Provides the latest RSS feeds for Japan News. 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/cat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044/ en-us Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:39:21 -0400 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:39:21 -0400 30 A safe and efficient transportation system is one of the highlights of Singapore's Changi Airport. Its credit goes to Japanese signal maker Kyosan, which introduced the signal system automated electric sky train. The electric sky trains, equipped with rubber tyres, are eco-friendly and help passengers move from one terminal to another. Kyosan has provided the technology for eco-friendly ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215267785/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:10:03 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215267785/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tokyo is reportedly leading in the race for the host city for the 2020 Summer Olympics, according to members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The Japanese capital's emphasis on safety and security appears to be influencing the race for the 2020 Games by pitting its squeaky clean image against the turmoil and instability being witnessed in Istanbul and Madrid, The Japan Times ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215263205/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:20:01 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215263205/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Japanese veteran entrepreneur advises on the creative economy . JUNE 19, 2013 05:38. ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215279982/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:03:34 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215279982/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Titanic Belfast visitors' attraction and invited Stormont's First and Deputy First Ministers for a return visit."My administration's top priority is Japan's economic revitalisation," he said."Last week we announced Japan's revival strategy which laid out what I call comprehensive economic policies for economic revitalisation."He said his key words were ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215278999/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:26:47 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215278999/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 An online article ('Protestant-Catholic gap narrows as census results revealed', posted December 11, 2012) reported on the publication of data from the 2011 Census by the Northern Ireland Statistics Agency and stated that the percentage of Protestants and Catholics in the Northern Ireland population stood at 48% and 45% ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215278705/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:26:47 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215278705/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Third Point's Dan Loeb has upped his stake in Sony. Is the stock now a buy? Richard Ross, Auerbach, says the stock makes a compelling buy, and Steve Cortes, Veracruz, thinks there are problems for ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215278682/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:22:52 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215278682/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Sony Tablet S and Sony Tablet P . Here, Kazuo Hirai, president of Sony's consumer products and services group, shows them off. The $499 Tablet P folds in two with a dual-screen clamshell design, and the $599 Tablet S has an asymmetric design to try to give it a natural upright ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215279212/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:18:39 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215279212/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 A JAPANESE company has developed a synthetic protein based on spider silk and plans to use it to mass-produce a highly resistant and flexible fibre in the near ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215279213/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:15:01 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215279213/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Leaders of the Group of Eight nations were set to wrap up their two-day summit Tuesday by adopting a declaration to combat terrorism. The leaders were expected to address in the declaration the need for rules designed to prevent multilateral corporations from avoiding taxes, while hammering out G-8 responses to the humanitarian crisis in Syria. They were also expected to address concerns about ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215279214/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:11:20 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215279214/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 JAL SKY SUITE was today named "Best Business Class Airline Seat" globally, based on the world's largest airline passenger satisfaction survey conducted by SKYTRAX. Japan Airlines (JAL) received the top honor for its new fully-flat Business Class seat at SKYTRAX's 2013 World Airline Awards held at Paris Air Show. JAL is the first Japanese airline to win the Best Business Class ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215278718/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:11:09 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215278718/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 (Reuters) - Japan's Toshiba Corp plans to cut about 10 billion yen (66.4 million pounds) in costs this fiscal year by reorganizing its network of television factories in Indonesia, China and Poland, the Nikkei said, citing company sources.Toshiba wants to make its TV operations profitable this year by overhauling its global production network and raising prices after the business lost almost ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215277430/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:34:44 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215277430/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Yuto Nagatomo, left, and the Japan defence will have their hands full with Italy's Mario Balotelli, who will be a focal point on Wednesday. Eugene Hoshiko / AP ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215277766/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:34:36 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215277766/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Sony recently held a grand opening for a new retail store in Taipei's Ximending shopping district, inviting local celebrities Nick Chou (???) and Hannah Quinlivan (??) to help promote the ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215277955/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:21:37 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215277955/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 SNE ), but not good enough... yet. That's the latest message from Dan Loeb, the firebrand hedge fund manager known for vociferously agitating for changes at some of the world's largest tech firms. In a sign of "increased confidence," Loeb's Third Point hedge fund increased its stake in Sony to 70 million shares, or roughly 7%, from 6% in ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215277956/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:49 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215277956/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 T-Mobile announced today that it will be offering the Sony Xperia Z Android handset as an exclusive later this summer. Not to be confused with the Xperia ZL ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215277957/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:01:42 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215277957/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. But that may be about to change because Japan is poised to leave China for India, adding huge benefits to the South Asian country in terms of jobs creation, technological transfer, transformation of infrastructure and military partnership. "Japan wants to build up India as an alternative, economic and military, to ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215276133/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:28:17 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215276133/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, is pictured with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, centre, and Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the G8 meetings in Northern Ireland. The IMF's deputy managing editor says it's too early to draw conclusions from so-called 'Abenomics.' (YVES ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215276161/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:26:13 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215276161/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 U.S. hedge fund Third Point LLC said Tuesday that it had increased its stake in Sony Corp to 6.9 per cent, putting more pressure on the Japanese electronics company to spin off its film and music business. In a letter sent to Sony president and chief executive Kazuo Hirai, hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb said it had raised stake in Sony to 70 million shares valued at $1.4 billion (136.5 ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215276601/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:17:42 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215276601/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 What will Bernanke do? - Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife U.S. stocks were holding on to solid gains on Tuesdays as investors prepared themselves for a possibly game-changing Fed meeting. As investors calibrate their expectations that Bernanke will taper his program of quantitative easing, activists stole the headlines, ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215276101/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:15:28 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215276101/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 The noted contrarian investor and long-time manager of the Oakmark International Fund explains why he's still bullish even as the country's stock rally stalls ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215276403/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:06:22 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215276403/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 NEW YORK - Stocks climbed on Tuesday, led by growth-oriented sectors, as investors took an optimistic view that the Federal Reserve will temper recent statements pointing to the future reduction of monetary support. ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215276033/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:59:34 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215276033/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- U.S.-listed shares of Sony Corp. extended gains on Tuesday after hedge-fund manager Dan Loeb of Third Point LLC reiterated his call for the Japanese conglomerate to find ways to unlock ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215276136/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:57:27 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215276136/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Daddy booklets: Some new pregnancy and child-rearing handbooks are designed not just with mothers in mind — but with fathers as their main targets. | ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275208/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:48:58 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275208/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 The Toronto Comics Arts Festival, which celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, has of late made its name bringing over cutting-edge Japanese artists for signings, live drawing sessions and speaking events. The atmosphere at this year’s event, held in May, in many ways like ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275143/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:48:57 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275143/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 In the loop: A wedding cake modeled after the Yamanote Line will be presented to the winning couple who will be invited to hold their wedding ceremony aboard a special train on Tokyo's loop line Oct. 14. | EAST JAPAN RAILWAY ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275209/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:48:57 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275209/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Breezing up: A 2.4-megawatt wind turbine developed by New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization and Tokyo Electric Power Co. stands off Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, in March. A Marubeni Corp.-led group will set up a floating wind farm off Fukushima this month. | ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215274582/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:48:56 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215274582/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Edward Snowden, the fugitive former CIA employee and NSA contractor who leaked secrets about America’s spying operations, often hung out online with foreigners in Japan who shared his interests in anime, video games, martial arts, the stock market and the expat lifestyle. Snowden, who ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215274961/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:48:55 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215274961/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 In a rural classroom in the Thai highlands, hill-tribe children energetically slide their fingertips over tablet computer screens, practicing everything from English to mathematics and music. The disadvantaged students are part of an ambitious project by Thailand to distribute millions of the handheld devices in schools, in a move supporters hope will boost national education standards. For ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275064/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:48:54 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275064/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 The Greek government has avoided collapsing over a dispute stemming from Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’ move to close the state-owned television broadcaster after a high court ruling offered a way out of a weeklong impasse that drew international criticism. Greece is implementing tough spending cuts, tax hikes and administrative reforms demanded by international creditors who are ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275177/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:48:53 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275177/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Keeping track of your assets Money Forward is a personal financial asset management service (in Japanese) that works similar to the U.S.-based service Mint.com. With more than 160 partners including banks, credit-card companies and mobile carriers, the service automatically pulls all your financial information ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275211/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:48:52 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275211/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency leaker, defended his disclosure of top-secret U.S. spying programs in an online chat Monday with The Guardian newspaper and attacked U.S. officials for calling him a traitor. ';The U.S. government is not going to be able to cover ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275210/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:48:52 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275210/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Taking advantage of the chaos of the civil war, Syria’s Kurdish minority has carved out a once unthinkable degree of independence in their areas, creating their own police forces, even their own license plates, and exuberantly going public with their language and culture. But by pursuing their own path distinct from both the opposition and the regime, they are also colliding with Sunni ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275212/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:48:51 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275212/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Keeping track of your assets Money Forward is a personal financial asset management service (in Japanese) that works similar to the U.S.-based service Mint.com. With more than 160 partners including banks, credit-card companies and mobile carriers, the service automatically pulls all your financial information ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275213/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:48:50 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275213/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Edward Snowden, the fugitive former CIA employee and NSA contractor who leaked secrets about America’s spying operations, often hung out online with foreigners in Japan who shared his interests in anime, video games, martial arts, the stock market and the expat lifestyle. Snowden, who ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215274669/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:48:49 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215274669/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Given Japan’s rapidly aging population, efforts are accelerating to devise more practical and affordable robots to help seniors handle daily tasks, as well as to cope with a projected shortage of caregivers. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government has allocated ¥2.39 billion in the fiscal 2013 budget to assist the development of such robots and increase their use. Last month, the ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275214/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:48:48 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275214/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Liberal Democratic Party policy chief Sanae Takaichi has created a stir by saying the 2011 Fukushima meltdowns didn’t kill anyone and arguing the government should restart reactors nationwide given Japan’s scarce energy resources. Delivering a speech in Kobe on Monday, Takaichi said the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 plant ';has not claimed the lives of any people,'; and ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275215/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:48:47 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275215/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Your adventure begins here: A passenger gasps during turbulence as her flight approaches the tiny airport in Lukla, Nepal, late last month. The airstrip has earned the reputation of being one of the most extreme and dangerous airports in the world. | ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275216/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:48:46 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275216/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tokyo Electric Power Co. executives spent dozens of meetings fretting about the utility’s future as hundreds of younger employees quit over salary cuts after the Fukushima No. 1 reactor meltdowns, according to minutes obtained by Bloomberg News. ';The company could quickly deteriorate'; as workers leave at ';a rapidly accelerating rate,'; an unidentified executive said ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275220/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:48:45 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275220/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed Monday that Moscow would dispatch its top diplomat to Japan this fall to boost political dialogue, a Japanese official said. The leaders also confirmed that talks on an island dispute that has prevented the ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275219/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:48:44 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275219/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 If things go smoothly, a Kobe-based private network will begin in vitro fertilization with ova from donors by yearend. Some legal problems are ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275218/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:48:43 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275218/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Japanese super middleweight Yuzo Kiyota has a message for WBO champion Robert Stieglitz: since you think I’m the underdog, you won’t mind if I bite you. Kiyota, the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation champion, takes on Stieglitz in his first world title bout in Dresden, Germany, on July 13. By most accounts, the German fighter would appear