Provides the latest RSS feeds for Tokyo News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page The Tokyo News.net http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/cat/e6040a2efc655265/ en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 05:56:29 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 05:56:29 -0400 30 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will undertake a five-day official visit to Japan and Thailand from Monday. He will first visit Japan from May 27 to May 29 and then visit Thailand on May 30 to 31. The focus of the visit to Japan is expected to be on strategic content and ways to expand bilateral energy and economic ties, while the visit to Bangkok will be aimed at signing a long awaited ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214752638/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:50:03 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214752638/scat/e6040a2efc655265 The Japanese government has denied rumours which said the prime minister's official residence was haunted. The denial came after a query by an opposition lawmaker, who wanted to know if Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had not yet moved into his official residence, five months after coming to power, because of rumours that the building was haunted by the ghosts of young military officers who died there ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214739055/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:50:01 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214739055/scat/e6040a2efc655265 ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Russia's Evgeni Krylov fell on his opening tumbling pass and was injured at the World Gymnastics Championships, putting the perennial powerhouse's medal hopes in question. It wasn't immediately clear what Krylov's injury was or whether he'd be able to continue. He was unable to put any weight on his left foot and had to crawl off the podium. ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214755604/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Sat, 25 May 2013 04:31:42 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214755604/scat/e6040a2efc655265 An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale hit the sea off the east coast of Honshu, Japan at 8:05 a.m. Beijing Time Friday, according to the China Earthquake Networks ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214755874/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:33 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214755874/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Japanese nuclear authorities said Saturday that radioactive substances leaked from a nuclear physics laboratory of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency in Ibaraki prefecture after an incident on Thursday, local media reported.About 55 researchers and others who engaged in an experiment to generate particles by applying a proton beam to gold may have been exposed to radiation as a result of inhaling the ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214754482/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:45:38 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214754482/scat/e6040a2efc655265 NTT DoCoMo Inc., despite being Japan’s biggest mobile phone carrier, has been struggling against tough smartphone competition from KDDI Corp. and Softbank Corp., which is leading in that area. But one edge that the cellphone behemoth — it has more than 60 million subscribers ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214754555/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:28:45 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214754555/scat/e6040a2efc655265 MOSCOW, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Russia and Japan managed to move their positions closer on certain issues, pledging to speed up talks on reaching a peace treaty for the first time since the end of WWII, as leaders of the two countries met here on Monday. Following his talks with visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters that they have instructed ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214753838/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:06:42 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214753838/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Citing the failure of similar attempts decades earlier, Okinawan residents have criticized Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto's recent suggestion that U.S. military members use legal sex services to curb sexual ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214751740/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:47:36 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214751740/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said May 24 it will reduce its capital and capital reserves by 924.85 billion yen ($9.08 billion) to write off its accumulated loss and create an environment for an early resumption of dividend ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214751741/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:47:35 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214751741/scat/e6040a2efc655265 I remember a conversation with Paul Fisher in his office deep in the bowels of the Bank of England one day last summer when he said Japan was still struggling after 20 years to get back on its feet following its financial crash so we should not expect too much too soon from the United ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214750712/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:01:11 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214750712/scat/e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO, May 24 (Reuters) - Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures fell to a two-week low on Friday, extending the previous day's steep decline, and lost almost 6 percent on the week after weak manufacturing data from China and the United States spurred worries about demand. Data on Thursday showed Chinese factory activity declined in May for the first time in seven months and U.S. manufacturing ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214751238/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:58:35 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214751238/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Sealed: Indian star Aishwarya Rai arrives for the screening of 'Blood Ties' at the 66th international film festival in Cannes, on France's Mediterranean coast, on Monday. | ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214750966/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:51:17 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214750966/scat/e6040a2efc655265 In an effort to address a gap in travel between Thailand and the island of Kyushu in Japan, a tourism exchange was recently organized in the city of Fukuoka between the Thai Government and the private sector of ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214749741/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:57:06 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214749741/scat/e6040a2efc655265 THE 7.3 per cent plunge in Japanese stocks during the week injected needed sobriety into US markets, but they showed a resilience that cheered investors worried about protecting the year's ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214749881/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:46:33 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214749881/scat/e6040a2efc655265 A government research panel says there is a 60 to 70 percent probability that a massive earthquake with a magnitude of 8 to 9 will occur off Japan's Pacific coast in the next 30 ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214748021/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:36:03 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214748021/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Weather officials say the average density of carbon dioxide in Japan is rising above the international standard at all 3 observation points in the country. Carbon dioxide is one of the greenhouse gases associated with global ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214748022/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:36:02 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214748022/scat/e6040a2efc655265 At the Nagoya Castle compound in central Japan, restoration work has been completed on the entrance and reception room of the main residential building for the first time in 70 ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214748023/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:36:02 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214748023/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday becomes the first Japanese leader to visit Myanmar in 36 years as his nation's companies seek to invest in the former dictatorship, which has some of the cheapest labor in ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214748025/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:36:02 