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Aso Cabinet Family Ties May Trigger Voter Backlash in Early Japan ElectionJapan's history is one of family dynasties, from the emperor 's 1,400-year lineage to the father- son inheritance of Kabuki theater roles.
Source : topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 14:42
Asian markets plunge on fears crisis is spreading
Woman walks past a stock indicator in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Oct. 6, 2008. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average fell sharply in the morning.
Source : topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 10:13
Visa denied for Russian diplomat
Japan has been refusing to grant a diplomatic visa to a Russian diplomat for more than 18 months, several government sources said Sunday, with one saying he could be linked to the Russian intelligence service.
Source : topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 04:16
Police Allege Osaka Man Set Fatal Fire
Japanese police allege an Osaka man confessed to starting a fast-moving fire that killed 15 people in a video parlor.
Source : topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 23:31
Nice to nestle at Japan's hometown
One could be fooled into thinking Onomichi was an island, where the ocean air whisps about the often deserted streets and the locals thrive from eclectic arts and hospitality industries.
Source : topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 19:07
Aso to visit China late Oct, eyes talks with Hu, Wen
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's new Prime Minister Taro Aso plans to visit China in late October, eyeing his first summit with Chinese leaders since taking office last month, government officials said on Sunday.
Tokyo and Beijing are in talks to set up a meeting between Aso and Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao, when Aso attends the summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Beijing on October 24 and 25, two officials said.
Aso has shot down speculation that he would call a snap election later this month, saying that he would first work to stimulate the economy.
Source : topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 10:47
More visa centres in Britain: Keith Vaz
New Delhi, Oct 4: Indian-origin British MP Keith Vaz Saturday appealed to the Indian government to open more visa centres across Britain for the benefit of the ethnic Indian community.
Source : topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 04:37
Embraer Delivers First E-170 To Japan Airlines
Sat, 04 Oct '08 Embraer delivered the first Embraer 170 jet to Japan Airlines Friday.
Source : topix.net | 04-Oct-2008 20:32
A revolutionary entertainment / Japan's love affair with Ferris...
First-time visitors to Osaka are often surprised by the sight of a deep-red Ferris wheel suddenly appearing above a 10-story building among the skyscrapers near JR Osaka Station in Umeda.
Source : topix.net | 04-Oct-2008 15:57
On a 3D HD Display, SENSIO Presents Live Action 3D Boxing at CEATEC 2008
CEATEC Japan 2008 Hall 4, stand #4B33 - SENSIO Technologies Inc. , inventor of the SENSIO 3D technology, will be presenting sport content in live stereoscopic format as part of its participation to CEATEC, ...
Source : topix.net | 04-Oct-2008 07:42
Chinese pandas fed chicken soup for health
Everyone needs some chicken soup for the soul _ even pandas. The Wuhan Zoo in central China has been feeding its two pandas home-cooked chicken soup twice in a month to reduce stress and give them a nutritional ...
Source : topix.net | 03-Oct-2008 23:40
Japan's election battle already underway on Internet
While snap elections appear to have been pushed back in Japan, the battle between the ruling and opposition camps is already well under way on the Internet.
Source : topix.net | 03-Oct-2008 19:01
DENSO to Build New Test Facility for Diesel Common Rail Systems in Japan
DENSO Corporation announced today that it will build a new test facility at its Zenmyo Plant located in Nishio, Aichi, Japan for testing common rail systems-fuel injection systems for diesel vehicles.
Source : topix.net | 03-Oct-2008 14:29
Indian Prime Minister Singh to visit Japan on Oct. 21-23
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will make a three-day visit to Japan from Oct.
Source : topix.net | 03-Oct-2008 09:46
Arsonist who was 'sick of life' kills 15 in blaze
A 46-year-old Japanese man describing himself as "fed up with life" was under arrest for murder last night after apparently deliberately setting fire to a sleazy "video house" in central Osaka and killing 15 ...
Source : topix.net | 03-Oct-2008 05:23
Singapore REIT Buys Japanese Nursing-Care Homes
Singapore's Parkway Trust Management Ltd. said Monday it has acquired seven Japanese nursing-care homes for a total of some 7.8 billion yen.