to be the heavy favorite, but not ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275217/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:48:42 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275217/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Max Scherzer has shrugged off the significance of his undefeated start, saying records are fluky statistics for pitchers and that he’s simply playing for a good team. When the Detroit Tigers right-hander found out he is the first to accomplish a couple feats since Rogers Clemens and Pedro Martinez, though, it knocked Scherzer off his humble script. ';That tickles me when you say ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275221/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:48:41 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275221/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 The Miami Heat weren’t supposed to be in this situation. Not now, anyway. Coming home from Texas with their season on the line in 2011 was one thing. They were at the end of their first year together — LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh were still learners. But this season they were the NBA’s best team, one that lost three games in three months and made losing three ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275222/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:48:40 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275222/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Drought over: Justin Rose's victory at the U.S. Open on Sunday was the first major championship for England since Nick Faldo won the Masters back in 1996. | ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275072/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:48:39 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275072/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 The Toronto Comics Arts Festival, which celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, has of late made its name bringing over cutting-edge Japanese artists for signings, live drawing sessions and speaking events. The atmosphere at this year’s event, held in May, in many ways like ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215274938/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:48:38 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215274938/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Staying busy: Fighters rookie Shohei Otani throws a pitch to the Carp and hits a second-inning double on Tuesday at Mazda Stadium. Otani got a no-decision in Hiroshima's 7-4 victory over Hokkaido Nippon Ham. | ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275223/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:48:37 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275223/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Edward Snowden, the fugitive former CIA employee and NSA contractor who leaked secrets about America’s spying operations, often hung out online with foreigners in Japan who shared his interests in anime, video games, martial arts, the stock market and the expat lifestyle. Snowden, who ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215274962/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:48:37 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215274962/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 About 45 minutes from Tokyo’s skyscrapers, resting in the hinterlands of Tachikawa there is a land of mist and dragons. It’s a place where rolling hills tumble toward an Aztec pyramid, and children bounce on clouds. The place is called Showa Kinen Koen, and an afternoon there is time well spent. Take the train to Nishi Tachikawa station and walk in the main entrance. The park is ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275224/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:48:36 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275224/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Across the colorful show floor at last week’s Electronic Entertainment Expo, there were games on display where players could become all manner of things, like a throat-slashing 18th-century pirate, zombie killer, a guardian of the last city on Earth, music-making sorcerer, ruthless Roman general, shape-shifting creature, goblin slayer and Batman. However, the role that seems to have ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215274583/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:48:35 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215274583/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Hassan Rowhani’s election as the new Iranian president augurs well not only for that country but also for a world tired of the senseless rhetoric from President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. When, at a campaign speech, Rowhani stated, ';We have no option rather than moderation,'; he was also defining what will be one of the main characteristics of his government: a more conciliatory ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275008/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:48:34 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275008/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Keeping track of your assets Money Forward is a personal financial asset management service (in Japanese) that works similar to the U.S.-based service Mint.com. With more than 160 partners including banks, credit-card companies and mobile carriers, the service automatically pulls all your financial information ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275225/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:48:33 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275225/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency leaker, defended his disclosure of top-secret U.S. spying programs in an online chat Monday with The Guardian newspaper and attacked U.S. officials for calling him a traitor. ';The U.S. government is not going to be able to cover ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275046/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:48:32 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275046/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Although the Group of Eight has often been used for gestures, it affords a rare opportunity for common action by the governments of major countries. Manifestly, there have been serious deficiencies in global economic governance. By addressing them the G-8 can help not only ourselves, but the people struggling in the world’s poorest countries. This has been Britain’s agenda as host of ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275226/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:48:31 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275226/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 A visit to Greece leaves many vivid impressions. There are, of course, the country’s rich history, abundance of archeological sites, azure skies and crystalline seas. But there is also the intense pressure under which Greek society is now functioning — and the extraordinary courage with which ordinary citizens are coping with economic disaster. Inevitably, a visit also leaves ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275227/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:48:30 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215275227/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 In mid-May, a Kobe-based private organization called Oocyte Donation NETwork (OD-NET) announced that it had registered nine women who would offer ova to women who could not become pregnant due to abnormal ovarian conditions. It also announced that it had selected three infertile women to receive ova. If things go smoothly, it will start ova collection and in vitro fertilization in about a half ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215274713/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:48:29 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215274713/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 New York-based hedge fund Third Point said it has raised its stake in Sony Corp and urged the Japanese company to create an independent board to run a partially spun-off entertainment arm with Sony's CEO, Kazuo Hirai, as its ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215273758/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:01:16 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215273758/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO (AFP) - Proposed experiments with animal-human embryos cleared the first regulatory hurdle Tuesday, reports said, as Japanese scientists seek permission for tests that could see human organs produced inside the growing body of an animal.Researchers want to introduce a human stem cell into an animal embryo, to create a so-called "chimeric embryo", which they can implant into an ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215271910/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:04:58 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215271910/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 If you're looking for the ultimate in organic cuisine, look no further than dirt soup, a mixture of purified dirt and chopped burdock root strained into an earthy-flavored ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215272173/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:58:34 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215272173/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 . The billionaire New York activist investor has disclosed that his Third Point hedge fund has increased its stake in Sony by some 5 million shares and it now owns 6.9% of the electronics company. Loeb also fired off a new letter to Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai reiterating Loeb's desire to see Sony conduct an initial public offering of its entertainment division while keeping a majority stake in ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215272174/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:54:07 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215272174/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 (Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) Sony is once again being squeezed by one of its biggest investors to split itself up by spinning off its entertainment division. Third Point hedge fund founder Daniel Loeb sent a letter on Tuesday to Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai urging him to set up a semi-independent board ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215271581/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:35:29 