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Japan Drops Denial of Cold War 'Treaties' The New York Times | TOKYO — 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 into Japanese ports in violation of Japan’s non-nuclear policies. | The existenc...
Mystery kangaroo in Japanese mountains The Daily Telegraph Australia | PEOPLE in a Japanese mountain region reported a number of kangaroo sightings, leading journalists to attempt to stalk the marsupials, AFP reports. | The descriptions given by the apparent eyewitnesses seem close enough. For years they spoke of a beige animal with large ears, three to five feet tal...
Japanese gaming to profit from child subsidies The Times | Japan's child subsidy scheme, which aims to shower parents with cash and encourage young couples to start reproducing, is expected to have far-reaching effects on the gambling industry. | Pachinko parlours - the cacophonous pinball arcades that cla...
Minister to explain Thai investment situation to Japanese firms+ Breitbart BANGKOK, March 10 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Thai Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij said Wednesday he is ready to answer questions about the country's investment conditions from Japanese investors when he visits Japan for three days from Friday. | Korn, wh...
Toyota chief meets Japan PM, vows to rebuild trust Chicago Sun-Times | TOKYO -- Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda met with Japan's prime minister Monday and promised to restore trust in the automaker's cars as it embarks on a broad campaign t...
Japan PM wants Toyota to work to improve trust DNA India | TOKYO: Japanese prime minister Yukio Hatoyama said after meeting the head of Toyota Motor Corp on Monday he wanted the company to work to improve the trust that people have in it...
Kobe beats buzzer as Lakers end skid Newsvine | Kobe Bryant hit a 17-foot fallaway jumper with 1.9 seconds left, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied in the fourth quarter to snap their three-game losing streak with a 109-107 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night. | ...
Cherry blossoms come out in Kochi, earliest on Japan's main islands+ Breitbart KOCHI, Japan, March 10 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Signs of the full-blown spring season were observed in Japan when cherry blossoms bloomed Wednesday in the western city of Kochi, coming out the earliest in any location other than Okinawa and nearby souther...
Dollar hits 2-week high in upper 90 yen in Tokyo after U.S. jobs report+ Breitbart report+ (AP) - TOKYO, March 8 (Kyodo)—The U.S. dollar briefly hit a two-week high in the upper 90 yen zone Monday morning in Tokyo after a better-than-expected U.S. jobs report reassured investors that the country's economy is recovering. | At noon, the dollar fetched 90.35-36 yen versus Friday's 5 p.m. quotes of 90.27-37 yen in New York and 8...
Oscar-nominated film on dolphin hunting to be screened in Japan DNA India | TOKYO: An Oscar-nominated documentary on the grisly business of dolphin hunting in Japan is set to be screened at cinemas nationwide for the first time later this year, but with some modifications, its distributor said. | "The Cove", which has been shown in 15 countries and already won several awards, follows a group of activists who st...
Japan - Top airline to raise surcharge Business Report | Submit your comment | Japan Airlines planned to increase fuel surcharges for all its international flights from April, it said yesterday. The Japanese airline, which went bankrupt a month ago with $6 billion (R46.2bn) of debt, applied for the charge with the Transport Ministry, citing recent rises in fuel prices. Japan Airlines is going th...
