STRONG EARTHQUAKE RATTLES CENTRAL JAPAN
A strong earthquake hits off the eastern coast of central Japan, rattling buildings across a broad swath of the country, including Tokyo.
03/14/2010 12:20, msnbc |
STRONG EARTHQUAKE ROCKS CENTRAL JAPAN
A strong earthquake hit off the eastern coast of central Japan on Sunday, rattling buildings across a broad swath of the country, including the crowded Tokyo capital.
03/14/2010 11:20, msnbc |
STRONG EARTHQUAKE ROCKS CENTRAL JAPAN
A strong earthquake has hit central Japan, rattling buildings in the crowded Tokyo capital.
03/14/2010 11:00, msnbc |
TAKAHASHI, STAR IN JAPAN, IS STRIVING TO STICK WITH METS
 As an accomplished pitcher in Japan, Hisanori Takahashi could have stayed there and made more money. Instead, he announced a plan to pitch in the United States before he knew if any teams wanted him.
03/13/2010 22:00, nytimes |
BUSINESS BRIEFING | CORPORATIONS: INCREASE EXPECTED IN HEAVY EQUIPMENT SALES IN CHINA
Komatsu, the Japanese heavy equipment maker, said Friday it expected sales in China to rise by half as the country’s 10 percent growth rate drives demand for resources like coal.
03/13/2010 07:06, nytimes |
WORLD BRIEFING | ASIA: JAPAN: FINANCE OFFICIAL REVEALS SECRET PAYMENT TO U.S.
Japan’s finance minister said that an investigation revealed that Tokyo had secretly agreed with Washington to shoulder extra costs of Okinawa’s 1972 return to Japan beyond the $320 million stipulated in a treaty.
03/13/2010 04:20, nytimes |
JAPAN ARRESTS WHALING ACTIVIST FOR BOARDING SHIP
 Japan's coast guard arrested an anti-whaling activist from New Zealand on Friday for illegally boarding a whaling ship last month in the latest incident in the ongoing battle over Japanese whaling.
03/13/2010 01:00, LaTimes |
TOP 10 HOTELS TO CELEBRATE ST. PATRICK'S DAY
 St. Patrick's Day has become a worldwide phenomenon with festivities that occur not only in the United States and Ireland, but also in the Caribbean, New Zealand and Japan.
03/12/2010 19:40, msnbc |
JAPANESE COAST GUARD ARRESTS ANTI-WHALING SKIPPER
The Japanese Coast Guard arrested the skipper of an anti-whaling vessel on Friday and charged him with illegally boarding a whaling ship.
03/12/2010 12:40, nytimes |
JAPAN ARRESTS WHALING ACTIVIST FOR BOARDING SHIP
Japan's coast guard arrested an anti-whaling activist from New Zealand on Friday for boarding a whaling ship without permission last month, in the latest incident in the ongoing battle over Japanese whaling.
03/12/2010 08:00, msnbc |
LUTZ SAYS G.M. WON’T PROFIT FROM TOYOTA RECALLS
Robert Lutz, a General Motors vice chairman, said it was too early for his company to convert many people who have been driving Japanese cars.
03/12/2010 08:00, nytimes |
TOYOTA FACES A GROWING NUMBER OF PROBES IN U.S.
 The FBI, a U.S. attorney's office in New York, the SEC and even the L.A. city attorney have opened investigations of the Japanese automaker, adding to existing probes by Congress and regulators.
As if Toyota Motor Corp. hasn't had enough trouble, the automaker is now facing a new set of inter...
03/12/2010 06:40, LaTimes |
TOYOTA FACES A GROWING NUMBER OF PROBES IN U.S.
The FBI, a U.S. attorney's office in New York, the SEC and even the L.A. city attorney have opened investigations of the Japanese automaker, adding to existing probes by Congress and regulators.
As if Toyota Motor Corp. hasn't had enough trouble, the automaker is now facing a new set of inter...
