 19,000 people dead or missing and triggered the worst nuclear disaster in 25 years. |
| Japanese users of Google Play get played by malware |
| Apps that served up gaming, anime, and adult-oriented video clips also gained access to sensitive information.
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| EVE Online Successfully Launches in Japan |
| REYKJAVIK, ICELAND-- - CCP Games and Nexon Co., Ltd . are proud to announce the successful live launch of the much-anticipated localized Japanese version of CCP's massively multiplayer science-fiction ... |
| Taylor Swift Taylor Swift Celebrates Acm Success At Japanese Restaurant |
| Taylor Swift celebrated her Acm win in style with a trip to Las Vegas Yellowtail restaurant People magazine reports After being awarded with the Entertainer of the Year title for the second year in a row Swift celebrated at the Japanese Restaurant at the... |
| Le Carres spy classic hits big screen in Japan |
| Set in 1970s Britain, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," which will be released in cinemas in Japan later this month, is based on the book of the same name by John le Carre centering on George Smiley, a retired spy who is called back by the British intelligence service to uncover ... |
| Japanese golf star Ryo Ishikawa engaged |
| Young Japanese golf star and heartthrob Ryo Ishikawa has disappointed his legions of female admirers by announcing his engagement to his childhood sweetheart. |
| Golf Japans star Ryo Ishikawa engaged |
| TOKYO: Young Japanese golf star and heartthrob Ryo Ishikawa has disappointed his legions of female admirers by announcing his engagement to his childhood sweetheart. |
| Bank of Japan stands pat but seen keeping finger on trigger |
| The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy steady as expected on Tuesday, holding off on any further steps to help meet its new inflation target and boost activity ahead of a more thorough assessment of the ... |
| Kawasaki Japan Mar 23 2012 JCN Newswire Pioneer Corporation has announced organization and management changes . |
| To construct a framework suitable to execute the new medium-term plan and achieve the 2015 vision. |
| Japan Swim Ryosuke Irie Satomi Suzuki Takeshi Matsuda Post Top Five Times in Fast Day of Qualifying |
| TOKYO, Japan, April 4. THE Japan Swim, which is serving as the Japanese Olympic Trials this year, moved right along as the meet continued to produce lightning fast times across the board. According... |
| Japan Swim Kosuke Kitajima Scorches 100 Breast for Asian Record Yuka Kato Sets National Record of Her Own Video . |
| TOKYO, Japan, April 3. ONLY two finals were contested on night two of the Japan Swim in Tokyo, and both produced an Asian and national record in the meet serving as Japan's Olympic Trials. In sum, thr... |
| Kitajima Leads Japan 2012 Squad Of 27 |
| Kosuke Kitajima feels pressure free on the way to attempting an historic double-triple crown in at London 2012 as Japan announces team of 13 men and 14 women, sets target of eight medals and offers 30 million yen to gold medallists |
| Japans Eco Watchers Survey in March |
| Japanese economy released its reading for Eco Watchers Survey Current for March to show actual reading of 51.8 from a prior of 45.9While the outlook survey recorded 49.7 in March, compared with a previous reading of 50.1. |
| Japan Swim Natsumi Hoshi Rattles Textile Best Aya Terakawa Sets National Record Takeshi Matsuda Ryo Tateishi Post . |
| TOKYO, Japan, April 5. THE Japan Swim is getting increasingly faster with swimmers jumping to the top of the world rankings on a regular basis during the midway mark of what is serving as the Japanese... |
| Japan Swim Aya Terakawa Sets National Record Takeshi Matsuda Ryo Tateishi Post World Bests |
| TOKYO, Japan, April 5. THE Japan Swim is getting increasingly faster with swimmers jumping to the top of the world rankings on a regular basis during the midway mark of what is serving as the Japanese... |
| Japan Swim Haruka Ueda Sets Japanese Record Takeshi Matsuda Lowers World Leading Time |