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214748025/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho and ozeki Kisenosato both powered to their 13th wins on Friday to set up a mouth-watering showdown at the Summer Grand Sumo ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214748024/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:36:00 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214748024/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary has indicated that Japan will closely monitor North Korea, following its senior official's expression of willingness to hold a dialogue with relevant nations on easing tensions on the Korean ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214748026/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:35:59 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214748026/scat/e6040a2efc655265 IAEA's Director of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology Juan Carlos Lentijo (right), speaks with Shift Superintendent Ikuo Izawain at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Photo: IAEA/Greg ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214746639/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:47:05 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214746639/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s cabinet on Friday formally denied months-long rumours that the premier had not moved into his official residence over fears the mansion is haunted. The conservative leader took office in December but has yet to move into the 11-room brick home in central Tokyo, the longest holdout among any of his predecessors, according to local media. ... Abe’s ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214746644/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:30:25 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214746644/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Former so-called 'comfort women' from South Korea cancel their meeting with Japan's Mayor of Osaka after he said forcing women into wartime military brothels was "necessary". Lily Grimes ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214745361/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:35:47 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214745361/scat/e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO--Yen trading was volatile in Asia on Friday in tandem with wild swings on the Tokyo stock market, but some analysts said the Japanese currency's weakening trend was likely to ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214745366/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:23:29 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214745366/scat/e6040a2efc655265 child custody situations in which parents from the United States are forced to return home without the children that the other parent took to another country without permission or legal authority to do so. That has long been a common situation where Japan is concerned, with many Japanese mothers summarily taking children back to their home country and thereafter resisting all attempts of the ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214743709/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:40:22 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214743709/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Catherine Fisher with a picture of her attacker. Picture: Gran Ole In a landmark case, on September 6, 2012, a Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Circuit Court Judge gave standing to an Australian woman to collect a Japanese civil judgment against a former US Navy sailor for raping her in Japan 11 years ago. A civil judgment by a Tokyo court in 2004 ordered sailor Bloke T. Deans to pay 3 million yen in ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214742542/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:06:21 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214742542/scat/e6040a2efc655265 PRODIGIOUS karter Gabe Tayao-Cabrera competes today and tomorrow in the All-Japan Junior Championships at Suzuka International Circuit in Suzuka City, Mie prefecture. Cabrera, fresh off his victories in the Formula 125 Open Junior, KF2-KF3 and the Yamaha Cup Novice races of the recent Asian Karting Open at Carmona Racetrack in Cavite, will race at Suzuka as the lone Filipino recruit of ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214742550/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:53:56 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214742550/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Kotaku ) that McDonald’s is now offering its largest calorie item in the history of the chain with the Mega Potato. It holds the equivalent of two large fries, but at almost half the price. Unfortunately for you McDonald’s french fry fans, the Mega Potato is only available in Japan. You could hop on a plane to grab some, but you have to be fast. The Mega Potato will only be on sale ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214742554/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:43:13 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214742554/scat/e6040a2efc655265 World Trade Organization said Friday its dispute settlement board had agreed to a request from Japan to create a panel to examine its dispute with China over steel duties. Japan had requested for a panel to evaluate its complaint against China for imposing duties on steel tube imports, which Beijing claims were being sold at prices below market levels. Japan charged that the duties violated ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214742557/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:37:39 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214742557/scat/e6040a2efc655265 The Japanese government needs to ensure it's getting a return on its investments in Myanmar by making human rights a priority, Human Rights Watch said. Japanese Prime ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214742559/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:33:08 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214742559/scat/e6040a2efc655265 The Globe and Mail's Jacqueline Nelson takes a closer look at recent volatility in Asia and the Bank of Japan's efforts to assure investors over rising bond ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740074/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:55:33 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740074/scat/e6040a2efc655265 KANAGAWA, Japan, May 24. THE first day of the Japan open long course competition saw members of the country's world championship swim team impress in their first races since being added to the world team roster.With a world-leading 58.84 to her credit from the world championship trials in April, Aya Terakawa cruised to the win in the women's 100 back today with a 59.50. Sayaka Akase ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740026/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:54:09 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740026/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Asian stocks traded mixed on Friday, with extreme volatility in Japanese shares keeping investors nervous. Japan's Nikkei index swung over 1,000 points for a second day in a row before ending notably higher on optimism over earnings growth and ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214739973/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:52:15 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214739973/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri May 24, 2013 11:27am EDT (CORRECTS stimulus amount in graf 3) By Helen Bartholomew LONDON, May 24 (IFR) - Investors betting on a continuation of Japan's six-month runaway bull market suffered their biggest scare yet on Thursday as the Nikkei 225 lost more than 7% - its largest one-day loss in more than two years. But a corresponding spike in the Nikkei Volatility Index, from 27 to 48, ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214742552/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:27:24 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214742552/scat/e6040a2efc655265 YOKOHAMA - A 21-year-old woman was stabbed by her ex-boyfriend Friday at her apartment in Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture, where she lives with her current boyfriend, police said. The 25-year-old boyfriend called police around 9:20 a.m. saying, ';My girlfriend has been stabbed by a guy with a knife.'; The man told police that his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend came to their residence, ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740835/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:27 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740835/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Paul Kagame is angrier than I’ve ever seen him. Rwanda’s president is famously direct with his critics. His contempt for governments he’s crossed swords with, led by the French, is only marginally less vitriolic than his view of human-rights groups daring to lecture him, the rebel leader whose army put a stop to the 1994 genocide of 800,0000 Tutsis. But now