Japanese archaeologists find pottery with ogre's face
A team of Japanese archaeologists has found a piece of pottery painted with the face of ogre which dates back to the 12th century in Nara Prefecture in western Japan. The earthenware was excavated from...
View ArticleHitachi to reorganize business structure
Hitachi Ltd said on Friday it would reorganize its operational structure in April by setting up five new groups as the Japanese conglomerate continues to overhaul its sprawling operations to boost...
View ArticleJapan Inc. suppliers cut jobs as yen batters tv, chip profit
Japan Inc. is suffering and the supply chain is bearing the cost. Sumco Corp., a supplier to Sony Corp. and Toshiba Corp., said yesterday it will cut 1,300 jobs. Auto windshield maker Nippon Sheet...
View ArticlePanasonic projects record annual net loss
Panasonic on Friday nearly doubled its projected net loss for the fiscal year to a record 780 billion yen ($10.2 billion) amid weak TV and mobile phone sales and ongoing restructuring costs after...
View ArticleManabe denies intent to break law
Ro Manabe, the Defense Ministry's Okinawa bureau chief, strongly denied Friday that he intended to break the law by urging ministry officials and their relatives to vote in the Ginowan mayoral...
View ArticleBasketball: Fan dribbles 370 km for tsunami-hit kids
Moved by the plight of children in Japan's tsunami-hit north, one diehard sports fan did something a bit different to help -- dribble a basketball 370 km (231 miles), through rain and snow, to bring...
View ArticleJapan stocks fall on profit taking, strong yen
Japanese shares dropped Friday as investors sold stocks to lock in profits after recent gains and as market sentiment was hurt by the yen's rise against the euro. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average...
View ArticleWoman sentenced to 4 1/2 years for breaking babies' legs
A Tochigi court on Wednesday sentenced a 30-year-old woman to 4 1/2 years in prison after she was found guilty of breaking the legs of four babies. The sentence was handed down at the Ashikaga branch...
View ArticleAs red ink flows, Japanese firms struggle to keep manufacturing at home
Following the report of Japan's first annual trade deficit in more than 30 years, the country's major manufacturers have been delivering earnings results soaked in red ink. The factories that once...
View ArticleDetroit automakers say 'no' to Japan joining trade talks
Detroit automakers are urging President Barack Obama to reject Japan's bid to join talks on a regional free trade agreement, the head of an automotive group representing GM, Ford and Chrysler said on...
View ArticleNHK to sell relay stations to Softbank
NHK is in talks to sell some 1,050 analog broadcasting relay stations it no longer uses to Softbank Mobile Corp., sources said. The mobile phone service provider will use the stations - rendered...
View ArticleU.S. fighter said flew low over school
A U.S. F/A-18 fighter jet flew over an elementary school in Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, at a dangerous and illegally low altitude in December, the Japanese Communist Party's local chapter said....
View ArticleCellphone taps resulted in 22 arrests last year
Police wiretapped mobile phones in 10 investigations last year and the eavesdropping led to the arrest of 22 people, a Justice Ministry report to the Diet showed Friday. The 10 investigations involved...
View ArticleScientists say contamination of ocean fish minimal so far
The massive radioactive fallout from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant has sparked fear in seafood lovers and commercial fishermen both at home and abroad, and some worry the contamination could pass...
View ArticleIf Japan is our worst-case scenario, we're all right
In 1991, former MIT dean Lester Thurow wrote that "If one looks at the last 20 years, Japan would have to be considered the betting favorite to win the economy honors of owning the 21st century." He...
View ArticleMore leaks found at crippled Japan nuclear plant
Leaks of radioactive water have become more frequent at Japan's crippled nuclear power plant less than two months after it was declared basically stable. The problem underlines the continuing...
View ArticleFlu hits 'alarm level' for 1st time this winter
Influenza reached the "alarm level" for the first time this season after an estimated 1.73 million flu cases were reported last week, an increase of more than 50 percent from the previous week, the...
View Article1.3 mil. will have nowhere to go in major Tokyo quake
At least 1.3 million people in the Tokyo metropolitan area will likely have no place to take temporary refuge if the area is directly hit by a strong earthquake, according to projections by local...
View ArticlePanasonic joins ailing Japan giants
Japan's Panasonic Corp warned of a record annual $US10.2 billion net loss, joining beleaguered rivals Sony and Sharp in a sea of red ink as they struggle to fix their broken TV businesses and show they...
View ArticleDolphins take up residence in Japan bay
Wildlife experts in Japan say Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins appear to have taken up permanent residence in Kagoshima Bay on the south coast of Kyushu. Experts at Kagoshima City Aquarium said several...
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