| TOKYO, Japan, April 6. WITH the Japan Swim now past its midway mark, swimmers are still vying for 2012 London Olympic roster spots in Tokyo. According to Swimming World Japanese correspondent Hide... |
| Smithsonians Sackler Gallery premieres visionary works by Japanese master painter |
| Supernatural Powers, Five Hundred Arhats: Scroll 57. By Kano Kazunobu (1816-63), Japan, Edo Period, ca. 1854-63. Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk. Photo: Collection: Zojoji, Tokyo, Japan. |
| Japanese Artist Looks for Lenin in Russian Homes |
| Japanese artist Yoshinori Niwa came to Moscow in search of Lenin and found him. Not the Lenin statues on squares or Lenin images on street signs, but the private Lenin that people still have in their homes. |
| Listen Japandroids Cover Nick Cave |
| Japandroids: "Jack the Ripper" (Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds cover) (via SoundCloud ) Today digitally and on May 15 on vinyl, Polyvinyl will issue the excellent Japandroids single "The House That Heaven Built" from the duo's upcoming record Celebration Rock . The B-side of that release will offer the ... |
| Japandroids – Jack the Ripper Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds Cover |
| As a b-side for their "The House That Heaven Built" 7" Vancouver garage-rockers Japandroids have covered "Jack The Ripper," by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and though few men can replicate the sheer power of Cave's vocal presence, the band's fuzzed-out guitar and choral moans help it stand on ... |
| Japandroids Cover Nick Cave on B Side of New The House That Heaven Built Single |
| Vancouver noise duo Japandroids will be covering super-intense rockers Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on upcoming seven-inch vinyl single "The House that Heaven Built," which is set for a May 15 release, according to Polyvinyl Records . Japandroids will knife through Cave's "Jack the Ripper," which should go nicely ... |
| Japanese Fembots where |
| The concept of genderizing robots is not new. The Jetsons had Rosie, a robotic maid. Star Wars had the dapper C-3PO. And of course Mike Myers gave us fembots: |
| These Japanese Fembots Are Getting Pretty Weird |
| The concept of genderizing robots is not new. The Jetsons had Rosie, a robotic maid. Star Wars had the dapper C-3PO. And of course Mike Myers gave us fembots: |
| Japan quake reinsurance costs soar broker |
| LONDON, April 5 (Reuters) - Japanese insurers may have topay more than twice as much to reinsure themselves againstearthquake claims as they did before last year's Tohoku quake,reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter ... |
| Oakland Athletics Defeated in Japan in Season Opener Against the Seattle Mariners 3 1 Fans Take |
| All the way across the great Pacific Ocean, the Oakland Athletics and the Seattle Mariners battled it out in the first game of the regular season. Perhaps as predicted, although still disappointing, the A's were defeated by a score of 3-1. |
| Cyndi Lauper Stars Remember Japan A Year After Disaster |
| Cyndi Lauper Justin Timberlake and Mia Farrow are among the stars who have reached out to the people of Japan exactly a year after the 2011 earthquaketsunami disaster A massive 9 0-magnitude tremor struck the country on 11 March 11 and sent a huge tid... |
| Ryo Ishikawa Feels Obligation to Japanese Tour but Dreams of PGA |
| Ryo Ishikawa, 20, is committed to playing on the Japanese Tour, but he may be delaying the inevitable, with an opportunity to secure full status on the PGA Tour for 2013. |
| Sony Toshiba Hitachi kick off Japan Display joint venture |
| The new company will deliver its displays to a host of markets, including the mobile space and automotive.
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| Sony Toshiba Hitachi kick off flat screen JV Japan Display |
| The new joint venture will deliver its displays to a host of markets, including tablets/smartphones and automotive displays.