even friends are ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740515/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:26 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740515/scat/e6040a2efc655265 A government panel set out goals Friday to up telecommuting. The number of companies with telecommuting systems designed for child-care and other employees is expected to triple by 2020 from some 4,000 in fiscal 2012, which ended in March, according to the information technology promotion strategy adopted by the panel. The panel, known as the IT Strategic Headquarters, also proposed that the ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740836/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:25 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740836/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Throughout most of Japan, June is the rainy season. While all that rainfall is great for rice paddies so that we can have delicious new harvest rice in the fall, it makes it a rather dull month for seasonal produce: The summer’s bounty of ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740536/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:24 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740536/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Throughout most of Japan, June is the rainy season. While all that rainfall is great for rice paddies so that we can have delicious new harvest rice in the fall, it makes it a rather dull month for seasonal produce: The summer’s bounty of ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740343/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:24 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740343/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Throughout most of Japan, June is the rainy season. While all that rainfall is great for rice paddies so that we can have delicious new harvest rice in the fall, it makes it a rather dull month for seasonal produce: The summer’s bounty of ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740837/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:23 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740837/scat/e6040a2efc655265 More women have joined the groups of men taking photos of landing and departing aircraft at Central Japan International Airport (Centrair). Given the nickname ';Sorami'; (Sky Beauties), these women — who own high-quality camera equipment typically used by professional photographers — are willing to wait hours just to take an original shot of their favorite aircraft. Out on ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740838/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:22 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740838/scat/e6040a2efc655265 WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama instructed Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday to review Justice Department guidelines for leak investigations, meet with media organizations and report back to him by mid-July. In a speech to the National Defense University, Obama addressed the uproar over his administration’s numerous leak investigations, saying he is ';troubled'; that ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740840/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:21 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740840/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Throughout most of Japan, June is the rainy season. While all that rainfall is great for rice paddies so that we can have delicious new harvest rice in the fall, it makes it a rather dull month for seasonal produce: The summer’s bounty of ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740839/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:21 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740839/scat/e6040a2efc655265 WASHINGTON - Researchers began decoding the glyphic language of the ancient Maya long ago, but the Internet is helping them finish the job and write the history of the enigmatic Mesoamerican civilization. For centuries, scholars understood little about Maya script beyond its elegant astronomical calculations and calendar. The Maya dominated much of Central America and southern Mexico for 1,000 ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740841/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:19 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740841/scat/e6040a2efc655265 PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN - An American citizen killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan in 2011 was arrested by Pakistani authorities three years earlier but escaped after being released on bail, officials said Thursday. The Obama administration revealed Wednesday that Jude Kenan Mohammad died in a drone strike in Pakistan’s tribal region, making him the fourth American citizen killed by ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740663/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:18 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740663/scat/e6040a2efc655265 WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama’s renewed effort to close the military detention center at Guantanamo Bay faces the same steep political climb as in his first term: To make Thursday’s announcement work, Congress would have to accept a plan to move some detainees from Cuba to the United States. Obama did signal in his speech that he would restart the process of sending home or ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740632/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:17 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740632/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Claude Regy says the team at the Shizuoka Performing Arts Center (SPAC) threw him the ';best birthday party ever'; when he arrived in Japan just days after the actual May 1 occasion. The 90-year-old French director is hoping for an even better birthday gift, ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740756/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:16 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740756/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Indian cinema is being feted in Cannes on its 100th birthday, but amid the celebrations, the ';B-word'; — Bollywood — remains controversial. The French film festival has rolled out the red carpet for Indian cinema this year, with events including a gala dinner and ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740344/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:15 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740344/scat/e6040a2efc655265 RIO DE JANEIRO - One person was killed in a spectacular fire that broke out in a fuel depot on the northern edge of Rio de Janeiro and spread to nearby homes Thursday. Six giant fuel containers at the storage site caught fire, sending giant flames up to 50 meters high leaping into the air and columns of thick smoke far into the sky that could be seen kilometers away. The victim was a ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740639/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:14 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740639/scat/e6040a2efc655265 WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama set out Thursday to redefine the U.S. fight against global terrorism, but despite calling for a more targeted rather than ';boundless'; theater of global operations, he left out the specifics and timelines for action, by which his success or failure could be measured. Here are some critical questions Obama did not raise or answer in his address at ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740842/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:13 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740842/scat/e6040a2efc655265 OSAKA - The list of those in and out of Japan, but especially in the United States, who scorn and deride Osaka Mayor and Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) coleader Toru Hashimoto for his justification for the wartime ';comfort women'; is growing daily, presenting a unprecedented crisis for the once-popular politician. Hashimoto’s remarks that the sexual slavery system ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214741427/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:12 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214741427/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Throughout most of Japan, June is the rainy season. While all that rainfall is great for rice paddies so that we can have delicious new harvest rice in the fall, it makes it a rather dull month for seasonal produce: The summer’s bounty of ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740585/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:11 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740585/scat/e6040a2efc655265 By tightening procedures to receive livelihood assistance, a bill just submitted to the Diet could end up raising the suicide rate and the number of deaths by ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740156/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:10 