Articles tagged with japan
Wed, May 23, 2012
Japan's NTT Docomo applies for 700 MHz license
TOKYO (Reuters) - NTT Docomo Inc said on Wednesday it plans to apply for a license to upgrade its base stations to tap the 700 ...
Tue, May 22, 2012
Japan's Panasonic plans fridge factory in Europe
By Georgina Prodhan
LONDON (Reuters) - Japanese electronics group Panasonic <6752.T> plans to open a European factory this year to make home appliances, a market it ...
Tue, May 22, 2012
Fitch cuts Japan as politics hinders debt plan
By Stanley White
TOKYO (Reuters) - Fitch cut Japan's sovereign credit status on Tuesday to the lowest level among global ratings agencies as a ...
Mon, May 21, 2012
Japan's Olympus not seeking tie-ups now: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Scandal-tainted Olympus Corp <7733.T> has decided it will not seek alliances to beef up its capital for now and will try to rebuild ...
Fri, May 18, 2012
Japan looks to central bank to pay for Iran oil: Nikkei
(Reuters) - The Japanese government and private sector bank officials are considering asking the Bank of Japan (BOJ) for help in settling Iranian oil transactions ...
Thu, May 17, 2012
Japan government ups economic outlook on consumption, exports
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government took a brighter view of the economy in a report on Friday, thanks to improvements in private consumption and ...
Wed, May 16, 2012
Toshiba says stops making LCD TVs in Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp said on Thursday it has halted domestic production of LCD televisions in the face of price falls. The decision by ...
Wed, May 16, 2012
Japan economy rebounds in Jan-March
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy rebounded in January-March from a lull in the previous quarter, shaking off the pain of a strong yen and ...
Wed, May 16, 2012
Japan's first-quarter economic rebound led by consumer spending
By Rie Ishiguro and Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy bounced back from a year-end lull in the first quarter, powering ahead of ...
Tue, May 15, 2012
World champions Japan turn to tall "supergirl"
TOKYO (Reuters) - World champions Japan have called up a towering goalkeeper to help them in their bid to win the women's soccer title ...
Mon, May 14, 2012
Japan pins judo hopes on young blood
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese judo has been in a state of decline in recent years but the country is pinning its hopes on an infusion ...
Sun, May 13, 2012
Harry Potter theme park heads to Japan
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The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios in Osaka will feature a reconstruction of the enchanted Hogwarts school, as ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
Harry Potter theme park heads to Japan
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The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios in Osaka will feature a reconstruction of the enchanted Hogwarts school, as ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
Japan's swimmers to defy altitude fears
By Alastair Himmer
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Olympic swimmers will prepare for this year's London Games by undergoing altitude training as planned, despite ...
Wed, May 09, 2012
Japan to take over Tepco after Fukushima disaster
By Yoko Kubota
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power Co, Japan's biggest utility and owner of the devastated Fukushima nuclear plant, will be taken ...
Wed, May 09, 2012
Japan's social media heavyweights scrap gambling games
By Mari Saito
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's leading social gaming companies Gree Inc and DeNA Co Ltd said on Wednesday they would gradually phase ...
Wed, May 09, 2012
Japan to take over Tepco after Fukushima disaster
By Yoko Kubota
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power Co <9501.T>, Japan's biggest utility and the owner of the devastated Fukushima nuclear plant, will be ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
Softbank, PayPal form Japan JV, target iPhone users
TOKYO (Reuters) - Softbank Corp said on Wednesday that it and eBay Inc unit PayPal will form a joint venture to expand Japan's e-payments ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
Japan's Gree vows to boost gaming controls
By Tim Kelly
TOKYO (Reuters) - Gree Inc, Japan's leading social gaming site, said on Tuesday that it will strengthen policing of its content ...
Fri, May 04, 2012
Micron wins exclusive right to bid for Elpida: source
By Maki Shiraki
TOKYO (Reuters) - Micron Technology won the right to negotiate exclusively to buy Elpida Memory Inc after offering more than 200 billion ...
Fri, May 04, 2012
Japan switches off last nuclear power plant; will it cope?
By Aaron Sheldrick
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan shuts down its last working nuclear power reactor this weekend just over a year after a tsunami scarred ...
Thu, May 03, 2012
SK hynix drops bid for Japan's Elpida, shares jump
SEOUL (Reuters) - SK hynix <000660.KS> dropped its bid for bankrupt Japanese semiconductor maker Elpida Memory Inc, sending shares of the South Korean chipmaker to a ...
Thu, May 03, 2012
Ford asks steep price for Japan to join trade talks
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japan should be required to reduce the size of its auto industry before being allowed into regional free trade ...
Thu, May 03, 2012
East Asia boosts safety net as euro zone crisis lingers
By Choonsik Yoo and Rie Ishiguro
MANILA (Reuters) - China, Japan and South Korea took steps on Thursday to tie their markets closer and agreed ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
Japan could face "day of reckoning" if tax plans fail: Moody's
By Rie Ishiguro
MANILA (Reuters) - Japan could face "the day of reckoning" sooner than expected if the government fails to raise the sales tax ...
Tue, May 01, 2012
Exclusive: U.S., allies urge sanctions for North Korea firms; China resists
By Louis Charbonneau
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States, European Union, South Korea and Japan have submitted a list of about 40 North Korean ...
Mon, April 30, 2012
U.S., Japan still mulling regional trade pact: Obama
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama voiced support on Monday for Japan joining talks with the United States and eight other countries ...
Sun, April 29, 2012
Japan, Kazakhstan to develop rare earth metals: media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and Kazakhstan plan to sign an agreement to jointly develop rare earth metals critical to electronics and auto makers, aiming to ...
Fri, April 27, 2012
U.S., Japan unveil revised plan for Okinawa
By Paul Eckert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Japan announced on Thursday a revised agreement on streamlining the U.S. military presence on ...
Fri, April 27, 2012
Bank of Japan boosts stimulus again, but fails to impress markets
By Leika Kihara and Rie Ishiguro
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan boosted its asset-buying scheme by a further 10 trillion yen ($124 billion ...
Thu, April 26, 2012
Japan's crude imports from Iran drop as sanctions bite
By Risa Maeda
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's customs-cleared crude imports from Iran fell 6.3 percent in March from a year ago, ahead of ...
Tue, April 24, 2012
Nissan cruises in China as Japan rivals play catch-up
By Chang-Ran Kim
BEIJING (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co <7201.T> is proving that being late to the party in China doesn't have to be a ...
Tue, April 24, 2012
Exclusive: Bank of Japan likely to ease, may buy longer-dated government bonds
By Rie Ishiguro and Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is likely to ease monetary policy on Friday by boosting asset purchases ...
Tue, April 24, 2012
Yahoo Japan, Yahoo Inc end talks on share buyback
TOKYO (Reuters) - Yahoo Japan Corp's talks with key shareholder Yahoo Inc for a share buyback have ended with no agreement, but the companies ...
Fri, April 20, 2012
Analysis: Bank of Japan running out of arguments against long bond buys
By Rie Ishiguro
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan has gone a long way in granting the government's wishes in the past months ...
Thu, April 19, 2012
Japan says IMF to meet $400 billion target to boost firepower
By Leika Kihara
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund is likely to achieve the touted $400 billion boost to its financial firepower as more ...
Thu, April 19, 2012
Japan firms want 'safety first' on nuclear restarts: poll
By Izumi Nakagawa and Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nearly three-quarters of Japanese firms want safety guaranteed before idled nuclear reactors in the country are ...