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215271581/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai, who is trying to make the company more profitable, now must contend with activist hedge fund manager Dan Loeb. (Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife) Activist hedge fund manager Dan Loeb has increased his stake ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215270253/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:47:58 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215270253/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 solar panels . Massive solar parks are popping up as part of a rapid build-up that one developer likened to an "explosion."The boom was sparked by a little-noted government policy, implemented nearly a year ago, that guaranteed generous payments to anybody ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215270400/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:31:03 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215270400/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Group of Eight leaders worked to develop a statement on Syria acceptable to nations wanting a transition of power and Russia, an ally of the Syrian government. Accounts differed from officials Tuesday morning at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland on the prospects of developing a substantive agreement on Syria and the fate of its president, Bashar Assad, to which Russia might sign on, The New York ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215270601/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:22:27 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215270601/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Researchers in Japan have built the worst ever arcade game feature: A robot that can use a human opponent's moves against them to win. The robot can anticipate game play by assessing its human opponent's moves, and changes its strategy throughout the game. It was developed by the Namiki Laboratory at Chiba University, which is developing the technology of high-speed human interactive ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215269494/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:26:38 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215269494/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Students at Tokyo’s Waseda University in early June gave group presentations in English, covering social networks and other topics during a class on globalization. Though not so lively, as some struggled with their English and others weren’t used to speaking in front of their peers, the participants made the most of a rare break from the conventional college norm of just listening to ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215269023/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:25:29 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215269023/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Top Sony investor Dan Loeb wants change at the tech giant -- and his decision to remind CEO Kazuo Hirai just before its annual meeting is no accident, says Reuters Japan bureau chief Kevin ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215268344/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:49:52 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215268344/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei will rise 51 percent in 2013 on expectations of higher company earnings, driven by a weaker yen after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe embarked on radical fiscal and monetary expansionary policies to spur growth, a Reuters poll ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215267855/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:25:28 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215267855/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Japan's public television broadcaster, NHK, has developed an array of video cameras that are synchronized to create "bullet time" shots like those popularized in the film The Matrix.Video shot using the system can be used to create an effect where the subject freezes and the camera angle pans around it, commonly called "bullet time" after a famous Matrix scene. NHK has ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215268834/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:25:02 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215268834/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mozambican Deputy Foreign Minister Eduardo Koloma on 14 June announced that the Japanese government has forgiven $83.81 million of debt owed by Mozambique. Speaking in Maputo, Eduardo Koloma said "this debt forgiveness will mean that the Mozambican government can reallocate the savings to priority sectors". According to Koloma, the Japanese government took the decision to forgive the ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215268137/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:17:11 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215268137/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Reuters © Pedestrians walk past a stock quotation board displaying various countries' share prices outside a brokerage, in Tokyo June 14, 2013. REUTERS/Yuya ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215267109/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:47:44 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215267109/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Japan isn't setting its policies to "pander" to markets, which will swing round if the economy improves, said Japan Economy Minister Akira Amari. "While market movements are important in themselves, the government isn't making policy to pander to markets and should have confidence that markets will follow its policies," Amari, 63, said today in an interview at ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215267275/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:26:15 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215267275/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO -- Japan's economy will likely grow faster than expected just a month ago, driven by aggressive monetary stimulus despite the recent surge in the yen and corresponding sharp fall in Tokyo shares, a Reuters poll showed. The latest upgrade came after news that Japan's economy expanded at an annualised rate of 4.1% in the first three months of 2013, more quickly than initially ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215267276/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:26:13 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215267276/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue Jun 18, 2013 4:26am EDT Japan regional banks For the full text of this story please click the following ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215265927/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:26:16 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215265927/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Japan's economic outlook could get a boost on Wednesday, with data expected to show a rise in exports and a pick-up in domestic consumption that could offer Japan's radical economic policies a respite after the bad press they have received recently amid a heavy sell-off in stocks. Economists told CNBC that they expected Japan's trade deficit to widen in May, adding that they ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215265340/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:17:46 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215265340/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Good Morning, - The U.S. dollar hovered above a two-month low against the yen on Tuesday but struggled to extend gains on FED worries. - Asian shares: Japan's Nikkei -0.20%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng -0.29% (07:00 GMT), Korea's Kospi 0.93%, Australia's ASX 200 -0.22% and China's Shanghai 0.14% - Draghi: "Rethinking the Limitations of Monetary Policy". "The ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215265181/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:10:59 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215265181/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Loeb 's hedge fund Third Point has slightly increased its stake in Sony Corp. as it continues to push for an IPO of the conglomerate's entertainment ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215265076/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:10:19 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215265076/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO (AFP) - The hedge fund that has called on Sony to list part of its profitable entertainment arm has boosted its stake in the company, a report said Tuesday, days ahead of a shareholders' meeting.Billionaire investor Daniel Loeb, who last month proposed hiving off up to 20 percent of the division, which includes music and movies, said his Third Point LLC fund had since added another ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215265341/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:06:45 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215265341/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Its not everyday that you get to clone yourself. It's not everyday that your great grandchildren get to touch your doll face years after you're long gone. While pictures are lost or faded, the 3D doll best represents you for years to come. The good part is not only will these dolls look like you they will be exact replicas, capturing every detail and emotion. You get to enjoy ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215265342/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:55:24 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215265342/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese experts were on Tuesday set to discuss rules for experiments with animal-human embryos, as scientists seek permission for tests that could see human organs produced inside the growing body of an animal.Researchers want to introduce a human stem cell into an animal embryo, to create a so-called "chimeric embryo", which they can implant into an animal's ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215264243/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:35:38 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215264243/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 * Nikkei falls 0.2 pct, Topix up 0.2 pct * Volume lowest since Dec as market focused on Fed outcome * Sony rises after hedge fund ups stake, presses spin-off By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average edged down in choppy trade but managed to end above 13,000 on Tuesday, with most players staying on the sidelines as they awaited the outcome of the U.S. Federal ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215264969/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:26:53 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215264969/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Days of our Lives and The Young and the Restless Each Win Two Emmys BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Pictures Television, one of the television industry's leading content providers, garnered five wins at the 40th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards earlier this evening, nabbing top honors for Outstanding Talk Show/Informational for The Dr. Oz Show and Outstanding Drama Series ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215264113/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:25:50 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215264113/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tokyo stocks lost 0.20 percent on Tuesday ahead of the start of a US Federal Reserve policy meeting as investors look for clues on the future of its massive stimulus drive. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index, which rose 2.73 percent the previous day, closed down 25.84 points to 13,007.28, but the Topix index of all first-section shares rose 0.15 percent, or 1.68 points, to ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215264672/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:13:23 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215264672/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Despite lingering historical animosities and well-documented territorial disputes, trilateral cooperation between Northeast Asia's dominant states is gathering momentum. The cooperation, Andrew Yeo argues further, should be seen as a complement rather than a challenge to the US's existing bilateral ties. By Andrew Yeo for East Asia Institute ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215264252/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:12:20 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215264252/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 (45 mins ago) Stocks in Tokyo lost 0.20 percent ahead of the start of a US Federal Reserve policy meeting as investors look for clues on the future of its massive stimulus drive. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index, which rose 2.73 percent the previous day, closed down 25.84 points to 13,007.28, but the Topix index of all first-section shares rose 0.15 percent, or 1.68 points, to ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215264383/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:11:35 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215264383/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Trade deficit in May likely widened to the highest level in four months due to rising energy imports, but economists say the deficit could start to shrink from as early as ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215264258/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:03:42 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215264258/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Arusha - The five partner states of the East African Community (EAC) may benefit from the $32bn Japan has given. The announcement was given by Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe during the fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) at the Pacifico Yokohama Conference Centre in Yokohama, Japan. Japan will out of the $32bn provide 650 billion yen (approximately $6.5bn) to ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215264232/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:01:57 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215264232/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Seeking consent on Syria amid a West-Russia schism over its future is a key job of Group of Eight leaders ending their summit Tuesday, a White House aide said. "I think it's fairly evident that there's a difference of view on Syria between the United States and some of our -- well, the former G7 -- and Russia," White House deputy national security ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215264290/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:58:41 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215264290/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 A rail company is offering one lucky couple the chance to get married aboard one of ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215264259/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:58:07 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215264259/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 A Japanese telecoms company is carrying out tests to try to prove 4K-resolution video can be streamed over the internet to television set-top boxes. NTT West is hosting the trial - which runs until Friday - and says it believes it is the first of its kind. A new video compression standard is being used to reduce the amount of data that needs to be transmitted. 4K broadcasts offer four ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215263332/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:34:30 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215263332/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO, June 18 (Itar-Tass) - The Japanese government considers an agreement on Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s visit to Tokyo in autumn substantial progress. This agreement was reached at the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the G8 summit in Lough Erne Golf Resort in Northern Ireland. "Foreign ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215263516/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:24:49 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215263516/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 SONY television owners are in danger of missing Australia's World Cup qualification match tonight after a software glitch began turning some of the manufacturer's screens off at random overnight. Three popular models of Sony Bravia televisions are affected by the glitch, according to the company, including the KDL-EX650, KDL-HX750 and KDL-HX850, which are still on sale. The televisions, ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215264965/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:34:00 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215264965/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 The Japanese government is engaged in its own diplomatic offensive to cement relationships with countries in Asia, in line with the Obama administration's efforts to undermine Chinese influence in the region. At the end of May, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Burma (Myanmar) before hosting India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Tokyo. In Burma, Abe met with President Thein Sein and ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215262524/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:31:41 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215262524/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 In this Global Bite, Holger Schmieding assesses Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's recently announced structural reforms - the third of his "Abenomics" plan to fix Japan's stagnant, drifting economy. It's a ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215262654/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:09:06 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215262654/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Edward Snowden, the fugitive former CIA employee and NSA contractor who leaked secrets about America’s spying operations, often hung out online with foreigners in Japan who shared his interests in anime, video games, martial arts, the stock market and the expat lifestyle. Snowden, who ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215262532/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:00:57 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215262532/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Creating a Japanese version of the U.S. National Security Council would risk adding rigidity to the decision-making process during a national ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215262655/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:00:56 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215262655/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 The Toronto Comics Arts Festival, which celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, has of late made its name bringing over cutting-edge Japanese artists for signings, live drawing sessions and speaking events. The atmosphere at this year’s event, held in May, in many ways like ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215262652/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:00:55 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215262652/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency leaker, defended his disclosure of top-secret U.S. spying programs in an online chat Monday with The Guardian newspaper and attacked U.S. officials for calling him a traitor. ';The U.S. government is not going to be able to cover ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215262533/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:00:54 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215262533/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Group of Eight summit's stance on Tokyo's sweeping stimulus policies as a vote of confidence in the government's strategy to end 15 years of entrenched deflation and revive a lacklustre economy. Japan's economics minister also moved to parry any suggestion that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policies, known as ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215262535/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:58:15 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215262535/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed Monday that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Japan this fall to boost political dialogue, a Japanese official said. Abe and Putin shared the view that it is important to hold bilateral political dialogue "at a quick tempo" based on the results of their previous talks in Moscow in April, ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215262539/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:45:45 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215262539/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Swinging