Japan eyes PM talks with China to defuse row
Japan stuck to its guns Tuesday in a row with China over a disputed island chain but also said it was open to high-level ta....
29 Sep 12:00 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tension Continues – Kan Rejects China’s Demand for Apology
Tensions between China and Japan over the arrest of a Chinese trawler captain took another turn for the worse Sunday as Pri....
27 Sep 1:51 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Paris Hilton cancels Asian tour after being denied entry to Japan
Paris Hilton’s publicist says the U.S. socialite has canceled her Asian tour after she wasn’t allowed into Japan due to....
26 Sep 8:42 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
China strikes back at Japan after boat captain freed
China on Saturday demanded Japan apologize for holding a Chinese boat captain, showing few outward signs of softening in a ....
25 Sep 12:23 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
China blocks rare earths exports to Japan – Electronics will suffer
China has blocked all exports of rare earths to Japan, stepping up the pressure on Tokyo to release a Chinese boat captain ....
24 Sep 1:06 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
SMAP’s Shanghai concerts in danger of cancellation
Kyodo News is reporting that SMAP’s concerts at Shanghai Stadium on October 9-10 may get canceled due to an escalating in....
21 Sep 12:13 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tebori: Traditional Japanese Tattooing
by Bob Corlett Tattooing in Japan is unlike tattooing anywhere else in the world. In the West, it is getting to the point now where the tatt....
20 Sep 11:31 am  from  Wide Island View   [Profile]  [Recent] 
China suspends senior bilateral exchanges with Japan over fishing boat seizure
China on Sunday said it had suspended senior bilateral exchanges with Japan over an incident in disputed waters and warned ....
20 Sep 12:38 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Motion sensors, 3-D games steal the show at Tokyo Game Show
Japan’s biggest video game show kicked off Thursday at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba, with motion-sensor ....
19 Sep 9:43 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan Acts to Weaken the Yen
Japan moved on Wednesday to prop up the dollar and weaken the yen in a bid to protect its export-led economy, intervening i....
15 Sep 12:51 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Google to launch e-book service in Japan in 2011
US Internet giant Google said Monday it would launch an electronic books service in Japan next year despite a chilly recept....
14 Sep 11:00 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese Music for the non-J-POP Fan
by Dave Maat Most Japanese students love J-POP, and knowing the difference between Mr. Children and Hey! Say! Jump!, or being able to say wh....
13 Sep 11:29 am  from  Wide Island View   [Profile]  [Recent] 
130 million dollars not protected in Japan as IBJ bank fails
Some 130 million dollars deposited to the failed Incubator Bank of Japan (IBJ) will not be covered by the state-backed depo....
13 Sep 8:18 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan successfully launches satellite to improve GPS services
Japan successfully launched a satellite Saturday to improve car navigation and other services using the global positioning ....
12 Sep 7:52 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Ozawa vows to stay on even if indicted
Ruling party kingpin Ichiro Ozawa, seeking to become Japan’s new prime minister, said Tuesday he would not step down even....
8 Sep 1:17 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan detects superbug NDM-1
Japan on Monday said it has detected its first case of an antibiotic-resistant "superbug" that surfaced in South ....
7 Sep 10:42 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan gives anti-whaling activists suspended sentences
A Japanese court has given two Greenpeace anti-whaling activists one-year suspended jail sentences for stealing a box of wh....
7 Sep 2:33 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sony debuts Prototype of Google TV
Sony Corp will exhibit a prototype of an LCD TV compatible with Google TV, a platform that Google Inc is developing for TVs....
6 Sep 12:25 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Festival more than a blip for chiptune artists
Taking Nintendo’s Game Boy to places it was never meant to go, a lineup of international chiptune artists will be converg....
4 Sep 10:08 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Taiji Opens Season on Dolphins
Each year in early September, Japan opens season on dolphins, and today marks the start of the season in Taiji, a now notor....
3 Sep 12:45 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese resort for men with virtual girlfriends
One recent sweltering summer’s day, a tour bus from Tokyo pulled up at a sun-kissed beach at Atami, a Pacific coast resor....
1 Sep 1:07 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Credit card scam targets foreigners in Roppongi
Foreigners who visit restaurants and bars in Tokyo’s Roppongi entertainment district are increasingly becoming the target....
31 Aug 7:44 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Kyoto office full of dummies
NHK reported this week that a Kyoto prefecture public relations office that deals with complaints and citizen requests is u....
29 Aug 1:17 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Rare tour of gallows to spur debate in Japan
Japan opened up the secretive world of its capital punishment system to the public Friday, offering journalists a rare tour....
28 Aug 3:40 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sony releasing 3-D music videos
Today, Sony Computer Entertainment Japan decided to expand their PlayStation Store to sell 3-D music videos. The 3-D music ....
27 Aug 10:46 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Execution chamber opening in Japan could hot for debate
Japanese Justice Minister Keiko Chiba’s decision to allow the media a rare look at an execution chamber this month could ....
25 Aug 12:38 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Travel to Japan now more luxurious with top-quality hotels emerging in Japan’s cityscapes
A slew of luxury hotels are nearing completion in a number of Japanese cities, with operators delighted at the state of the....
24 Aug 9:26 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Nara temple may be world’s oldest wooden structure
A Zen Buddhist hall in Nara is the oldest wooden structure still in use and a century older than famed Horyuji temple previ....
23 Aug 2:29 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Miyazato ahead at LPGA Safeway Classic
Japan’s Ai Miyazato fired a six-under 66 for the first-round lead at the LPGA Safeway Classic at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club.....
21 Aug 1:19 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
City of All Trades: The Humble City of Osaka, Japan
Osaka, Japan, is the third most populated city in Japan with a population of 2.6 million people residing in this city. Osaka is also one o....
20 Aug 2:09 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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