Thu, April 19, 2012
IMF's Shinohara calls for more Bank of Japan easing
By Leika Kihara
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan should ease monetary policy further to support its still-fragile economy as it has room to ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
Japan exports jump, but trade still in red; corp mood dips
By Rie Ishiguro and Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports rose in March from a year earlier for the first time in six ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
Bank of Japan's Shirakawa stresses commitment to powerful easing
By Leika Kihara
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa stressed on Wednesday the central bank is fully committed to continuing powerful ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
Bank of Japan deputy signals further easing as rate review nears
By Rie Ishiguro
OKAYAMA, Japan (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is ready to implement additional monetary easing as necessary to help the economy recover ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
Japan vows $60 billion to boost IMF firepower
By Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan said on Tuesday it will provide $60 billion in loans to the International Monetary Fund, becoming the first ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
Japan vows $60 billion to boost IMF firepower
By Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan said on Tuesday it will provide $60 billion in loans to the International Monetary Fund, becoming the first ...
Mon, April 16, 2012
Japan vows $60 billion to boost IMF firepower
By Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan said on Tuesday it will provide $60 billion in loans to the International Monetary Fund, becoming the first ...
Mon, April 16, 2012
Japan says to provide $60 billion in loans to IMF
TOKYO (Reuters) - Finance Minister Jun Azumi said on Tuesday that Japan would provide $60 billion in loans to the IMF amid renewed concerns about ...
Mon, April 16, 2012
Insight: "Made in Japan" engineers find second life in China
By Kazunori Takada
DONGGUAN, China (Reuters) - Their technical skills helped Japan's corporate giants sweep all before them in the 1980s, and now thousands ...
Mon, April 16, 2012
Watching risk of bank system impact from Europe: Bank of Japan chief
By Rie Ishiguro
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said on Monday he was continuing to monitor the risk that Europe's ...
Fri, April 13, 2012
Japan market watchdog recommends $2.5 million fine for Olympus
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's market watchdog on Friday recommended the Financial Services Agency (FSA) fine Olympus Corp <7733.T> about 200 million yen ($2.5 million ...
Thu, April 12, 2012
Japan to limit Iran oil voyages in Mideast Gulf: sources
By Osamu Tsukimori
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese insurers are warning ship owners that they will only cover one tanker at a time carrying Iranian crude ...
Thu, April 12, 2012
Economy picking up, exports better: Japan
By Kaori Kaneko
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government stuck to its assessment that the economy is slowly recovering on Thursday but raised its view ...
Wed, April 11, 2012
Japan machinery orders show surprise rise but risks loom
By Kaori Kaneko and Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core machinery orders rose unexpectedly in February, reinforcing expectations that rebuilding in the earthquake-battered ...
Tue, April 10, 2012
Japan ship insurer sets new rules on Iran oil voyages
By Osamu Tsukimori
TOKYO (Reuters) - Ship owners covered by Japan P&I club must alert the maritime insurer in advance of any plans to ...
Mon, April 09, 2012
Instant view: Bank of Japan holds off on easing as expected
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy steady, holding fire until a more thorough assessment of the economy at another rate review ...
Sun, April 08, 2012
North Korea readies longer range rocket; Japan, South Korea wary
By Max Duncan and Jack Kim
CHOLSAN, North Korea/SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has readied a rocket for a launch from a forested valley ...
Thu, April 05, 2012
Japan government fears non-nuclear summer will hamper restarts
By Linda Sieg and Risa Maeda
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government is rushing to try to restart two nuclear reactors, idled after the Fukushima ...
Thu, April 05, 2012
BOJ to mull easing at April 27 policy meeting: sources
By Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan (BOJ) will consider easing monetary policy at its next rate review on April 27 by ...
Wed, April 04, 2012
Strong yen seen accelerating auto production shift from Japan
By Nick Zieminski
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Despite the yen's recent retreat from record highs against the dollar it remains at a level that ...
Tue, April 03, 2012
U.S. Olympic women's champions beat Brazil 3-0 in Japan
CHIBA, Japan (Reuters) - United States, the Olympic women's soccer champions, overpowered Brazil 3-0 in a match at the Kirin Cup on Tuesday that ...
Mon, April 02, 2012
Japan's Olympus promotes Nambu to top financial role
TOKYO/LONDON (Reuters) - Japan's scandal-hit Olympus Corp <7733.T> has promoted Akihiro Nambu to its top financial role just months after some of the firm ...
Sun, April 01, 2012
Japan business mood flat, slight improvement seen: BOJ tankan
By Rie Ishiguro and Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese business sentiment was flat in the March quarter and big manufacturers expect only modest improvements ...
Sun, April 01, 2012
Japan's iron ladies miss U.S. hat-trick
SENDAI, Japan (Reuters) - World Cup holders Japan were held 1-1 by the United States in a women's soccer friendly on Sunday, failing in ...
Sun, April 01, 2012
Japan to support U.S. nominee to head World Bank
By Antoni Slodkowski
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will support Jim Yong Kim, the U.S. nominee for the next World Bank head, Japanese Finance Minister ...
Fri, March 30, 2012
U.S. displacing Japan as No. 1 for highest corp taxes
By Patrick Temple-West and Kim Dixon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will hold the dubious distinction starting on Sunday of having the developed world ...
Fri, March 30, 2012
Japan to lift entry ban on some Fukushima cities
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan said on Friday it would lift entry bans on some cities in Fukushima prefecture that had been designated no-go zones due ...
Fri, March 30, 2012
Disney, Japan's DeNA to jointly develop mobile games
TOKYO (Reuters) - DeNA Co Ltd and Walt Disney Co said on Friday they would jointly develop mobile social games, marking another step in the ...
Fri, March 30, 2012
Japan government submits tax hike plan, heads into political showdown
By Rie Ishiguro and Stanley White
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government on Friday submitted laws to double its sales tax by 2015 to fund ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
Star-struck Japan PM befriends Facebook's Zuckerberg
By Chris Gallagher
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda frequently entertains dignitaries from all over the world, but he was a touch star-struck ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
Japan bees cook enemy in 'hot defensive bee ball'
By Mariko Lochridge
TOKYO (Reuters) - Don't mess with Japanese honeybees. Not only do they cooperate to attack their enemies, researchers now say their ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
Wedge praises MLB's Japan disaster aid
TOKYO (Reuters) - Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge praised Major League Baseball for raising awareness of the massive rebuilding job still to be done in ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits northeast Japan, no damage
TOKYO (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit northeastern Japan on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, but there were no reports ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
Apple supplier Hon Hai to take 11 percent stake in Sharp
TOKYO (Reuters) - Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co <2317.TW> will take an 11 percent stake in Japan's Sharp Corp <6753.T>, the Japanese company said ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
Japan's AIJ chief admits loss cover-up, apologizes
By Chikafumi Hodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - The president of Tokyo-based money manager AIJ Investment Advisors admitted to Japanese lawmakers on Tuesday to covering up losses ...
Mon, March 26, 2012
Japan Airlines takes delivery of two Boeing 787s
By Laura L. Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Japan Airlines took delivery of its first two Boeing Co 787 Dreamliners on Monday, after a delay of ...
Sun, March 25, 2012
Japan goes off script at nuclear summit to slam North Korea
By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - Japan steered off the agenda at a nuclear security summit on Tuesday to hit out at ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
Japan regulator strips AIJ registration: minister
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's financial regulator has stripped AIJ Investment Advisors of its registration as an asset manager after the company was unable to ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
Sony to sell chemical business to Japan state bank
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp <6758.T> said on Thursday that it will sell off part of a chemical and device subsidiary that makes films and adhesives ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
Japan posts trade surplus on U.S. exports, corp mood improves
By Rie Ishiguro and Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's first trade surplus in five months and a revival of confidence among manufacturers has ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
Japan posts trade surplus on U.S. exports, corp mood improves
By Rie Ishiguro and Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's first trade surplus in five months and a revival of confidence among manufacturers has ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
EU aims govt contract curbs at China, Japan, U.S
By Claire Davenport
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union could block non-EU companies from bidding for government contracts if European firms continue to struggle to ...