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| Japans Olympic Swimming Hopefuls Book Tickets for London |
| Japan's national swimming championships-doubling this year as an Olympic qualifier-are underway in Tokyo. Headling the competition is breaststroke great Kosuke Kitajima, a two-time double Olympic gold medalist in the discipline. |
| This Week In Trailers Wild Bill Pray For Japan Hardcore Logo II Two Little Boys Mister Rogers and Me |
| Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they're seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline ... |
| Field hockey Australia 7 Japan 1 |
| CANBERRA, April 1, 2012 (AFP) - - Result of a field hockey international between Australia and Japan on Sunday |
| Earnings Optimism to Take Japan Markets Higher |
| Japan's stock market, one of the biggest laggards in Asia last year, logged its best first-quarter performance in over two decades, and investment strategists say optimism over corporate earnings will drive the country's stocks even higher as supply chain constraints caused by the Thai floods ease. |
| After First Quarters Big Rally Can Japan Keep Up Gains where |
| Japan's stock market, one of the biggest laggards in Asia last year, logged its best first-quarter performance in over two decades, and investment strategists say optimism over corporate earnings will drive the country's stocks even higher as supply chain constraints caused by the Thai floods ease. |
| Japans obsession with perfect fruit |
| In Japan, fruit is not just part of a healthy diet; it is also a traditional gift |
| Apple vaults past Google to top Japanese brand survey |
| Apple's the leader in Nikkei's brand survey, edging out Google, which was last year's top consumer brand in Japan.
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| Patti LuPone and Richard Thomas Join Shinsai Theatres for Japan Benefit |
| Two-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone, Richard Thomas, Mary Beth Hurt, Jay O. Sanders and Henry Stram are the latest actors to join Shinsai: Theatres for Japan, a March 11 benefit for Japanese theatre artists, which will take place at Great Hall at Cooper Union. |
| Analysis Weak yen no growth tonic as Japans fuel bill swells |
| Be careful what you wish for, Japan. Long preoccupied with the strength of the yen and its drag on the anemic economy, policymakers in Tokyo are now being served a warning about the risks posed by the ... |
| Generations of Japanese Americans were scarred by WWII internments |
| By Anita Creamer, Sacramento Bee In the spring of 1942, Donna Nakashima's father came home to Florin on leave from the U.S. Army to help his widowed mother gather the family's belongings – one suitcase per person – as they prepared for wartime incarceration. Renowned photographer Dorothea Lange captured the ... |
| EVE Online Launches in Japan March 28 |
| CCP and Nexon Bring Groundbreaking Sci-Fi MMO to World's Fourth-Largest Online Games Market |
| Japan says industrial output fell worse than expected 1.2 pct in Feb. as exports lag |
| By Elaine Kurtenbach, The Associated Press TOKYO - Japan's factory production fell in February in its first decline in three months, the government said Friday, as demand for exports weakened, despite ... |
| Sybarites Spring Party pays decorative tribute to New York Japan Paris Rio de Janiero and New Orleans |
| Nell Nolan's Social Scene: Young Audiences, Raintree Children & Family Services |
| Team from Japan grabs first place in Fairbanks ice carving event |
| Multi-block competition was wrapped up and judged over the weekend at the 2012 BP World Ice Art Championships in Fairbanks. Here are the winners: |
| A year after Japan tsunami Still searching for missing to ease pain |
| Japanese police painstakingly search the river and shoreline for bodies of the missing a year after the huge earthquake and tsunami swept away large areas of the fishing town of Rikuzentakata. |
| Japan competes for attention at SXSW |
| On the afternoon of the South By Southwest (SXSW) Music Conference And Festival's second day, I sat on a shuttle bus with eight people who had been hustling between the countless concert venues in this city. True to the its slogan "Keep Austin Weird," a local resident whipped out a ... |
| Japanese prime minister smitten with Zuckerberg where |
| A report suggests that Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda was "star-struck" when meeting Facebook's chief executive. Could that really be the case?
