| 98th Airport Opens With Only One Flight In Japan Japan's newest airport opened outside Tokyo yesterday aiming to lure budget airlines, but there was deep scepticism about its profitability as it has only one scheduled daily flight so far.Ibaraki... | |
| Koreans In Japan : Taxation Without Representation print edition BY RIGHTS, giving long-term South Korean residents in Japan the right to vote in local elections should be uncontroversial. They pay taxes, speak Japanese, and come from families that... |
| Japan Growth Revised Down Japan's economy grew sharply less in the fourth quarter than initial estimates, the Government said yesterday. GDP expanded at an annual pace of 3.8 per cent in the October-December quarter, revised... |
| Japan Set To Arrest Anti-whaling Activist JAPAN'S Coast Guard has obtained an arrest warrant for an anti-whaling activist who has been held aboard a Japanese harpoon ship since boarding it in the Antarctic last... |
| 3rd Tokyo Airport Opens To Fanfare And Criticism (AP) TOKYO - Tokyo's third international airport opened Thursday with festivity-and heavy criticism that it's a wasteful project expected to serve just a fraction of the passengers... |
| Japan Weakens Climate Bill After Industry Pressure How are companies managing their climate-change risks and is there a better way to do it? Felix Salmon will tackle the topic regularly on The Climate Desk, a soon-to-be-launched... |
| Japan Rallies Against International Tuna Ban Japanese fish wholesalers have protested at a market in Tokyo after yesterday’s decision by the EU to support an international ban to stop trading in Atlantic bluefin tuna. Japan, the... |
| Golf: Japan, S. Korea To Hold Team Event In Sept.+ TOKYO, March 11 (AP) - (Kyodo)The Japan Golf Tour Organization said Thursday a team event will be held between Japanese and South Korean players in a suburb of Seoul on Sept. 10-12. The... |
| Japan Tuna Brokers Rally Against Bluefin Trade Ban TOKYO: Tuna brokers at Japan's largest fish market protested a proposed international trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna Thursday, saying it would unfairly hit Japan and its massive tuna... |
| Japan Set To Arrest Anti-whaling Activist: Reports TOKYO: Japan’s Coast Guard obtained an arrest warrant Thursday for an anti-whaling activist who has been held aboard a Japanese harpoon ship since boarding it in the Antarctic last month, press... |
| Nikkei Stock Average Closed At 10,664.95, Up 101.63 Points TOKYO - The Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues closed at 10,664.95 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Thursday, up 101.63 points or 0.96 per... |
| Tokyo's Third Airport Opens To Predictions Of Failure Tokyo's third international airport opened today amid criticism it is a waste of money expected to serve just a fraction of the predicted passengers.About 170 first arrivals on a special flight from... |
| Japan, Brazil To Jointly Help Mozambique Develop Agriculture+ Mozambique's tropical savanna is as wide as 550,000 square kilometers, or 1.4 times larger than Japan's land area, and has soil and weather conditions similar to those of Brazil's cerrado, or... |
| Japan Coast Guard Obtains Arrest Warrant For Antiwhaling Activist+ TOKYO, March 11 (AP) - (Kyodo)The Japan Coast Guard on Thursday obtained an arrest warrant for a member of antiwhaling group the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society on suspicion of trespassing... |
| Japan Criticises Bluefin Tuna Ban Japan has vowed to oppose a proposed global trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna, a senior government official has said, as tuna brokers in Tokyo stage protests against the move. The proposal, meant... |
| Japan Revises Down Q4 Growth Figures (MENAFN) The Japanese government said that it has revised fourth-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth down, due to slightly weaker corporate capital expenditures and private inventories,... |
| Lloyd's Chairman Visits Japan, So. Korea; Urges Closer Ties Article Reprints Lloyd's Chairman, Lord Levene, visited Japan and South Korea last week where he opened the new Lloyd's Japan office and hosted an event with Korean Re, titled... |
| Toyota Subsidiary Daihatsu Recalls Around 275,000 Cars In Japan TOKYO - Daihatsu Motor, a subsidiary of Toyota, said Thursday it will recall around 275,000 vehicles in Japan due to faulty brake lamps and loose bolts in the suspension system. The move comes as... |
| Japan Protest Over Tuna Ban Plan There has been protest in Japan over a proposed ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna, a day after the European Union agreed to back the plan.Wholesalers held a protest at Tokyo's fish... |
| Japan's Spouse Hunters Hone Skills At Marriage School TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - In search of Mr. or Mrs. Right, dozens of Japanese are attending a newly launched school in Tokyo that aims turn them into marriage... |
| Sumo: Asashoryu Denies Alleged Drunken Rampage, Undecided On Future Former Mongolian-born grand champion Asashoryu on Thursday refuted reports of an alleged drunken rampage that preceded his retirement from sumo. "I didn't commit any violent act," Asashoryu said at... |