between gains and losses, the Japanese stock market is trading notably higher on Tuesday, with investors mostly tracking the yen's movements against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Nikkei 225 index, which tumbled to 13,006 after rising to around 13,140 in early trades, is currently up 41.8 points or 0.3 percent at 12,991.3.Hino Motors, Meidensha Corp., Mitsui OSK Lines, Kawasaki Kisen ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215260997/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:20:08 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215260997/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 (MENAFN) China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) stated that Mitsubishi Motors plans on recalling 9,478 vehicles in China due to a potential safety hazard in the sunroof, reported Xinhua News.China's consumer quality watchdog also said that the problem was related to the installing of the sunroofs causing a possibility of the glass panel ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215260723/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:16:54 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215260723/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Thirty-eight per cent of voters will vote for candidates from the Liberal Democratic Party at Sunday's Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election, according to an opinion poll conducted ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215260998/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:11:14 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215260998/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands before their meeting during the G8 Summit at Lough Erne in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, June 17, ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215260999/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:05:02 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215260999/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 (16 mins ago) Stocks in Tokyo were down 0.70 percent ahead of the start of a US Federal Reserve policy meeting as investors look for clues on the future of its massive stimulus. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index, which advanced 2.73 percent the previous day, was down 91.32 points to 12,941.80 by the break, while the Topix index of all first-section shares slipped 0.29 percent, or 3.14 points, to ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215261001/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:00:54 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215261001/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Recent economic and diplomatic issues within South Korea has resulted in a significant drop in tourist arrivals from Japan, according to new research data. Approximately 689,000 Japanese travellers visited South Korea during the first three months of 2013, a 22 percent decline in visitors compared with the same period last year, Channel News Asia reported. These figures stem from data ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215260089/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:07:20 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215260089/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Sony and urged the Japanese electronics giant to spin-off its entertainment business. Sony appears to be regaining its competitive edge and as a sign of its increased confidence in the company, Third Point has raised its stake to 70 million shares valued at 136.5 billion yen ($1.4 billion), the hedge ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215259921/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:06:05 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215259921/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 (32 mins ago) Stocks in Tokyo opened 0.14 percent lower as the market waited the US central bank's policy meeting starting later in the day for clues on the future of its stimulus program. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index, which rose 2.7 percent the previous day, was down 17.97 points to 13,015.15 at the ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215260228/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:56:44 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215260228/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japanese and South Korean stocks advanced Tuesday after wavering between gains and losses, as investors pondered whether the U.S. Federal Reserve will maintain its monthly bond ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215259957/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:50:27 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215259957/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 WARSAW -- In a first-ever summit, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on June 16 agreed with leaders of four central European nations to advance cooperation in the energy sector in an attempt to boost exports of nuclear ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215260229/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:37:46 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215260229/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 The brown facility designed to educate the public about burying radioactive waste was built beside a research center operated by the Japan Atomic Energy Agency in Horonobe in northern Hokkaido. (Satoshi ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215260230/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:37:44 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215260230/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 * Nikkei and Topix both up 0.6 pct * Sony rises after hedge fund ups stake, presses spin-off By Dominic Lau TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei rose on Tuesday, heading for a third straight day of gains, which will mark its longest winning run since a sharp selloff on May 23, underpinned by hopes the Federal Reserve will reinforce its commitment to support the U.S. economy. Sony Corp ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215259949/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:16:54 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215259949/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 LOUGH ERNE /Northern Ireland/, June 17 (Itar-Tass) - Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hopes with fruitful discussions with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin of a diversity of issues, including the problem of the peace ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215259142/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:06:39 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215259142/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon Jun 17, 2013 9:04pm EDT TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - New York-based hedge fund company Third Point said it had raised its stake in Japan's Sony Corp and asked for an opportunity to present its proposal to Sony's board for a partial spin-off of the company's entertainment unit. The move comes after Third Point, a $13 billion hedge fund founded by billionaire investor Daniel Loeb, ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215260011/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:04:13 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215260011/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks rose Tuesday to stay on course for a third straight day of gains, with the real-estate, insurance and brokerage firms advancing alongside exporters after a strong finish on Wall Street. The Nikkei Stock ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215259148/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:47:07 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215259148/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 RIO DE JANEIRO, June 17 (Reuters) - Japan are favourites to beat Italy in the Confederations Cup on Wednesday because of their Italian manager and the fact they have had more rest, according to Azzurri coach Cesare Prandelli. He believes Japan's Italian coach Alberto Zaccheroni's familiarity with his compatriots might cause Italy problems. "Japan will have the slight edge, I ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215258334/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:51:00 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215258334/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Ian Bremmer Abenomics, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plan to awaken the "animal spirits" trapped inside Japan's economy, is moving full speed ahead. Fiscal stimulus and monetary easing continue, and work to roll out a "Growth Strategy" to promote structural and regulatory reforms is moving forward. Corporate earnings and consumer spending are up, and despite a ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215257989/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:40:02 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215257989/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Japan is on Tuesday scheduled to release final May numbers for industrial production, highlighting a modest day for Asia-Pacific economic activity.Little change is expected from last month's preliminary reading that showed a gain of 1.7 percent on month and a decline of 2.3 percent on year.Japan also will see final May numbers for machine tool orders; the preliminary reading suggested a ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215257211/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:04:59 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215257211/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Sony is getting busy trying to parlay its successful E3 into a sense of momentum for the PlayStation 4 leading up to its release this holiday season. Exhibit A for this effort is Sony Computer Entertainment International CEO and President Andrew ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215257363/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:37:25 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215257363/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 There’s been a record number of home runs in Japanese baseball this season: 60 percent more homers than this time last year in fact. So many that Japanese players started to wonder, is there something different with the ball? Turns out, there ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215256096/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:04:35 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215256096/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Sony surprised industry watchers today with the announcement of release dates for two additional sequels in the Spider-Man franchise. Since the rebooted series currently has only one film under its belt so far, the move is a strong show of confidence in the upcoming sequel and in the performance of the character in a marketplace that's about to become very crowded with superhero content. ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215256281/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:54:48 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215256281/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Despite a history of conflict and competition, China and Japan share a contiguous geography and development models. China may also share Japan's economic fate.Japan's post-war economic recovery was based on an export-driven model, using low-cost labour to drive manufacturing. Consciously or unconsciously, China followed the same model when the country started to open up economically ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215255800/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:50:31 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215255800/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Bank of Japan unveiled a plan in April to target a 2 percent inflation rate in two years, leading to an increase in benchmark bond yields. That's boosting developers such ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215256282/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:44:27 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215256282/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tokyo police said eight people were arrested following fistfights between anti-Korean nationalists and counterprotesters who dubbed them "racists." The arrests came after several protests staged in a predominantly Korean neighborhood of Tokyo by a far-right anti-immigrant group Zaitokukai. The group's full name translates to Citizens Group that will not Forgive Privileges for ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215256283/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:28:56 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215256283/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 U.S. markets posted gains Monday, as economic data looked positive in reports not considered particularly major newsmakers. Trading might prove muted for the first half of the week, as investors wait for the results of a two-day meeting of Open Market Committee at the ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215256771/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:28:47 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215256771/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 The coming weeks are rich in opportunities for Seattleites to experience many facets of Japanese culture: a silent film, museum exhibitions, a photography book and a close look at Noh. Dig ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215254928/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:49:46 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215254928/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 G8 summit that his country would undertake structural reforms in the foreseeable future and return to budget consolidation in the medium term. Japan's cabinet rubber-stamped a set of measures last Friday to boost economic growth that so far have failed to impress markets and made Abe promise to take more steps after next month's upper house elections. "For me, it was very ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215254930/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:31:56 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215254930/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 European Central Bank from next year. Germany, the euro zone's largest economy, has long worried that it could face potentially unlimited liabilities if countries in the single currency area pool their funds to cope with failing banks in the future. In a statement which will form part of a final communique at a summit ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215254016/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:38:10 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215254016/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 'Amazing Spider-Man 2': Chris Cooper to Play Green Goblin The move sets the course for the marquee superhero franchise for the next five years. The threequel had been mentioned, but never a fourth ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215253727/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:30:47 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215253727/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Japan said Sunday it would give $1 billion in aid to help stabilize the Sahel region of Africa, months after the deaths of 10 Japanese in a hostage crisis there. The money is part of a $14 billion aid package to be given to Africa over five years, which Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Saturday at the start of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development. "Japan will ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215252755/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:13:41 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215252755/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Whoosh! That is not the sound of Shinzo Abe's famed three arrows hitting their mark, but rather of Japan's stock market dropping on disappointment that they have not done so yet. In three weeks the Topix has fallen 18 per cent and is one bad day away from its level when the first arrow - unprecedented quantitative easing - was fired. The index is now trading at its lowest level relative ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215251840/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:53:12 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215251840/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 NEWARK, N.J. - FBI agents are going to meet an incoming flight at a New Jersey airport after reports that a passenger claimed he'd poisoned everybody on board. United Airlines Flight 116 from Tokyo is scheduled to land at 2 p.m. Eastern on Monday at Newark Liberty Airport, outside New York City. An FBI spokesman says the passenger stood up and made the statement several hours ago and that ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215251376/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:51:50 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215251376/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215251339/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:59:48 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215251339/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Monetary policy in Japan could trump news from the Fed this week, and the kind of inflation the Bank of Japan is creating - with little or no velocity - is a "dangerous game", said Art Cashin, UBS Financial Services director of floor ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215249979/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:33:57 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215249979/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Last week saw the likely death of Abenomics. It is not a foregone conclusion but Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will need to come out fighting in a very un-Japanese way to save his program of national regeneration. In a few short weeks he has gone from hero to zero. Most likely, Abe will soon be the umpteenth one-year Japanese leader in ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250615/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:31:15 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250615/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Manu Ginobili ran onto the floor as fans stood and screamed. He went to the bench, and they chanted his name. The sights and sounds of so many San Antonio spring nights were back Sunday — and the real party might be just a ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250617/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:24:17 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250617/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Activist Chen Guangcheng charged that China waged an ';unrelenting'; pressure campaign that led New York University to end his studies as he voiced fear for academic freedom in the United States. The blind self-taught lawyer, one of the most emblematic Chinese human rights campaigners, spoke out after adamant denials from the private New York university, which said it never planned to ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250352/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:24:16 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250352/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 The Toronto Comics Arts Festival, which celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, has of late made its name bringing over cutting-edge Japanese artists for signings, live drawing sessions and speaking events. The atmosphere at this year’s event, held in May, in many ways like ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250618/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:24:15 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250618/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 While moms work: Children of Shiseido Co. employees play Friday in the Kangaroom day care facility in its head office in Minato Ward, Tokyo. | SATOKO ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250619/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:24:14 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250619/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Creating a Japanese version of the U.S. National Security Council would risk adding rigidity to the decision-making process during a national ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250620/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:24:13 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250620/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 The Toronto Comics Arts Festival, which celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, has of late made its name bringing over cutting-edge Japanese artists for signings, live drawing sessions and speaking events. The atmosphere at this year’s event, held in May, in many ways like ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250392/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:24:12 