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| David Estrada UFC makes successful return to Japan |
| PORT ARTHUR — The UFC had a very successful return to Japan last weekend with it first trip back to the country in twelve years. A special event was held for the Japanese fans with a card stacked deep with several recognizable Japanese and international fighters. |
| Canada Wood Group Endorses Prime Minister Harpers Announcement That Canada to Advance Free Trade Deal With Japan |
| VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Paul Newman, president of the Canada Wood Group today congratulated Prime Minister Stephen Harper and International Trade Minister Ed Fast for pursuing negotiation of a ... |
| New Little Charo Anime Show Puts Title Pup in Northeast Japan |
| Little Charo: Tohoku-hen slated for 12 episodes beginning in April |
| UFC CENTRAL Recapping UFC 144 in Japan |
| Showdown Joe takes an in-depth look at the UFC's first trip back to Japan in over 11 years for UFC 144. |
| Japandroids Talk New Album |
| Photo by Maoya Bassiouni If you've been lucky enough to see Vancouver fuzz-rock duo Japandroids live in the last three years, you know that audience participation-- mostly in the form of joyous "whoa-oh-oh" callbacks-- is a crucial part of the show. So when guitarist/singer Brian King and drummer David Prowse ... |
| Japanese court besmirches Googles autocomplete feature |
| A Tokyo court approves an injunction against the Web giant after a man allegedly lost his job due to his name being associated with criminal acts in the Autocomplete search function.
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| Japan maestro Ozawa vows return after break |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Seiji Ozawa, Japan's most famous conductor, on Tuesday pledged to return to performing next year, a week after saying he would take time off to recover from a recent spell of bad health that has included bouts of pneumonia. The former Vienna State Opera musical director, 76, ... |
| Japanese conductor Ozawa to take year off |
| Celebrated Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa is to take a year away from the podium as he struggles to recover after a battle with cancer, his office said Wednesday. |
| Japanese maestro Ozawa to take one year break |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Seiji Ozawa, Japan's most famous conductor, is cancelling all scheduled performances through to the end of next February in order to recover from a recent spell of bad health that has included bouts of pneumonia, he said on Wednesday. The 76-year-old former Vienna State Opera musical director, ... |
| Japan new to many Mariners old to some |
| Japan new to many Mariners, old to some |
| Euro Japanese foods at Mr. Kurosawa |
| Last week, I was invited to sample the latest offerings at Mr. Kurosawa, a Restaurant in Resorts World Manila oofering Euro Japanese delights. Fish Katsu Its been quite a while since I last attended a bloggers event, and I am thrilled to see familiar faces gracing the event. (...)Read the ... |
| SILENT SOUND Master guitarist Alex de Grassi will perform live to a Japanese silent film classic |
| The black and white images on the screen flicker with no sound as Alex de Grassi watches what could be his life. |
| UFC 144 Fighter Bonuses from Japan |
| The Ultimate Fighting Championship handed out $65,000 bonuses for in-Octagon performances at UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan on Saturday. |
| Meet the new Samurai what you need to know about Japans first time players |
| Japan's all-domestic roster for Friday night's friendly against Iceland features five players who could earn their first caps, and Goal.com is here to tell you what to expect |
| Del Piero will move to China Japan or United States |
| Goal.com understands that Alessandro Del Piero has decided to move to China, Japan or the United States when his contract with Juventus expires in the summer, having given up on hope of securing a move to an elite European club. |
| Del Piero ponders possible summer move to China Japan or United States |
| Open an account with Sportingbet today and get up to £50 in free bets! Goal.com understands that Alessandro Del Piero has decided to move to China, Japan or the United States when his contract with Juventus expires in the summer, having given up on hope of securing a move to ... |
| Japanese Emperor Returns Home From Hospital |
| After recovering from bypass surgery, Japanese Emperor Akihito was released from the University of Tokyo Hospital on Sunday, according to media reports. |
| Japanese Emperor leaves hospital |
| Japanese Emperor Akihito leaves hospital after having a heart bypass operation at a Tokyo hospital in February. |
| Japans frail emperor 78 discharged from hospital to attend tsunami service |
