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  • Japan clarifies report on North Korean missile launches

    While confirming North Korea's missile launches Saturday, the Japanese government clarified none of the missiles landed in its territorial waters, Xinhua reported. South Korea's Yonhap News Agency, citing its country's defence ministry, had reported that North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the Sea of Japan. The ministry had detected two missiles being launched in the ...

  • Manmohan Singh to visit Japan and Thailand

    Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is slated to pay official visit to Japan from May 27 to 29 and to the Kingdom of Thailand on May 30 and 31. The visit to Japan is at the invitation of Prime Minister of Japan, H.E. Mr. Shinzo Abe. The Annual Summit between the Prime Ministers of India and Japan is expected to enhance and strengthen the Strategic and Global Partnership between the two countries. ...

  • Soon your hand will also be your smartphone

    Researchers from the University of Tokyo are in the process of developing a technology to put the mobile phone on the palm of your hand. Using a special camera that combines high-speed vision and two rotational mirrors, Masatoshi Ishikawa and his team at the Ishikawa Oku Laboratory, said that they have found a method to project a device's display screen or keyboard onto the palm, or any other ...

  • Japan confirms DPRK launched missile

    Beijing, May 18 (Xinhua-ANI): Japanese government confirmed the DPRK's missile launches on Saturday, saying none of the missiles have landed in Japan's territorial waters, Kyodo news agency reported. South Korea's Yonhap News Agency earlier reported that the DPRK launched three short-range guided missiles into the Sea of Japan on Saturday, citing the country's defense ministry. It is reported ...

  • WWII comfort women were necessary says Japanese politician Toru Hashimoto

    A prominent Japanese politician has described as "necessary" the system by which women were forced to become prostitutes for World War II troops. Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto said the "comfort women" gave soldiers putting their lives at risk a chance "to rest". He acknowledged that the women had been acting "against their will". Some 200,000 women ...

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The Eye

The Eye

Coming on the tail end of Hollywoods dwindling fascination with remaking Asian horror movies, The Eye is an Americanized replay of a 2002 Hong Kong chiller about a young woman whose corneal transplant restores her sight, but also brings with it otherworldly visions that werent part of the dea ... ...

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  • Weak yen helps drive Japan earnings but no cure-all

    Japan's earnings season has drawn to a close with the sharply weaker yen helping inflate profits at some of the nation's top exporters, but, warn some commentators, the drop is not all good news. Sony booked its first annual profit in five years, Toyota more than tripled its earnings in the fiscal year to March and the head of rival automaker Nissan hailed the taming of the currency. ...

  • Japans economic rebound a recipe for Europe

    PARIS: The recovery of the Japanese economy, just as a recession in Europe digs in, is renewing pressure on European policymakers to shift course from austerity to stimulus. Data released on Thursday showed Japan's economy grew markedly in the first quarter, only weeks after a new government and a new team at the central bank set about stoking the world's third-biggest economy. The ...

  • Japan pledges 2 bln USD in support of African resource development

    The Japanese government on Saturday pledged to provide 2 billion US dollars to support resource development projects by Japanese companies in Africa over the next five years, local media reported.The plans were announced during a meeting that brought together ministers and representatives from Japan and 15 African countries in charge of resource issues. The event was held ahead of a summit- ...

  • As yen falls so does cost of products from Japan

    When the yen's value falls, many Japanese goods become less expensive worldwide. Toyotas become cheaper in Germany, the United States and South Korea. So do Sony electronics. For tourists, Tokyo doesn't cost so much to ...

  • From left writer Kenzaburo Oe Constitution scholar Yasuhiro Okudaira and writer Hisae Sawachi attend a news conference in Tokyos Chiyoda Ward on May 17.

    Nobel Prize-winning writer Kenzaburo Oe and fellow activists warned against the intensifying moves in the political world to revise Japan's pacifist ...

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