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/ en-us Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:45:24 -0500 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:45:24 -0500 30 TOKYO | 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... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32978305&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:13:22 -0500 Washington Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32978305&cat=e6040a2efc655265 It 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... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32978356&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:12:47 -0500 Breitbart http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32978356&cat=e6040a2efc655265 March 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... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32978685&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:11:58 -0500 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32978685&cat=e6040a2efc655265 TSUKUBA, 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 http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32978334&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:08:49 -0500 Yahoo! News http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32978334&cat=e6040a2efc655265 TAIJI, 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... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32976006&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:29:27 -0500 My San Antonio http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32976006&cat=e6040a2efc655265 March 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... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32976403&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:06:38 -0500 News on Japan http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32976403&cat=e6040a2efc655265 - 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... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32976399&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:39:26 -0500 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32976399&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Twenty-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... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32976026&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:33:32 -0500 SINA http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32976026&cat=e6040a2efc655265 TAIJI, 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 ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32973695&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:47:05 -0500 China Post Online http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32973695&cat=e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO (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 ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32973683&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:30:04 -0500 Market Watch http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32973683&cat=e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO (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 ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32973681&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:30:01 -0500 Market Watch http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32973681&cat=e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO (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 ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32973682&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:29:55 -0500 Market Watch http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32973682&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tokyo, 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... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32973993&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:09:43 -0500 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32973993&cat=e6040a2efc655265 BEIJING, 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... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32970867&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:45:42 -0500 Breitbart http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32970867&cat=e6040a2efc655265 - 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... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32971397&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:44:50 -0500 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32971397&cat=e6040a2efc655265 - 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 ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32971398&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:44:49 -0500 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32971398&cat=e6040a2efc655265 cues+ (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... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32969180&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:08:39 -0500 Breitbart http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32969180&cat=e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO, 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 ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32968664&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:08:35 -0500 Breitbart http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32968664&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Crude 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. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32968875&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:03:14 -0500 Morning Star http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32968875&cat=e6040a2efc655265 -(Dow Jones)- Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Wednesday he wants the Bank of Japan to support the economy through appropriate monetary policy. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32968548&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:03:10 -0500 Morning Star http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32968548&cat=e6040a2efc655265 (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 ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32968896&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:01:48 -0500 Quote.com http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32968896&cat=e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO — 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... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32966681&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:38:39 -0500 Japan Today http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32966681&cat=e6040a2efc655265 It 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. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32967736&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:38:25 -0500 The Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32967736&cat=e6040a2efc655265 JEONJU, South Korea (Kyodo) Substitute Yasushi Endo snatched a dramatic late winner as the Kashima Antlers beat South Korean foe Jeonbuk Motors 2-1 on Tuesday on a night of differing fortunes for Japa... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32967737&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:38:23 -0500 The Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32967737&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Marion had a season-high 29 points and 14 rebounds and the Mavericks stretched the league's longest active winning streak to 12 straight games with a 125-112 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32967317&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:38:21 -0500 The Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32967317&cat=e6040a2efc655265 MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. (AP) A high-profile defense attorney hired by Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on Monday disputed a college student's claim that the two-time Super Bowl winner sex... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32966479&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:38:19 -0500 The Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32966479&cat=e6040a2efc655265 MESA, Ariz. (Kyodo) Right-hander Tomokazu Ohka has reached an agreement to play for the Quintana Roo Tigers of the Mexican League, sources said Monday. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32966721&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:38:16 -0500 The Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32966721&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Charles scored 16 points and Moore added 11 to help top-ranked Connecticut win an NCAA record 71st straight game — a 59-44 victory over No. 6 Notre Dame on Monday night in the semifinals of the ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32967740&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:38:14 -0500 The Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32967740&cat=e6040a2efc655265 HONOLULU (AP) Bob Nash was fired as coach of the University of Hawaii's men's basketball team on Monday after posting a 34-56 record over three seasons. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32967739&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:38:13 -0500 The Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32967739&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Comeback victory: Stephane Robidas of the Stars moves the puck in front of Washington's Mike Knuble on Monday night. Dallas won 4-3 in a shootout. AP PHOTO http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32967738&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:38:11 -0500 The Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32967738&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Not that any of the above data has anything to do with Friday night's Lakers liquidation by the Bobcats, who have now thrown down L.A. seven times in nine showdowns. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32967417&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:38:08 -0500 The Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32967417&cat=e6040a2efc655265 yen+ (AP) - TOKYO, March 10 (Kyodo)—Tokyo stocks opened marginally higher Wednesday with investors somewhat encouraged by a slightly weaker yen versus the U.S. dollar and modest gains on Wall ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32966279&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:32:35 -0500 Breitbart http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32966279&cat=e6040a2efc655265 KOBE--A 22.54-meter-high model of a DNA molecule built by Konan University has been recognized as the world's largest by Guinness World Records. The model, completed in May last year, reproduces ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32967026&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:32:03 -0500 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32967026&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada announces on Tuesday the results of an investigation into secret pacts between Japan and the United States. (THE ASAHI SHIMBUN) http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32967027&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:32:02 -0500 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32967027&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Japanese scientists have identified the chemical makeup of a compound in the brain that creates effects similar to those of marijuana, a discovery that could eventually help people lose weight, kick s... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32967028&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:32:00 -0500 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32967028&cat=e6040a2efc655265 China's automobile sales will continue to post double-digit growth, but Japanese manufacturers will likely see their share shrink in the world's biggest market, a Chinese industry official said. ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32967029&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:31:59 -0500 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32967029&cat=e6040a2efc655265 I was in Washington, D.C., recently while congressional hearings were held into the massive recalls announced by Toyota Motor Corp. I sensed that public sentiment in the United States was rapidly... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32967030&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:31:56 -0500 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32967030&cat=e6040a2efc655265 (RTTNews) - An index measuring domestic corporate goods prices was up 0.1 percent in February compared to the previous month, the Bank of Japan said on Wednesday, standing at 102.5.That was exactly i... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32966311&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:25:52 -0500 Quote.com http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32966311&cat=e6040a2efc655265 SAGA (Kyodo) Kenichi Ikeda of the city of Nagasaki has carried around three bags and a secret he could not tell his family at home — inside the bags were hundreds of women's undergarments that h... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32964315&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:22:10 -0500 News on Japan http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32964315&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Photo: PA A security guard at the Nagasaki Bio Park noticed Akira Honda, 24, ushering the Humboldt Penguin into his suitcase in January. According to the zoo, the penguin is worth about Y400,00... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32964316&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:22:08 -0500 News on Japan http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32964316&cat=e6040a2efc655265 JAPAN has confirmed for the first time the existence of secret Cold War-era pacts with the United States that allowed nuclear-armed warships to enter Japanese ports in violation of Tokyo's post-war pr... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32962981&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:21:13 -0500 The Scotsman http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32962981&cat=e6040a2efc655265 JAPAN has confirmed for the first time the existence of secret Cold War-era pacts with the United States that allowed nuclear-armed warships to enter Japanese ports in violation of Tokyo's post-war pr... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32963818&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:21:01 -0500 The Scotsman http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32963818&cat=e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Japanese shares traded modestly higher Wednesday morning in Tokyo, finding support from technology stocks and some financial shares. The Nikkei 225 Average was up 0.1% at 10,579... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32963808&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:14:54 -0500 Market Watch http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32963808&cat=e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO — A man died after being hit by a Tokyo Monorail train bound for Haneda Airport on Tuesday evening in a tunnel between Showajima and Seibijo stations. The accident occurred about 6:25 p.m... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32964311&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:59:51 -0500 Japan Today http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32964311&cat=e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO, March 10 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The U.S. dollar traded at just above 90 yen early Wednesday in Tokyo, a tad higher than its late Tuesday quotes in New York. At 9 a.m., the dollar traded at 90.... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32964313&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:53:35 -0500 Breitbart http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32964313&cat=e6040a2efc655265 (RTTNews) - Core machinery orders in Japan were down 3.7 percent in January compared to the previous month, the Cabinet Office said on Wednesday. That was roughly in line with forecasts for a 3.5 per... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32963822&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:46:29 -0500 Quote.com http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32963822&cat=e6040a2efc655265 BEIJING — Four of nine former Red Army Faction members who defected to North Korea after hijacking a Japan Airlines plane to the country in 1970 plan to request talks with the Japanese governme... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32960319&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:11:46 -0500 Japan Today http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32960319&cat=e6040a2efc655265 BEIJING — Japan’s chief delegate to the six-party talks on North Korea’s nuclear programs, Akitaka Saiki, met his Chinese counterpart Wu Dawei in Beijing on Tuesday and discussed st... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32960320&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:11:28 -0500 Japan Today http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32960320&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Filson, a 113-year-old Seattle company known for making durable, tough clothing for fishing, hunting and other outdoor activities, has opened its first store outside the U.S. Aimed at a fervent hipst... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32956898&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:48:22 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32956898&cat=e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government on Tuesday vowed to stick to its ban on nuclear arms after a probe showed its predecessors may have turned a blind eye to breaches, but said ties with security all... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957006&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:46:27 -0500 The Star http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957006&cat=e6040a2efc655265 I'd like to take that a step further and add that a woman feels her age when she absolutely pines for a time machine just so she can travel back and tell her young self to hold onto that collection of... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957434&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:28:10 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957434&cat=e6040a2efc655265 HONG KONG — On Feb. 26, International Monetary Fund managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn put forward a bold-sketch map for what he called "an IMF for the 21st century," but in the very same ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957436&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:28:08 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957436&cat=e6040a2efc655265 NEW YORK (AP) Microsoft Corp. has said its new software for smart phones, Windows Phone 7 series, is a "clean break" with the past. Now it's clear just how clean that break is: The new phones, expecte... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957435&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:28:04 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957435&cat=e6040a2efc655265 In 2009, China succeeded in tiding over the impact of the worst global financial crisis in decades thanks to the government economic stimulus package, which included a 4 trillion yuan (¥52 trilli... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957023&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:28:02 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957023&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Budget computing: Onkyo opts for a very different form of computer in the shape of its new DE411. Apart from being an all-in-one design, the DE411 also nixes a high-powered processor in favor of the l... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957437&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:28:00 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957437&cat=e6040a2efc655265 NEW YORK (AP) A new Web sensation called Chatroulette! feels like a throwback to the early 1990s, when online chat rooms brimmed with lonely strangers looking for meaningful connections, meaningless s... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957438&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:27:58 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957438&cat=e6040a2efc655265 ANKARA — The exposure of the plan hatched by senior military officials — called "Operation Sledgehammer" — to destabilize Turkey's government, and the subsequent arrest of high-ranki... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957063&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:27:56 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957063&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Economic experts: Michael Ettlinger (right) of the Center for American Progress discusses fiscal problems confronting the U.S. and Japanese governments while his co-panelists (from left) Nicholas Sze... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957024&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:27:54 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957024&cat=e6040a2efc655265 It 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. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957439&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:27:52 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957439&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Marion had a season-high 29 points and 14 rebounds and the Mavericks stretched the league's longest active winning streak to 12 straight games with a 125-112 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957440&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:27:50 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957440&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Charles scored 16 points and Moore added 11 to help top-ranked Connecticut win an NCAA record 71st straight game — a 59-44 victory over No. 6 Notre Dame on Monday night in the semifinals of the ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957441&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:27:48 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957441&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Not that any of the above data has anything to do with Friday night's Lakers liquidation by the Bobcats, who have now thrown down L.A. seven times in nine showdowns. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957442&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:27:44 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957442&cat=e6040a2efc655265 MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. (AP) A high-profile defense attorney hired by Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on Monday disputed a college student's claim that the two-time Super Bowl winner sex... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32956617&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:27:38 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32956617&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Comeback victory: Stephane Robidas of the Stars moves the puck in front of Washington's Mike Knuble on Monday night. Dallas won 4-3 in a shootout. AP PHOTO http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957445&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:27:36 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957445&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Secret pacts on nuclear arms and other issues were reached between Japan and the United States during the Cold War, a Foreign Ministry panel concluded Tuesday, effectively ending the government's deca... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957446&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:27:34 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957446&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Some critics, however, question the timing of the DPJ-initiated panel's report, alleging it is just a further dig at its predecessor in power, the Liberal Democratic Party. For years, the opposition... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957447&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:27:32 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957447&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Recently, the country's show business industry has been rocked by a string of drug busts, including the arrest of pop idol-turned-actress Noriko Sakai last year, who got a suspended prison term last y... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957448&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:27:30 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957448&cat=e6040a2efc655265 WASHINGTON (AP) Toyota, dogged by millions of recalls and claims that it still has not fixed its safety problems, took its strongest step yet Monday to silence critics who blame faulty electronics for... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32956314&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:27:29 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32956314&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Shoei Utsuda, chairman and former president of trading house Mitsui & Co., will take over as chairman of the Japan Foreign Trade Council from May 31, replacing Marubeni Corp.'s Nobuo Katsumata, ac... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957449&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:27:26 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957449&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd., a wholly owned local unit of the company, aims to operate the planned facility in an industrial area in Rajasthan, about 90 km from central Delhi, from ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32956413&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:27:24 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32956413&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Slapstick: A clip from the British show "Hole in the Wall" shows presenter Anton Du Beke and comedienne Amy Lame successfully pass through the Styrofoam wall in 2008. COURTESY OF FREEMANTLEMEDIA/KY... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32956258&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:27:23 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32956258&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Japan Airlines Corp. said Tuesday it will start soliciting early-retirement applications Thursday from rank-and-file employees and midlevel managers aged 35 and older at its key flight-services arm, J... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957450&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:27:21 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957450&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Scandal-tainted Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa should consider stepping down, given the party's need to fulfill its "historic mission," land minister Seiji Maehara suggested ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957457&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:27:20 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957457&cat=e6040a2efc655265 OSAKA — The first delivery of at least 850 canisters of high-level radioactive vitrified waste arrived Tuesday morning by ship from the U.K. in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, where it will sit in ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957456&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:27:19 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957456&cat=e6040a2efc655265 This is a subsidy: An American teacher conducts an English class at Tokyo Korean Junior & Senior High School in Kita Ward last month. KYODO PHOTO http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957455&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:27:17 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957455&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Private international high schools where English is not the language of instruction are hoping they will be eligible for planned annual subsidies of ¥120,000 per student, according to school offi... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957454&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:27:15 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957454&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sony Corp. said Tuesday it will begin selling 3-D televisions in Japan starting in June, pinning its hopes on the latest technology to help regain the lead in a market now dominated by South Korean ri... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957453&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:27:13 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957453&cat=e6040a2efc655265 The key gauge of the current state of the economy rose 2.5 points in January from the previous month, recovering to a level not seen since before the collapse in September 2008 of Lehman Brothers Hold... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32956259&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:27:12 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32956259&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. and Daiichi Sankyo Co. are each considering producing vaccines for new and seasonal influenza, a move that would likely sharply increase supplies of domestically produced vac... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32956858&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:27:10 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32956858&cat=e6040a2efc655265 SAGA (Kyodo) Kenichi Ikeda of the city of Nagasaki has carried around three bags and a secret he could not tell his family at home — inside the bags were hundreds of women's undergarments that h... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957452&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:27:08 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957452&cat=e6040a2efc655265 TAIJI, Wakayama Pref. — The gala crowd in Los Angeles cheered as "The Cove" won the best documentary Oscar with its grisly portrayal of dolphin slaughter. But residents of this small port shown ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957451&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:27:06 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957451&cat=e6040a2efc655265 The government has appointed Hirokazu Yoshikawa, chairman and chief executive officer of nonferrous metals manufacturer Dowa Holdings Co., to the Government Revitalization Unit effective Thursday, Chi... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957458&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:27:05 -0500 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32957458&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Japan confirmed for the first time Tuesday the existence of once-secret Cold War-era pacts with the U.S. that tacitly allowed nuclear-armed warships to enter Japanese ports in violation of Tokyo's pos... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32953464&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:04:02 -0500 The China Post http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32953464&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Japan confirmed for the first time Tuesday the existence of once-secret Cold War-era pacts with the U.S. that tacitly allowed nuclear-armed warships to enter Japanese ports in violation of Tokyo's pos... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32953465&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:04:02 -0500 The China Post http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32953465&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sony said Tuesday it would start selling 3D televisions in Japan in June, aiming to ride a new wave of interest in the technology thanks to recent movies such as sci-fi blockbuster "Avatar". The Ja... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32953472&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:19:49 -0500 Breitbart http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32953472&cat=e6040a2efc655265 BEIJING, March 10 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Japan's chief delegate to the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programs, Akitaka Saiki, met his Chinese counterpart Wu Dawei in Beijing on Tuesday and d... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32953474&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:19:45 -0500 Breitbart http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32953474&cat=e6040a2efc655265 gov't policy shift+ (AP) - TOKYO, March 10 (Kyodo)—(EDS: ADDING DEFINITE ARTICLE IN 14TH GRAF) A Foreign Ministry panel concluded Tuesday that secret pacts on nuclear arms and other issues w... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32953475&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:19:41 -0500 Breitbart http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32953475&cat=e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO (AP) - 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 acknowl... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32953473&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:19:25 -0500 Breitbart http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32953473&cat=e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO (AP) - 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 acknowl... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32953449&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:12:50 -0500 Find Law http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32953449&cat=e6040a2efc655265 del.icio.us Japan's centrist government criticized its conservative predecessors Tuesday for keeping nuclear and military deals with the U.S. secret during the Cold War.A panel of historians released ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32946896&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:05:51 -0500 VOA http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32946896&cat=e6040a2efc655265 China now has direct access to the Sea of Japan for the first time since the 19th century. Goods from hitherto landlocked Jilin and Heilongjiang will be able to move through the port of Rajin. Trade w... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32946526&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:53:47 -0500 Spero News http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32946526&cat=e6040a2efc655265 (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada speaks during a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, March 9, 2010 after receiving a report by a gover... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32946906&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:37:00 -0500 Examiner http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32946906&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Japan's new center-left government criticized its conservative predecessors yesterday for keeping secret nuclear and military deals made with the U.S. during the Cold War.A panel of historians yesterd... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32946900&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:36:57 -0500 eTaiwan News http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32946900&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Japan confirmed for the first time Tuesday the existence of once-secret Cold War-era pacts with the U.S. that tacitly allowed nuclear-armed warships to enter Japanese ports in violation of Tokyo's pos... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32946889&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:30:25 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32946889&cat=e6040a2efc655265 END: Module - M24 Article Headline with landscape image (d) --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> Japan lied for almost half century about secret agreements to allow nuclear-armed Ame... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32946916&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:16:54 -0500 Times Online http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32946916&cat=e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO (AP) - Japan confirmed for the first time Tuesday the existence of once-secret Cold War-era pacts with the U.S. that tacitly allowed nuclear-armed warships to enter Japanese ports in violation o... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32946888&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:47:24 -0500 Find Law http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32946888&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Japan ended decades of denials on Tuesday by confirming the existence of secret cold-war-era agreements with Washington that, among other things, had allowed American nuclear-armed warships to sail in... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32942092&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:47:03 -0500 International Herald Tribune http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32942092&cat=e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO - The Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues closed at 10,567.65 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Tuesday, down 18.27 points or 0.17 per cent. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32942264&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:33:09 -0500 Canadian Business http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32942264&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Japan ended decades of denials on Tuesday by confirming the existence of secret cold-war-era agreements with Washington that, among other things, had allowed American nuclear-armed warships to sail in... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32944125&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:16:06 -0500 International Herald Tribune http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32944125&cat=e6040a2efc655265 JAPANESE governments lied to their people for more than 30 years about a "tacit" secret agreement allowing nuclear-armed US vessels to use their ports, a special Foreign Ministry panel repor... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32942109&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:15:01 -0500 The Australian http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=32942109&cat=e6040a2efc655265