Tue, March 20, 2012
Japan's scandal-hit Olympus to launch new medical devices
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Olympus Corp will unveil new endoscopes on Wednesday, its first major product launch since an accounting fraud erupted last year ...
Mon, March 19, 2012
U.S. man admits insider trading on Japan drug companies
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former human resources consultant pleaded guilty on Monday to illegally sharing confidential information with a friend about deals involving Japanese ...
Thu, March 15, 2012
Reshuffle at Japan's Sharp blunts expectation for change
By Tim Kelly
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) - An expected $3.5 billion record net loss as TV sales slumped is raising a red flag with ...
Thu, March 15, 2012
Japan's Giants accused of salary breach
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's richest baseball team, the Yomiuri Giants, could face an investigation after a newspaper report said they regularly burst the professional ...
Wed, March 14, 2012
Magnitude 6.1 quake jolts eastern Japan, no tsunami warning
TOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 hit east of Tokyo on Wednesday but no tsunami warning was issued and ...
Wed, March 14, 2012
Japan's Sharp names new president as losses mount
By Yoshiyuki Osada and Reiji Murai
OSAKA, Japan (Reuters) - Sharp Corp named the head of its global operations as president to turn around a ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
U.S., EU, Japan take on China at WTO over rare earths
By Doug Palmer and Don Durfee
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States, Europe and Japan have joined forces to challenge China's restrictions on ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
Japan government to work with BOJ to revive economy
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's top government spokesman said on Wednesday the government will continue to work with the Bank of Japan to beat deflation ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
Japan may open $96 billion drugs market further
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government might allow seriously ill patients to use medical treatments not yet approved in Japan under a compassionate use" system ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
EU, U.S., Japan launch rare earth WTO case against China
By Doug Palmer and Sebastian Moffett
WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The United States, Europe and Japan joined forces on Tuesday against China's restrictions on ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
Japan gives China's yuan $10 billion stamp of approval
By Stanley White
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will buy 65 billion yuan ($10.3 billion) of Chinese government debt, the country's finance minister said ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
Japan's Asahi Kasei to buy Zoll of U.S. for $2.2 billion
By Yuka Obayashi
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Asahi Kasei Corp will buy U.S. medical equipment maker Zoll Medical Corp for $2.21 billion ...
Sun, March 11, 2012
Japan machinery orders rise, capex recovery seen
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Stanley White
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core machinery orders rose at a faster pace than expected in January in a ...
Sun, March 11, 2012
Japan PM says yen still overvalued, finance minister repeats warning
TOKYO (Reuters) - The yen remains overvalued despite its recent steep fall from historic peaks versus the U.S. dollar, Japan's prime minister said ...
Sat, March 10, 2012
Insight: Japan missed tsunami wake-up call for change
By Tomasz Janowski and Linda Sieg
TOKYO (Reuters) - Three months after Japan's March 11 triple disaster, a long-time expert on the country arrived ...
Sat, March 10, 2012
Japan mourns tsunami dead; grapples with aftermath
By Yoko Kubota
OFUNATO, Japan (Reuters) - With a moment of silence, prayers and anti-nuclear rallies, Japan marked on Sunday one year since an earthquake ...
Fri, March 09, 2012
Still searching for Japan tsunami missing to ease pain
By Yoko Kubota
RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan (Reuters) - Japanese police painstakingly search the river and shoreline for bodies of the missing a year after the huge ...
Fri, March 09, 2012
Japan foresaw possible Fukushima meltdown from day one: documents
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government foresaw the possibility of a meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear power plant hours after a huge tsunami smashed into ...
Fri, March 09, 2012
Japan government keeps up pressure, BOJ seen on hold
By Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government on Friday kept up pressure on the central bank to further support an economic recovery, but ...
Thu, March 08, 2012
Watanabe takes year off to rebuild Japan
The actor has returned to the Far East to film a documentary about disaster recovery after a massive tremor struck his homeland last March ...
Wed, March 07, 2012
Label scents global success with Japan band Perfume
By Mike Collett-White
LONDON (Reuters) - The world's biggest record label says it is trying something a little different as it seeks the elusive ...
Wed, March 07, 2012
A year on, Japan nuclear film shows lives in limbo
By Chris Gallagher
TOKYO (Reuters) - Decades ago, the citizens of Japan's Futaba town took such pride in hosting part of the Fukushima Daiichi ...
Wed, March 07, 2012
Japan prosecutors charge key figures in Olympus scandal
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo prosecutors on Wednesday charged Olympus Corp and six key figures in the $1.7 billion accounting fraud at the camera and ...
Tue, March 06, 2012
Japan watchdog files criminal complaint against Olympus
By Noriyuki Hirata
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's securities watchdog became the latest authority to file a criminal complaint against Olympus Corp <7733.T>, some former executives ...
Tue, March 06, 2012
Insight: Japan missed tsunami wake-up call for change
By Tomasz Janowski and Linda Sieg
TOKYO (Reuters) - Three months after Japan's March 11 triple disaster, a long-time expert on the country arrived ...
Tue, March 06, 2012
Japan watchdog files criminal complaint against Olympus
By Noriyuki Hirata
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's securities watchdog became on Tuesday the latest authority to file a criminal complaint against Olympus Corp, some ...
Tue, March 06, 2012
Party for baby whose birth saved father from Japan tsunami
By Antoni Slodkowski
MINAMISANRIKU (Reuters) - Searching through piles of bodies after Japan's March 11 tsunami, Kenji Sato was struck by the thought -- he ...
Sun, March 04, 2012
Scott making 'in a day' Japan earthquake documentary
Scott is handing out 200 cameras and asking amateur filmmakers to record footage for Japan In A Day, about citizens' lives one year after ...
Fri, March 02, 2012
Japan government to take majority stake in Tepco: Asahi
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government is set to take a majority stake in Tokyo Electric <9501.T> in return for injecting about 1 trillion yen ($12 ...
Fri, March 02, 2012
Japan watchdog orders Adidas to stop price fixing
TOKYO/MUNICH (Reuters) - Adidas
Thu, March 01, 2012
BOJ Shirakawa: Japan consumer prices to gradually rise
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said on Friday he expects consumer prices to gradually rise in the coming years as the ...
Thu, March 01, 2012
Daiichi Sankyo, GlaxoSmithKline set up Japan JV
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Daiichi Sankyo Co said on Friday it will form a 50-50 joint venture with Britain's GlaxoSmithKline PLC to bring ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Ridley Scott, Japan TV team up on quake documentary
TOKYO (Reuters) - Filmmaker Ridley Scott and Fuji Television are teaming up to make "Japan in a Day," a documentary about how people spend the ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Japan says may cancel Lockheed F-35 if price rises
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan may cancel orders for Lockheed Martin Corp's F-35 fighter jets if the price rises or deliveries are delayed, Defense Minister ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Japan says may cancel Lockheed F-35 if price rises
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan may cancel orders for Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter jets in the case of a price rise or delivery delay, Defense ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Clinton: Japan, EU working to comply with Iran sanctions
By Andrew Quinn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday pledged to aggressively implement new U.S. sanctions on Iran but noted ...
Tue, February 28, 2012
Fukushima: Japan leaders feared "devil's chain reaction"
By Shinichi Saoshiro
FUKUSHIMA (Reuters) - Japan's prime minister ordered workers to remain at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear plant last March as fears mounted ...
