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  • Now enjoy Ramen Noodles onboard Japans ANA flights

    All Nippon Airways (ANA), the Japan's largest airlines, has announced plans to serve Ramen Noodles to its passengers from June 1, 2013. Ramen dishes have been developed exclusively for the Japanese airline by Hakata IPPUDO, the famous Ramen Noodle chain based in Kyushu, Japan. Operated and managed by Chikaranomoto Company Co., Ltd, Hakata IPPUDO has expanded its market to seven countries. ...

  • Weaker yen fuels economic optimism in Japan

    The Japanese government Monday revised upward its evaluation of the economy given the weakness of the yen, which is helping to push exports and encouraging companies to increase production. In its economic report for May, the cabinet raised its evaluation of three of the 14 categories it analyzes: exports, industrial production and profits. In addition, it said that the economy "is moving ...

  • Japan sinks Singapore at Sudirman Cup

    Japan showed all-round strength by sweeping aside Singapore 5-0 in their group match at the Sudirman Cup here Monday. Hiroyuki Endo and Kenichi Hayakawa made it 1-0 for Japan in the men's doubles by beating Chrisnanta Danny Bawa and Terry Zhao 21-7, 21-18. World No.24 Gu Juan of Singapore was beaten by No.10 Minatsu Mitani at 21-10, 21-19 in women's singles while in men's singles, Derek Wong ...

  • Asia stocks swing between gains and losses Nikkei ends up 0.1

    Asian stock markets swung between modest gains and losses on Tuesday, as investors were hesitant to extend a recent rally amid speculation over an earlier-than-expected end to the Federal Reserve's quantitative easing ...

  • Man stabs ex-wife then crashes car during getaway

    A man stabbed his ex-wife on a street in Isehara, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Tuesday morning, and then caused a car crash while he was fleeing from the ...

Movie Review

The Other Sister

If you happen to make the unfortunate decision to see "The Other Sister," which should be subtitled "Or, How Shallow Rich People Deal With Their Mentally Retarded Daughter," do yourself the favor of leaving after the first hour. This is a film that starts off on questionable grounds, quickly reaches a low plateau of mere watchability, and then willfully plummets headlong into patent absurdity and ... ...

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  • Tokyo broker for Thai hostesses busted for wrongful employment

    Tokyo Metropolitan Police on Monday announced the arrest of a broker of Thai females for violating immigration laws by employing the women as ...

  • Claim filed against Yamaguchi-gumi top bosses for arson death in Nagoya

    The parents of a nightclub worker killed in an arson fire three years ago filed a suit in the Nagoya District Court on Monday seeking damages against top members of the Yamaguchi-gumi organized crime ...

  • X Japan wax lyrical at Madame Tussauds debut

    "Outsider art" is relatively new in Japan and, as a genre, works made by self-taught Japanese artists are still not very well known on the category-delineating, label-loving international art ...

  • Nikkei hits new 5-12-yr high but pace of gains slow Bernanke cues eyed

    * Real estate and banks weak on sector rotation - analyst * Retail investors pick up underperformers such as Sharp, TEPCO * SoftBank slips, Sprint permitted discussions with Dish By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, May 21 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average edged up to a fresh 5-1/2-year high on Tuesday, reversing earlier losses, as retail investors scooped up underperforming stocks such as Sharp ...

  • Japans Crown Prince to Visit Spain to Mark Bilateral Ties

    Tokyo, May 21 (BNA) - Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito will make an official visit to Spain next month, to mark the 400th anniversary of bilateral ties between the two nations, Japan's (NHK World) reported. A Japanese mission was sent to Spain in 1613 from what is now Sendai City, by powerful feudal war lord Date Masamune. Various commemorative events are scheduled in both countries ...

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