Saturday 21st November, 2009
Equities in Asia close the week mixed
The Japan News.NetThe biggest loser on the day was the Australian All Ordinaries which fell 1.28%.
Musharraf ordered 35 bulletproof Mercedes from Japan to safeguard his ministers, bureaucrats
New KeralaIslamabad, Nov.21 : Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf certainly put the safety of his ministers and bureaucrats on top of his priorities even if it cost the nation millions of rupees.
Lancet retracts paper by Japanese research team for shoddy methodology
Mainichi DailyA British medical journal has retracted a clinical study submitted by a team of Japanese researchers, after another study group questioned the credibility of its results. The paper, published in The ...
Rugby: Japan beat Canada to complete test match double+
BreitbartTOKYO, Nov. 21 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Japan ran in four tries to overpower Canada 27-6 and take the two-game test series between the two nations on Saturday. Japan, who demolished the North Americans 46-...
Review: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 digital camera
MacworldCyber-shot DSC-W290 is a great option. A wide-angle lens, a sharp 3-inch LCD screen, and a 720p HD movie mode also add to its overall appeal, but we have seen better image quality from similarly price...
Some Sony e-readers may not arrive for the holidays
MacworldSony unveiled the Reader Daily Edition , its first e-reader with a wireless connection, it said it would be available in December in time for the holidays.
Gov't to admit existence of secret pact on U.S. bringing nukes into Japan
Japan TodayTOKYO — The Foreign Ministry has decided to admit the existence of a secret Japan-U.S. pact under which Tokyo allows stopovers of U.S. military vessels or aircraft carrying nuclear weapons, min...
Tanzania, Zambia seek one-time ivory distribution to Japan, China
Japan TodayTOKYO — Tanzania and Zambia have proposed they be allowed to sell ivory of African elephants, whose international deals are prohibited under the Washington Convention, just one time to Japan an...
U.S. soldier 'sorry' for Japan death
The China PostTOKYO -- A U.S. soldier in Japan has apologized over a deadly hit-and-run accident, his lawyer said Friday, in a high-profile case that comes amid a bilateral row over American military bases.
Japan central bank keeps super-low interest rates
The China PostTOKYO -- Japan's central bank left its super-low interest rates unchanged on Friday as the government declared for the first time in more than three years that Asia's biggest economy is in a phase of ...
In Britain, Visions of Japan’s Decade of Stagnation
International Herald TribuneThe prospect of a period of Japan-like outcome in Britain was aired last month by a member of the monetary policy committee of the Bank of England, above.
In Britain, Visions of Japan’s Decade of Stagnation
International Herald TribuneThe prospect of a period of Japan-like outcome in Britain was aired last month by a member of the monetary policy committee of the Bank of England, above.
World Briefing | Asia: Japan: U.S. Soldier Says He May Have Run Over Man
International Herald TribuneAn American soldier has admitted that he may have run over a Japanese man who was found dead two weeks ago on the southern island of Okinawa, his lawyer said on Friday. Under an agreement that irritat...
Deflation hits Japan ... again
The IndependentIt's official. After months of avoiding the issue, Japan's government yesterday admitted that deflation is once again casting its long shadow over the land of the rising sun. The monthly report from ...
Sony planning web services offensive
InfomaticsSony is planning to launch a new set of web services over the next year.The company revealed in a special press event in Tokyo that it is preparing a series of services aimed at adding online capabil...
Tanzania, Zambia seek one-time ivory distribution to Japan, China+
BreitbartTOKYO, Nov. 21 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Tanzania and Zambia have proposed they be allowed to sell ivory of African elephants, whose international deals are prohibited under the Washington Convention, just ...
Final farewell to an illustrious actor
The Asahi ShimbunFamily members and friends bid farewell to actor Hisaya Morishige, who died Nov. 10 aged 96, at his funeral in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Friday. More than 1,000 mourners, including former Prime Minister ...
It's official: Economy hit by mild deflation
The Asahi ShimbunThe government declared Friday that the economy is in a state of deflation, triggering fears that falling prices will affect wages and employment and undermine the incipient economic recovery. In...
Fund paid big sum in final days of Aso era
The Asahi ShimbunA secret discretionary fund operated by the Cabinet Secretariat paid out 250 million yen in cash to Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawamura in the waning days of the administration headed by Prime Mini...
Panel compiles 9 guidelines to cut waste in other projects
The Asahi ShimbunGiven limited time, a government task force will apply nine guidelines to weed out wasteful spending for projects requested in the fiscal 2010 budget that cannot be thoroughly scrutinized. The gu...
Committees ram through 4 bills
The Asahi ShimbunThe ruling parties rammed through four of 11 remaining bills in Lower House committees Friday but stopped short of passing them through the chamber after being harshly criticized for using strong-arm ...
Japanese to head Red Cross Federation
The Asahi ShimbunNAIROBI--Tadateru Konoe, head of the Japanese Red Cross Society, was elected president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) on Thursday. Konoe, 70, is th...
EDITORIAL: Job market for students
The Asahi ShimbunAs of early October, nearly 40 percent of university seniors seeking jobs after they graduate in March had no offers of employment, according to a government survey. The percentage of those who s...
EDITORIAL: Ruling bloc's power play
The Asahi ShimbunThe scene that unfolded early Friday at the Diet was all too reminiscent of the era under Liberal Democratic Party rule. The three-party ruling coalition led by the Democratic Party of Japan stea...
POINT OF VIEW/ Noriko Moriya: Give sex crime victims a choice on trial system
The Asahi ShimbunThe nation's first sex crime trial under the citizen judge system ended in September in Aomori Prefecture. The defendant, accused of robbing and raping two women in two separate incidents, was sentenc...
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