Mon, February 27, 2012
Japan regulator investigates broker in pension scandal: sources
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's securities watchdog is investigating a small Tokyo-based broker, ITM Securities Co, over its possible role in a scandal involving the ...
Sun, February 26, 2012
Olympus risks foreign backlash with new board line-up
By Tim Kelly and Chris Gallagher
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Olympus Corp proposed a new board of directors on Monday in an effort to ...
Sat, February 25, 2012
Japan sees upward pressure on yen waning
By Tetsushi Kajimoto
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A senior Japanese Finance Ministry official said the upward pressure on the yen was easing and he saw ...
Fri, February 24, 2012
Japan government to seek Tepco board resignation-media
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government will seek the resignation of Tokyo Electric's (Tepco) <9501.T> board of directors at a shareholder meeting in June in ...
Fri, February 17, 2012
Foreign investors fear Japan banks may hijack Olympus
By Sinead Cruise and Taro Fuse
LONDON/TOKYO (Reuters) - Western investors in Japan's disgraced Olympus have accused its banks of trying to take ...
Thu, February 16, 2012
Japan economy picking up, consumer spending firm
By Kaori Kaneko
TOKYO (Reuters) - The government stuck to its assessment that Japan's economy is slowly picking up on Thursday and raised its ...
Mon, February 13, 2012
A year on, only brief home visits for Japan nuclear evacuees
By Chris Meyers
OKUMA, Japan (Reuters) - Back home for just three hours, a tearful Miyoko Takeda sorted through her belongings. She left behind the ...
Mon, February 13, 2012
Japan's big GDP drop a worry for PM tax plan
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Kaori Kaneko
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy shrank much more-than-expected in the fourth quarter, as Thai floods, a strong yen ...
Sun, February 12, 2012
Japan economy shrinks more than expected in Q4
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Kaori Kaneko
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy shrank more-than-expected in the fourth quarter, hurt by slowing global growth, Thai floods ...
Sun, February 12, 2012
Japan economy shrinks more than expected in Q4, weak
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Kaori Kaneko
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy shrank a bigger-than-expected 0.6 percent in October-December, hurt by slowing global growth ...
Sat, February 11, 2012
Japan's Fanuc to build machine tools factory: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan industrial robot maker Fanuc Ltd <6954.T> plans to build a new factory near Tokyo to double its domestic output capacity of machine ...
Fri, February 10, 2012
Japan priest fights invisible demon: radiation
By Ruairidh Villar and Yuriko Nakao
FUKUSHIMA (Reuters) - On the snowy fringes of Japan's Fukushima city, now notorious as a byword for nuclear ...
Wed, February 08, 2012
Japan to slash use of a heavy rare earth as China tightens grip
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan aims to cut domestic consumption of a heavy rare earth used widely in hybrid cars and electronics by 30 percent over ...
Tue, February 07, 2012
Japan firms talk on system chip tie in reform drive: sources
By Reiji Murai and Maki Shiraki
TOKYO (Reuters) - Renesas Electronics and two other big Japanese chip makers are in talks to combine their struggling ...
Mon, February 06, 2012
U.S. reaches deal to avoid Japan, EU trade sanctions
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Monday it has struck a deal sparing U.S. exporters from hundreds of millions ...
Sun, February 05, 2012
US, Japan agree to partial Marine transfer from Okinawa: media
TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States and Japan have agreed to tweak a six-year-old agreement on Marines based on the southern island of Okinawa, allowing ...
Fri, February 03, 2012
Detroit automakers say 'no' to Japan joining trade talks
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Detroit automakers are urging President Barack Obama to reject Japan's bid to join talks on a regional free ...
Fri, February 03, 2012
Japan's Hitachi to reorganize business structure
TOKYO (Reuters) - Hitachi Ltd said on Friday it would reorganize its operational structure in April by setting up five new groups as the Japanese ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
Analysis: Talk of Japan Inc's demise may be premature
By Tim Kelly
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Wed, February 01, 2012
Analysis:Nuclear crisis bolsters Japan push for utilities reform
By Linda Sieg
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Fri, January 27, 2012
Japan prices fall, mild deflation to persist
By Kaori Kaneko
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Thu, January 26, 2012
Japan's NEC to slash 10,000 jobs
By Tim Kelly and Reiji Murai
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Wed, January 25, 2012
Japan's Tepco set for $13 billion bailout: sources
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Tue, January 24, 2012
Japan's first trade deficit since 1980 raises debt doubts
By Kaori Kaneko and Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's first annual trade deficit in more than 30 years calls into question how much ...
Tue, January 24, 2012
Exporter Japan eyes first trade deficit in 3 decades
By Stanley White
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Tue, January 24, 2012
Japan task force kept no records of nuclear crisis response
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Mon, January 23, 2012
Japan manufacturers brace for euro zone breakup: Reuters poll
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Thu, January 19, 2012
Euro-yen intervention an option for Japan, but not now
By Leika Kihara
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Thu, January 19, 2012
Macho urinal game makes a splash in Japan
By Ruairidh Villar
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Wed, January 18, 2012
Japan's Fujifilm calls for Swiss-style yen
By Isabel Reynolds and Reiji Murai
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Tue, January 17, 2012
Japan's Elpida to seek equity tie with Micron: report
By Isabel Reynolds
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Sun, January 15, 2012
Japan's Sumida gains after Apple reveals supply chain
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Thu, January 12, 2012
Analysis: Ageing, indebted Japan holds lessons for others
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Thu, January 12, 2012
Japan vows "concrete" steps to cut Iran oil reliance
By Stanley White and Tetsushi Kajimoto
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Tue, January 10, 2012
Iran clerics urge unity as nuclear scientist buried
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Fri, January 06, 2012
Japan retailer Seven & I Q3 profit rises, Aeon falls
By James Topham
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Seven & I Holdings posted a rise in third-quarter profit on Friday as convenience store sales stayed strong, but rival Aeon Co's earnings undershot strong year-earlier results, as retailers worry that profit growth could stall.
Many Japanese retailers are poised to earn record profits in the current financial year after demand for food and consumer goods, especially higher-margin prepared meals and private-label products, rose following the earthquake and tsunami last March.
But with falling wages, high unemployment and concerns about the health of the Japanese and world economies weighing on domestic consumption, market watchers expect retailers to face challenges to profit growth in the near term.
Top Japanese retailer Seven & I's operating profit jumped 17 percent to 66.0 billion yen ($854.7 million) for the September-November quarter in part as visits by older and female customers stayed high after rising in the aftermath of the March 11 disasters in its main convenience store segment.
But Aeon, Japan's second-biggest retailer, posted a year-on-year drop of 19 percent in operating profit over the same period to 25.4 billion yen, despite market watchers expecting it eke out a quarterly gain.
Aeon faced a high hurdle to meet comparisons, having posted a 52 percent surge in operating profit in the third quarter of the 2010/11 business year, when sales jumped due to an unseasonably hot September and ahead of the end of subsidies for green consumer electronics.
"Their earnings seem very steady and strong. Even if Aeon came in a little under analysts' estimates, there is a sense of direction for these companies and investors can be sure of their strength," said Mitsushige Akino, chief fund manager at Ichiyoshi Investment Fund.
"Right now, there is so much uncertainty that investors are shifting to stable stocks with strong earnings that are not easily swayed by outside factors like Europe ... In this risk-off environment, stocks of companies like Seven & I and Aeon will remain attractive."
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Graphic: Seven & I results http://link.reuters.com/fym85s
Graphic: Aeon results http://link.reuters.com/qym85s
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ANNUAL FORECASTS UNCHANGED
Both retailers maintained their operating-profit forecasts for the business year to February 2012.