Source : topix.net | 03-Oct-2008 00:57
Court orders Osaka governor to pay 8 million yen for defaming lawyers in rape-murder case
A court here Thursday ordered Osaka Governor Toru Hashimoto to pay 8 million yen in damages for urging the public to demand punitive action against lawyers defending a man accused of murder and rape.
Source : topix.net | 02-Oct-2008 16:44
Japanese Localities on Verge of Bankruptcy
The Japanese city of Miki in Hyogo Prefecture declared a financial crisis Monday.
Source : topix.net | 02-Oct-2008 11:50
Fifteen sex-shop patrons dead in early-morning fire - Summary
A fire before dawn Wednesday in an Osaka sex shop left 15 patrons dead and 10 others injured, emergency authorities said.
Source : topix.net | 02-Oct-2008 03:50
Fashionable elderly turn to designer nappy in Japan
The lights dim provocatively. Duran Duran's 1980s song Wild Boys pumps deafeningly from the speakers.
Source : topix.net | 01-Oct-2008 21:22
Suspect held after 15 killed in sex shop fire
Japanese police have arrested a man suspected of arson at an erotic video shop on the ground floor of an apartment building in Osaka.
Source : topix.net | 01-Oct-2008 13:04
Japan's PM, Aso, unveils cabinet, pledges war on terror
J APAN'S new Prime Minister Taro Aso has unveiled his new cabinet and pledged to fight to renew a domestically unpopular naval mission providing support in the Indian Ocean to the United States -led "war on ...
Source : topix.net | 01-Oct-2008 08:21
Tokyo: 15 killed, 10 hurt in video shop fire
FIRE broke out in a video shop in the western Japanese city of Osaka early today, killing 15 men and injuring 10 other people.
Source : topix.net | 01-Oct-2008 03:49
Panasonic Working on Multi-touch Remote for IPTV
Panasonic showed off a prototype remote control on Tuesday that's designed for future IPTV services and uses twin trackpads instead of a keypad for user input.
Source : topix.net | 30-Sep-2008 23:23
Intercomparison of whole-body averaged SAR in European and Japanese voxel phantoms
This paper provides an intercomparison of the HPA male and female models, NORMAN and NAOMI with the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology male and female models, TARO and HANAKO.
Source : topix.net | 30-Sep-2008 18:54
Ceatec: Toshiba reaches for MacBook Air?
Toshiba showed off its 256GB SSD at the Ceatec exhibition in Japan. Sumner Lemon, Macworld edit Toshiba will ship a 256GB solid-state drive for laptops next month, likely beating rival Samsung Electronics to ...
Source : topix.net | 30-Sep-2008 14:02
Mazda Launches Fully Redesigned 'AZ-Wagon' Micro-Mini in Japan
Outstanding functionality and space efficiency with enhanced quality and comfort throughout HIROSHIMA, Japan - Mazda Motor Corporation has fully redesigned its AZ-Wagon micro-mini range in Japan.
Source : topix.net | 30-Sep-2008 09:34
Japan under Aso
Japanese people always fed up with their prime ministers within weeks or months, surely not within years.
Source : topix.net | 30-Sep-2008 01:28
Japan's core inflation up sharply in August
From left, Hirofumi Nakasone, Foreign Minister of Japan, Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations Secretary-General, and Japan's Prime Minister Taro Aso pose for photographers prior to their meeting at the UN in New ...
Source : topix.net | 29-Sep-2008 17:19
Japanese executives are accused of hiding income from options
A former president and a vice president of the Japanese units of two major U.S. computer-related firms were found to have evaded 80 million yen and 60 million yen in income tax, respectively, by hiding gains ...
Source : topix.net | 29-Sep-2008 12:46
Doctors warn of new strain of Japanese scrumpox virus
A new strain of the skin disease known as "scrumpox" appears to be highly pathogenic, according to researchers from the National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Tokyo, Japan.