| Japan's Emperor Akihito was discharged from hospital on Sunday after a surgery so that he could attend the state memorial service marking the anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. |
| Japan emperor leaves hospital after heart bypass |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Emperor Akihito was discharged from hospital on Sunday following successful coronary bypass surgery, media reported. Akihito, 78, wants to attend a state memorial service to mark the anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, although doctors have told him that he should not return to ... |
| Japans emperor back in hospital |
| Japanese Emperor Akihito has fluid drained from his chest, just days after he left hospital following heart surgery. |
| Japanese emperor leaves hospital after heart surgery |
| Tokyo - Japanese Emperor Akihito went home Sunday from the University of Tokyo Hospital after successful heart bypass surgery in mid-February, the government said. |
| Japans Crown Prince turns 52 |
| TOKYO, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito, who turned 52 Thursday, said he'd be happy to help reduce the official duties Emperor Akihito who had heart bypass surgery. |
| Remembering the Japanese Occupation Bataan Day on April 9 |
| MANILA — The Philippines, occupied by Japan's Imperial troops in the early 1940s, will mark on April 9, soon after the Holy Week, what is described as Araw ng Kagitingan or Day of Valor. |
| Alexander Payne on The Descendants the Contraception Battle and the Japanese Sideways |
| Alexander Payne's The Descendants, which hits Blu-ray and DVD this week, just won him his second Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay (he'd also won for his previous film Sideways), cementing his status as one of America's most reliable adapters of literature. But in many ways that status is a bit ... |
| Japan foresaw possible Fukushima meltdown from day one documents |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government foresaw the possibility of a meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear power plant hours after a huge tsunami smashed into it, according to cabinet minutes released on Friday, although it took officials more than a month to acknowledge it. The earthquake and tsunami on March 11 ... |
| Japan foresaw possible Fukushima meltdown from day 1 documents |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government foresaw the possibility of a meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear power plant hours after a huge tsunami smashed into it, according to cabinet minutes released on Friday, although it took officials more than a month to acknowledge it. |
| Japan cabinet stunned confused after quake minutes show |
| A stunned Japanese cabinet felt no one was taking charge days after a tsunami smashed into the Fukushima nuclear power plant, unofficial minutes released on Friday showed, evidence of the scale of confusion as the country faced its biggest crisis since World War Two. |
| Japanese Gymnast Shun Fujimoto Courage Personified at the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympic Games |
| Shun Fujimoto, a gymnast for Japan at the 1976 Summer Olympic Games in Montreal, Canada, put on a performance combining outstanding skill and awe-inspiring intestinal fortitude that has to be considered one of the greatest athletic feats in history. |
| Celebs remember Japan disaster |
| Cyndi Lauper, Justin Timberlake and Mia Farrow are among the stars who have reached out to the people of Japan exactly a year after the 2011 earthquake/tsunami disaster. |
| Stars remember Japan quake |
| Cyndi Lauper, Justin Timberlake and Mia Farrow are among the stars who have reached out to the people of Japan exactly a year after the 2011 earthquake/tsunami disaster. |
| Baptist Press Stories for Mar. 9 2012 Post tsunami Japanese open hearts to . |
| EDITOR'S NOTE: Since Japan's March 11, 2011, earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis, Southern Baptists have shared God's love through meeting physical and emotional needs of those who survived the sweeping tragedy. |
| Jinkawa will take memories back to Japan |
| Robert E. Lee's Haruna Jinkawa has the ball and looks for an opening as Abingdon's Olivia Ball guards her in the March 3 Group AA, Division 3 quarterfinal game at James Madison University. |
| JaVan Gospel Choir rallies for Japan |
| TICKING AWAY: A year to the day after an earthquake and tsunami killed possibly 19,000 Japanese and caused around $250-bil-lion-worth of damage, consul-general Hideki Ito hosted a memorial reception in HSBC Bank Canada's Georgia-at-Hornby atrium. Thanking all Canadians for their prompt aid, Ito urged attendees to visit Japan, especially the ... |
