| China-Japan tension over disputed islands takes to the sky Los Angeles Times BEIJING -- Chinese and Japanese fighter planes tailed each other over a disputed cluster of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea, raising alarm that a miscalculation could set off an armed confrontation. Chinese military authorities ordered two J ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| A Game Developer's Take on Japan: the Myths and the Reality Kotaku A Game Developer's Take on Japan: the Myths and the Reality One well-received and much commented-on blog post I wrote many years ago covered the "stages of living in Japan". These are the 5 stages I have witnessed, again and again, in myself and in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Most Asia Stocks Outside Japan Fall After Rally Through New Year Bloomberg Most Asian stocks outside Japan fell this week as investors locked in profits after a rally through the first week of the year and amid mixed economic reports from China. China Resources Land Ltd. (1109), a state-controlled developer, slumped 3.6 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Japan's Airlines Most at Risk in Dreamliner Saga Wall Street Journal TOKYO—As U.S. investigators launch a top-priority safety review of Boeing Co.'s flagship Dreamliner jet, a finding of serious problems could spell trouble not only for Boeing but for Japan's biggest airlines, which have tied their futures closely to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Is Japan the Country of the Future Again? New York Times (blog) Mr. Abe also reiterated his desire for the Japanese central bank to make a firmer commitment to stopping deflation by pumping more money into the economy, which the prime minister has said is crucial to getting businesses to invest and consumers to spend. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Fukudome returns to Japan after 5 MLB seasons SI.com OSAKA, Japan (AP) -- Former major league outfielder Kosuke Fukudome has returned to Japan where he will play for the Hanshin Tigers of the Central League. The 35-year-old signed a three-year deal with the Tigers after spending five seasons with the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| US Sailor Arrested in Japan Despite Curfew ABC News Japanese police have arrested a U.S. sailor for alleged trespassing near Tokyo during a nighttime curfew imposed after recent crimes linked to American servicemen. Kanagawa police said Richard Lawton, 24, is suspected of having entered a home near his ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Top Japan General Calls for Beefed-Up Defenses Wall Street Journal TOKYO—When a Japanese coast guard cutter spotted a small Chinese aircraft flying above disputed East China Sea islands in December, Japan's air force scrambled eight F-15 fighter jets, but they reached the scene only after the intruder had left. Japan ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Japan's Abe Says He'll Seek 'Bold Leader' to Head Central Bank Bloomberg Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seeks a “bold policy leader” as the next Bank of Japan (8301) governor as he aims to end deflation and drive a recovery from recession. The choice of a successor to Masaaki Shirakawa, whose term ends in April, will be ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| World's oldest woman dies at 115 in Japan Fox News TOKYO – A Japanese official says a woman in his town near Tokyo who became world's oldest living female just last month has died at 115. Koto Okubo died Saturday at a nursing home in Kawasaki City, according to city official Mitsuhiro Kozuka. He said ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Australia, Japan Agree Need for UN Response to N. Korea Launch Bloomberg Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Australian counterpart Bob Carr agreed to step up cooperation on UN peacekeeping, nuclear non-proliferation and to push forward an arms trade treaty to reduce weapons supplied to rogue states and terrorist ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Japan PM says Bank of Japan must set 2 percent medium-term inflation goal Reuters TOKYO (Reuters) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the Bank of Japan (BOJ) must set a 2 percent inflation target and make it a medium-term, not long-term, goal to show markets it was determined to pursue bold monetary easing to end nearly two decades of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Japan to Buy ESM Bonds Using Forex Reserves to Help Weaken Yen Bloomberg The move may help Prime Minister Shinzo Abe temper criticism of Japan's currency policies from trading partners such as the U.S. The yen has fallen around 8 percent against the dollar since mid-November on Abe's pledges to reverse more than a decade of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Japan needs women power to galvanize economy: party Reuters TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan must put more women in key posts to boost its economy and to prove its ruling party has changed its hidebound ways, the party's top spokeswoman said on Tuesday, just days after two female party executives clashed over quotas for ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Japan Autos Still Face China Road Bumps Wall Street Journal Any sales growth this year would be an improvement over 2012, when a territorial dispute between China and Japan led to protests in China, with angry mobs smashing Japanese shops and cars. Toyota's China sales fell 4.9% below their 2011 level and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Gold Lures Japan's Pension Funds, Govt Targets Inflation Businessweek Japanese pension funds, the world's second-largest pool of retirement assets after the U.S., will more than double their gold holdings in the next two years as the government seeks to target inflation to bolster economic growth, according to an adviser ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Euro Rises After Japan Finance Minister's Comment On European Rescue Bonds Wall Street Journal The euro rose against the dollar Tuesday in Asia after Japan's finance minister said Tokyo will buy European rescue bonds, helping sentiment toward the debt-stricken region as well as overall risk appetite. Finance Minister Taro Aso said his government ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UPDATE 1-Fitch: Japan's risks rise along with its debt levels Reuters TOKYO Jan 8 (Reuters) - Fitch Ratings will not change its sovereign rating on Japan based on promises made by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party ahead of its election victory last month, a Fitch official said on Tuesday. Andrew Colquhoun, head of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Japan cabinet plays down Fed-style job mandate for BOJ Reuters TOKYO (Reuters) - Key Japanese policymakers played down the prospect of making the Bank of Japan responsible for stable employment like the U.S. Federal Reserve, but said a 2 percent inflation target will be at the heart of a new policy accord with the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Japan, Mongolia Sign Emissions-Reduction Pact Wall Street Journal The pact is the first such agreement outside the U.N. framework, the Japanese government said. Japan seeks to expand markets for green technologies by signing bilateral carbon-offset pacts, while Mongolia is seeking to access those technologies. See all stories on this topic » |
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