Source : topix.net | 29-Sep-2008 07:13
US nuclear carrier arrives in Japan to controversy
A giant US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier arrived in Yokosuka, Japan, greeted by thousands of people waving US flags but shunned by many residents concerned about their safety.
Source : topix.net | 29-Sep-2008 02:34
Rothko's 'Seagram' murals brought together for exhibit
The light is low, unusual for a museum. There are no sounds. The walls of the serene room seem to glow with a mysterious power.
Source : topix.net | 28-Sep-2008 18:32
Japan posts rare trade deficit on high fuel costs
Japan posts rare trade deficit on high fuel costs By TOMOKO A. HOSAKA - Associated Press Writer Comments TOKYO - Japan posted a rare trade deficit in August on soaring oil imports and falling car exports, the ...
Source : topix.net | 28-Sep-2008 13:58
Japan's newly-appointed transport minister resigns over verbal blunders
Japan's newly-appointed transport minister Nariaki Nakayama handed in his resignation Sunday due to verbal blunders.
Source : topix.net | 28-Sep-2008 09:27
U.S. woes hand China excuse to slow reform
The crisis on Wall Street is threatening to have a serious side effect in China: It could slow badly needed reform of its unwieldy financial system.
Source : topix.net | 28-Sep-2008 01:45
Aso Stacks First Cabinet with Long-Time Supporters as Japan Election Looms
Japan's new prime minister Taro Aso stacked his Cabinet with long-time supporters as he prepares to fight a general election as early as next month.
Source : topix.net | 27-Sep-2008 21:09
Chicago's South Asians shocked by investment scam
Between the prayers that fill the holy month of Ramadan, during the long fasts that stretch from dawn to dusk, Muslims have been meeting in halls, schools and homes to discuss the disappearance of Salman ...
Source : topix.net | 27-Sep-2008 16:44
China avoids direct comment on new Japan leader Aso
BEIJING (Reuters) - China avoided commenting directly on the election of hawkish Taro Aso as Japan's new leader, with a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman saying on Tuesday only that good ties were in the interests of both countries.
An outspoken nationalist, Aso won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership vote on Monday, succeeding Yasuo Fukuda, who had focused on improving long-strained ties with Beijing.
Aso, a former foreign minister, has been wary of China and wants Japan to wield more regional clout.
Source : topix.net | 27-Sep-2008 12:19
Koizumi to exit political stage
Former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, one of the most popular and influential politicians in the nation, expressed his intention Thursday to retire from politics once his current term in the Lower House ...
Source : topix.net | 27-Sep-2008 07:39
Japanese experts visit Kochi port
KOCHI: A delegation of experts from the Ocean Policy Research Foundation, Tokyo, visited the Cochin Port Trust on Thursday.
Source : topix.net | 27-Sep-2008 03:11
Polls: New Japanese PM starts with low support
Public support for Japan's new Prime Minister Taro Aso is the lowest of any newly appointed prime minister in eight years, according to several newspaper polls published Friday.
Source : topix.net | 26-Sep-2008 22:35
U.S. returns part of Yokota airspace to Japan under bilateral accord
The United States returned portions of U.S. military-controlled airspace west of Tokyo's Haneda airport to Japan on Friday as part of a 2006 bilateral agreement on the realignment of the U.S. military presence ...
Source : topix.net | 26-Sep-2008 18:07
Author nun finds new outlet in cellphone fiction
Japan's best-known Buddhist nun is reaching out to a new audience by writing a mobile phone novel at the age of 86.
Source : topix.net | 26-Sep-2008 13:41
3 admit to murder, robbery / Suspects met via accomplice-finding Web site, plotted killing
Three men who are believed to have met through a so-called dark Web site for finding crime accomplices pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of murder and robbery.
Source : topix.net | 26-Sep-2008 09:03
Japan arrests pic pirate
Police in Kyoto have charged a man with violating copyright law for illegally uploading Angelina Jolie starrer "Wanted" to the Internet using Winny P2P file-sharing software.
Source : topix.net | 26-Sep-2008 04:23