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250392/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 If you’re like me or the men in my life, you probably broke down and wept for joy on June 4, when Japanese midfielder Keisuke Honda scored the goal that bagged Japan’s slot in the FIFA World Cup next year. At such sports events, ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250623/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:24:11 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250623/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 The Guardian newspaper says the British eavesdropping agency GCHQ repeatedly hacked into foreign diplomats’ phones and emails when the U.K. hosted international conferences, even going so far as to set up a bugged Internet cafe in an effort to get an edge in high-stakes negotiations. The report — the latest in a series of revelations that have ignited worldwide debate over the scope ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250622/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:24:09 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250622/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Manu Ginobili ran onto the floor as fans stood and screamed. He went to the bench, and they chanted his name. The sights and sounds of so many San Antonio spring nights were back Sunday — and the real party might be just a ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250621/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:24:08 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250621/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Edward Snowden, the fugitive former CIA employee and NSA contractor who leaked secrets about America’s spying operations, often hung out online with foreigners in Japan who shared his interests in anime, video games, martial arts, the stock market and the expat lifestyle. Snowden, who ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250353/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:24:07 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250353/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Roger Federer found the perfect place to end his title drought — a small town in western Germany that has a big tennis stadium and a street named Roger-Federer-Allee leading to it. Federer left Halle a winner again Sunday, ending a 10-month run of 11 tournaments without a title, an eternity by his standards. The 31-year-old Swiss great overcame a sluggish start to beat unseeded Mikhail ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250624/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:24:06 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250624/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Highly praised Hanshin Tigers rookie Shintaro Fujinami was the top vote-getter in fan balloting among Central League starters for the upcoming All-Star Series after results were announced at the halfway point on Monday. Fujinami received 96,322 votes, ahead of second-place Hiroshima Carp right-hander Ken Maeda (89,995) in the category for starting pitcher. Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters rookie ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250627/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:24:05 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250627/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 If you’re like me or the men in my life, you probably broke down and wept for joy on June 4, when Japanese midfielder Keisuke Honda scored the goal that bagged Japan’s slot in the FIFA World Cup next year. At such sports events, ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250626/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:24:04 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250626/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Creating a Japanese version of the U.S. National Security Council would risk adding rigidity to the decision-making process during a national ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250625/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:24:03 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250625/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Edward Snowden, the fugitive former CIA employee and NSA contractor who leaked secrets about America’s spying operations, often hung out online with foreigners in Japan who shared his interests in anime, video games, martial arts, the stock market and the expat lifestyle. Snowden, who ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250354/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:24:02 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250354/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Dear reader, where are you from? To what era do you belong? I was born in 1971 in Japan and grew up here, too, but I’ve never — in all my years visiting hotels, restaurants, shops or government offices — seen workers wearing vests, armbands, badges, ribbons or bandanas with political messages. I’ve never seen a waiter with an armband reading ';We demand wage ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250628/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:24:01 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250628/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Edward Snowden, the fugitive former CIA employee and NSA contractor who leaked secrets about America’s spying operations, often hung out online with foreigners in Japan who shared his interests in anime, video games, martial arts, the stock market and the expat lifestyle. Snowden, who ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250355/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:24:00 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250355/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 On Sunday, May 26, something quite remarkable happened in Kodaira city, western Tokyo: Over 50,000 citizens voted in Tokyo’s very first local referendum ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250629/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:23:59 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250629/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 If you’re like me or the men in my life, you probably broke down and wept for joy on June 4, when Japanese midfielder Keisuke Honda scored the goal that bagged Japan’s slot in the FIFA World Cup next year. At such sports events, ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250207/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:23:58 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250207/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 , or child rearing) comes naturally. Hailing from a country known to have a high level of gender equality, Koivumaa says ikumen is standard practice in Finland. ';In Finland, there’s a social welfare policy that enables that. Also men work short hours — especially compared with Japan — which enables an ikumen lifestyle seven days a week,'; the 36-year-old said. As ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250513/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:23:57 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250513/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Top economists remained divided Monday over whether Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ';Abenomics'; policies will bear fruit but all saw eye-to-eye on the need for deregulation and new growth strategies. ';You can only buy so much time with monetary policies,'; Yuichi Kodama, chief economist at ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250631/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:23:56 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250631/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Sunny side up: Taiyo Matsumoto (right) and his editor at IKKI magazine, Hideki Egami, take a break at the 10th Toronto Comics Arts Festival. | ANNE ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250630/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:23:55 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250630/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Cruise missiles that are difficult to detect, increasingly fast and capable of carrying nuclear warheads are spreading, especially in Asia, complicating arms control and raising the risk of catastrophic conflict. Until recently, most concerns have focused on the actual or potential spread of nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles in China, North Korea, India and Pakistan — the four Asian states ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250633/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:23:53 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250633/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 During Yingluck Shinawatra’s official visit to Japan late last month, Thailand’s first female premier did not just exploit her charm to win over Japan, but also dared to talk openly about the most sensitive issue facing her country — the protracted political crisis that followed the 2006 military coup that had overthrown her brother, Thaksin Shinawatra, the most successful prime ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250437/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:23:52 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250437/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 After initially denying that any changes had been made despite an explosion in the number of home runs this season, Nippon Professional Baseball on June 11 admitted that it had made the standardized ball used this season livelier than before and apologized for making such a change without notifying players. Clearly NPB has betrayed the trust of players and fans. NPB commissioner Mr. Ryozo Kato ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250632/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:23:51 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250632/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Top economists remained divided Monday over whether Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ';Abenomics'; policies will bear fruit but all saw eye-to-eye on the need for deregulation and new growth strategies. ';You can only buy so much time with monetary policies,'; Yuichi Kodama, chief economist at ... http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250634/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:23:36 -0400 http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215250634/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044