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740156/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s adviser, when visiting North Korea last week, called for setting a ';deadline'; in bilateral talks aimed at resolving the thorny issue of the abductions of Japanese, sources said Friday. The new details shed more light on the meetings between the adviser, Isao Iijima, and senior North Korean officials that took place during his four-day unannounced but ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740844/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:09 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740844/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Humanitarian mission: Angelina Jolie (left) and Brad Pitt visit refugees in Bosnia on April 5, 2010, to highlight the plight of 117,000 people who have not been able to return to their homes even though the Bosnian war ended 15 years earlier. | ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740845/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:06 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740845/scat/e6040a2efc655265 OSAKA - Two former South Korean ';comfort women'; canceled their planned Friday meeting with Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) coleader Toru Hashimoto, saying through a representative that they did not want to become his political pawns. Kim Bok Dong, 87, and Kil Won Ok, 85, are currently traveling around Japan and speaking about their experiences as sex slaves for the ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740846/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:05 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740846/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Economy Despite smooth talk, getting firms to raise pay and boost individual spending tall order for Abe ‘Abenomics’ still has long way to ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214741428/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:04 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214741428/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Mission accomplished: Yuichiro Miura (left) and his son, Gota, pose for a photo with a flag after reaching the summit of Mount Everest on Thursday. | MIURA DOLPHINES ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740848/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:04 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740848/scat/e6040a2efc655265 LONDON - Suddenly a robotized, automated economic reality is moving off the science fiction pages and into daily life. The growing use of unmanned battlefield drones is encouraging the growth of pilotless commercial aircraft — the first ever flew in British airspace last month. Google’s driverless car is completing ever more trials ever more successfully: the world’s major car ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740106/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:03 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740106/scat/e6040a2efc655265 NEW YORK - LeBron James was a unanimous pick for the All-NBA team and Kobe Bryant earned his record-tying 11th first-team selection. James received all 119 votes for the first team from a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the U.S. and Canada. Joining the league’s MVP and Bryant on the first team Thursday were Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant, San Antonio center Tim ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740849/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:02 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740849/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Indian cinema is being feted in Cannes on its 100th birthday, but amid the celebrations, the ';B-word'; — Bollywood — remains controversial. The French film festival has rolled out the red carpet for Indian cinema this year, with events including a gala dinner and ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740679/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:01 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740679/scat/e6040a2efc655265 ASHBURN, VIRGINIA - Robert Griffin III’s rehab started with a ';cry festival.'; Then came a special new passcode for his cellphone and a chance to hash things out with coach Mike Shanahan. There’s also been a Twitter rant about political correctness, some flak about all the wedding gifts he’s received and, most recently, a suggestion from his father that the ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740851/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:00 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740851/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Claude Regy says the team at the Shizuoka Performing Arts Center (SPAC) threw him the ';best birthday party ever'; when he arrived in Japan just days after the actual May 1 occasion. The 90-year-old French director is hoping for an even better birthday gift, ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214741429/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:00 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214741429/scat/e6040a2efc655265 LONDON - Wrestling’s governing body has ';reacted well'; and made the necessary changes to give the sport a chance of saving its place in the Olympics, IOC President Jacques Rogge said. Rogge said FILA has dealt with the issues that led the IOC executive board in February to remove wrestling from the list of core sports for the 2020 Games. ';I think they had the good answer ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740852/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:25:59 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740852/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Throughout most of Japan, June is the rainy season. While all that rainfall is great for rice paddies so that we can have delicious new harvest rice in the fall, it makes it a rather dull month for seasonal produce: The summer’s bounty of ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740537/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:25:58 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740537/scat/e6040a2efc655265 LONDON - He is seen as the type of player who gives footballers a bad name. Someone who typifies all the perceived negatives about the modern-day player. Ashley Cole is the snarling face of the beautiful game, someone who disputes every decision made by a referee or an assistant, someone who seems to thrive on his unpopularity. Greedy, unfaithful, ungrateful with a grudge against the media to ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214741430/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:25:57 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214741430/scat/e6040a2efc655265 DETROIT - Jimmy Howard kept Jonathan Toews in his misery, making three saves against the struggling star to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 on Thursday night in Game 4 of the second round series to put the NHL’s best team during the regular season on the brink of elimination. When Howard wasn’t using his glove or pads to deny Toews, Detroit’s skaters ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214741431/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:25:56 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214741431/scat/e6040a2efc655265 There was something refreshing, interesting and fun about the Yokohama B-Corsairs from the beginning. It wasn’t always the easiest thing to explain in a few short words. Sure, there were the carefully orchestrated parts — the Xs and Os, in-game adjustments — but the bj-league team just seemed to know what it was doing from the get-go. Head coach Reggie Geary walked onto the ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740856/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:25:55 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740856/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Urawa Reds supporters will demand nothing less than three points from this weekend’s J. League clash with Kashiwa Reysol, but after swapping the comfort of hometown team Sanfrecce Hiroshima for the bear pit of Saitama, defender Ryota Moriwaki wouldn’t have it any other way. ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740857/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:25:54 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740857/scat/e6040a2efc655265 If you don’t get into the ring once or twice, then you’re a coward, Geoffrey Ima says as he describes people’s attitudes toward boxing in his hometown in Uganda. Ima has been in the ring hundreds of times and came to love boxing so ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740440/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:25:53 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740440/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fix for Off-canvas flickr --> This site is optimized with the Yoast WordPress SEO plugin v1.4.3 - http://yoast.com/wordpress/seo/ ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214741432/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:25:52 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214741432/scat/e6040a2efc655265 The 64th Kyoto Takigi noh performance will take place from 5:30 p.m. on the first weekend of June in Heian Jingu Shrine in Kyoto. Featured are the plays ';Tamanoi,'; ';Hanjo,'; ';Ochanomizu'; and ';Koi no Omoni'; on June 1, and ';Kamo,'; ';Mitsuyama,'; ';Kubibiki'; and ';Oeyama'; the following day. Advance tickets ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740858/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:25:52 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740858/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe aims to globalize Japan’s workforce and says that Japan must become more competitive in the English language. This has touched off a debate among native English teachers, Japanese who teach English, Japanese speakers who don’t speak English, and English sheepdogs owned by both Japanese and English speakers. On one hand, you have people who ask why Japanese ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740860/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:25:51 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740860/scat/e6040a2efc655265 By tightening procedures to receive livelihood assistance, a bill just submitted to the Diet could end up raising the suicide rate and the number of deaths by ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740862/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:25:50 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740862/scat/e6040a2efc655265 By tightening procedures to receive livelihood assistance, a bill just submitted to the Diet could end up raising the suicide rate and the number of deaths by ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740861/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:25:49 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740861/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Mr. Yuichiro Miura, an adventurer who is 80 years and seven months old, reached the summit of Mount Everest on Thursday morning local time, becoming the oldest person to scale the world’s highest mountain. We congratulate him on his feat. His accomplishment is particularly meaningful given Japan’s rapidly graying society and the fact that he is older than the average Japanese male ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214741433/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:25:48 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214741433/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Claude Regy says the team at the Shizuoka Performing Arts Center (SPAC) threw him the ';best birthday party ever'; when he arrived in Japan just days after the actual May 1 occasion. The 90-year-old French director is hoping for an even better birthday gift, ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740863/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:25:48 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214740863/scat/e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO, May 24 (RIA Novosti) – The Japanese government denied rumors on Friday that the prime minister's official residence is haunted, the Kyodo news portal reported. The denial came after a query by an opposition lawmaker, who wanted to know if Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had not yet moved into his official residence, five months after coming to power, because of rumors that the ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214738488/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:48:09 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214738488/scat/e6040a2efc655265 By Helen Bartholomew Fri May 24, 2013 9:48am EDT LONDON, May 24 (IFR) - Extreme volatility in the Japanese government bond market could trigger a sell-off on a par with what happened throughout the third quarter of 2003, when local banks and foreign investors were forced to dump their JGB holdings after heightened volatility caused the assets to exceed internal value-at-risk (VaR) ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214739350/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:48:01 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214739350/scat/e6040a2efc655265 U.S. stock futures rise Stock futures on Wall Street were falling ahead of the start to regular trading on Friday as markets in Japan saw heightened volatility.Dow Jones industrial average index stock futures fell 0.2%, Standard & Poor's 500 index stock futures lost 0.4% and Nasdaq 100 index stock futures were also down 0.4%.On Thursday, the Dow and Nasdaq index closed the session down ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214737434/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:54:09 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214737434/scat/e6040a2efc655265 The airline with the greatest number of Boeing's new Dreamliner jets will be the first to resume commercial flights with it on Sunday, four months after the 787 jet was grounded over safety ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214737477/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:53:12 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214737477/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Japan's prime minister Shinzo Abe 'has one of the strongest mandates ever to follow unconventional economic policies.' Photograph: Toru ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214737670/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:44:26 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214737670/scat/e6040a2efc655265 PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe will next week gobble millions of dollars when he takes a huge entourage of more than 50 government officials to attend the fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (Ticad) from June 1 to 3, the Zimbabwe Independent can reveal. Top government sources said Mugabe is expected to take a high-powered delegation of cabinet ministers, directors of ministries, ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214737679/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:37:22 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214737679/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Tokyo shares are likely to trade higher next week on a weaker yen, despite a rocky week which saw the Nikkei plunge on fears over weak China data, dealers said. The Nikkei 225 index had been making steady gains until Thursday when the benchmark index plummeted 7.3 percent after China published poor manufacturing data, stoking fears about the world's second-largest economy which is a major ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214737123/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:55:16 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214737123/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent an aide, Mr. Isao Iijima — a former secretary to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi — to North Korea last week in an effort to make progress on unresolved bilateral issues, including the past abduction of Japanese nationals by North ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214736964/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:47:44 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214736964/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Throughout most of Japan, June is the rainy season. While all that rainfall is great for rice paddies so that we can have delicious new harvest rice in the fall, it makes it a rather dull month for seasonal produce: The summer’s bounty of ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214736857/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:47:44 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214736857/scat/e6040a2efc655265 The Diet passed a bill Friday to set up a system that will assign an identification number to every citizen to improve government management of income, social security and tax information despite public concerns about the potential for data abuse. The House of Councilors voted for the bill, which was approved by the House of Representatives earlier this month. The system, to be introduced in ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214736965/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:47:43 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214736965/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is traveling to Myanmar on the first visit to the country by a Japanese leader in 36 years, as Tokyo bids to reassert its position as a top economic partner after decades of frosty relations with the previous military ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214736183/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:12:47 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214736183/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Two Korean former sex slaves have demanded the resignation of an outspoken Japanese mayor and cancelled a meeting with him for justifying Japan's wartime practice of forcing tens of thousands of Asian women into prostitution for its ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214736141/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:05:26 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214736141/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Tokyo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet on Friday formally denied months-long rumours that the premier had not moved into his official residence over fears the mansion is ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214736187/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:01:34 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214736187/scat/e6040a2efc655265 South Korean Kim Bok-Dong, who served as a sex slave for Japanese soldiers during World War II, speaks during the 1,000th weekly protest in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul, Dec. 14, ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214736144/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:54:07 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214736144/scat/e6040a2efc655265 By Taiga Uranaka TOKYO | Fri May 24, 2013 6:32am EDT TOKYO May 24 (Reuters) - Japanese life insurers are giving signs that they may not send much more of their $3 trillion in assets abroad this year, as Japanese government bond yields start picking up, despite hinting last month that they might boost their foreign bond holdings to seek higher returns. Investors have been spurred to ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214736076/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:32:26 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214736076/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Japan The Japanese cabinet has formally denied months-long rumours that prime minister Shinzo Abe has not moved into his official residence over fears the mansion is haunted.The conservative leader took office in December but has yet to move into the 11-room brick home in central Tokyo.According to local media, it is the longest holdout among any of his predecessors.Several former prime ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214735532/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:15:58 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214735532/scat/e6040a2efc655265 LONDON (MarketWatch) -- The big swings in Japan's stock and bond markets is not surprising, given the Japanese government's aggressive monetary stimulus program, St. Louis Federal Reserve Chairman James Bullard said Friday. "It is a big moment for Japan," Bullard ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214735428/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:04:37 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214735428/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Djiboutian Minister of Energy Ali Yacoub Mohamoud and Japanese Ambassador to Djibouti Atsushi Nishioka discussed the possible joint development of geothermal energy in Djibouti Wednesday (May 22nd), the Djiboutian Information Agency reported. Mohamoud expressed Djibouti's desire to develop geothermal energy as a way to move towards energy independence, which Nishioka said Japan will ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214735430/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:56:39 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214735430/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Stock markets posted significant losses worldwide, led by a one-day 7.3 percent drop in Japan's Nikkei stock index, amid signs of a growing global slump and demands for increasing attacks on the working class in Japan.The Nikkei fell 1,143 points to 14,483.98, after which major indices across Europe and Asia all fell two percent or more. The Sydney stock market fell two percent to 5062, and ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214733168/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:19:47 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214733168/scat/e6040a2efc655265 The subs were spotted just outside Japan's territorial waters off the coast of Okinawa and the southern Japanese prefecture of Kagoshima. Japanese officials have either declined to comment on the vessels' nationality or said it is not yet known; Japanese media are reporting they are Chinese. The submarines did not infringe on Japan's sovereignty but were traveling in a zone ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214733615/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:07:35 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214733615/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Haruhiko Kuroda may need to talk his way out of a paradox he helped create. Installed as Bank of Japan chief in March, Kuroda aims to unlock borrowing and spending by lifting inflation expectations and wages after 15 years of ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214733880/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:56:10 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214733880/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Yamazaki Baking says prices of loaves will be increased by 3 to 6 percent. The prices of its pastries will be raised by 2 to 6 percent. The bakery blames the increase on the rising cost of imported flour and the weaker ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214733875/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:56:10 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214733875/scat/e6040a2efc655265 After a bumpy ride, stocks in Japan closed with a small gain on Friday, recovering from a deep plunge the day before. In China, the major indexes were mixed. The Hang Seng was flat while the Shanghai composite index closed up by 0.6%. The steadier tone in Asia was reflected at the start of the trading day in Europe. Germany's DAX moved up by 0.3% and the FTSE 100 was holding around ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214733877/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:56:09 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214733877/scat/e6040a2efc655265 At a press event in Tokyo today, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey announced the long-awaited Japanese debut of Square, the smartphone credit card processing service with the iconic white ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214733878/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:56:09 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214733878/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Two South Korean women who were forced to serve as wartime sex slaves canceled a scheduled meeting Friday with Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, saying it is ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214733879/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:56:09 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214733879/scat/e6040a2efc655265 The Bank of Japan on Friday offered to buy some 900 billion yen in Japanese government bonds from commercial financial institutions on Tuesday, launching JGB-buying market operations for the second consecutive ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214734561/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:56:08 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214734561/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Tokyo Metropolitan Police on Monday announced the arrest of a broker of Thai females for violating immigration laws by employing the women as ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214733876/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:56:08 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214733876/scat/e6040a2efc655265 During a ceremony, May 21, 2013, at the home of Kenichiro Sasae, the Japanese ambassador to the United States, Terry Shima was awarded the "Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette" award. The award comes from both the prime minister and emperor of Japan. Shima is a "Nisei," or second-generation Japanese-American. During World War II, he joined the 442nd Infantry ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214733882/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:56:07 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214733882/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri May 24, 2013 4:44am EDT (Adds details, Dai-ichi no comment) By Taiga Uranaka TOKYO May 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co Ltd has agreed to buy a 40 percent stake in Indonesia's Panin Life for about 30 billion yen ($295 million), a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday. The move by one of Japan's top four life insurers is the latest in a string ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214735425/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:44:23 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214735425/scat/e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Support rate for the Cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has edged down almost 2 percent to 70.9 percent, compared with 72.1 percent in the previous poll last month, according to a Kyodo News survey showed on Sunday. It was the fourth time that the Cabinet approval rating