Seven & I, the owner of 7-Eleven, the world's largest convenience store chain, kept its annual outlook at 286 billion yen, in line with the average estimate of 290 billion yen in a poll of 19 analysts by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
The forecast is the highest since Seven & I posted a 286.8 billion yen profit in its 2006/07 business year.
Aeon, the owner of Aeon Retail supermarkets as well as convenience stores, boutiques and shopping malls, kept its operating profit outlook at 195-205 billion yen, which is in line with the average estimate of 199 billion yen in a poll of 13 analysts by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
If Aeon meets its projection it would beat the record 189.7 billion yen profit it earned in its 2006/07 business year, as benefits from the merging of several separate general merchandise store chains and improved operating efficiency across its store formats.
"Operating profit gains have come as cost restructuring, that began in the third quarter of last year continue to lift gross revenues," Aeon Chief Financial Officer Seiichi Chiba said at a briefing on its results.
Earlier on Friday, Japan's No.3 convenience store chain FamilyMart Co reported a 3.5 percent rise in operating profit for the September-November quarter. Second-ranked Lawson Inc will report results next Tuesday.
But with Japanese household spending falling 3.2 percent year-on-year in November and retail sales down 2.3 percent, both much weaker than forecast, retailers may struggle to maintain similar levels of profit growth next business year.
Last month, Japan's government warned of worsening business sentiment as exports slumped and the central bank governor said Europe's sovereign debt crisis and economic stagnation were hurting global growth including Japan.
Shares of Seven & I fell about 1 percent in calendar 2011, while Aeon rose 4 percent, versus a 17 percent slide in the benchmark Nikkei average.
Before the results were released, shares of Seven & I settled 0.4 percent lower while Aeon posted a 1.0 percent loss, against a fall in the Nikkei average of 1.2 percent.
($1 = 77.22 yen)
(Additional reporting by Mari Saito; Editing by Matt Driskill and Michael Watson)
Fri, January 06, 2012
Japan's Aeon 9-month profit rises, keeps outlook
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Fri, January 06, 2012
Japan's Seven & I 9-month profits rise, keeps outlook
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's top retailer, Seven & I Holdings <3382.T>, posted a 23 percent rise in operating profit for the first nine months of the business year as customer visits to its convenience stores rose and reconstruction efforts boosted sales at its supermarkets in quake-hit areas.
Seven & I, which ranks ahead of Aeon Co <8267.T>, reported on Friday an operating profit of 216.22 billion yen ($2.8 billion) for March-November, in part because convenience store visits by older customers and women stayed high after rising in the aftermath of the March 11 disasters.
For its business year to February 2012, the owner of 7-Eleven, the world's largest convenience store chain, maintained an operating-profit outlook of 286 billion yen, in line with the average estimate of 290 billion yen in a poll of 19 analysts by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Seven & I's forecast is the highest since it posted a 286.8 billion yen profit in its 2006 business year, which was a record since its establishment as a holding company.
Several Japanese general retailers are poised to take in record profits in their current year -- for most the year ending next March 31 -- amid a post-quake boost in demand, increased sales of higher-margin prepared meals, and private-label products as well as operating efficiency improvements.
Shares of Seven & I fell about 1 percent in 2011, versus a 17 percent tumble in the benchmark Nikkei average <.N225>.
($1 = 77.22 yen)
(Reporting by James Topham; Editing by Matt Driskill and Michael Watson)
Thu, January 05, 2012
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Thu, January 05, 2012
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Wed, January 04, 2012
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Wed, January 04, 2012
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Wed, January 04, 2012
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Mon, January 02, 2012
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Mon, January 02, 2012
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Tue, December 27, 2011
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Tue, December 27, 2011
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Mon, December 26, 2011
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Mon, December 26, 2011
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Sun, December 25, 2011
Japan urges China to help keep North Korea in check
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Sun, December 25, 2011
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Sat, December 24, 2011
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Sat, December 24, 2011
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Fri, December 23, 2011
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Thu, December 22, 2011
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Thu, December 22, 2011
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Wed, December 21, 2011
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Tue, December 20, 2011
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Tue, December 20, 2011
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Mon, December 19, 2011
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Mon, December 19, 2011
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Mon, December 19, 2011
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Mon, December 19, 2011
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Mon, December 19, 2011
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Mon, December 19, 2011
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Mon, December 19, 2011
Japan preparing for unexpected after Kim's death
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Wed, December 14, 2011
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Tue, December 13, 2011
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Mon, December 12, 2011
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Mon, December 12, 2011
Japan likely to pick F-35 fighter this week: media
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Mon, December 12, 2011
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Sun, December 11, 2011
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Fri, December 09, 2011
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Fri, December 09, 2011
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Thu, December 08, 2011
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Thu, December 08, 2011
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Tue, December 06, 2011
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Tue, December 06, 2011
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Mon, December 05, 2011
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Sun, December 04, 2011
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Sun, December 04, 2011
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Fri, December 02, 2011
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Fri, December 02, 2011
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Thu, December 01, 2011
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Tue, November 29, 2011
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Tue, November 29, 2011
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Mon, November 28, 2011
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Sun, November 27, 2011
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Sun, November 27, 2011
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Fri, November 25, 2011
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Wed, November 23, 2011
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Sun, November 20, 2011
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Sun, November 20, 2011
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Sun, November 20, 2011
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Sat, November 19, 2011
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Sat, November 19, 2011
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Fri, November 18, 2011
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Thu, November 17, 2011
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Thu, November 17, 2011
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Tue, November 15, 2011
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Tue, October 11, 2011
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Tue, October 11, 2011
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Tue, October 11, 2011
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Tue, October 11, 2011
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Sun, October 09, 2011
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Fri, October 07, 2011
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Thu, October 06, 2011
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Thu, October 06, 2011
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Wed, October 05, 2011
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Tue, October 04, 2011
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Tue, October 04, 2011
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Mon, October 03, 2011
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Sat, October 01, 2011
Japan eyes private firms help on cyber attacks: report
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Sat, October 01, 2011
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Thu, September 29, 2011
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Tue, September 27, 2011
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Tue, September 27, 2011
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Tue, September 27, 2011
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Mon, September 26, 2011
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Mon, September 26, 2011
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Boeing says Japan could produce F-18 under license
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Fri, September 23, 2011
Japan finds rice needing thorough radiation test
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Thu, September 22, 2011
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Wed, September 21, 2011
Softbank faces setback in Japan iPhone 5 shakeup
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Wed, September 21, 2011
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Tue, September 20, 2011
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Tue, September 20, 2011
Japan tells arms supplier to probe cyber attack
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Mon, September 19, 2011
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Mon, September 19, 2011
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Mon, September 19, 2011
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Sun, September 18, 2011
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Fri, September 16, 2011
Magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits Japan: USGS
LONDON (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 hit Japan on Saturday 126 km (80 miles) east-southeast of Hachinohe, off the east coast of ...
Thu, September 15, 2011
Google to launch local shopping service in Japan: Nikkei
(Reuters) - Google Inc's Japanese unit will launch an online search service on Friday that will display the prices and availability of products at ...
Thu, September 15, 2011
Japan robot to attempt Hawaii triathlon
By Natalia Konstantinovskaya
TOKYO (Reuters) - After scaling the cliff walls of the Grand Canyon and driving the Le Mans racetrack for 24 hours, a ...
Thu, September 15, 2011
Japan manufacturing mood up but yen clouds outlook
By Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese manufacturing confidence improved for a fifth straight month in September but the pace of recovery slowed to a ...
Tue, September 13, 2011
Sony to start PS Vita global rollout in Japan on December 17
By Reiji Murai
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp will launch its new PlayStation Vita handheld games device on December 17 in Japan, kicking off a ...
