Japan
Japan-U.S. missile defense test fails off Hawaii
(Reuters)
20 Nov 2008 at 4:49am
Reuters - A Japanese warship failed to shoot down a ballistic missile target in a joint test with U.S. forces Wednesday because of a glitch in the final stage of an interceptor made by Raytheon Co, a U.S. military official said.
US pitcher proud to inspire Japan girl
(AP)
19 Nov 2008 at 1:21pm
AP - Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield was the inspiration for a 16-year-old girl who has been drafted to play for a Japanese pro baseball team.
Toyota to shut US, Canada plants for two days next month
(AFP)
19 Nov 2008 at 7:34am
AFP - Toyota Motor Corp. will shut down production at all of its US and Canadian plants for two days next month due to sluggish sales, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.
North and South Koreans find cause for unity: Japan
(Reuters)
19 Nov 2008 at 3:11am
Reuters - It took six decades for the divided Koreas to meet to talk about Japan’s colonial past, but it took them just two hours to agree they had common grievances with their Asian neighbor.
Japanese police probe suspected ‘terror’ stabbings
(AFP)
19 Nov 2008 at 3:09am
AFP - Japanese police were Wednesday investigating suspected “terror” attacks on former top pension bureaucrats after three people were stabbed on their doorsteps, two of them fatally, officials said.
Japan revisits dark chapter in Christianity’s past
(AFP)
18 Nov 2008 at 9:18pm
AFP - As church bells ring and grey-robed nuns hurry to Mass in this Japanese port city, a dark chapter in Christianity’s past is being revisited with the beatification of 188 martyrs persecuted for their faith.
Reports: Japan police probe ex-bureaucrat attacks
(AP)
18 Nov 2008 at 11:01am
AP - Japanese police posted guards at the homes of former health ministry bureaucrats Tuesday after attacks on the families of ex-officials left two people dead and another wounded, reports said.
Japan opposition seeks to force early election
(Reuters)
18 Nov 2008 at 9:39am
Reuters - Japan’s opposition stepped up efforts on Tuesday to force an early election by stalling key bills including help for struggling banks, a strategy that threatens policy paralysis as the economy sinks into recession.
Greenpeace: Japanese whalers leave for annual hunt
(AP)
17 Nov 2008 at 10:32am
AP - The mother ship in Japan’s whaling fleet left Monday for the country’s annual hunt in the Antarctic, the environmental group Greenpeace said, as anti-whaling activists vowed to disrupt the expedition once again after high-seas clashes forced an early halt last year.
GM sells stake in Japan’s Suzuki Motor
(AFP)
17 Nov 2008 at 9:11am
AFP - Cash-strapped US auto giant General Motors Corp. said Monday it had sold its three percent stake in Japanese mini-car specialist Suzuki Motor Corp. for about 230 million dollars.
Japanese whalers set sail: Greenpeace
(AFP)
17 Nov 2008 at 6:37am
AFP - Japan’s whaling fleet set sail Monday, environmentalists said, apparently on an annual Antarctic hunt likely to provoke fresh friction with anti-whaling countries such as Australia.
Japan firm recalls 8 million bottles of U.S. mineral water
(Reuters)
17 Nov 2008 at 2:27am
Reuters - A Japanese firm recalled eight million bottles of U.S. mineral water on Monday after consumers complained it smelled like insecticide and medicine.
Japan enters first recession in seven years
(AFP)
17 Nov 2008 at 2:21am
AFP - Japan has slipped into recession for the first time in seven years as the global financial crisis mauls its export-dependent economy, official data showed Monday.
Fire at Japan nuke power plant injures worker: operator
(AFP)
13 Nov 2008 at 2:22am
AFP - A fire broke out at a nuclear power plant in northern Japan on Thursday, injuring one worker but causing no radiation leak, the operator said.
DoCoMo to buy stake in Indian operator Tata
(AFP)
12 Nov 2008 at 7:41am
AFP - Japan’s NTT DoCoMo Inc., chasing a share of the world’s fastest growing mobile telephone market, said Wednesday it would pay 2.7 billion dollars for a 26 percent stake in India’s Tata Teleservices Ltd.
Japan CO2 hits record
(Reuters)
12 Nov 2008 at 4:17am
Reuters - Japan’s greenhouse gas emissions rose to a record high in the year to March, putting the world’s fifth-largest carbon dioxide producer at risk of an embarrassing failure to achieve its Kyoto target over the next four years.
Japan police to question man on China organ transplants: report
(AFP)
12 Nov 2008 at 1:45am
AFP - Japanese police plan to question a man on suspicion of illegally brokering organ transplant operations in China for Japanese patients, reports said Wednesday.
Japan governor under fire for Tokyo quake comments
(Reuters)
11 Nov 2008 at 10:00pm
Reuters - A Japanese governor has come under fire for comments appearing to suggest that a huge earthquake in Tokyo would be an opportunity for western Japan to boost its economy.
Sacked Japan air chief defends controversial views
(AFP)
11 Nov 2008 at 11:05am
AFP - Japan’s sacked air force commander on Tuesday defended his view of the country’s militarist past and called for an overhaul of the pacifist constitution.
Astronaut set to become Japan’s first mom in space
(Reuters)
11 Nov 2008 at 1:35am
Reuters - A Japanese astronaut and mother of one has been picked as a crew member of the space shuttle Atlantis, Japan’s space agency said Tuesday, making her the country’s first mom to go into space.
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