Friday 30th July, 2010
Snake venom may harbour heart disease, cancer cure
In a study on how the body responds to toxins in snake venom, Japanese scientists have reported that their findings could help in the development of therapies for heart disease and cancer.
Soon, used electric car batteries to generate cheap household power
Owners of electric cars might soon be able to use their old car battery to run their household electricity, according to a leading Japanese automaker.
Japan's unemployment rate rises, output falls surprisingly
Japan's unemployment rate ticked higher while production of automobiles and electronic gadgets saw a surprise slip in June, data showed yesterday, in signs that an export-driven recovery may be stalli...
China overtakes Japan as No. 2 economy
The China PostBEIJING -- China has overtaken Japan to become the world's second-largest economy, the fruit of three decades of rapid growth that has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty.
Japan's Mazda narrows losses in first quarter: Kyodo
General SourcesTOKYO (AFP) – Japan's Mazda Motor Corp said Friday it had incurred a 2.1 billion yen (24.29 million US dollar) net loss in the first quarter, down from 21.52 billion yen a year earlier, Kyod...
Japan PM calls for cooperation to avoid gridlock
General SourcesOn Friday July 30, 2010, 12:09 pm EDT TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan, fresh off a major defeat in parliamentary elections, called on the opposition parties Friday to cooperate in pa...
Sony, McAfee, sued over software activation patent
CNetAfter suing Microsoft for patent infringement, Uniloc USA is now turning its sights on a host of other companies. In a suit filed in U.S. District Court in the eastern district of Texas Thursday, Uni...
Tokyo's oldest man had been dead 30 years
The AustralianDESPITE his claim to fame, old Sogen Kato had always been remarkably reclusive. Born in 1899, he was for many years listed as the oldest person in Tokyo and one of the 50 oldest in the world.
BlackBerry maker RIM races past Sony Ericsson in mobile phone sales
The Triangle Business JournalResearch in Motion improved its share of the mobile phone market to 3.5 percent in the second quarter, according to figures released Friday by research firm IDC. Research in Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM), wh...
Angola: ANIP Co-Ordinator Meets With Japanese Entrepreneurs
All AfricaLuanda — The co-ordinator of the Restructuring Commission for the National Private Investments Agency (ANIP), Aguinaldo Jaime, received on Thursday in Luanda a Japanese entrepreneurial delegatio...
Japan Fin Min Noda: Volatile FX Moves Could Hurt Japan Econ - Kyodo
Morning Star-(Dow Jones)- Japan Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Friday that volatile foreign exchange moves could hurt Japan's economy, adding that the government will keep a close eye on financial market ...
Japan: For the first time a US official to attend Hiroshima commemoration
Spero NewsThe Aug. 6 ceremony marks the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing that killed 140 thousand people. John Ross, U.S. ambassador to Japan, representatives of France and the UK will be present for the ...
JAPAN-SOUTH KOREA: 100 Years Later, Mistrust far From Gone
IPSTOKYO - Economies ties between Japan and South Korea are becoming stronger by the day, and the neighbouring countries have also been collaborating more frequently on the cultural front.
2 children found dead at Osaka apartment, mother arrested
News on JapanA 23-year-old woman was arrested Friday on suspicion of abandoning the bodies of her two children at her apartment in the city of Osaka, police said. Sanae Shimomura, who works at an adult entertainm...
Truth Is out there in Japan's odd properties
News on Japansmooth, white, egg-shaped house (“from another dimension,” the company says) has two bedrooms and will set you back 350,000 yen per month. B-Mania promotes its listing for the house with the phra...
Japan Banks Post Solid 1Q Profits, Bond-Trading Gains Help
General Sources(Combines earnings reports from MUFG, Mizuho and Aozora.) TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- Japan's leading banks saw solid net profits gains in the first fiscal quarter as the number of bad loans stemming from the...
Yahoo Japan switches to Google search
CNetIf there was any doubt that Yahoo Japan is separate from Yahoo in the United States, let this dispel it: Yahoo Japan has signed a deal to use Google's search engine rather than Microsoft's. The dea...
China overtakes Japan as No.2 economy: FX chief
ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - China has overtaken Japan to become the world's second-largest economy, the fruit of three decades of rapid growth that has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty.
Did Iran attack Japanese oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz?
Christian Science MonitorSome are pointing fingers at Iran, which has threatened to close off the strategic Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for sanctions, for denting a Japanese oil tanker this week. Some 40 percent of the wo...
Japan Tanker Shows How Getting Answers on Ship Security Not Easy
Insurance JournalThe confusion around what the owners initially called a possible "attack" on a Japanese tanker in the volatile Straits of Hormuz shows the difficulties markets and policymakers face reacting to securi...
Nikkei Stock Average closed at 9,537.30, down 158.72 points
Canadian BusinessTOKYO - The Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues closed at 9,537.30 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday, down 158.72 points or 1.64 per cent.
Japan to limit leverage of retail FX margin traders
General Sources* Japan slashes leverage of retail FX margin traders * Regulators worried about speculation, position losses * Margin brokers brace for drop in trading volume * Little impact seen on yen; big posit...
Japanese stocks hit by strong yen, lead Asia lower
Market WatchHONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Asian markets declined Friday after a sluggish finish to the prior session on Wall Street, with Japanese shares hit particularly hard as weak economic indicators and a stron...
Megabanks Sumitomo Mitsui and Tokyo-Mitsubishi ban financing of cluster bomb production
Mainichi DailyThe Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd. and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. have banned lending and investment financing for the production of cluster bombs, the Mainichi has learned. In light of the Osl...
Microsoft to confront Japan watchdog on Yahoo-Google deal
Times of IndiaTOKYO: Microsoft plans to argue before Japan's Fair Trade Commission that a tie-up between Yahoo! Japan and Google is anti-competitive, local media said Friday. The watchdog has said the deal ...
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