has surpassed 70 percent in the monthly surveys since Abe's Liberal Democratic Party ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214733629/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:34:01 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214733629/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Koll: Tokyo Nikkei 7% plunge Thursday more 'sign of health' than 'sign of worry' Nikkei has rallied 46% since the start of 2013 thanks to PM Abe's fiscal policies Japan's central bank affirmed buying of long-term debt in support of Abe JP Morgan forecasts Japan's Topix to climb 17% by end of ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214732720/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:06:01 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214732720/scat/e6040a2efc655265 7 TOKYO: Tokyo shares closed 0.89 percent higher Friday in a rollercoaster session that came a day after the Nikkei 225 index suffered its worst one-day drop since Japan's March 2011 quake-tsunami disaster.The benchmark Nikkei, which on Thursday plunged 7.3 percent, finished 0.89 percent, or 128.47 points, higher at 14,612.45, while the broader Topix index of all first-section shares ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214732928/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:03:54 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214732928/scat/e6040a2efc655265 HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japanese shares ended modestly higher Friday after a roller-coaster ride that subjected the Nikkei Stock Average to a swing of more than 3% on both sides of the previous day's ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214732632/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:58:37 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214732632/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Up by the stairs, down by the elevator. Yesterday's equity sell-off in Japan highlights the somewhat shaky foundations that this year's equity rally has been built upon. Optimism is contagious, but pessimism is arguably more infectious. Shortly after hitting a resistance zone around 16,000 the Nikkei 225 lost the most ground in one day since the tragic earthquake of 2011, plummeting ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214732929/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:58:14 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214732929/scat/e6040a2efc655265 No so happy: People opposing Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto's remarks about wartime 'comfort women' hold up signs saying 'Don't forgive Hashimoto' while attending a rally in front of Osaka City Hall on Friday. | ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214732813/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:56:43 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214732813/scat/e6040a2efc655265 President Barack Obama sought to move the U.S. beyond the war effort of the past dozen years, defining a narrower terrorist threat from smaller networks and homegrown extremists rather than the grandiose plots of Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida. Obama also offered his most vigorous public defense yet of targeted drone strikes as legal, effective and necessary. ';Neither I, nor any ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214732753/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:56:42 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214732753/scat/e6040a2efc655265 The head of an official inquiry into the deadly collapse of a Bangladesh factory complex said the building’s owner was the ';main culprit'; for the disaster because he violated construction codes. The cave-in of the eight-story Rana Plaza outside the capital last month killed ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214732605/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:56:41 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214732605/scat/e6040a2efc655265 * Nikkei may stay volatile for a while - traders * Nikkei support seen at 13,800 short-term, 13,000 mid-term - analysts * Futures-led trade swings market - traders By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, May 24 (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average rose in turbulent trade on Friday following the previous day's 7.3 percent dive, but the extreme volatility and worries that Japan's bull-run may be running ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214732603/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:16:00 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214732603/scat/e6040a2efc655265 (34 mins ago) Shares in Tokyo closed 0.89 percent higher today in a rollercoaster session that came a day after the Nikkei suffered its worst one-day drop since Japan's March 2011 quake-tsunami disaster. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index, which on tumbled 7.3 percent yesterday, finished 0.89 percent, or 128.47 points, higher at 14,612.45, while the broader Topix index of all first-section ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214732129/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:09:55 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214732129/scat/e6040a2efc655265 The Japanese market suffered another turbulent session after Thursday's dive - dropping as much as 3.5% in the afternoon - but stabilised to close 0.9% ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214732134/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:05:51 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214732134/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri May 24, 2013 3:45am EDT * Nikkei ends a seesaw day up 0.9 pct * Asian stocks outside Japan dip to 1-month lows * Yen rises vs USD and euro on turbulent Nikkei * European stocks expected to fare better By Ian Chua SYDNEY, May 24 (Reuters) - Asian stocks fell to one-month lows on Friday and the yen rebounded broadly as extreme volatility in the Nikkei kept investors on edge. The Nikkei has ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214732594/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:55:09 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214732594/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri May 24, 2013 2:47am EDT (Adds details, comments) SYDNEY May 24 (Reuters) - Australian shares reversed early gains to fall 1.6 percent as faltering banks and market volatility hit investor sentiment on Friday, sending the benchmark index tumbling further from one-month lows touched a day earlier. Japan's Nikkei share average turned positive in a volatile session on Friday afternoon after ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214732225/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:47:04 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214732225/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Pedestrians are reflected as they walk past an electric quotation board displaying the Nikkei key index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) in front of a securities company in Tokyo on May 10, 2013. The Nikkei regained some of the losses sustained on Thursday. (TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214731665/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:31:57 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214731665/scat/e6040a2efc655265 11 TOKYO: Tokyo stocks surged Friday morning, staging a rebound from the previous day's plunge, the worst one-day drop for the benchmark Nikkei index since Japan's March 2011 quake-tsunami disaster.The Nikkei, which on Thursday tumbled 7.3 percent, was up 2.65 percent, or 383.92 points, at 14,867.90 by the break after jumping more than three percent in the first few minutes of ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214731975/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:20:55 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214731975/scat/e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's All Nippon Airways, the launch customer for Boeing's 787 "Dreamliner," will resume commercial flights of the aircraft on Sunday, just over four months after the jets were grounded due to smoldering ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214731660/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:19:13 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214731660/scat/e6040a2efc655265 The BSE Sensex turned lower on Friday after opening with over 150 point-gain, suggesting the lack of conviction in the markets. The broader Nifty convincingly broke the 6,000 mark tracking a sharp plunge in Japan's Nikkei 225 benchmark. Tokyo's Nikkei fell as much as 3.5 per cent, having earlier risen more than 3 percent. The yen reversed early losses, keeping intact worries that the ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214731667/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:18:59 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214731667/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Japan's cabinet officials as well as BOJ Gov Kuroda smoothed over concerns, reiterating the JGB and equity markets are being closely