| E-mails bares US nuke regulatory body's chaos on Fukushima crisis Several e-mails posted on the web site of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission show an agency struggling to figure out how to respond and deal with the American public while cutting through what... | |
| Kanye West dreamed of being 'next Michael Jackson' Kanye West, who is renowned for his outspoken nature, once declared to a chairman at Sony Music he would be "the next Michael Jackson".
Even in his early days, the 34-year-old rapper was given to... |
| BA, Japan Airlines agree tie-up British Airways and Japan Airlines have agreed a tie-up on flights between Europe and the world's third-biggest economy in a new cost-cutting initiative, BA parent group IAG said on... |
| Japan atomic watchdog postpones 1st stress test approval The Okuma childcare centrer is seen in Okuma town, inside the exclusion zone of a 20-km (12-mile) radius around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture January 28,... |
| S&P lowers Sony rating, warns of further cuts Standard and Poor's cut its long-term debt rating on Sony Corp yesterday to BBB+, warning it may drop the consumer electronics giant a further notch within a year unless it shows it can achieve... |
| Toyota Bringing Highlander to Indiana From Japan, Creating 400 Jobs which we reported at Changing Gears , is happening because Toyota is shifting production of the Highlander, a mid-sized SUV, to Princeton from Japan next year. When that happens, Toyota will build... |
| U.S., Japan Release Joint Defense Posture Statement By Karen ParrishAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2012 The United States and Japan have agreed to "delink" two aspects of the planned relocation of U.S. forces in Japan,... |
| S&P Cuts Sony Credit Rating, Warns of Further Downgrade on Wednesday to BBB+, warning it may drop the consumer electronics giant a further notch within a year unless it shows it can achieve a significant turnaround in... |
| Japan open to discussing trade demands: US WASHINGTON -- Japanese trade officials on Tuesday assured the United States they were prepared to discuss key U.S. trade demands if allowed to join talks on a regional free trade agreement in the... |
| Japanese current account surplus drops to 15-year low in '11 TOKYO -- Japan's current account surplus (CAS) tumbled 43.9 percent to a 15-year low in 2011 as the nation logged a trade deficit due to lower exports and higher energy costs, government data... |
| Cairns winner as Jetstar fast-tracks Japanese network THE fast-tracking of Jetstar's Japan domestic network to start in July has delighted the Far North's tourism industry. Plus: what are the top five things to do in Cairns? Have your... |
| U.S., Japan decouple Marines' Guam move from Okinawa Okinawa from plans to relocate a base on Okinawa, a step forward in resolving an irritant in relations. The shift of U.S. Marines to the Pacific island of Guam had been linked to progress in... |
| BA, Japan Airlines agree tie-up on flights International Airlines Group (IAG) and Japan Airlines (JAL) have agreed plans for a new joint business between British Airways and JAL on flights between Europe... |
| US, Japan closer to moving many Okinawa Marines Okinawa , leaving behind the stalled discussion about closing a major U.S. Marine base there.The transfer, a key to U.S. troop restructuring in the Pacific, has been in limbo for years because it was... |
| Mitsubishi EV Tops Greenest Car Rankings For the first time in 12 years, an electric vehicle is the greenest new car sold in the United States. The Mitsubishi i - known everywhere else as the i-MiEV -came out on top when theAmerican... |
| U.S. and Japan Are Renegotiating Part of Okinawa Deal Both sides have agreed to rework part of the agreement that makes relocation of the air station, the Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, a precondition for moving the Marines, who along with their... |
| US, Japan pave way to send Okinawa Marines to Guam United States agreed Wednesday to proceed with plans to transfer thousands of U.S. troops out of the southern Japanese island of Okinawa, leaving behind the stalled discussion of the closure of a... |
| What an Obama or Romney win means STANFORD, California — Successful political candidates try to implement the proposals on which they ran. In the United States, President Barack Obama and the Democrats, controlling the House of... |
| Fukushima Hawaiian-themed resort fully reopens Aloha: Hula Girls at the Spa Resort Hawaiians in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, greet a visitor after the resort fully resumed operations Wednesday. ... |
| Finding a piece of mind in contemporary art "Yayoi Kusama: Eternity of Eternal Eternity" at the National Museum of Art, Osaka, presents the "late" style of the internationally renowned... |
| Myanmar investment talks set Such an accord would help liberalize and improve protection of investment and create an easier environment for Japanese companies to do business in Myanmar, which has undertaken broad democratic... |
| More to Europe than meets the eye for players moving abroad Several players have returned to the J. League from frustrating overseas experiences this winter, but until Japanese soccer begins to appreciate the diversity of the European game, more are likely to... |
| Spurs boss Redknapp cleared of tax evasion LONDON — Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp was cleared of tax evasion Wednesday, removing a key barrier to his chances of becoming the next England... |
