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Japan Gets Net Campaign, but Not Savvy Candidates ABC News Taro Yamamoto, Japanese movie star turned political candidate, is live-streaming his campaign speeches and urging crowds to tweet his photo. The tech-savvy approach is a major departure from the old-style campaigning that has long dominated here. See all stories on this topic »
Japan Ruling Party Still on Course for Victory Wall Street Journal Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition remained on course for a clear win in Sunday's election, polls before the vote showed, a victory that would give the government control of both chambers of parliament for the first time since 2010 ... See all stories on this topic »
Japan woman sues yakuza boss over protection money Fox News TOKYO, Tokyo province (AFP) – A woman is suing the head of Japan's biggest yakuza organised crime group, seeking a refund of protection money paid to gangsters threatening to torch her bar, reports said Wednesday. The plaintiff is claiming Kenichi ... See all stories on this topic »
Japan tells court whaling case is not a 'medieval inquisition' The Guardian The Japanese government told the UN's top judicial body it was a court of law, not a "medieval inquisition", as proceedings wrapped up in the whaling dispute between Australia and Japan. Japan used the final day of the three-week hearing to argue the ... See all stories on this topic »
Japan Stock Futures Fall on Higher Yen, Coca-Cola Profit Bloomberg Japanese stock futures fell, signaling the Nikkei 225 Stock Average may retreat from an eight-week high, after the yen rose, Coca-Cola Co. (KO)'s profit dropped and a Federal Reserve official called for cuts to U.S. stimulus. Australian equity futures ... See all stories on this topic »
Japan's Diamond Electric to Pay Fine in Car-Parts Case Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—The Justice Department's campaign against price-fixing in the auto-parts industry took another step on Tuesday as a Japanese maker of ignition devices agreed to plead guilty and pay a $19 million criminal fine. The department said ... See all stories on this topic »
Japan's 'kamikaze' economics risk Asia debt crisis MarketWatch At the same time, the Bank of Japan's (BoJ) aggressive monetary policy and devaluation of the yen may lead to large outflows of private capital from Japan. Seeking yield and preservation of purchasing power, Japanese investors may move money into ... See all stories on this topic »
Japan's former premier sues PM Abe Fox News TOKYO (AFP) – Japan's premier at the time of the Fukushima crisis said Tuesday he was suing the current prime minister for defamation over online comments about the way the emergency was handled. With less than a week to go before upper house ... See all stories on this topic » Japan PM Abe seeks personal redemption in upper house election Chicago Tribune But some fear that with the stronger position, he will shift gears to focus on a conservative agenda, including revising the post-war pacifist constitution to legitimize the military and bolstering pride in Japanese traditions rather than dwelling on ... See all stories on this topic » Japan aims to restart buying US western white wheat as early as Aug -sources Reuters TOKYO, July 8 (Reuters) - Japan aims to restart buying U.S. western white wheat as early as August, industry sources said, after halting imports of the grain following the discovery of an unapproved genetically modified strain in Oregon. Asia's top ... See all stories on this topic » Japan Utilities File for Atomic Plant Restarts With Regulator Bloomberg Kansai Electric Power Co. (9503) and three other regional utilities applied to Japan's nuclear regulator for safety checks, a step toward restarting reactors idled after the Fukushima atomic disaster in March 2011. The applications filed today by ... See all stories on this topic » Japan broadcasters ban Panasonic 'smart' TV commercial Fox News TOKYO (AFP) – Japanese broadcasters are refusing to air commercials for Panasonic's new "smart" television, the manufacturer said, amid speculation they feel threatened by its combined TV-Internet function. Private broadcasters -- in a rare case of ... See all stories on this topic » Japan nuclear operators file for plant safety checks, but early restarts unlikely Reuters TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese nuclear operators on Monday applied to restart reactors under new rules drawn up following the Fukushima disaster, but early approval is unlikely as a more independent regulator strives to show a skeptical public it is ... See all stories on this topic »