Tue, September 13, 2011
BOJ Miyao warns of Europe woes, risks to Japan recovery
By Leika Kihara
HAKODATE, Japan (Reuters) - Japan's economy may get less support than expected from overseas demand as Europe's debt woes escalate ...
Tue, September 13, 2011
Japan mulls 4th extra budget of 1-2 trillion yen: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government is considering compiling a fourth extra budget for the fiscal year to March of about 1 to 2 trillion ...
Mon, September 12, 2011
Death industry reaps grim profit as Japan dies
By Tim Kelly
TOKYO (Reuters) - Across from a noodle shop in a Yokohama suburb, Hisayoshi Teramura's inn looks much like any other small ...
Sun, September 11, 2011
Japan's Edano to replace gaffe-prone minister
By Yoko Kubota
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda chose on Monday former top government spokesman Yukio Edano as the new trade minister ...
Sun, September 11, 2011
Japan city on border of nuclear no-go zone fights for survival
By Antoni Slodkowski
MINAMI SOMA, Japan (Reuters) - A line dividing the no-go zone around the Fukushima nuclear plant and the area deemed safe from ...
Sun, September 11, 2011
Japan big manufacturers' mood improves, outlook dims
By Kaori Kaneko and Rie Ishiguro
TOKYO (Reuters) - Big Japanese manufacturers turned optimistic in the third quarter as output recovered swiftly after the March ...
Sat, September 10, 2011
Japan sees G7 "understanding" on forex action
By Tetsushi Kajimoto
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - The yen took a back seat at the Group of Seven finance ministers' meeting, which grappled with Europe ...
Fri, September 09, 2011
Japan's new PM suffers early blow as minister quits
By Kaori Kaneko and Linda Sieg
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's new government suffered a blow on Saturday after just eight ...
Fri, September 09, 2011
McDonald's August sales miss; Japan drags
By Martinne Geller and Brad Dorfman
NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp
Fri, September 09, 2011
Japan Q2 GDP revised down as expected, outlook dim
By Stanley White and Kaori Kaneko
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy shrank in the second quarter at a faster pace than initially reported as ...
Thu, September 08, 2011
Japan Q2 GDP revised down as expected, outlook dim
By Stanley White and Kaori Kaneko
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy shrank in the second quarter at a faster pace than initially reported as ...
Thu, September 08, 2011
Insight: Tsunami town epitomizes Japan Inc's dilemmas
By Edmund Klamann
KAMAISHI, Japan (Reuters) - After the waters unleashed by Japan's March 11 tsunami receded, Sakae Kushida toured the big mobile phone ...
Thu, September 08, 2011
Apple taps Japan court to ban sales of Samsung phones
TOKYO (Reuters) - Apple is seeking to ban sales of some Samsung Electronics gadgets in Japan, accusing its rival of violating patents relating to the ...
Wed, September 07, 2011
Fitch warns of downgrades for China, Japan
By Jonathan Standing
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Fitch Ratings warned on Thursday that it might downgrade China's credit rating within two years as the country ...
Wed, September 07, 2011
Japan machinery orders slump, signal weak investment
By Stanley White and Rie Ishiguro
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core machinery orders tumbled in July at twice the pace economists' had expected in ...
Tue, September 06, 2011
Japan film in Venice captures tsunami aftermath
By Mike Collett-White
VENICE, Italy (Reuters) - Japanese movie "Himizu" is a twisted tale of abuse, violence and lost youth set against the backdrop of ...
Mon, September 05, 2011
Bank of Japan to stand pat but wary of yen spike
By Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is expected to refrain from easing monetary policy this week, with the yen's retreat ...
Mon, September 05, 2011
Japan storm death toll rises to 25, more missing
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's death toll from tropical depression Talas, earlier downgraded from a tropical storm, has risen to 25 with 52 missing, the ...
Thu, September 01, 2011
Instant view: Azumi to be Japan finance minister
TOKYO (Reuters) - Jun Azumi, a former parliamentary affairs chief for the ruling Democratic Party, will become Japan's new finance minister, local media said ...
Thu, September 01, 2011
Japan PM picks relatively unknown finance minister
By Leika Kihara and Yoko Kubota
TOKYO (Reuters) - New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda picked a relatively lightweight lawmaker as finance minister on Friday ...
Thu, September 01, 2011
Instant view: Azumi to be Japan finance minister
TOKYO (Reuters) - Jun Azumi, a former parliamentary affairs chief for the ruling Democratic Party, will become Japan's new finance minister, local media reported ...
Thu, September 01, 2011
Azumi to be named Japan finance minister: media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Jun Azumi, a former parliamentary affairs chief for the ruling Democratic Party, will become Japan's new finance minister, Fuji TV reported ...
Wed, August 31, 2011
Sony sets date for mobile 3D headset Japan launch
By Natalia Konstantinovskaya
TOKYO (Reuters) - Spider-Man leaps from the top of a building and swings out toward you, cloak fluttering so close you can ...
Wed, August 31, 2011
Japan backs Sony, Toshiba, Hitachi LCD merger
By Mayumi Negishi
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Sony Corp, Toshiba Corp and Hitachi Ltd will merge their liquid-crystal display operations using $2.6 billion ...
Tue, August 30, 2011
Japan's Noda: Held call with Geithner, no talk of FX
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's new prime minister, Yoshihiko Noda, said on Wednesday he held a courtesy phone call with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, but ...
Tue, August 30, 2011
Wolverine movie halted over Japan's weather
The latest installment in the X-Men franchise was set to start filming in the country later this year (11), but Deadline.com reports that ...
Mon, August 29, 2011
Japan elects new PM, may be ruling party's last chance
By Linda Sieg and Rie Ishiguro
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's parliament on Tuesday voted in a new prime minister who represents perhaps the last ...
Mon, August 29, 2011
Japan's next PM Noda: prudent fiscal management needed
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's next prime minister, Yoshihiko Noda, said on Tuesday that prudent fiscal management is needed, as he prepares to take on ...
Mon, August 29, 2011
Noda seen safe choice to lead quake-hit Japan
By Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's next prime minister Yoshihiko Noda compares himself to a eel-like fish and admits his looks won't ...
Mon, August 29, 2011
Japan No.2 opposition: grand coalition hard
By Yoko Kubota
TOKYO (Reuters) - A grand coalition between the ruling Democratic Party, which on Monday chose Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda as Japan's ...
Mon, August 29, 2011
Wolverine movie halted over Japan's weather
The latest installment in the X-Men franchise was set to start filming in the country later this year (11), but Deadline.com reports that ...
Mon, August 29, 2011
Japan's finance minister to be new PM
By Linda Sieg and Yoko Kubota
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda was chosen on Monday to become the sixth prime minister in ...
Sun, August 28, 2011
Japan PM: Yen moves somewhat one-sided
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said on Monday that yen moves have been somewhat one-sided, repeating the government's warning to markets ...
Sun, August 28, 2011
Wolverine movie halted over Japan's weather
The latest installment in the X-Men franchise was set to start filming in the country later this year (11), but Deadline.com reports that ...
Sat, August 27, 2011
Wolverine movie halted over Japan's weather
The latest installment in the X-Men franchise was set to start filming in the country later this year (11), but Deadline.com reports that ...
Fri, August 26, 2011
OECD sees cutting Europe, Japan growth forecasts
By Dan Burns and Ann Saphir
JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (Reuters) - The OECD is prepared to cut growth expectations for much of the world, including ...
Fri, August 26, 2011
Japan PM to resign, successor race hard to call
By Linda Sieg and Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - The race to pick Japan's sixth leader in five years appeared on Friday to be ...
