Friday 3rd July, 2009
India, Japan to fast-track economic pact
The Tokyo News.NetTokyo/india and Japan Friday held their third annual strategic dialogue in Tokyo and decided to fast-track negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement.
India-Japan stitch a comprehensive economic partnership pact
The Tokyo News.NetTokyo, July 3 : India and Japan on Friday agreed to cooperate on pressing global issues of climate change, disarmament and non-proliferation while moving ahead in negotiations to stitch a comprehensive economic partnership pact.
India, Japan to work for early FMCT, fast-track economic pact
The Tokyo News.NetTokyo/india and Japan, the only country to have been attacked by atomic bombs, Friday decided to work together for an early conclusion of the Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty and to fast-track negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement.
India, Japan agree to fast track work on freight, industrial corridors
The Tokyo News.NetTokyo, : India and Japan on Friday agreed to take steps to fast track work on the Dedicated Freight Corridor and the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project.
Japan extends its naval unit's Afghan support mission
The Tokyo News.NetJapan's Cabinet Friday approved a bill to extend its troops' refuelling operations in the Indian Ocean to help the US-led forces in Afghanistan by another six months till next year, a media report said.
Political focus switches to Tokyo election
The Asahi ShimbunOfficial campaigning kicked off Friday for the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, widely seen as a bellwether for the Lower House ballot that could be held as early as next month. Speaking on...
Amano elected IAEA chief
The Asahi ShimbunVienna--career diplomat Yukiya Amano will become the first Japanese to head the International Atomic Energy Agency. Amano, currently Japan's ambassador to the Permanent Mission to the...
A blaze of color ... but fewer stars
The Asahi ShimbunPassers-by gaze at a rainbow of Tanabata Matsuri (star festival) streamers in a shopping mall near JR Hiratsuka Station in Kanagawa Prefecture as the 59th Shonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Matsuri, one of...
Wasted spending in 57 projects
The Asahi ShimbunThe Finance Ministry said Friday it found wasteful or inefficient spending for all 57 government projects it has examined, including 11 projects that simply are not needed. The 57 projects...
MSDF refueling mission extended
The Asahi ShimbunThe Cabinet on Friday extended the Maritime Self-Defense Force's refueling mission in the Indian Ocean to Jan. 15, 2010. The six-month extension was made under the special measures law that...
Flu virus resistant to Tamiflu verified
The Asahi ShimbunA mutated form of the new swine flu virus that is resistant to the drug Tamiflu was confirmed in a woman in Osaka, health officials said Thursday. It was only the second detection of such a...
U.S. pullout from Iraq
The Asahi ShimbunThe deadline for American troops to leave Baghdad and other Iraqi cities and towns has been met. This represents the first step of U.S. President Barack Obama's promised withdrawal of all...
Cubs' Fukudome working to lose whirly-birdy swing
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What's in a name Images of Nippon and Nihon
The Asahi ShimbunNippon Daemon is the name of a bandit leader in the Kabuki play "Shiranami Gonin Otoko" (Five men of the white waves). In the climactic scene, police surround Daemon, demanding he reveal his name. ...
Artest poised to join Kobe, Lakers in surprise move
The Japan TimesTrading places: Free agent Ron Artest (right) will leave the Houston Rockets to play for the Los Angeles Lakers next season, while Trevor Ariza (left) will do the opposite. AP...
Oita acquires striker Fernandinho
The Japan TimesOita Trinita, currently bottom of the J. League first division, are set to acquire striker Fernandinho from Brazilian second-division side Vasco da Gama, it was learned Friday.
Kim tears up Congressional with 62; Tiger 2 back
The Japan TimesBethesda, Md. Anthony Kim is regaining a lot of his strength and a little of his swagger. He can only hope his record start Thursday at the AT&T National will allow him to get rid of some...
Nakamura powers Lions in rout
The Japan TimesTakeya Nakamura hit his Japanese baseball-leading 26th homer and Takahiko G.G. Sato added a go-ahead double in a four-run eighth inning as the Seibu Lions rallied to beat the Tohoku...
Mariners end Yanks' streak
The Japan TimesBranyan rebounded from a frustrating string of strikeouts with a mammoth homer over Monument Park, and the Seattle Mariners beat CC Sabathia 8-4 on Thursday night to snap the New York Yankees'...
Obama picks Jordan over Kobe
The Japan TimesAs in, who's the best? Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, a four-time NBA champion? Or the basketball legend to whom he is most often compared, Michael Jordan, who retired as a six-time champ with...
Japan falls in volleyball final
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India, Japan focus on strategic ties
The HinduIndia and Japan on Friday agreed to sustain and possibly expand their “canvas of cooperation” in the bilateral and international domains. Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi...
Antarctic team gets 'veggie factory'
Japan TimesA "vegetable factory" that enables plants to be grown indoors under fluorescent lights free of agrochemicals is proving a welcome addition for the Japanese research expedition in the Antarctic.
SriLankan Air chief beats tourism drum
Japan TimesUnder the impact of the global economic setback, the downtrend in foreign tourists visiting Sri Lanka will prevail till the yearend," said SriLankan Airlines Chairman Nishantha Wickramasinghe. "But...
NEC seeks chip ally in Toshiba or Panasonic
Japan TimesNec Electronics Corp., which has inked an integration contract with fellow chip maker Renesas Technology Corp., is eyeing either Toshiba Corp. or Panasonic Corp. as its partner in developing an...
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