| The Avengers Japanese trailer confirms Gwyneth Paltrow return |
| Iron Man star will reprise her role as Pepper Potts in The Avengers . |
| Stephen Sondheim Tony Kushner and Patti LuPone join nationwide effort to help Japan theaters |
| NEW YORK — In a rehearsal room below Lincoln Center Theater, seven singers have gathered around a piano, trying to nail a mash-up of two songs from the musical "Pacific Overtures." "Let's do this from the top," Tony Award-winning director Bartlett Sher tells the singers. Read full article >> |
| Stephen Sondheim Tony Kushner and Patti LuPone join nationwide effort to help Japan theatres |
| NEW YORK, N.Y. - In a rehearsal room below Lincoln Center Theater, seven singers have gathered around a piano, trying to nail a mash-up of two songs from the musical "Pacific Overtures." |
| Julia Friedman The School of Things Japanese Art c. 1970 Comes to Los Angeles |
| Blum & Poe is pleased to announce its forthcoming exhibition Requiem for the Sun: The Art of Mono-ha, which examines the postwar Japanese artistic phenomenon Mono-ha (School of Things). |
| 1 year later Cyndi Lauper urges support for Japan |
| Cyndi Lauper is admired in Japan for not running away after last year's devastating earthquake and tsunami. |
| Cyndi Lauper urges support for Japan |
| TOKYO - Cyndi Lauper is admired in Japan for not running away after last year's devastating earthquake and tsunami. |
| Cyndi Lauper back in Japan a year removed from her performance after tsunami |
| Cyndi Lauper is admired in Japan for not running away after last year's devastating earthquake and tsunami. |
| Cyndi Lauper calls on world not to forget Japan |
| US pop legend Cyndi Lauper called on the world not to forget Japan's northern region, a day after the first anniversary of the country's quake-tsunami disaster. |
| Cyndi Lauper returns to Japan a year after earthquake |
| Cyndi Lauper is admired in Japan for not running away after 2011's devastating earthquake and tsunami. Now, the singer is back to show the Japanese people that she hasn't forgotten them. |
| Report from Finlay Tajiri Title Match In Japan New Zack Ryder Video Jack |
| - ECW Original New Jack will be appearing on the Bubba the Love Sponge Show on February 28th at 8:10am EST. - Finlay defended his SMASH Championship against Tajiri on February 19th in front of a packed house of 3,000 at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Japan. |
| Graduates leave to teach in Japan |
| A GROUP of six graduates will live their dream of working abroad after flying to Toowoomba's Japanese sister city Takatsuki at the end of the month. |
| IGNOU gets dollor 9.5 mn Japanese aid |
| The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has received a $9.5 million (Rs.47 crore) grant from the Japanese government, a statement said Thursday. |
| Japanese Snow White Trailer |
| Universal Pictures has revealed a new international (Japanese) trailer for their summer tent pole, Snow White and the Huntsman . You can check out the short clip which features some new scenes down below courtesy of TheMovieBox. The adventure stars Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, Sam Claflin, Ray Winstone, Ian McShane, ... |
| DoCoMo users hit 60 million half Japans population |
| Japan's largest mobile carrier NTT DoCoMo notched a milestone this week as its subscriber base hit nearly half the country's population.
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| UFC 144 promo The Japanese love their animation |
| It's goofy, but this has to be one of most unique promos we've ever seen for a UFC event. Between the South Park singers and the bulging eyeballs, it's pure dynamite. [ Watch UFC 144 right here on Yahoo! Sports … Continue reading ? |
| Apple tops Japanese smartphone market for first time |
| The historically anti-foreign Japanese cell phone market has finally given way to the iPhone as consumers buy more Apple-made devices than any other manufacturer.
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| How Entrepreneurs Created the Great Boom That Made Modern Japan |
| In less than two generations, during the late 19th century, Japan transformed itself from a medieval backwater to a dynamic modern economy. |
| Today in history A 9.0 earthquake and resulting tsunami struck Japan |
| Today is Sunday, March 11, the 71st day of 2012. There are 295 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On March 11, 2011, a magnitude-9.0 earthquake and resulting tsunami struck Japan 's northeastern coast, a combined disaster that killed nearly 20,000 people and caused... |
| Japan earthquake anniversary Digital media lessons weve learned |
| On the one-year anniversary of the 2011 Fukushima earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan, here are some thoughts on implications for the digital media realm.
