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Japan's Mitsui maintains oil tanker was likely attacked
(AFP) Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:52:21 GMT
AFP - A Japanese shipping company maintained Thursday that one of its oil tankers was likely attacked in the Strait of Hormuz a day earlier, dismissing reports it might have been hit by a freak wave.
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Japan's Mitsui hires military expert for tanker checks
(Reuters) Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:19:59 GMT
Reuters - Japanese shipper Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd said on Thursday it had hired a specialist on military attacks to help investigate damage to a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz as a Gulf port official said the vessel had been involved in a collision.
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Court orders Japan government to pay over U.S. base noise
(Reuters) Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:14:26 GMT Reuters - A local court ordered the Japanese government on Thursday to compensate residents living near a U.S. airbase on the southern Okinawa island for noise pollution, as prospects of moving the controversial facility remain unclear.
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Sony leads Japan's electronics makers back to black
(AFP) Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:31:18 GMT
AFP - Japanese electronics giant Sony on Thursday said it returned to the black in the fiscal first quarter thanks to strong sales in televisions, its PlayStation 3 console and computers.
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Sony leads Japan electronics makers back to black
(AFP) Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:36:56 GMT
AFP - Japanese electronics giant Sony on Thursday said it returned to the black in the fiscal first quarter thanks to strong sales in televisions, its PlayStation 3 console and computers.
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Does Japan still need 23-yr-old exchange program?
(AP) Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:13:26 GMT
AP - Every year for the past two decades, legions of young Americans have descended upon Japan to teach English. This government-sponsored charm offensive was launched to counter anti-Japan sentiment in the United States and has since grown into one of the country's most successful displays of soft power.
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Apple iPod Nano may pose fire hazard, says Japan
(AFP) Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:20:06 GMT
AFP - Japan's industry ministry has ordered Apple to report on measures it will take regarding cases of its iPod Nano music player overheating and catching fire, an official said Thursday.
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US envoy ambassador to attend Hiroshima ceremony
(AFP) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:09:09 GMT
AFP - The Obama administration said Wednesday it is sending its ambassador in Tokyo to a ceremony next week marking the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the first time a US ambassador has attended the event.
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Supertanker blast scare blamed on "freak wave"
(Reuters) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:31:26 GMT
Reuters - A Japanese supertanker, which stirred fears of an attack in the Strait of Hormuz, diverted to a UAE port on Wednesday where officials said the damage was caused by a freak wave.
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Japan wants US Marines to move to Guam
(AFP) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:51:11 GMT
AFP - Japan's government said Wednesday it had no plan to delay transferring some 8,000 US marines based on the southern island of Okinawa to the US Pacific territory of Guam by 2014.
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Japan hangs 2 on death row; 1st executions in year
(AP) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:42:44 GMT
AP - Japan hanged two convicted killers Wednesday, including a man who burned six women to death, in the country's first executions in a year, and the justice minister said she wants renewed debate on whether to continue the punishment.
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Japan to delay report 'to avoid S. Korea row'
(AFP) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:55:37 GMT
AFP - Japan will delay the release of an annual defence white paper to avoid angering South Korea over a territorial row ahead of the centennial of Japan's annexation of Korea, reports said Wednesday.
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China to send 2 pandas to Japan in diplomatic move
(AP) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:32:04 GMT AP - China has announced plans to send two of its prized giant pandas to Japan, the latest installment of panda diplomacy aimed at warming the two countries' often-strained relations.
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Japan hangs two, announces review of death penalty
(AFP) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:57:49 GMT
AFP - Japan's justice minister, a foe of capital punishment, announced a review of the death penalty Wednesday after witnessing the first executions since her centre-left government took power last year.
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Panasonic unveils 3D consumer camcorder
(AFP) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:25:57 GMT
AFP - Japanese electronics giant Panasonic Corp. on Wednesday unveiled what it says is the world's first consumer camcorder to allow anyone to record in three dimensions using a special lens.
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Japan holds defense report to avoid S.Korea row
(AFP) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:43:40 GMT
AFP - Japan will delay the release of an annual defense white paper to avoid angering South Korea over a territorial row, ahead of the centennial of Japan's rule of Korea, reports said Wednesday.
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Japan, China agree to speed up gas fields talks
(AFP) Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:14:42 GMT
AFP - Japan and China agreed on Tuesday to seek an early conclusion to talks over plans to jointly exploit oil and gas fields in a disputed area of the East China Sea, officials said.
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Yahoo! Japan adopts Google search engine
(AFP) Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:35 GMT
AFP - Japan's top Internet portal Yahoo! Japan on Tuesday announced a search alliance with Google, in a deal that would see both giants dominate the Japanese market in a possible blow to Microsoft.
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Japan's JFE eyes billion-dollar stake in India's JSW
(AFP) Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:25:37 GMT
AFP - Japan's JFE Holdings said Tuesday its steel unit plans to buy a near 15 percent stake in India's JSW Steel for around one billion dollars as it looks to boost its presence in the fast-growing market.
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Japan summer heat wave blamed for 66 deaths
(AFP) Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:25:15 GMT
AFP - A blistering summer heat wave in Japan has sent 15,000 people to hospital with heat stroke and caused at least 66 deaths in the past two months, the government said Tuesday.
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