| Search for five workers continues in flooded tunnel Debris clogs search: The search for five missing workers continues Wednesday morning in a flooded undersea tunnel at an oil refinery in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture. ... |
| JMA doesn't speak for hospitals U.S. won't breach 'mixed treatment' medical insurance rules in TPP talks ": It would seem to me that the Japan Medical Association (JMA), which consists of mainly nonhospital... |
| Diet OKs fourth extra '11 budget The Diet on Wednesday approved a fourth extra budget for the current fiscal year that will assist companies struggling as a result of the March 2011 disasters and the sharp appreciation of the yen,... |
| Seoul axes intel agent for spilling beans in Tokyo SEOUL — A South Korean intelligence officer posted to Seoul's embassy in Tokyo was fired for allegedly leaking "secret" information to the Japan Coast Guard and Japanese... |
| Capitals start strong, move into first place WASHINGTON — Playing with a sense of urgency usually attached to a playoff game, the Washington Capitals needed only 13 seconds to take the lead in their first-place showdown with the Florida... |
| Parks quits Scotland after defeat Edinburgh, Scotland — Scotland flyhalf Dan Parks quit international rugby with immediate effect on Tuesday, three days after making the mistake that gave England a match-winning try in their... |
| U.S. Marines to move; base row will drag on Tokyo and Washington said Wednesday they have agreed to revise a 2006 bilateral accord aimed at transferring U.S. Marines from Okinawa to Guam, effectively no longer making the redeployment... |
| Turkey's AKP is no role model for Arab countries ANKARA — Many in Washington have been debating whether Turkey's governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) could be a model for the Arab Spring, as our neighbors in the Middle East... |
| Initiative beats kanji knowledge I would prefer a nurse who uses initiative and is open to important facts such as changes in symptoms rather than one who is afraid to question the diagnoses of superiors. I couldn't care less... |
| Wrong attack against Net piracy Yes, piracy is a problem, but allowing media companies to play China and instantly take down websites without trial on a whim is preposterous. These solutions are simply not... |
| Nissan sales rise but profits decline YOKOHAMA — Nissan Motor Co. said Wednesday its group operating profit for April to December fell 4.7 percent to ¥427.8 billion, with the strong yen eating into overseas... |
| Biomass plants to burn quake debris The Forestry Agency will provide financial support for the construction of four biomass power plants to burn wood debris from the March 11 disasters, officials... |
| Foreign visitor target set at 18 million by 2016 Japan hopes to boost the annual number of foreign visitors to 18 million by 2016 by repairing the country's damaged reputation as a safe travel destination in its next five-year tourism... |
| 'Couch-surfing' not for the fearful Yakushima free-stay takes some fearful turns " so special is that the place is so far from Tokyo that even The Japan Times sends a reporter here only when the trip is sponsored, and apparently... |
| N.Y. hails champion Giants Prized possession: New York Giants fans reach out to touch the Vince Lombardi Trophy, carried by running back Brandon Jacobs, at a victory celebration at MetLife Stadium on Tuesday. ... |
| Blackpool, Millwall advance in cup Blackpool routed Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 in their fourth-round replay, earning the right to travel to Everton next in England's premier cup competition. Millwall needed an injury-time winner... |
| Electronics giants start chip integration talks Panasonic Corp. and Fujitsu Ltd. have begun talks with major chip-maker Renesas Electronics Corp. on integrating their system chip operations, sources said... |
| Contador vows to race again once ban expires MADRID — Alberto Contador vowed Tuesday to return to the pinnacle of cycling, maintaining his innocence in the face of a two-year doping ban that stripped the Spanish star of his 2010 Tour de... |
| Wider road to family medicine Improving medical services ": In order to achieve better medical services, Japan needs to create an effective family medicine system. Because of (1) distorted medical school curricula that place... |
| Clueless on 'Western sensibility' What could be more banal than "asserting," "retaining" or "reconstructing Japaneseness"? Furthermore, I confess I have no idea what Wada means when he refers to... |
| The emotional cadence of Nambata's abstract score This, and the fact that the gallery is located in a multimedia arts complex, which includes concert halls, may have inclined the gallery's curators to favor shows with lyrical or musical... |
| 1 in 3 women living alone are in poverty, as are 1 in 4 men About 1 in 3 women between the ages of 20 and 64 who live alone are living in poverty, compared with 1 in 4 men in the same category, a study showed... |
| Emails bare NRC's Fukushima chaos WASHINGTON — In the confusion following the earthquake and tsunami that damaged the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear complex last March, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said it was standing by to... |
| "World of Kato Kunio" Animator Kunio Kato won the 2009 Oscar for Best Animated Short Film with "La Maison en Petits Cubes" ("The House of Small Cubes"), a heartwarming tale of an aged widower who,... |
