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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page The Japan News.Net http://www.thejapannews.net/ en-us Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:31:25 -0500 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:31:25 -0500 30 The body of a man has been found slumped in the landing gear of a plane at Japan's Narita Airport. http://www.thejapannews.net/story/598747 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:05:47 -0500 The Japan News.Net http://www.thejapannews.net/story/598747 Islamabad, Feb. 8 : Pakistan's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is scheduled to meet on Tuesday to discuss the mega scandal regarding the sale of Pakistan Embassy's building in Tokyo at a throwaway price in 2007. http://www.thejapannews.net/story/598914 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:30:11 -0500 ANI http://www.thejapannews.net/story/598914 Tokyo (dpa) - Toyota Motor Corp is to recall more than 270,000 of its 2010 Prius hybrid cars after increasing complaints of braking problems, Japan's Kyodo News agency reported Monday, citing unnamed ... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32070845&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:46:28 -0500 Hispanic Business Magazine http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32070845&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 ATHENS — Even as the European Union and the International Monetary Fund lay the groundwork for a giant first-round bailout, debate is swirling about whether Greece can avoid sovereign default. http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32071646&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:16:31 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32071646&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO — Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada told his counterpart from the Somali transitional government on Monday that Japan will offer $35.2 million for police assistance, infrastructure maintenan... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32071585&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:02:49 -0500 Japan Today http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32071585&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 VANCOUVER — Seiko Hashimoto, Japan’s Chef de Mission for the upcoming Vancouver Olympics, said Sunday she has set the country’s athletes a target of 10 medals. ‘‘As a me... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32071607&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:02:44 -0500 Japan Today http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32071607&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO, Feb. 9 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The following are the headlines of top stories carried by major Japanese newspapers in their Tuesday morning editions: -- Ozawa reiterates willingness to continue ser... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32071962&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:55:26 -0500 Breitbart http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32071962&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 The Indonesian government through PT Badak Natural Gas Liquefaction (NGL) owes Japanese buyers US $2 billion worth of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The debt is an accumulation of shortages in LNG ex... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068734&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:44:16 -0500 Rigzone http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068734&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Sony's $399 Reader offers more than Amazon's Kindle—and reaffirms that, even in an Apple iPad world, the parade hasn't completely left Sony behind http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068778&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:18:16 -0500 Business Week http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068778&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 The Yomiuri Shimbun The gravitational pull of the moon and sun may serve as the last straw in triggering earthquakes, researchers have found. Though the effects of the two heavenly bodies--kno... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068780&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:17:39 -0500 News on Japan http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068780&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 One in three married Japanese couples is apparently "sexless," a startling proportion said to be swelling by the year. However, it's not just the marriage bed that's gone cold. Many young couples, too... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068781&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:17:37 -0500 News on Japan http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068781&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO — In the West, a somewhat condescending verdict on Japanese women has long been that they are too submissive and doll-like. For close to a decade, the Japanese media have exhorted women to... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068779&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:14:54 -0500 International Herald Tribune http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068779&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Toyota ’s president, Akio Toyoda, apologized for the recalls that have marred Toyota’s reputation, he talked not just about his company’s fate, but also his nation’s. http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32067498&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:14:47 -0500 International Herald Tribune http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32067498&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Choo has turned his passion for Japanese subculture from a hobby into a business. He recently published "Otacool: Worldwide Otaku Rooms," a book about otaku (geeks) and the rooms they have turned into... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32067953&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:08:53 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32067953&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 As expected, the $6.4 billion arms deal for Taiwan that Washington announced Jan. 29 has caused the temperature of the already chilly U.S-China relationship to plummet. Defensive in nature, the we... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068335&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:08:30 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068335&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Toyota Motor Corp. is in a crisis of critical proportions, the worst in its 70-plus-year history. The firm has voluntarily recalled millions of vehicles worldwide, and has suspended the production and... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068759&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:08:28 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068759&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Close encounters: Sea Shepherd Conservation Society founder Paul Watson holds a bullet he claims hit him, which he says was fired by the Japanese Coast Guard during a clash between his group and the... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068760&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:08:26 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068760&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Between fiscal 1991 — when the economic bubble burst — and fiscal 2008, Japan's gross domestic product all but stopped growing, rising a mere 1 percent per year on average. Negative growth... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32067628&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:08:20 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32067628&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Debts left by failed companies in January more than tripled from a year earlier to ¥838.99 billion due to the collapse of Japan Airlines Corp., a credit research company said Monday. http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068761&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:08:18 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068761&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Brees and the Saints rallied to upset Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 Sunday night in one of pro football's most thrilling title games. http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068762&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:08:16 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068762&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Accompanied by local police, they checked whether some of the items they seized from several suspects they arrested for trafficking in stolen items in Hong Kong belonged to the Tenshodo store. The i... