Friday 3rd September, 2010
Dolphins caught, not killed, in Japan cove
TOKYO -- Dolphins have been herded into a cove as part of an annual hunt in the Japanese seaside town made famous by an Oscar-winning documentary about their slaughter, Sea Shepherd said Friday. A to...
Japan Eyes Revision of GDP Growth as Capex Fall Slows
Japanese companies cut capital spending in April-June by a less-than-expected 1.7 percent from the same period last year, pointing to an upward revision of an anaemic preliminary reading for second-qu...
Japan imposes additional sanctions on Iran
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan imposed additional sanctions against Iran over its disputed nuclear programme on Friday, following the lead of the United States in putting pressure on Tehran despite Tokyo's r...
As temperatures soar, Japanese turn to ghost houses
News on JapanA ghost figure is pictured at a haunted house in Tokyo Dome City amusement park in Tokyo September 2, 2010. Other nations drink water or eat watermelons in summer, but the Japanese flock to ''obake ya...
NHK to resume live broadcasts of sumo
News on JapanTOKYO Japan's public TV broadcaster is to resume live sumo broadcasts, after canceling coverage of July's Nagoya tournament over a betting scandal that hit the country's ancient sport. NHK officials...
Police to send papers on 'thieving cop'
News on JapanThe Yomiuri Shimbun YOKOHAMA--Police said they will send papers to prosecutors over a senior police officer who allegedly stole a bicycle because he was worried about being late for work. Th...
Japan Starts Disposing of WWII Chemical Weapons Left in China, Asahi Says
General Sources. Japan plans to destroy 36,000 munitions in Nanjing during the next 12 months before expanding the operation to other cities, the newspaper reported, citing
Japan Said to View U.S. as Yen Intervention Obstacle
General SourcesSept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Japan views probable U.S. opposition to intervention in the foreign-exchange market to address the appreciating yen as an obstacle to taking unilateral action, according to thre...
Japan Service Sector Decline Slows
General Sources(RTTNews) - Japan's service sector activity continued to decline in August but at a slower pace compared to July, new survey data showed on Friday.Markit Economics said the Nomura services purchasing ...
Japan shares rise on cue from U.S. stock advance
Market WatchTOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Japanese shares edged higher Friday morning in Tokyo, with technology and auto firms among the gainers on the heels of an advance on the U.S. stock market. The Nikkei Stock Aver...
JAPAN: Japan`s H1 apparel imports down 5.9% in value
Bharat Textilereport on January-June apparel imports based on Ministry of Finance trade statistics, imports decreased in general, but increased from ASEAN centering on Vietnam, Indonesia and Myanmar, as well as fro...
Sony Bets on Higher Priced E-Reader
CBS News(AP) Lately, the electronic-reader market has been a race to the bottom, with major players such as Amazon.com Inc. and Barnes & Noble Inc. tussling over which can offer consumers the best, cheapest e...
Tokyo stocks open higher after economic worries ease+
BreitbartTOKYO, Sept. 3 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Tokyo stocks opened higher Friday after better-than-expected U.S. data eased worries about the global economy and drove up shares on Wall Street. In the first 1...
Dollar traded at the lower 84 yen range in early Tokyo deals+
BreitbartTOKYO, Sept. 3 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The U.S. dollar traded in the lower 84 yen range early Friday in Tokyo, up slightly from its level in New York overnight. At 9 a.m., the dollar fetched 84.35-47 ...
URGENT: Japan's corporate capital spending falls 1.7% in April-June+
BreitbartTOKYO, Sept. 3 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: TO BE LED) Japan's corporate capital spending for all industries in the April- June quarter fell 1.7 percent from a year earlier, the Finance Ministry sai...
A mobile facility to dispose of abandoned chemical weapons in Nanjing, China
The Asahi ShimbunNANJING, China--Japan is finally moving to dispose of chemical weapons left in China by the Imperial Japanese Army at the end of World War II. Munitions are to be blown up and chemicals rendered ...
COMMENTARY: Duel should expose true side of overrated Ozawa
The Asahi ShimbunThe Democratic Party of Japan's presidential election has been hyped as a duel between Prime Minister Naoto Kan and Ichiro Ozawa, the party's former secretary-general. But watching all the twists and ...
Asian media, officials cast wary eye toward DPJ presidential election
The Asahi ShimbunMedia and government officials in China and South Korea are casting a wary eye on the Democratic Party of Japan's presidential election, with many observers expressing a generally positive attitude to...
North Korea tweets to the world, except a wary South
The Asahi ShimbunSEOUL--Although South Korea has cut off access inside the country to what appears to be North Korea's Twitter account, the rest of the world seems keen to read every tweet coming from the hermit kingd...
Firm to hire execs via help-wanted ad
The Asahi ShimbunU-Shin Ltd., a leading auto parts maker that posted a help-wanted ad to find a president, plans to offer executive positions to applicants who narrowly miss landing the top job, the company said Wedne...
Nikkei up 1.5 percent climbs further above 16-month low
The Asahi ShimbunTOKYO--Japan's Nikkei average rose 1.5 percent on Thursday, moving further away from a 16-month low touched the previous day, after U.S. and Chinese manufacturing data eased investor worries about the...
IMF sees strong S. Korea growth, urges measured exit
The Asahi ShimbunWASHINGTON--South Korea should pursue "a carefully calibrated exit" from economic stimulus policies in the face of strong growth this year, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday. The ...
EDITORIAL: Let the battle begin
The Asahi ShimbunWe are gratified that differences between the two candidates for the Democratic Party of Japan's leadership race have become fairly clear. It is our hope that Prime Minister Naoto Kan and former DPJ S...
EDITORIAL: Managing public finance
The Asahi ShimbunPrime Minister Naoto Kan and former Democratic Party of Japan Secretary-General Ichiro Ozawa showed strikingly different stances on implementing the party's manifesto in Wednesday's news conference. ...
VOX POPULI: Blind faith is no substitute for a good doctor
The Asahi ShimbunThe term "fake drug" has a phony ring. Even so, potions with no medical properties can actually help some patients. As long as patients trust the doctors who prescribe them, taking "drugs" with n...
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