Net malls liable in trademark cases
The Intellectual Property High Court has ruled that an Internet shopping mall operator could be required to pay damages if it neglects to delete items that violate trademark rights from its website...
View ArticleGovernors slam Tepco's price hikes
The governors of Tokyo and nine other prefectures submitted a petition Wednesday calling Tepco's planned electricity rate hikes "extremely regrettable" and urged the utility to first accelerate efforts...
View ArticleHaier to expand Japan operations
Chinese appliance maker Haier Group Co. said Wednesday it aims to have sales of ¥50 billion in Japan this year by reinforcing its product lineup with the Aqua brand. The brand was formerly for Sanyo...
View ArticleFormer Olympus chairman arrested
Olympus Corp.'s former chairman, suspected of orchestrating a massive cover-up of losses at the Japanese camera and medical equipment maker, has been arrested, media reports said Thursday. Prosecutors...
View ArticleJapan economy picking up, consumer spending firm
The government stuck to its assessment that Japan's economy is slowly picking up on Thursday and raised its view on consumer spending for the first time in six months, after a resumption of subsidies...
View ArticleIs Japan next?
With the European sovereign debt imbroglio taking a breather for the moment, there is increasing concern on Wall Street that Japan could be the next major flashpoint in the ongoing global financial...
View ArticleJapan's megaquake disturbed creatures beneath the sea
Japan's magnitude 9.0 earthquake triggered the release of a methane plume from the ocean crust to the east of Japan - carrying microbes that live in the crust along with it. When the earthquake struck...
View ArticleJapanese manufacturing: From summit to plummet
In Tokyo's posh Ginza shopping district the Apple Store is packed, but the nearby Sony showroom is as lifeless as a mausoleum. In recent days the largest Japanese gadget-makers said they expect to lose...
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Japan tsunami debris - including human remains − predicted to wash up...
A marine scientist has predicted that wreckage from last year's tsunami in Japan is on a slow-motion collision course with the US coastline - and the debris could even include human remains....
View ArticleAlibaba, Softbank to reach out to Yahoo CEO after talks over stake sales...
Alibaba Group and Japan's Softbank will go directly to Yahoo's chief executive, bypassing negotiators from the U.S. Internet company, after talks over the sale of Yahoo's Asian holdings broke down, a...
View ArticleNikkei eases from 6-mth high, sentiment stays upbeat
Japan's Nikkei stock average retreated from a six-month high in choppy trade on Thursday, but sentiment remained upbeat on the back of easing steps from the Bank of Japan that have weakened the yen....
View ArticleEconomy at a standstill
Real gross domestic product (GDP) in the October-December period of 2011 decreased 0.6 percent from the previous quarter, or an annualized 2.3 percent - the first dip in two quarters. This shows that...
View ArticleTickets on sale for disaster relief lottery worth record Y500 million in total
Tickets for a public lottery whose revenue will partially fund reconstruction from the March 11 disasters are on sale, with the top three prizes worth a record ¥500 million. The first prize in the...
View ArticlePanel OKs lower cesium limit for food
A government panel approved Thursday a proposal for far stricter limits on radioactive cesium found in food, paving the way for the health ministry to enforce the new limits in April. The Radiation...
View ArticleChiba shooting suspect found dead in suicide
Police said the suspect in a fatal shooting this week was found dead Thursday morning in a minivan in Kujukuri, Chiba Prefecture, after apparently shooting himself in the head. Chong Yong Bom, 65, was...
View ArticleChild porn cases hit record high in '11
Police discovered 1,455 cases of child pornography last year, up 8.4 percent from the previous year and the highest number since statistics were first compiled in 2000, according to the National...
View ArticleJAL unveils growth strategy / Aims to leave rehabilitation, stage comeback on...
Japan Airlines has unveiled its new midterm management plan, under which the carrier aims to take off from corporate rehabilitation into a growth trend, investing 478 billion yen in purchases of new...
View ArticleJapan cabinet approves tax hike plan
Japan's cabinet on Friday approved a plan to double sales taxes as part of the government's move to rein in public debt as the rapidly ageing nation faces rising social welfare costs. If agreed by...
View ArticleJapan stocks rise as yen hits 4-month low; U.S. data improves
Japanese stocks rose after the yen fell to a four-month low as investment banks including Goldman Sachs Group Inc. projected the currency will continue to slide, and U.S. economic reports beat...
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Nuclear crisis turns Japan ex-PM Kan into energy apostle
Nearly a year after Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster, then-premier Naoto Kan is haunted by the specter of an even bigger crisis forcing tens of millions of people to flee Tokyo and threatening the...
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