Thu, August 25, 2011
Analysis: Japan's politics offer sober economic policy lessons
By Alan Wheatley, Global Economics Correspondent
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. and euro zone governments drowning in debt should look no further than Japan to ...
Tue, August 23, 2011
Moody's cuts Japan rating, blames politics
By Rie Ishiguro and Kaori Kaneko
TOKYO (Reuters) - Moody's Investors Service cut its rating on Japan's government debt by one notch to ...
Mon, August 22, 2011
Don't count U.S., Japan out, Biden tells the world
By Jeff Mason
SENDAI, Japan (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden visited Japan's quake-hit northeast on Tuesday and said the country would recover from ...
Mon, August 22, 2011
Japan signals readiness to intervene in currencies
By Kaori Kaneko and Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will take decisive action against any speculative moves in the currency market, Finance Minister Yoshihiko ...
Sun, August 21, 2011
Bank of Japan may ease monetary policy again
By Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan will consider easing monetary policy further, possibly at an emergency meeting before next month's ...
Fri, August 19, 2011
Japan mulling another FX intervention: report
By Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is considering intervening in the currency market again to stem further yen gains after the currency's overnight ...
Fri, August 19, 2011
Magnitude 6.8 quake jolts Japan off Fukushima, no damage
TOKYO (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 jolted northeastern Japan off Fukushima prefecture on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency ...
Sun, August 14, 2011
Instant view: Japan Q2 GDP shrinks less than forecast
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy contracted at a slower pace than expected in the second quarter as output and exports recovered from the devastating ...
Sun, August 14, 2011
Japan on cusp of recovery after Q2; yen clouds outlook
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Rie Ishiguro
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy shrank much less than expected in the second quarter as companies made strides ...
Sun, August 14, 2011
Japan Q2 GDP contracts 0.3 percent qtr/qtr on quake damage
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy contracted 0.3 percent in April-June, slower than the decline in the previous quarter as output recovers from the ...
Sat, August 13, 2011
Japan eyes global nuclear compensation treaty: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is considering joining a U.S.-led global nuclear compensation treaty in a bid to fend off excessive overseas damage claims ...
Fri, August 12, 2011
Candles flicker, mourners drum for dead in Japan tsunami town
By Yoko Kubota
KESENNUMA, Japan (Reuters) - Children in a tsunami-devastated town in northeast Japan lit 10,000 candles and banged taiko drums Friday on ...
Fri, August 12, 2011
Analysis: Japan to rely more on timing than size in FX action
By Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan may lack the implicit approval of G7 nations to spend big in any future efforts to stem sharp ...
Thu, August 11, 2011
Striking Verizon workers boost jobless claims
By Lucia Mutikani
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Striking workers at Verizon Communications pushed up new U.S. jobless claims last week, but there was little evidence ...
Thu, August 11, 2011
Japan sharpens verbal warning vs yen spike
By Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan sharpened its warning to currency markets on Thursday in the wake of the yen's rise near record ...
Wed, August 10, 2011
Japan crush South Korea 3-0 - for Matsuda
SAPPORO, Japan (Reuters) - Japan overpowered fierce rivals South Korea 3-0 in an emotionally charged friendly on Wednesday less than a week after former international ...
Mon, August 08, 2011
Japan on watch as yen rises, stocks plunge
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Stanley White
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese policymakers voiced growing alarm on Tuesday as the yen scaled highs seen before last week ...
Mon, August 08, 2011
Analysis: Japan in ratings cross-hairs as debt in focus
By Umesh Desai and Stanley White
(Reuters) - In the guessing game of which Asian sovereign credit will be downgraded next, after the United States ...
Sun, August 07, 2011
Moody's warns against Japan FX action, BOJ on alert
By Stanley White and Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - Moody's Investors Service warned Japan that ineffective currency intervention would be negative for its sovereign ...
Fri, August 05, 2011
Joe Biden to visit China, Japan, Mongolia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden will travel to China later this month to help strengthen U.S. ties with Beijing in a trip ...
Fri, August 05, 2011
Analysis: Japan Inc could lose out as Hitachi-Mitsubishi Heavy
By Junko Fujita
TOKYO (Reuters) - The crumbling of mega-merger talks between Japanese industrial behemoths Hitachi <6501.T> and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries <7011.T> threatens a rare opportunity for ...
Fri, August 05, 2011
Japan signals readiness to intervene again; market jittery
By Stanley White and Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's finance minister said he was closely watching yen moves on Friday, signaling a readiness ...
Thu, August 04, 2011
Joe Biden to visit China, Japan, Mongolia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden will travel to China later this month to help strengthen U.S. ties with Beijing in a trip ...
Thu, August 04, 2011
Japan economy minister says G7 or G20 should discuss FX
By Stanley White
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Economics Minister Kaoru Yosano pressed on Thursday for the Group of Seven or Group of 20 to hold ...
Thu, August 04, 2011
Key quotes by Japan policymakers on FX action, BOJ easing
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan intervened in the currency market and the central bank eased monetary policy on Thursday, joining Switzerland in efforts to tame currencies ...
Thu, August 04, 2011
Global stocks slide, gold hits new high
By Anirban Nag
LONDON (Reuters) - Global stocks ceded more ground on Friday, hurt by mounting concerns the U.S. economy is heading into another ...
Thu, August 04, 2011
Japan intervention amount seen at Y800-900 billion: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese authorities have spent 800 billion to 900 billion yen ($11.7 billion) in the foreign exchange market to stem the yen ...
Thu, August 04, 2011
Instant view: BOJ eases policy after Japan forex intervention
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan eased monetary policy by boosting its asset buying scheme in a rate review that was cut short by ...
Wed, August 03, 2011
Japan acts to tame yen, follows Swiss move
By Stanley White and Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan sold one trillion yen ($12.5 billion) and loosened its monetary reins on Thursday, joining ...
Wed, August 03, 2011
Japan takes steps to keep elderly from dying alone
By Yuko Takeo
TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - Japan's rapidly aging society, where nearly one in four people is over 65, means that more elderly ...
Wed, August 03, 2011
Japan vows to stem yen rise, PM calls for BOJ action
By Stanley White and Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan kept markets on guard for currency intervention and more monetary easing on Wednesday, with the ...
Tue, August 02, 2011
Japan keeps up warnings on yen after U.S. debt deal
By Kaori Kaneko
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan tried to keep yen bulls on guard on Wednesday, with finance minister repeating his warning that he was ...
Tue, August 02, 2011
Global policymakers discuss debt crisis, market turmoil
By Leika Kihara and Yoo Choonsik
TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - Global policymakers held an emergency conference call on Sunday to discuss the twin debt crises ...
Mon, August 01, 2011
Japan primes markets for FX intervention
By Stanley White and Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan primed financial markets on Tuesday for currency intervention after the yen tested record highs, signaling ...
Mon, August 01, 2011
Robot seals help heal Japan's tsunami victims
By Chris Meyers
TOKYO (Reuters) - For some elderly survivors of Japan's March earthquake and tsunami, comfort comes in the form of a small ...
Sun, July 31, 2011
Japan keeps verbal warnings, dollar up on debt deal
By Stanley White
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's finance minister kept up verbal intervention against a rising yen even as a weak dollar won a ...
Sun, July 31, 2011
World warns of disaster if no debt deal done
By Tomasz Janowski and Olesya Dmitracova
LONDON/TOKYO, Jul (Reuters) - Governments and policy makers around the world warned of the risk of financial disaster ...
Fri, July 29, 2011
Japan banks, brokerages grapple with weak home market
By Tim Kelly and Taiga Uranaka
TOKYO (Reuters) - Lacklustre lending activity in Japan's earthquake-ravaged economy and a shrinking retail investment business capped earnings ...
