Japan and the fax: A love affair
Fax machines gather dust in parts of the world, consigned to history since the rise of email. Yet in Japan, a country with a hi-tech reputation, the fax is thriving. (BBC)
View ArticleStocks close 0.69% higher
Tokyo stocks rose 0.69% by the close Tuesday, bucking a downturn on Wall Street amid hopes for a firm recovery among Japanese high-tech manufacturers as they release quarterly earnings. (Japan Today)
View ArticleEx-Fukushima plant chief Yoshida suffered bleeding to brain: TEPCO
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Monday that former Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant chief Masao Yoshida, who is recuperating from esophageal cancer, suffered bleeding to the brain and underwent...
View ArticleAnother typhoon feared to land on Kyushu
This season's 10th typhoon moved westward in waters south of Japan Tuesday, stirring concerns that it may land on Kyushu if it heads north, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. (Mainichi)
View Article16 dead, 8,670 treated for heatstroke July 23-29
The Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Tuesday that 8,686 were taken to hospital due to heatstroke in the week of July 23-29. Of those, 16 died. (Japan Today)
View ArticleJapan utility gets $12.8B nuclear crisis bailout
The Japanese operator of the nuclear power plant devastated in last year's disasters received a 1 trillion yen ($12.8 billion) bailout Tuesday, putting it under government ownership, while...
View ArticleChina rule, Japan snare silver
The raised index fingers of China's gymnasts left no doubt which men's team had won the Olympic title but for 15 minutes, British fans clapped and cheered as the hosts snared an unexpected silver on...
View ArticleForeign 'cosplayers' visit Foreign Ministry ahead of world event
Costume players from Britain, Russia and Indonesia paid a courtesy call Tuesday at the Foreign Ministry, expressing their excitement about performing at the 10th World Cosplay Summit in Nagoya. (Japan...
View ArticlePanasonic rebounds after largest loss by Japan manufacturer
Panasonic said Tuesday it squeezed out a small profit in the April-June quarter, rebounding from a US$10 billion loss last fiscal year, the largest ever by a Japanese manufacturer. (PC World)
View ArticleNoda Y2 billion Senkaku offer second in line
The administration of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has proposed a purchase price of around ¥2 billion to the owner of some of the disputed Senkaku Islands, sources said Tuesday. (Japan Times)
View ArticlePolice crackdown has the club set up in arms
They were called discos in the 1970s and 1980s and have been known as clubs since around the downfall of the bubble economy in the early 1990s. These are the places where people dance to music played...
View ArticleSecurities watchdog calls for action against Nomura
Japan's securities watchdog called on the government Tuesday to take action against Nomura Holdings over its lax controls amid an embarrassing insider trading scandal at the brokerage. (Japan Today)
View ArticleWhy did Japan's gymnastics coach have $100 bills in his hand to file appeal?
Operating within the rules and regulations of gymnastics, a Japanese coach handed over a wad of $100 bills to the governing body of the sport on Monday night in order to file an appeal on behalf of his...
View ArticleJapan: Revolutionizing the art of masturbation
The days when the sex industry believed only women were in desperate need of self-pleasuring aids appear to be long gone. Nowadays when one walks into a sex shop, aisles offering male masturbation...
View ArticleShares close 0.61% lower
Tokyo shares lost 0.61% Wednesday amid a broad sell-off ahead of key central bank meetings in the US and Europe. (Japan Today)
View ArticleKohei Uchimura wins Olympic gold
Kohei Uchimura grabbed a Japanese flag and held it above his head as he paraded around the arena. He may have craved the team gold, but an Olympic all-around title isn't a bad consolation prize....
View ArticleFukushima residents say 'no' to nuclear energy
Get out of nuclear power and do it fast, angry Fukushima residents told Japanese government officials on Wednesday at a public hearing on energy policy held in an area ravaged by a nuclear disaster...
View ArticleTEPCO chief vows cost cuts after utility posts Y288.4 tril loss
Tokyo Electric Power's chief on Wednesday vowed "nothing was sacred" in his bid to chop costs as the operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant posted a 288.4 billion yen quarterly...
View ArticleLady Gaga perfume goes on sale in Japan
A new perfume created by American pop diva Lady Gaga went on sale in Japan on Wednesday. The perfume, called Fame, debuted at Tokyu Plaza Omotesando Harajuku shopping center ahead of its global launch...
View ArticleCrews start removing Japan tsunami dock from Oregon beach
Contractors began removing a massive dock from an Oregon beach Wednesday, almost two months after it washed ashore after floating across the pacific from Japan. Contractors spent Tuesday preparing...
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