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| Shinsai Theatres for Japan Benefit With Patti LuPone Ken Leung Jennifer Lim Paolo Montalban Held March 11 |
| Shinsai: Theatres for Japan, a benefit commemorating the devastating earthquake that struck the country one year ago, is presented March 11 at the Great Hall at Cooper Union. |
| An English childrens classic with a Japanese touch |
| Acclaimed animation studio breathes new life into familiar Borrowers story |
| Video Meryl Streep in Japan |
| Hollywood royalty has arrived in Japan. Actress Meryl Streep and "The Iron Lady" director Phyllida Lloyd are in Tokyo for the film's premiere. |
| Shinsai Theatres for Japan Benefit Will Feature Paolo Montalban Ann Harada Angel Desai Jennifer Lim Ken Leung |
| Paolo Montalban, Ann Harada, Angel Desai, Jennifer Lim and Ken Leung will be part of the March 11 benefit Shinsai: Theatres for Japan at the Great Hall at Cooper Union. |
| Japanese Olympic team places to be decided Lake Biwa Marathon PREVIEW |
| 2 March 2012 - The 67th annual Lake Biwa Marathon, Japan, the IAAF Gold Label Race, is scheduled to start on Sunday 4 March. The race is the last of the four Olympic marathon team qualifying races for Japanese men. |
| Scary stories from Japan make you look smart and creepy on movie night |
| Ken Hardin spotlights three "ghost" movies that express the patient and thoughtful storytelling typical of great Japanese cinema. |
| Godzilla and two more Japanese gems Kenneth Turans DVD picks |
| Three films from three different eras of Japanese cinematic history -- "United Red Army," "Three Outlaw Samurai" and "Godzilla" -- have been the beneficiaries of recent DVD releases. Three films from three different eras of Japanese cinematic history -- "United Red Army," "Three Outlaw Samurai" and "Godzilla" -- have been ... |
| Criticss DVD picks Godzilla and two more Japanese gems |
| Three films from three different eras of Japanese cinematic history -- "United Red Army," "Three Outlaw Samurai" and "Godzilla" -- have been the beneficiaries of recent DVD releases. Three films from three different eras of Japanese cinematic history -- "United Red Army," "Three Outlaw Samurai" and "Godzilla" -- have been ... |
| Boltons Japanese flyer Ryo Miyaichi wins Goal.com readers Asian Player of the Month award for February |
| Japanese teenager Ryo Miyaichi has been declared by Goal.com readers as the Asian player of the month for February after this week's poll throughout our Asian editions. |
| Japan astonishingly unprepared for Fukushima disaster |
| With the one-year anniversary of Japan's nuclear disaster approaching, an independent panel says Tepco and the nuclear industry had a false sense of security.
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| Disaster Relief by Nurses Main Topic During Japanese University Visit corrected link |
| Faculty of Elms College and Japan's University of Kochi, as well as local experts, discussed current nursing programs and disaster nursing. In this meeting of the minds, nursing faculty and college presidents discussed the demands placed on nurses as disaster responders as well as their recent experiences with post-disaster recovery.Chicopee, ... |
| India holds trilateral talks with Japan US |
| New Delhi, Mar 2: Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma met the delegates of the United States and Japan on a trilateral dialogue, here on Friday. |
| Michelin Crowns Three Star Restaurant in France as Japan Leads |
| Michelin today awarded a third star to one more restaurant in France, taking the total to 26 in the home of the guide, which drops further behind Japan for top- rated establishments. |
| Michelin Crowns Three Star Restaurant in France as Japan Extends Its Lead |
| Michelin (ML) today awarded a third star to one more restaurant in France , taking the total to 26 in the home of the guide, which drops further behind Japan for top- rated establishments. |
| Japanese artist creates music using brain waves |
| Normal instruments aren't enough for musician Masaki Batoh, so the Japanese artist and therapist created a machine that can create sound from brain waves.
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| Like dislike Mike Lowry drummer Big in Japan |
| Lowry chats with b about 'Law & Order,' underrated drummers and more For Baltimore rockers Big in Japan, having a live show known for improvised music is both exhilarating and nerve-racking. |
| Japan builds Tokyo Sky Tree worlds tallest tower |
| Standing 2,080 feet tall, the Tokyo Sky Tree is a new digital broadcast tower built on reclaimed land in the Japanese capital. Engineers are confident it won't topple in an earthquake.
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