watched, and the primary policymakers focus is beating deflation. Note the 10-yr JGB yield, which fell over 15bps from overnight 1% highs after the BOJ liquidity injection, is back in high 0.80%'s. Market focus turns to the IFO data out of Germany in the ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214731766/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:15:39 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214731766/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Reuters © A passerby is reflected on a graph showing recent movements of Japan's Nikkei average at a brokerage in Tokyo May 24, 2013. REUTERS/Issei ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214731671/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:10:08 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214731671/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Tokyo stocks lost their early gains on Friday afternoon as they tumbled back into the red, a day after suffering the worst one-session drop since Japan's March 2011 quake-tsunami disaster. The benchmark Nikkei 225, which on Thursday tumbled 7.3 percent, was down 3.37 percent, or 488.64 points, at 13,995.34 at 0445 GMT, before halving that loss just a few minutes later. The wild market ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214731516/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 01:30:19 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214731516/scat/e6040a2efc655265 HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks tumbled back into losses in Friday afternoon trading as the yen strengthened sharply, despite comments from Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda's remarks ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214731281/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 01:25:11 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214731281/scat/e6040a2efc655265 The five-year bonds, to be issued in June, will be the first sale to retail investors in Sony's history as the company looks to widen its fundraising ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214731162/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 01:24:00 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214731162/scat/e6040a2efc655265 LONDON A man seen with bloody hands wielding a butcher knife after the killing of a British soldier on the streets of London was described as a convert to Islam who took part in demonstrations with a banned radical group, two Muslim hard-liners said Thursday. Police raided houses in connection with the brazen slaying of the off-duty soldier, identified as Lee Rigby, of the 2nd Battalion The Royal ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214731149/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 01:21:29 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214731149/scat/e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average reversed gains on Friday afternoon as profit-taking set in after the index rebounded earlier from the previous session's 7.3 percent slide. The Nikkei slipped 1.2 percent to 14,313.86 in the afternoon session after ending 2.7 percent higher in morning ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214731172/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 01:18:56 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214731172/scat/e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO | Fri May 24, 2013 1:00am EDT TOKYO May 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co said on Friday it will shift some of the money earmarked for foreign bonds to Japanese government bonds given their rise in yields. Japan's third-largest private life insurer said it can start buying 10-year Japanese government bonds at 1 percent and 20-year debt at 1.7 ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214731280/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 01:00:03 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214731280/scat/e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO | Fri May 24, 2013 12:50am EDT TOKYO May 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell below 14,000 for the first time in three weeks at one point on Friday afternoon, extending the previous session's 7.3 percent plunge. The Nikkei was down 2.3 percent at 14,154.87 by 0448 GMT after trading as low as ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214731171/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:50:39 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214731171/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Washington State Patrol says a major highway bridge over a river has collapsed, dumping vehicles and people into the water. Trooper Mark Francis says the four-lane Interstate 5 bridge collapsed about ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214730732/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:42:27 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214730732/scat/e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's top leaders are defending the economic strategies championed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, though the central bank chief acknowledged a need for better communication with financial markets, a day after Tokyo shares suffered their worst loss since the 2011 tsunami ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214730792/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:34:43 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214730792/scat/e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said Friday it is "extremely desirable" for the nation's debt market to be stable, adding that the central bank will run market operations flexibly and strengthen communication with the market to head off volatility in bond ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214730683/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:31:04 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214730683/scat/e6040a2efc655265 The head of an official inquiry into the deadly collapse of a Bangladesh factory complex said the building’s owner was the ';main culprit'; for the disaster because he violated construction codes. The cave-in of the eight-story Rana Plaza outside the capital last month killed ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214730815/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:28:55 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214730815/scat/e6040a2efc655265 (45 mins ago) Tokyo stocks surged in the morning, staging a rebound from the previous day's plunge, the worst one-day drop for the benchmark Nikkei index since Japan's March 2011 quake-tsunami disaster. The Nikkei, which tumbled 7.3 percent yesterday, was 2.65 percent, or 383.92 points, higher at 14,867.90 by the break after jumping more than three percent in the first few minutes of ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214730510/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 23 May 2013 23:40:58 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214730510/scat/e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Responding to the recent sharp increases in long-term interest rates, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reiterated his commitment to fiscal consolidation, as he tried to put aside any doubts about his resolve to undertake painful ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214730137/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 23 May 2013 23:36:33 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214730137/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Reuters © Members of the media crowd around passers-by walking in front of an electronic stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Toru ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214730135/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 23 May 2013 23:30:31 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214730135/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made an impassioned defence last night of his economic policies, arguing that a revived Japan can and will be a force for good in the world. It will be better poised to contribute to Asia's economic dynamism and to ensure the rule of law in the international arena, he contended. Speaking to a room of visiting foreign dignitaries - including Prime ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214729672/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 23 May 2013 22:56:20 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214729672/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Japan and China must put aside their differences over territorial claims and consider their relations from a broader perspective, experts said at an international conference in Tokyo to discuss the future of Asia. Political tensions between the two biggest economies in north- east Asia over the ownership of the Senkaku islands (Diaoyu to the Chinese) and other historical issues dominated much of ... http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214729673/scat/e6040a2efc655265 Thu, 23 May 2013 22:55:55 -0400 http://www.thetokyonews.net/index.php/sid/214729673/scat/e6040a2efc655265