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Friday 30th July, 2010

  • Japan executes two men by hanging

      Japan executes two men by hanging

    The Japan News.Net

    Kazuo Shinozawa, 59, and Hidenori Ogata, 33, faced the hangman's noose after being convicted of multiple murders.

    • Toyota recalls 400,000 cars in US

    The Japan News.Net

    Japanese carmaker Toyota is recalling more than 400,000 cars in the US over fears of defects in the steering system, the company said Thursday.

    • Panasonic returns to profit in first quarter

    The Japan News.Net

    Panasonic Corp Thursday reported a first-quarter net profit of 43.7 billion yen ($502 million), a turnaround from a 53-billion-yen net loss the previous year, and raised its full-year forecasts.

  • 'Joint South Korea-US drill sent strong message to North'

    The Japan News.Net

    Four-day joint naval drills by the South Korean and US military in the Sea of Japan sent a strong message to North Korea, the US command said Thursday.

  • Sony's Response To New Kindle: Not Chasing "Cheapest E-Reader" Title

    Forbes

    All the chatter about Amazon's new, $139 e-reader isn't forcing competitor Sony to lower its prices--at least not yet. On July 29, the day after Amazon's

  • UAE official: Japanese ship was in collision

    The Daily Star

    DUBAI: The chief official at the port where a Japanese tanker was docked a day after it was damaged at the mouth of the Persian Gulf said Thursday investigators now believe the ship was involved in a ...

  • iPod Nano is a fire hazard, Japanese ministry says

    Christian Science Monitor

    iPod Nano music player occasionally catches fire when charging, a Japanese official said this week. Japan has demanded that Apple deliver a report by Aug. 4 on the precautions the company will take wi...

  • Japan announces death penalty review after hanging two men

    General Sources

    Tokyo – Japan's government says it has plans to review its use of the death penalty after it angered abolitionists by executing two men this week, in the first hangings since the country’s...

  • Japan assures continued development assistance

    General Sources

    Japan has assured Sri Lanka that Overseas Development Assistance will be continuously extended to the island in the fields of infrastructure and tourism.This assurance has been given by Seiji Maehara ...

  • Sony raises forecast as demand surges

    Gulf News

    Tokyo: Sony Corp., the world's number three television maker, raised its full-year earnings forecasts after sales of TVs and game consoles helped the company to an unexpected profit last quarter. Net...

  • Charismatic Chan makes 'Karate Kid' role his own

    Japan Times

    HOLLYWOOD — He's featured in more than 100 movies spanning six decades, holds the Guinness World Record for most stunts by a living actor, and has enjoyed a career as one of China's truly global...

  • Bringing samurai spirit and business acumen to kabuki

    Japan Times

    On July 1, 2009, Kenzaburo Mogi, 72, a former vice chairman of the soy sauce manufacturing giant Kikkoman Corporation, was appointed to direct the Japan Arts Council, which covers all traditional perf...

  • Harp on Mouth Sextet "Kasane no Neiro"

    Japan Times

    Hailing from Kyoto, Harp on Mouth Sextet create their own contemporary groove-oriented version of gagaku, a centuries-old form of Japanese court music. Among the stronger performers on the up-and-come...

  • Ferment within the SDP

    Japan Times

    Ms. Kiyomi Tsujimoto, a Social Democratic Party stalwart and a star politician as much as party chief Mizuho Fukushima is, announced her departure from the party Tuesday. This could seriously damage t...

  • Posterity in action — all's fair in war and softcore porn

    Japan Times

    August is the season in Japan for a never-ending stream of films and TV programs about World War II. Quite naturally, from the Japanese perspective, most of this outpouring examines the war's closing ...

  • Jolie makes 'Salt' hit of the season

    Japan Times

    Never has an actress looked so good in a tank top under a sleek black pants suit — with the exception of maybe Uma Thurman, Angelina Jolie proves she has the Hollywood femme action market corner...

  • LCD Soundsystem bring some edge to Fuji Rock Fest

    Japan Times

    Be sure to check out our live online coverage of the 2010 Fuji Rock Festival at tokyo.japantimes.co.jp. We'll feature interviews with some of the acts, reviews of all the major performances and lots o...

  • Who deserves to sit alongside Chagall?

    Japan Times

    There are many ways to view the lush, colorful, dreamlike and apparently naive art of Marc Chagall, one of the undoubted greats of 20th-century painting. "Marc Chagall and the Russian Avant-garde, fro...

  • Meat is murder, as the undead strike back

    Japan Times

    A somewhat better mix of dark humor and gore can be found in "Zombieland," which ranks somewhere below "Shaun of the Dead" and above "Fido" in the zom-com department. Director Ruben Fleischer's flick ...

  • Mr. Kan and the DPJ under watch

    Japan Times

    The Kan administration and the Democratic Party of Japan, which was beaten in the July 11 Upper House election, will be on the defensive during an extraordinary Diet session from Friday. Opposition fo...

  • Making 'BioArt' a cultural practice

    Japan Times

    At this year's Society for Social Studies Conference at the University of Tokyo, Aug. 25-29, there will be a session on "BioArt," which begs the question: What would that be?

  • Japanese dietary tips to prevent summer lethargy

    Japan Times

    Anyone who has spent a summer in Japan will likely be well- acquainted with natsubate, or "summer fatigue" — a general state of lethargy and tiredness, lack of concentration, sleeplessness and e...

  • Various Artists "Bamboo Pirate presents Max Essa vs. John Daly"

    Japan Times

    "Bamboo Pirate presents Max Essa vs. John Daly" is an example of the latter. It's a bootleg CD released to help promote the artists here in Japan, and the DJs use their skills behind the decks with re...

  • Fukushima pressured to quit

    Japan Times

    Social Democratic Party leader Mizuho Fukushima came under pressure from within the party Thursday to step down and take responsibility for the SDP's setback in the Upper House election on July 11.

  • Pitino testifies about sex encounter

    Japan Times

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) A woman accused of demanding millions to stay quiet about a tryst with Rick Pitino initiated the sex by whispering to him and unzipping his pants when he got up to leave an empty ...

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