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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Japan Herald.com http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/10/id/e6040a2efc655265/ en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:54:29 -0400 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:54:29 -0400 30 Tokyo/India and Japan, the only country to have been attacked by atomic bombs, Friday decided to work together for an early conclusion of the Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT) and to fast-track negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/514876/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:20:03 -0400 Japan Herald.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/514876/cs/1/ Japan's Cabinet Friday approved a bill to extend its troops' refuelling operations in the Indian Ocean to help the US-led forces in Afghanistan by another six months till Jan 15 next year, a media report said. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/514862/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:30:09 -0400 Japan Herald.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/514862/cs/1/ Tokyo, July 3 : India and Japan on Friday agreed to cooperate on pressing global issues of climate change, disarmament and non-proliferation while moving ahead in negotiations to stitch a comprehensive economic partnership pact. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/514892/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:40:04 -0400 Japan Herald.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/514892/cs/1/ Tokyo, July 3 : India and Japan on Friday agreed to take steps to fast track work on the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) and the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/514804/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:50:05 -0400 Japan Herald.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/514804/cs/1/ TOKYO, July 4 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: RECASTING WITH MORE INFO) The Japanese government lodged a protest against North Korea through diplomatic channels in Beijing over its launching of multiple bal... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25862986/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:28:34 -0400 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25862986/ TOKYO: Major countries should support the dollar as the key international currency, although emerging nations may discuss a new global reserve currency on the sidelines of the G8 summit next week, a J... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25862970/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:29:15 -0400 China Daily http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25862970/ SEOUL, July 4 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: UPDATING WITH LAUNCH OF 6TH MISSILE, BACKGROUND) North Korea fired six missiles, all believed to be short- or intermediate- range types, toward the Sea of Japan... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25862988/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:28:17 -0400 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25862988/ Japan's Nashimoto Masaki claimed the gold medal in the boys' 100m finals, while Lee Sunae from South Korea won the girls' 100m finals at the first Asian Youth Games on Friday. In the boys' 100m finals... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25862978/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:20:00 -0400 People's Daily http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25862978/ Tokyo, Jul 03 : India and Japan today said they were making progress on a 'high quality and mutually beneficial' Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and stressed the need to conclude i... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25859404/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:58:02 -0400 New Kerala http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25859404/ TOKYO -- Japan's near-silent hybrid cars have been called dangerous by the vision-impaired and some users, prompting a government review on whether to add a noise-making device, an official said Frida... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25859176/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:49:11 -0400 The China Post http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25859176/ BELGRADE, July 4 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The Japanese men's gymnastics team brought the country its first gold medal of the 2009 University Games on Friday. Takuya Nakase and Makoto Okiguchi, members of t... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25859249/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:54:19 -0400 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25859249/ The Finance Ministry said Friday it found wasteful or inefficient spending for all 57 government projects it has examined, including 11 projects that simply are not needed. The 57 projects, worth... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25857959/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:28:07 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25857959/ A mutated form of the new swine flu virus that is resistant to the drug Tamiflu was confirmed in a woman in Osaka, health officials said Thursday. It was only the second detection of such a virus... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25857961/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:28:06 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25857961/ The Cabinet on Friday extended the Maritime Self-Defense Force's refueling mission in the Indian Ocean to Jan. 15, 2010. The six-month extension was made under the special measures law that allow... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25857962/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:28:05 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25857962/ Official campaigning kicked off Friday for the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, widely seen as a bellwether for the Lower House ballot that could be held as early as next month. Speaking on ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25857960/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:28:08 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25857960/ VIENNA--Career diplomat Yukiya Amano will become the first Japanese to head the International Atomic Energy Agency. Amano, currently Japan's ambassador to the Permanent Mission to the Internation... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25857963/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:28:05 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25857963/ Passers-by gaze at a rainbow of Tanabata Matsuri (star festival) streamers in a shopping mall near JR Hiratsuka Station in Kanagawa Prefecture as the 59th Shonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Matsuri, one of the... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25857958/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:28:09 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25857958/ The June 30 deadline for American troops to leave Baghdad and other Iraqi cities and towns has been met. This represents the first step of U.S. President Barack Obama's promised withdrawal of all U.S.... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25857967/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:28:03 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25857967/ Nippon Daemon is the name of a bandit leader in the Kabuki play "Shiranami Gonin Otoko" (Five men of the white waves). In the climactic scene, police surround Daemon, demanding he reveal his name. ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25857965/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:28:02 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25857965/ CHICAGO--The Chicago Cubs were happy to say so long to June. So was Kosuke Fukudome. The Cubs were 11-14 in June, their first losing month since August of 2007. And Fukudome batted just .169 with... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25857966/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:28:02 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25857966/ BETHESDA, Md. (AP) Anthony Kim is regaining a lot of his strength and a little of his swagger. He can only hope his record start Thursday at the AT&T National will allow him to get rid of some fru... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25856138/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:00:19 -0400 The Japan Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25856138/ SENDAI (Kyodo) Takeya Nakamura hit his Japanese baseball-leading 26th homer and Takahiko G.G. Sato added a go-ahead double in a four-run eighth inning as the Seibu Lions rallied to beat the Tohoku Rak... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25856137/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:00:17 -0400 The Japan Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25856137/ Trading places: Free agent Ron Artest (right) will leave the Houston Rockets to play for the Los Angeles Lakers next season, while Trevor Ariza (left) will do the opposite. AP PHOTO http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25856139/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:00:22 -0400 The Japan Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25856139/ OITA (Kyodo) Oita Trinita, currently bottom of the J. League first division, are set to acquire striker Fernandinho from Brazilian second-division side Vasco da Gama, it was learned Friday. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25856136/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:00:16 -0400 The Japan Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25856136/ Branyan rebounded from a frustrating string of strikeouts with a mammoth homer over Monument Park, and the Seattle Mariners beat CC Sabathia 8-4 on Thursday night to snap the New York Yankees' seven-g... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25856135/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:00:14 -0400 The Japan Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25856135/ As in, who's the best? Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, a four-time NBA champion? Or the basketball legend to whom he is most often compared, Michael Jordan, who retired as a six-time champ with t... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25855899/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:00:12 -0400 The Japan Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25855899/ Advertise in japantimes.co.jp. This site has been optimized for modern browsers. Please make sure that Javascript is enabled in your browser's preferences. The Japan Times Ltd. All rights reserved. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25855871/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:00:11 -0400 The Japan Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25855871/ SINGAPORE: India and Japan on Friday agreed to sustain and possibly expand their “canvas of cooperation” in the bilateral and international domains. Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nak... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853370/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:20:37 -0400 The Hindu http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853370/ VIENNA (AP) The International Atomic Energy Agency picked Yukiya Amano as its next chief, ending a months-long succession battle to replace Nobel Peace laureate Mohamed ElBaradei for the watchdog's to... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853959/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:55:42 -0400 Japan Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853959/ Rintaro Tamaki, head of the Finance Ministry's International Bureau, will become Japan's next top financial diplomat in charge of international affairs and currency issues, the ministry said Friday. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853005/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:55:34 -0400 Japan Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853005/ Japan Post Holdings Inc.'s two financial units could unilaterally stop consigning work to its mail service unit in 2017, dealing a blow to post offices nationwide, sources said Thursday. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853964/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:55:18 -0400 Japan Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853964/ SENDAI (Kyodo) Environmental research and disaster-prevention are among peaceful goals Japanese researchers are striving for as they peruse thousands of topographic maps of the Asia-Pacific region pro... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853971/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:55:11 -0400 Japan Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853971/ OSAKA (Kyodo) Prosecutors demanded five years in prison Friday for former Nova Corp. President Nozomu Sahashi, who stands charged with embezzling ¥320 million in funds for employment benefits sho... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853960/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:55:39 -0400 Japan Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853960/ A "vegetable factory" that enables plants to be grown indoors under fluorescent lights free of agrochemicals is proving a welcome addition for the Japanese research expedition in the Antarctic. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853970/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:55:10 -0400 Japan Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853970/ The mini-reshuffle of the Cabinet this week shows that Prime Minister Taro Aso's power to lead his Liberal Democratic Party in a direction he desires has dwindled. He had sought a substantial reshuffl... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853955/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:56:04 -0400 Japan Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853955/ SINGAPORE — The Olympic Council of Asia has endorsed the bid of Tokyo to host the Summer Games in 2016. “Asia will always support any city from Asia,” Kuwait’s Ahmad Fahad ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25854550/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:34:46 -0400 Japan Today http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25854550/ NAGOYA (Kyodo) Toyota Motor Corp. may operate the New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. plant in California on its own to produce the Prius hybrid after General Motors Corp. withdrew from the joint vent... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853033/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:55:43 -0400 Japan Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853033/ NEC Electronics Corp., which has inked an integration contract with fellow chip maker Renesas Technology Corp., is eyeing either Toshiba Corp. or Panasonic Corp. as its partner in developing an advanc... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853965/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:55:20 -0400 Japan Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853965/ The focus is on whether the Liberal Democratic Party-New Komeito ruling bloc will retain its majority or if the Democratic Party of Japan becomes the leading party, boosting expectations that it will ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853967/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:55:25 -0400 Japan Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853967/ Iraq's oil minister may visit Tokyo next week and discuss the prospect of Japanese investment as the Middle Eastern nation plans to increase petroleum production. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853145/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:55:15 -0400 Japan Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853145/ TOKYO — The number of young people described as NEET—not in employment, education or training—is increasing among those in their mid-20s or older, a government white paper showed Fr... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853531/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:34:44 -0400 Japan Today http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853531/ TOKYO — Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawamura suggested Friday that winning a majority in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election would be considered a political victory for the ruling coalit... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853975/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:34:37 -0400 Japan Today http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853975/ The number of NEETs, or people not involved in employment, education or training, is rising among those in their mid-20s and older, a government white paper said Friday. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853972/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:55:07 -0400 Japan Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853972/ Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.'s shipbuilding venture in China will delay construction of a second dock in Dalian by three years as the global recession dries up demand. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853530/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:55:00 -0400 Japan Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853530/ VIENNA (Kyodo) Yukiya Amano, Japan's ambassador to the Permanent Mission to the International Organizations in Vienna, was elected the next director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency o... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853648/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:56:00 -0400 Japan Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853648/ Japan will issue 100,000 ¥10,000 gold coins and 10 million ¥500 nickel-brass coins later this year to mark the 20th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's enthronement, the Finance Ministry said F... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853968/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:55:17 -0400 Japan Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853968/ SUVA, Fiji — Netani Talei scored a try in the dying seconds as Fiji edged Japan 40-39 on Friday in the last match in rugby’s Pacific Nations Cup, clinching second place for its best finis... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853532/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:34:34 -0400 Japan Today http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853532/ "Under the impact of the global economic setback, the downtrend in foreign tourists visiting Sri Lanka will prevail till the yearend," said SriLankan Airlines Chairman Nishantha Wickramasinghe. "But w... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853279/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:55:40 -0400 Japan Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853279/ Salaried workers feeling cornered by the ever-expanding ban on smoking in Tokyo can rest easy at a recently opened cafe in the Shinbashi district that caters exclusively to smokers. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853271/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:55:53 -0400 Japan Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853271/ The election campaign for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly that kicked off Friday is the preliminary battle for the looming Lower House election and could determine the fate of Prime Minister Taro Aso ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853953/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:55:57 -0400 Japan Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853953/ Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko embarked Friday on a 15-day visit to Canada and Hawaii to promote good will and friendship as well as to interact with people of Japanese ancestry there. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853618/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:55:37 -0400 Japan Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853618/ TOKYO — Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko hope to reach out to Americans and Canadians of Japanese ancestry during a two-week tour that began Friday, but they won’t be goi... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853533/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:34:31 -0400 Japan Today http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853533/ A former talent agency chief linked to the suicide of South Korean actress Jang Ja Yeon was deported back to South Korea on Friday from Narita airport near Tokyo. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853969/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:55:13 -0400 Japan Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853969/ The southern England club said Thursday that Gardner will become the new chairman, returning to soccer for the first time since leaving United after the Glazer family's takeover. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853966/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:55:22 -0400 Japan Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853966/ Japanese is comprised of three syllable alphabets: kanji, hiragana and katakana. Yeah, you've heard this before. But do you know the history behind the three? http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853951/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:56:06 -0400 Japan Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853951/ An Osaka health official found a genetic mutation of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu on June 18 — nearly two weeks before the "first" finding was reported in Denmark — but failed to... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853954/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:56:02 -0400 Japan Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853954/ TOKYO — Japan urged India to do more as part of global efforts to combat climate change when the foreign ministers from the two Asian powers met Friday, a Japanese official said. Japanese Fo... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853536/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:34:21 -0400 Japan Today http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853536/ A new law offering relief to Minamata disease patients cleared the Lower House Friday, a day after the ruling and opposition camps officially agreed to loosen the eligibility requirements for patients... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853963/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:55:27 -0400 Japan Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853963/ Africa shared top billing with climate change at last year's Group of Eight summit, but the global financial crisis has since undermined developed nations' efforts to meet the financial commitments th... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853120/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:55:52 -0400 Japan Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853120/ TOKYO — Japanese stocks fell for a third straight day Friday, dragged down by renewed pessimism over a recovery in the global economy following dismal U.S. employment report. The benchmark N... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853537/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:34:18 -0400 Japan Today http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25853537/ Japan and Hong Kong say they have each identified cases of the swine influenza A-H1N1 virus that are resistant to the anti-viral drug Tamiflu. Denmark reported the first such case earlier this week.... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25851404/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:09:23 -0400 VOA http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25851404/ SANTO DOMINGO.- Aimed at continuing to spur the country’s tourism development, the Tourism Ministry with a US$3 million contribution from Japan’s International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and other... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25851180/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:53:14 -0400 Dominican Today http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25851180/ TOKYO (Reuters) -- Major countries should support the dollar as the key international currency, although emerging nations may discuss a new global reserve currency on the sidelines of the G8 summit ne... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25846678/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:14:45 -0400 CNN Money http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25846678/ Newly elected Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Yukiya Amano of Japan briefs the media at Vienna's UN headquarters Jul. 2, 2009. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25846012/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:13:20 -0400 National Post http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25846012/ TOKYO, July 3 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: ADDING INFO ON VACCINE PRODUCTION IN LAST 2 GRAFS) Japan's health ministry said Thursday it has detected a genetic mutation of the new strain of influenza A vir... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25846684/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:30:26 -0400 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25846684/ SINGAPORE, July 3 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: UPDATING) Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara has gained support for the city's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics from Olympic Council of Asia President Ahmad Fahad... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25847112/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:30:34 -0400 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25847112/ on bilateral ties and North Korean issues, the ministry said in a press release. The visit will take place as the five members of the disarmament talks other than http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25846663/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:25:07 -0400 Morning Star http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25846663/ since they were seized by Soviet troops in 1945. The spat has prevented the two countries from signing a post-World War II peace treaty. Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso last month told parliament th... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25846661/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:25:05 -0400 Morning Star http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25846661/ TOKYO, July 3 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Frank Devine, a journalist who worked as a foreign correspondent in London, New York and Tokyo and later served as editor of the New York Post, the Chicago Sun Times ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25844159/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:00:22 -0400 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25844159/ TOKYO, July 3 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone and his Indian counterpart S.M. Krishna agreed Friday to enhance bilateral dialogue on climate change issues and affirmed ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25844160/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:00:18 -0400 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25844160/ TOKYO, July 3 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Japan asked the United States on Friday to provide information on the U.S. F-22 fighter jet once more as it still hopes to acquire the advanced fighter jet despite a ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25844157/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:00:45 -0400 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25844157/ Aso+ (AP) - TOKYO, July 3 (Kyodo)—(EDS: RECASTING, ADDING INFO) Prime Minister Taro Aso said Friday his ruling Liberal Democratic Party must aim to remain the leading party in the Tokyo metropoli... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25844638/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:00:17 -0400 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25844638/ TOKYO, July 3 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: RECASTING, ADDING INFO) Official campaigning began Friday for the July 12 Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, widely seen as a bellwether for the upcoming gen... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25844639/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:00:14 -0400 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25844639/ much-watched Tankan survey of big manufacturers found sentiment in June markedly improved over March.