03/12/2010 03:00, LaTimes |
BULLYING FLAP SHAKES JAPAN’S ROYALS
The bullying of the 8-year-old daughter of Princess Masako has put the princess’s history of depression into the glare of Japan’s tabloid press.
03/11/2010 21:00, nytimes |
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DOLPHIN SLAUGHTER
An Oscar-winning filmmaker describes his goals in revealing details of the ongoing dolphin slaughter in a Japanese town.
03/11/2010 19:40, nytimes |
JAPAN REVISES FOURTH-QUARTER G.D.P. TO SHOW SMALLER GROWTH
Japan’s economy grew less than initially estimated in the fourth quarter, and a measurement of price trends hit a record low, adding to pressure on the Bank of Japan to ease monetary policy further next week.
03/11/2010 11:40, nytimes |
NOVEL IDEA FOR JAPAN: AIRPORT FOR BUDGET TRAVEL
Ibaraki Airport, which opens Thursday about 85 kilometers, or 52.7 miles north of Tokyo, aims to be a completely new type of Japanese hub.
03/10/2010 17:20, nytimes |
ARE YOU READY FOR THE TOILET OF THE FUTURE?
 While most bathrooms in the U.S. are business as usual, toilets in Japan and in some parts of Europe are high-tech wonders, overflowing with luxurious amenities such as heated seats, sound effects, built-in bidets and lids that raise automatically.
03/10/2010 16:40, msnbc |
NOVEL IDEA FOR JAPAN: AIRPORT FOR BUDGET TRAVEL
Ibaraki Airport, which opens Thursday about 85 kilometers, or 52.7 miles north of Tokyo, aims to be a completely new type of Japanese hub.
03/10/2010 16:00, nytimes |
NISSAN TO BUILD MURANO IN RUSSIA IN 2011
Japananese automaker, Nissan, has announced that it will start building its sport utitlity vehicle Murano model in Russia beginning in 2011.
03/10/2010 11:40, RussiaToday |
HIDEKI MATSUI HAS QUITE A FOLLOWING
The Japanese media keeps an eye on everything the new Angels' slugger does, waiting for him to slip up, literally.
The Japanese media keeps an eye on everything the new Angels' slugger does, waiting for him to slip up, literally.
03/10/2010 10:40, LaTimes |
NEED A TRANSLATION? GOOGLE AWAITS YOUR CALL
The Internet giant has applied its muscle to a phone application that can 'listen' to speech and provide translations in a computerized voice for English, Mandarin and Japanese.
Whether it's C-3PO, the fastidious "Star Wars" droid fluent in 6 million languages, or "Star Trek's" invisible but ...
03/10/2010 10:40, LaTimes |
HIDEKI MATSUI FINALLY GETS TO SWING THE BAT
New DH strikes out and singles against the Padres. Scot Shields and Kevin Jepsen feel good after simulated innings.
Hideki Matsui's first scheduled exhibition debut with the Angels was rained out Sunday. The Japanese slugger was in the lineup again Tuesday against San Diego, but when a heavy do...
03/10/2010 06:00, LaTimes |
HIDEKI MATSUI HAS QUITE A FOLLOWING
 The Japanese media keeps an eye on everything the new Angels slugger does, waiting for him to slip up, literally.
The Japanese media keeps an eye on everything the new Angels slugger does, waiting for him to slip up, literally.
03/10/2010 06:00, LaTimes |
WORLD'S MOST ON-TIME AIRLINES
If you traveled to Japan last year, one thing is nearly as certain as a having dined on sushi during your stay: The flights there and back arrived on time. Japan - Asia - Expatriate Life - Recreation - Travel
03/09/2010 19:00, msnbc |
JAPAN DROPS DENIAL OF COLD WAR ‘TREATIES’
The agreements were made public in the United States years ago, but until recently the Japanese government had denied their existence.
03/09/2010 16:20, nytimes |
JAPAN DOLPHIN HUNT TOWN SHRUGS OFF 'COVE' OSCAR
 Residents of the small Japanese village shown in the "The Cove" abhorred the attention and said it won't end their centuries-old tradition.
03/09/2010 00:20, msnbc |
