Wednesday 10th March, 2010
Japan finally confirms secret nukes pact with U.S.
Washington TimesTOKYO | Japan confirmed Tuesday secret Cold War-era pacts with Washington that tacitly allowed nuclear warships in Japanese ports in violation of a hallowed postwar principle, effectively acknowledgin...
Japan baby-robot teaches parenting skills
BreitbartIt giggles and wiggles its feet when you shake its rattle, but will get cranky and cry from too much tickling: Meet Yotaro, a Japanese robot programmed to be as fickle as a real baby. The cuddly ba...
Fujifilm acquires a Brazilian sales agency for medical products
The Asahi ShimbunMarch 10, 2010 - Fujifilm Corporation (President and CEO: Shigetaka Komori) has announced that it signed an agreement to acquire the 100% of the shares of the Brazil-based medical product sales agency...
Japan baby-robot teaches parenting skills
Yahoo! NewsTSUKUBA, Japan (AFP) – It giggles and wiggles its feet when you shake its rattle, but will get cranky and cry from too much tickling: Meet Yotaro, a
Japan defends dolphin hunt in Oscar-winning 'Cove'
My San AntonioTAIJI, Japan — The Japanese fishing village featured in "The Cove," which won an Oscar for best documentary, defended its practice of hunting dolphins Monday as a part of a long tradit...
Heavy snow in Japan forces airlines to cancel flights
News on JapanMarch 10 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s national weather service issued warnings for heavy snow throughout the nation as the country’s two biggest airlines canceled or delayed flights affecting mo...
JAL: Compliance Investigations Committee Provides Contact Information
The Asahi Shimbun- Persons with relevant information are requested to contact the Committee - Tokyo: March 10, 2010 - Japan Airlines (JAL) announced last month, the establishment of the Compliance Investigati...
Maiko Itai crowned Miss Universe Japan 2010
SINATwenty-year-old Maiko Itai won Miss Universe Japan 2010 in Tokyo on March 9, 2010. She will be on behalf of Japan to compete in Miss Universe Pageant at the end of the year. (Photo Source: chinanews.c...
Japan dolphin-hunt town shrugs off 'Cove' Oscar
China Post OnlineTAIJI, Japan -- The gala crowd in Los Angeles cheered as “The Cove” won the best documentary Oscar with its grisly portrayal of dolphin hunting. Half a world away, residents of the small Japanese ...
Lisa Twaronite's This Week in Japan: Fujitsu's woes highlight governance
Market WatchTOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Fujitsu Ltd.'s disclosure incident this week shows how much Japan has changed -- and also how much it remains the same. Late Tuesday, the Tokyo Stock Exchange gave Fujitsu ...
Lisa Twaronite's This Week in Japan: Fujitsu's woes highlight governance
Market WatchTOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Fujitsu Ltd.'s disclosure incident this week shows how much Japan has changed -- and also how much it remains the same. Late Tuesday, the Tokyo Stock Exchange gave Fujitsu ...
Lisa Twaronite's This Week in Japan: Fujitsu's woes highlight governance
Market WatchTOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Fujitsu Ltd.'s disclosure incident this week shows how much Japan has changed -- and also how much it remains the same. Late Tuesday, the Tokyo Stock Exchange gave Fujitsu ...
Tokyo stocks edge down
Japan TodayTOKYO — Tokyo stocks edged down Wednesday as investors continued to unload shares for quick profits after recent rises, but a sell-off was averted on growing optimism about a recovery in the Ja...
Nomura Issues 20th and 21st Series of Unsecured Straight Bonds
The Asahi ShimbunTokyo, March 10, 2010 - Nomura Holdings, Inc. today announced that it has determined the terms of its 20th and 21st series of unsecured straight bonds in the total principal amount of 60 billion yen t...
China gains Sea of Japan trade access via N. Korean port+
BreitbartBEIJING, March 10 (AP) - (Kyodo)—North Korea has agreed to lease a pier at Rajin port, close to the border with China and Russia, to a Chinese company for 10 years, giving three northeastern Ch...
Sanyo to Supply Japan's First "Lithium-ion Battery System" for Traffic Signals to Tokushima Prefectural Police
The Asahi Shimbun- Keeping Traffic Signals On During Power Failures and Natural Disasters - Tokyo, March 10, 2010 - Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (SANYO) is pleased to announce the development of a "Lithium-ion Ba...
Installation of WiMAX Base Stations for UQ Communications
The Asahi Shimbun- Installing NEC Base Stations Across Japan - Tokyo, March 10, 2010 - NEC Corporation (NEC) announced today that UQ Communications Co., Ltd. (President: Takashi Tanaka; HQ: Tokyo, Japan) has ...
Japan seeks DPRK's denuclearization along with resolution of abduction issues: Japanese Ambassador
People's DailyThe Japanese Ambassador to Seoul said Wednesday Japan is seeking denuclearization of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) along with the resolution of abduction issues between the two coun...
Dollar stays around 90 yen line in Tokyo morning amid lack of fresh cues+
Breitbartcues+ (AP) - TOKYO, March 10 (Kyodo)—The U.S. dollar steadied around the 90 yen line Wednesday morning in Tokyo as investors largely retreated to the sidelines amid a lack of fresh trading cue...
LEAD: February beer shipments fall 6.3% in Japan+
BreitbartTOKYO, March 10 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Domestic shipments of beer and beer-like drinks dropped 6.3 percent in February from a year earlier to 29.25 million cases, hitting the lowest level for February ...
OIL DATA: Japan Gasoline Stocks Down 61,703 KL On Week At 2.19 Million KL
Morning StarCrude stocks held by Japanese refiners increased by 1,111,430 kiloliters on week to 14.95 million kiloliters, or 94.01 million barrels, PAJ said.
Japan PM: Want BOJ To Support Economy Via Appropriate Policy
Morning Star-(Dow Jones)- Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Wednesday he wants the Bank of Japan to support the economy through appropriate monetary policy.
Japan Jan Machine Orders Ease 3.7% On Month
Quote.com(RTTNews) - Core machinery orders in Japan were down a seasonally adjusted 3.7 percent in January compared to the previous month, the Cabinet Office said on Wednesday. That was roughly in line with ...
Japan must correct inconsistency in non-nuclear principles
Japan TodayTOKYO — Confirming the existence of a secret Japan-U.S. pact that led Tokyo to allow nuclear-armed U.S. vessels to visit Japanese ports was the first challenge that Foreign Minister Katsuya Oka...
What now for Mao?
The Japan TimesIt has been several days now, and the dust has settled, but nobody can say that the battle for the gold medal in Vancouver between Mao Asada and Kim Yu Na didn't live up to its billing.
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