“Looking at the output data and the Bank of Japan’s Tankan survey, we have indeed escaped the w... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25844138/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:54:41 -0400 Financial Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25844138/ Tokyo stocks fell for a third straight day Friday on bleak U.S. and European unemployment data. The benchmark 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average dropped 60.08 points, or 0.61 percent, from Thursday to 9,8... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25844233/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:52:39 -0400 People's Daily http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25844233/ A study published in the July 2009 issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology revealed that internet-based lung cancer information was of a higher quality in the United States (US) than in Japan. Dr. Y... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25841608/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:35:28 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25841608/ TOKYO, July 3 (RIA Novosti) - Japan lays hopes on the election of Yukiya Amano as the first Japanese national to head the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a senior government official said o... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25842169/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:00:11 -0400 RIA Novosti http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25842169/ Tokyo/New Delhi, July 3 : India and Japan Friday held their third annual strategic dialogue in Tokyo and decided to fast-track negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25841779/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:37:56 -0400 New Kerala http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25841779/ TOKYO, July 3 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Japan fell to Russia in full sets in the final of the women's volleyball Yeltsin Cup in Ekaterinburg, Russia on Thursday. The host country defeated Japan 20-25, 25-20... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25841790/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:27:13 -0400 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25841790/ OITA, Japan, July 3 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Oita Trinita, currently bottom of the J-League first division, are set to acquire striker Fernandinho from Brazilian second-division side Vasco da Gama, it was ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25841791/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:27:16 -0400 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25841791/ Japan on Friday welcomed the choice of Yukiya Amano as the next head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, stressing that he comes from the only country to have been attacked by atom bombs. Th... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25841496/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:58:11 -0400 Hindustan Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25841496/ (RTTNews) - The stock market in Japan ended in the negative territory on Friday mirroring Wall Street losses after weak employment report dented recovery hopes. Weak trading in Asian markets, thin vo... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25841223/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:19:26 -0400 Quote.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25841223/ (RTTNews) - Japan's Defense Ministry reports that it is mulling the deployment of troops on an island in the East China Sea near a group of disputed islets that is claimed by Tokyo, Beijing and Taipe... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25841798/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:19:21 -0400 Quote.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25841798/ Starting in July, Japan will issue tourist visas to Chinese individual tourists who meet specified conditions. Chinese tourists can enjoy "freely touring Japan" as early as July 8.The policy... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25841781/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:19:03 -0400 People's Daily http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25841781/ Tokyo - Stocks fell in Tokyo Friday after US and European unemployment rates provoked concerns over the global economic recovery. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average lost 60.08 points, or 0.61 per ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25839210/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:03:01 -0400 Earth Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25839210/ TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and his opposition rival pitched their policies on Friday at the start of a local election likely to affect whether the unpopular premier can keep hi... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25839616/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:55:58 -0400 The Star http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25839616/ TOKYO - (Business Wire) Sorin Group, (MIL:SRN) (Reuters Code: SORN.MI), a global medical device company and a leader in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, announced today the Ministry of Health... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25839154/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:38:43 -0400 Earth Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25839154/ Japan’s ruling party under embattled Prime Minister Taro Aso is in disarray and facing the spectre of electoral defeat after more than a half-century of almost unbroken rule, analysts say. Aso’... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25839134/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:33:32 -0400 Hindustan Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25839134/ TOKYO — Haron Amin chose theater to tell people about the complex but often misunderstood history of Afghanistan. “The Crossroads Country,” a play he commissioned while he was Af... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25839121/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:18:13 -0400 Japan Today http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25839121/ TOKYO — Japan is considering deploying more troops off its southwestern shores to defend a group of disputed islets in the East China Sea, according to official sources. Defense officials ar... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25839118/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:18:29 -0400 Japan Today http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25839118/ TOKYO — The Japanese government responded calmly Friday to North Korea’s missile test-firing the previous day, but warned Japan would take action if the situation threatened its security.... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25839120/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:18:18 -0400 Japan Today http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e6040a2efc655265/id/25839120/