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32067877&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:08:15 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32067877&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 SHANGHAI (Kyodo) The Japan Cherry Blossom Association and the Japanese business community in Shanghai have donated 2,000 cherry trees to the city to promote bilateral good will. http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32067629&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:08:13 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32067629&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Despite the criticism leveled against Toyota over car safety, Japanese still largely view the world's largest automaker with pride — so much so that some wonder whether pressure on Toyota in the... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068337&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:08:12 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068337&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 All of Japan's top six banks reported better earnings for the April-December period than a year ago, backed by decreased bad-loan disposal costs or lower stock investment losses, according to financia... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32067572&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:08:11 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32067572&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 SEOUL (Kyodo) Seoul is working to secure the handover of hundreds of volumes of Korean royal documents, including official records of the royal family, that were looted during Japan's 1910-1945 coloni... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068765&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:08:09 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068765&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 NAGOYA (Kyodo) Toyota Motor Corp. is set to announce a recall this week over brake problems with its 2010 Prius hybrid both in the United States and Japan, affecting more than 270,000 vehicles, source... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068336&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:08:07 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068336&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Japan Airlines Corp., which last month filed for bankruptcy protection, is expected to remain in the oneworld grouping led by American Airlines Inc. and drop plans to ally with Delta Air Lines Inc. an... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068440&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:08:06 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068440&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fourteen prefectural assemblies have adopted statements against giving permanent foreign residents the right to vote in local elections since the Democratic Party of Japan took power last year. http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068764&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:08:04 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068764&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 The Giants are overflowing with quality players, but with only so many positions to go around, there could be a number of unhappy faces in the Yomiuri dugout. http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068763&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:08:03 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068763&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Vince Carter and Dwight Howard each scored nine points in that period to erase an 11-point halftime deficit, and the Magic went on to beat the Boston Celtics 96-89 on Sunday. http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068766&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:08:01 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068766&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 "To survive global competition, our company thought the merger (with Suntory) would play a huge role on various fronts, so we made our best possible efforts," Kirin President Kazuyasu Kato told a news... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068768&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:07:58 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068768&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 NAHA, Okinawa Pref. (Kyodo) New Mayor Susumu Inamine of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, vowed on his first day in office Monday to oppose the plan to relocate U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to his ci... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068767&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:07:56 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068767&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama agreed Monday in Tokyo that Israel and Palestine must quickly resume their stalled peace talks. http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068769&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:07:54 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068769&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 NAGOYA (Kyodo) Regional coast guard officials searched Nippon Steel Corp.'s Nagoya works on allegations that high-density alkaline water leaked into the port. http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068770&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:07:52 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068770&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Japan established its presence in the baseball universe after winning the inaugural World Baseball Classic in 2006 and repeating the feat in 2009. But when it comes to soccer, the national squad is se... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32067630&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:07:50 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32067630&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 SAPPORO — Inmates at Abashiri Prison in Hokkaido are producing garbage cages that are winning strong popularity from resident associations and other groups because they save space and deter crow... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068771&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:07:49 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068771&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 SAO PAULO (AP) Robinho scored the winning goal in his first game back with Brazil's Santos, giving the team a 2-1 win over top rival Sao Paulo in state tournament play Sunday. http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068772&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:07:47 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068772&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Didier Drogba scored twice in the first 23 minutes to establish a dominance that Arsenal was unable to overturn despite an improved second-half performance. Victory lifted the Blues to 58 points, tw... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068773&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:07:46 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068773&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Male nonsmokers who consume large quantities of soybean products like tofu and "natto" fermented beans face a remarkably lower risk of lung cancer than those who eat less, indicating the benefits of s... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068774&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:07:42 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068774&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Democratic Party of Japan kingpin Ichiro Ozawa on Monday was given the go sign to remain as the party's secretary general by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama despite mounting public calls that he step do... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068775&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:07:39 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068775&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 JAKARTA (Kyodo) Greenpeace activists staged a protest outside the Japanese Embassy in Jakarta on Monday to call for a fair trial of two of their colleagues in Japan who were arrested after exposing th... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32067809&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:07:36 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32067809&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 VANCOUVER (Kyodo) Seiko Hashimoto, Japan's Chef de Mission for the upcoming Vancouver Olympics, said Sunday she has set the country's athletes a target of 10 medals. http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068338&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:07:35 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068338&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 After a 34-point loss on Saturday, the Saitama Broncos regrouped when it mattered most. They overcame a large fourth-quarter deficit and defeated the Niigata Albirex BB 94-89 in overtime at Tokorozawa... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068776&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:07:33 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068776&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Kan attended a two-day meeting of the Group of Seven developed nations through Saturday, not to talk about angling but to discuss how best to return the global economy to a self-sustained recovery pat... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068777&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:07:31 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068777&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO — The government unveiled a draft bill Monday to review the nation’s postal privatization process, proposing a realignment of the Japan Post group into three companies from the pres... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068339&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:54:32 -0500 Japan Today http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068339&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Is Japan, mired in debt and deflation, the next Greece? Even its financial services minister has suggested that Japan Post, the giant bank his ministry oversees, should diversify out of Japanese gover... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068323&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:40:50 -0500 Financial Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068323&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO (Reuters) - He raps. He chants. And this month, Japan's famed hip-hop loving monk, better known as MC Happiness, will tap dance on stage, in the name of Buddhism. Kansho Tagai heads the 400-y... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068758&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:38:05 -0500 ABC http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32068758&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Would you buy a Toyota car right now? Neither would I. Neither would more and more Americans, judging from last month's 16% drop in U.S. sales. And I've been a loyal Toyota customer. In my life I have... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32064520&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:34:03 -0500 Forbes http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32064520&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tokyo - A body has been found inside the wheel-well of a Delta Air Lines plane after it landed in Tokyo from New York, and Japanese authorities are trying to identify the man. The police at Narita ... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32064409&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:09:18 -0500 IOL http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32064409&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Japanese officials are trying to identify a body found on a Delta Airlines flight which arrived in Tokyo from New York on Sunday night.A mechanic found the body inside one of the landing gear compartm... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32061845&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:21:46 -0500 BBC http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32061845&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wyclef Jean kicks off "Live Sets," a series of live online concerts brought to you by Sony's new global brand message, make.believe (pronounced "make-dot-believe"). "Live Sets&... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32061772&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:10:41 -0500 Earth Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32061772&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 A body was found inside a wheel well of a Delta Air Lines plane after it landed in Tokyo from New York, and Japanese authorities Monday were trying to identify the man. http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32062336&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:56:16 -0500 Gadsden Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32062336&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO (Reuters) - He raps. He chants. And this month, Japan's famed hip-hop loving monk, better known as MC Happiness, will tap dance on stage, in the name of Buddhism. http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32062338&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:52:05 -0500 Breitbart http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32062338&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO (AP) - A body was found inside a wheel well of a Delta Air Lines plane after it landed in Tokyo from New York, and Japanese authorities Monday were trying to identify the man. The body of the ap... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32062335&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:46:33 -0500 Find Law http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32062335&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO — A body was found inside a wheel well of a Delta Air Lines plane after it landed in Tokyo from New York, and Japanese authorities Monday were trying to identify the man. The body of ... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32059633&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:02:52 -0500 Sign on San Diego http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32059633&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO - The Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues closed at 9,951.82 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Monday, down 114.19 points or 0.58 per cent. http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32058708&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:40:55 -0500 Canadian Business http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32058708&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 A Greenpeace activist Monday called on Japanese government to be cautious in the trial of two Greenpeace members arrested for uncovering major corruption in Japan's whaling business.Junichi Sato and T... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32058817&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:56:22 -0500 People's Daily http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32058817&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) shakes hands with Taizo Nishimuro, Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) president, during his meeting with members attending the first meeting of the fifth 21st Century Committee ... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32059265&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:56:22 -0500 People's Daily http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32059265&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 February 8, 2010 The Japanese press report Toyota is considering even more recalls. This time the recalls would involve 2010 Prius and the Lexus and Sai hybrids — they all share the same brake g... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32056541&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:13:14 -0500 NPR http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32056541&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO — Japanese authorities said Monday they are trying to identify a body found inside one of the landing gear compartments on a Delta Airlines plane flight that arrived in Tokyo from New York. http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32057056&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:05:31 -0500 Fox News http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32057056&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO — Japanese authorities said Monday they are trying to identify a body found inside one of the landing gear compartments on a Delta Airlines plane flight that arrived in Tokyo from New York.... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32057418&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:04:23 -0500 CTV http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32057418&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 European stocks staged a fragile rebound on Monday after sharp falls last week caused by mounting debt fears in Europe, but Tokyo hit the lowest point in nearly two months as most http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32057139&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:39:24 -0500 Yahoo!7 News http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32057139&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 A cold snap is wreaking havoc in northern and eastern Japan. A record 81cm of snow fell for the first time in 26 years. Some towns have recorded a total snow fall of nearly 3m. In the city of Ni-igat... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32055028&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:41:43 -0500 SABC http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32055028&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 February 8, 2010 The Japanese press report Toyota is considering even more recalls. This time the 2010 Prius and the Lexus and Sai hybrids, which all share the same brake glitch. Reports say the recal... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32054606&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:39:48 -0500 NPR http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32054606&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Submit your comment European stocks staged a fragile rebound on Monday after sharp falls last week caused by mounting debt fears in Europe, but Tokyo hit the lowest point in nearly two months as most ... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32055063&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:11:22 -0500 Business Report http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32055063&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 A theater troupe is set to put on a drama in Tokyo beginning on Tuesday featuring a family-run factory hit hard by the recession. The theater troupe, "Gekidan Dora" ("Theater Gong"), will perform "Hi... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32055384&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:10:03 -0500 Mainichi Daily http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32055384&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tokyo, Feb 8, 2010 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has announced that its new -generation electric vehicle i-MiEV has been awarded with the "Environment Special Grand Prize"... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32054586&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:05:49 -0500 Yahoo!7 News http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32054586&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tokyo, Feb 8, 2010 - (JCN Newswire) - Sony Corporation today announced the development of the world's first(1) millimeter-wave wireless intra-connection technology that realizes high speed wireless da... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32055379&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:05:48 -0500 Yahoo!7 News http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32055379&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 China's all-powerful state sports channel cancelled the broadcast of the national team's match against Japan at the weekend as Chinese soccer continued to reel from the ongoing match-fixing scandal. http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32053382&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:59:01 -0500 Soccernet http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32053382&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 END: Module - M24 Article Headline with landscape image (d) --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> Toyota’s impending global recall of the Prius over problems with the brakes may... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32053402&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:47:44 -0500 Times Online http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32053402&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 death penalty is "unavoidable". The survey, released this Saturday, registered the highest percentage since 1994, when the government began conducting the polls. For the survey, 3,000 man and women a... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32053680&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:43:38 -0500 Wikinews http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32053680&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Acting Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas during his visit to Hiroshima has urged the world to abandon weapons of mass destruction including nuclear arms. Abbas kicked off his Asian tour on Sun... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32053396&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:28:47 -0500 Palestine Chronicle http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32053396&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 (RTTNews) - The stock market in Japan ended in negative territory on Monday, as concerns about European debt concerns hurt market sentiment. The results of the G-7 meeting held over the weekend were ... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32053431&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:17:46 -0500 Quote.com http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32053431&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tokyo, Feb 4, 2010 (IRG) - Rakuten Inc. will launch a virtual shopping mall targeting Chinese consumers through a joint venture with Baidu Inc. The major Japanese electronic commerce firm will team wi... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32051417&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:46:48 -0500 JCN Network http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32051417&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tokyo, Feb 4, 2010 (IRG) - Yahoo Japan Corp. had a 9 percent rise in group net profit for the fiscal third quarter ended December, helped by revenue growth in its business services segment. For the Oc... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32051418&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:46:47 -0500 JCN Network http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32051418&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tokyo, Feb 4, 2010 (IRG) - Willcom Inc. will likely file for bankruptcy as part of a restructuring set to involve investment from a state-backed fund and Softbank Corp. Willcom, majority owned by U.S.... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32051419&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:46:47 -0500 JCN Network http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32051419&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tokyo, Feb 4, 2010 (IRG) - NEC Electronics Corp. had a quarterly net loss that was 29 percent smaller than a year earlier, as the struggling chipmaker cut spending on research and production. With bet... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32051420&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:46:46 -0500 JCN Network http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32051420&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tokyo, Feb 4, 2010 (IRG) - Elpida Memory Inc. had its first net profit in nine quarters on a surge in DRAM prices. Elpida, which received an injection of public money last year, is scrambling to migra... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32051421&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:46:45 -0500 JCN Network http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32051421&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tokyo, Feb 4, 2010 (IRG) - Toshiba Corp. had a smaller-than-expected operating profit as rising materials costs and tumbling PC and TV prices outweighed the benefits of a chip price recovery. Toshiba,... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32051422&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:46:44 -0500 JCN Network http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32051422&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tokyo, Feb 4, 2010 (IRG) - Verizon Business has completed the latest Trans-Pacific Express submarine cable landing, in Shin Maruyama, Japan. This will allow Verizon's enterprise customers to take adva... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32051423&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:46:43 -0500 JCN Network http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32051423&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tokyo, Feb 4, 2010 (IRG) - KDDI Corp's net profit for the fiscal third quarter was down 35 percent on year due to the introduction of discount packages for mobile phone handset users. Japan's second-l... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32051424&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:46:43 -0500 JCN Network http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32051424&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tokyo, Feb 4, 2010 (IRG) - NTT DoCoMo's revenues for its fiscal third quarter to December was down from 1.3 percent from a year earlier. Operating profit improved to 217.4 billion yen (US$2.4 billion)... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32051425&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:46:42 -0500 JCN Network http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32051425&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp. will recall its 2010 model Prius hybrid car in Japan this week to repair a problem with the vehicle’s braking system, two people familiar with the matter... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32051436&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:30:00 -0500 Business Week http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32051436&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Noriki Tamura shows the Mao dog, February 3rd, at his Japadog cart on Vancouver's Burrard Street. The Mao dog is in support of Japanese figure skater Mao Asada's pursuit of the podium at the 2010 Olym... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32052050&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:29:33 -0500 News on Japan http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32052050&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 One in three married Japanese couples is apparently "sexless," a startling proportion said to be swelling by the year. However, it's not just the marriage bed that's gone cold. Many young couples, too... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32052049&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:21:41 -0500 Mainichi Daily http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32052049&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Toyota will recall 270,000 Prius hybrid vehicles over brake problems in the United States and Japan, a report said Friday, while the beleaguered auto giant launched an investigation into possible prob... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32051759&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:13:43 -0500 The News Tribune http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32051759&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain, who brokered the investment bank's controversial sale to Bank of America, is taking over as chairman and CEO of CIT Group as the commercial lender continues to res... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32052048&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:13:40 -0500 The News Tribune http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32052048&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO, Feb. 8 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Vessels of antiwhaling group the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society obstructed the activities of a Japanese whaling ship Monday in the Antarctic Sea by pointing laser ... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32051595&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:03:00 -0500 Breitbart http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32051595&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 woes+ (AP) - TOKYO, Feb. 8 (Kyodo)—The U.S. dollar mostly moved in a tight range in the lower 89 yen range Monday in Tokyo after mixed U.S. employment data, while the euro remained weak on contin... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32051444&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:02:56 -0500 Breitbart http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32051444&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Sentiment on conditions in Japan rose for the second consecutive month in January, according to the Economy Watchers survey, which was released by the Japanese Cabinet Office on Monday.Sentiment rose ... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32051404&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:55:15 -0500 People's Daily http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32051404&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tokyo - Stocks in Tokyo closed Monday below 10,000 for the first time in almost two months as a stronger yen hurt export-oriented shares. Investors were also concerned about budget deficits in some Eu... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32050188&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:22:59 -0500 Earth Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32050188&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Noriki Tamura shows the Mao dog, February 3rd, at his Japadog cart on Vancouver's Burrard Street. The Mao dog is in support of Japanese figure skater Mao Asada's pursuit of the podium at the 2010 Olym... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32050420&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:10:48 -0500 Vancouver Sun http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32050420&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Japanese authorities have found the body of a man in the landing gear of a Delta airliner that arrived in Tokyo from New York and said Monday they were seeking US help in identifying him. The man, wh... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32050422&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:08:40 -0500 News on Japan http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32050422&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Some 85.6 percent of Japanese are in favor of the death penalty, results of a Cabinet Office survey released Saturday indicate. The survey further found that only 5.7 percent of the 1,944 respondents... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32050421&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:00:44 -0500 Mainichi Daily http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32050421&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TAIPEI: A strong earthquake of at least 6.3-magnitude struck under the seas off Taiwan and Japan yesterday, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties. http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32050196&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:53:08 -0500 The Peninsula http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32050196&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO — Tokyo stocks fell sharply Monday, with the key Nikkei index closing below the 10,000 line for the first time since Dec 10, as exporters were badly hit by a stronger yen relative to the ... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32049890&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:49:00 -0500 Japan Today http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32049890&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 ago+ (AP) - SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Kyodo)—(EDS: UPDATING WITH SPOKESMAN'S REMARKS) South Korea is working to secure the return of hundreds of volumes of royal documents, including official records of the... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32050206&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:42:31 -0500 Breitbart http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32050206&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Kirin Holdings Company, Limited ("Kirin"), which has been in merger negotiations with Suntory Holdings Limited ("Suntory"), today announced that the negotiations have been terminated. Kirin had b... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32050419&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:41:52 -0500 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32050419&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO, February 8, 2010 - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has announced that its new-generation electric vehicle i-MiEV has been awarded with the "Environment Special Grand Prize" during the 25th Intern... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32050418&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:41:51 -0500 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=32050418&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044