| Lead: Eruption Of Okinawa Anger Could Threaten Japan-u.s. Ties: Okinawa Group+ Okinawa group+ (AP) - TOKYO, March 11 (Kyodo)(EDS: UPDATING) A group of Okinawa prefectural assembly members urged Cabinet ministers Thursday to move the U.S. Marines' Futemma Air Station ... |
| Corrected: Lead: Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward Mayor To Take Paternity Leave+ TOKYO, March 11 (AP) - (Kyodo)The mayor of Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward, Hironobu Narisawa, plans to take about a two-week paternity leave in April to encourage other male employees at the ward office... |
| Japan To Fight Global Trade Ban On Atlantic Bluefin Tuna TOKYO (AFP) - Japan vowed Thursday to fight a global trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna, the pricey mainstay of sushi and sashimi, as Europe and the United States step up moves to protect the... |
| Tokyo Stock Exchange: Closing Price List -9-+ TOKYO, March 11 (AP) - (Kyodo)TSE Prices UP/DN Tokyo Steel 1030 0 Tokyo Style Co 630 DN 12 Tokyu Const Co 248 UP 5 Tokyu Corp 386 UP 4 Tokyu Land Corp 344 UP 7... |
| Japan Fish Sellers Blasts Tuna Ban Japan opposes a proposed global trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna. AFPTV takes a rare look at an auction of fresh tuna at Tsukiji market in Tokyo -- the most expensive kind, some worth more than... |
| Japan Fish Merchants Protest Proposed Tuna Trade Ban TOKYO (Reuters) - Dozens of fish wholesalers protested at a market in Tokyo on Thursday against a proposed ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna trade ahead of a meeting that could decide to protect the... |
| Japan, Korea May Face U.s. Wheat Supply Disruption March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Japan, the biggest buyer of U.S. wheat, may stockpile the grain or seek alternative supplies before the U.S. closes its largest export gateway later this year for a... |
| Daihatsu Recalling Cars In Japan Carmaker Daihatsu is recalling 274,551 vehicles in Japan because of a number of possible defects.The company, a subsidiary of Toyota, said the recall affected its Hijet and Atrai mini-van models.... |
| Key 10-year Jgb Yield Rises On Gains In Tokyo Stocks+ TOKYO, March 11 (AP) - (Kyodo)The yield on the benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond closed higher Thursday on selling following gains in Tokyo stocks. The yield on the No. 306, 1.4... |
| Panasonic's Groundbreaking Full Hd 3d Home Entertainment System Now Exclusively Available At Best Buy's Magnolia Stores - Best Buy's Union Square, NYC Store Sells World's First Panasonic Full HD 3D System - - DIRECTV Gives First Panasonic Full HD 3D System Customer One Year of Free Service - ... |
| <font Color="#996633" Face="times New Roman,times,times Newroman">japan Fin Min Kan: Government, Boj Must Have Same Policy Direction</font> -(Dow Jones)- Japan's finance minister said Thursday the government and the Bank of Japan must share the same policy direction to beat deflation, putting fresh pressure on the central bank to do... |
| <font Color="#996633" Face="times New Roman,times,times Newroman">jgbs Fall As Tokyo Stocks Rise; May Rebound On Boj Easing Hopes</font> shares prodded domestic investors into selling safe-haven assets, but analysts said falls in debt prices could be short-lived. Amid growing expectations that the Bank of Japan will soon take... |
| Japan’s Nikkei 225 Rises To Two-month High On Iron-ore Demand March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks rose, sending the Nikkei 225 Stock Average to its highest close since Jan. 21, on speculation increased demand will boost earnings at iron-ore producers and... |
| Asian Stocks Fluctuate On Mixed View For China, Japan Economies March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks fluctuated as commodity-related companies fell on concern China will pare back measures that boosted growth, while Japanese shares gained on speculation the... |
| Japan Opens 98th National Airport Japan's 98th airport has begun operations - offering just one flight a day.Ibaraki airport cost 22bn Yen ($220m, £147m) to build and is being seen in Japan as a prime example of wasteful public... |
| 65 Years After The War, Japan Needs Convincing Of The Need For Us Bases END: Module - M24 Article Headline with landscape image (d) --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> On a humid March evening in Okinawa young American men with crewcuts and thick necks... |
| Japanese Gaming To Profit From Child Subsidies END: Module - M24 Article Headline with landscape image (d) --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> Japan's gambling industry is expected to be an unlikely beneficiary of a national... |
| Sushi Chef Charged With Serving Illegal Whale 2 hours ago LOS ANGELES — Federal prosecutors filed charges Wednesday against a sushi chef and a Santa Monica restaurant on allegations that they served illegal and endangered whale... |
| Nikkei Hits 7-week Closing High TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei average hit a seven-week closing high on Thursday, with exporters such as Sony Corp climbing after U.S. wholesale inventories fell unexpectedly in January and in wake of the ... |
| Victims Of 1995 Aum Tokyo Subway Sarin Gas Attack Near 6,300 TOKYO — The number of victims of the 1995 sarin gas attack in the Tokyo subway by the Aum Shinrikyo cult is almost 6,300 in a nationwide police survey—far more than the earlier estimate... |