Fri, July 29, 2011
Japan escalates warnings on yen rise to protect recovery
By Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Friday escalated its warning to financial markets against testing the yen's upside further, with the finance ...
Thu, July 28, 2011
Japan escalates warnings on yen rise to protect recovery
By Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Friday escalated its warning to financial markets against testing the yen's upside further, with the finance ...
Wed, July 27, 2011
Japan's tech firms face weak TV demand, keep forecasts
By Isabel Reynolds
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's top consumer electronic firms recovered faster than expected from the March earthquake, keeping their full-year profit forecasts ...
Wed, July 27, 2011
Peugeot, Nissan smarting after Japan quake
By Helen Massy-Beresford and Chang-Ran Kim
PARIS/YOKOHAMA (Reuters) - Car makers showed the impact of the Japan disaster with France's PSA Peugeot Citroen ...
Tue, July 26, 2011
Auto dealers beat Street despite Japan supply
(Reuters) - U.S. auto dealer groups Group 1 Automotive Inc
Mon, July 25, 2011
Japan automakers' Q1 hit by quake
By Chang-Ran Kim and Hyunjoo Jin
TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - Quarterly earnings at Asian automakers will show Japanese automakers at their worst after the March ...
Sun, July 24, 2011
Japan plans $128 bln in reconstruction bonds: Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government plans to issue 10 trillion yen ($128 billion) in reconstruction bonds and cut spending by 3 trillion yen to ...
Fri, July 22, 2011
Champions Japan threaten WBC boycott over revenue
TOKYO (Reuters) - Champions Japan may boycott the next World Baseball Classic (WBC) if they are not paid a greater share of the tournament revenue ...
Fri, July 22, 2011
Japan coach takes rap for Twitter criticism gaffe
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's World Cup-winning women's soccer team coach apologized on Friday after inappropriate comments one of his players made about him ...
Thu, July 21, 2011
Japan's World Cup winners get cash reward
TOKYO (Reuters) - Accolades continue to shower on Japan's women's soccer team after their World Cup triumph with a sponsor paying a bonus ...
Thu, July 21, 2011
Japan exports beat forecasts, trade balance swings to
By Kaori Kaneko
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports rose in June and the pace of annual declines slowed, bringing the trade balance back into ...
Tue, July 19, 2011
Japan's World Cup winners get rock star treatment on return
By Alastair Himmer
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan gave its women's soccer team the rock star treatment on Tuesday on their return from an astonishing ...
Mon, July 18, 2011
Frilly pink flower power lifts disaster-hit Japan
By Alastair Himmer
TOKYO (Reuters) - Named after a frilly pink flower, Japan's World Cup-winning women's soccer team embodied the iron-willed spirit of ...
Mon, July 18, 2011
Japan had "something bigger" on its side: Solo
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Goalkeeper Hope Solo had kept the United States alive in the World Cup tournament with one scintillating performance after another but she ...
Sun, July 17, 2011
Japan beat U.S. to win women's World Cup
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Japan won the women's World Cup on Sunday for the first time, stunning the heavily favored United States 3-1 on penalties ...
Fri, July 15, 2011
Sony Ericsson counts cost of Japanese disaster
By Tarmo Virki and Sven Nordenstam
HELSINKI/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson forecast an upturn in the second half, as it posted ...
Thu, July 14, 2011
Japan escalates warning as yen continues to rise
By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda warned on Thursday that recent yen strength does not reflect economic ...
Mon, July 11, 2011
Japan idled reactors could restart after stress test
By Kiyoshi Takenaka
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's idled nuclear reactors could restart work if they pass the first stage of two-step post-Fukushima safety checks ...
Sun, July 10, 2011
Quake jolts northeast Japan, no reports of damage
TOKYO (Reuters) - A strong earthquake jolted on Sunday the same area of northeastern Japan that was hit by a massive quake in March, but ...
Sat, July 09, 2011
Japan's Kan says nuclear clean-up could take decades
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Saturday it will take decades to clean up and decommission the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant after ...
Fri, July 08, 2011
Japan banking lobby head: new global rules could be equalizer
By Taiga Uranaka and Taro Fuse
TOKYO (Reuters) - New global financial rules could boost Japanese banks' competitive standing against Western rivals, as they will ...
Thu, July 07, 2011
Japan core machinery orders up, recovery under way
By Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core machinery orders rose in May at the fastest pace in four months in a sign that ...
Tue, July 05, 2011
Japan cabinet approves $25 billion more for disaster relief
By Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government approved a $25 billion extra budget on Tuesday for disaster relief after the March 11 earthquake ...
Tue, July 05, 2011
Japan reconstruction minister quits in fresh blow to PM
By Shinichi Saoshiro
TOKYO (Reuters) - Beleaguered Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan took another blow Tuesday when his reconstruction minister resigned after barely a week ...
Mon, July 04, 2011
Crisis brings angst, no answers to Japan's Atomic Arcade
By Linda Sieg
TSURUGA, Japan (Reuters) - Japanese housewife Kayako Hayashi used to think nuclear power was a risk worth taking. Now she just doesn ...
Mon, July 04, 2011
Fujifilm aims to be world No. 3 in cameras
By Isabel Reynolds and Reiji Murai
OMIYA, Japan (Reuters) - Japan's Fujifilm aims to become the world's fourth largest camera maker by next ...
Mon, July 04, 2011
Lenovo, NEC eye 5 percent share gain in Japan's tough PC market
TOKYO, Jul (Reuters) - China's Lenovo and NEC Corp of Japan said on Monday they expect to lift their combined market share in Japan ...
Mon, July 04, 2011
Sony to restore all PlayStation network services in Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said it will fully restore all Playstation Network videogame services in Japan, marking the resumption of all network services worldwide ...
Sun, July 03, 2011
Japan officials draw up Tepco breakup plan: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - A group of Japanese government heavyweights have written a secret proposal to break up Tokyo Electric Power Co and nationalise its nuclear ...
Fri, July 01, 2011
Nokia to exit Japan cellphone market by August: report
BANGALORE (Reuters) - Nokia Corp. will finally exit the Japanese cellphone market at the end of August, the Nikkei reported.
The Finnish handset manufacturer had ...
Fri, July 01, 2011
Japan's Noda warns FX, power rates may drive firms abroad
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Yuko Yoshikawa
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan must prevent currency rates and electricity costs from driving companies abroad after the March 11 ...
Thu, June 30, 2011
Japan experts design superelastic alloy, may resist quakes
By Tan Ee Lyn
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Researchers in Japan have developed a superelastic alloy, which can spring back to its original form in ...
Wed, June 29, 2011
Japan mobile gaming firm Gree targets 1 billion users
By Isabel Reynolds and Reiji Murai
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese mobile social gaming firm Gree will aim for 500 million to a billion users worldwide ...
Wed, June 29, 2011
Japan May factory output jumps by most in nearly 60 years
By Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese factory output jumped by the most in almost 60 years in May as manufacturers restore supply chains damaged ...
Mon, June 27, 2011
Lady Gaga denies Japan charity bracelet scam
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Representatives of Lady Gaga on Tuesday denied claims of a scam over sales of the singer's wristbands for Japan's ...
Mon, June 27, 2011
Radioactive water leaks from Japan's damaged plant
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tons of radioactive water were discovered on Tuesday to have leaked into the ground from Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, the latest ...
Fri, June 24, 2011
Special report: Japan's "throwaway" nuclear workers
By Kevin Krolicki and Chisa Fujioka
FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - A decade and a half before it blew apart in a hydrogen blast that punctuated ...
Tue, June 21, 2011
Missing pets a lingering legacy of Japan's disasters
By Atsuko Kitayama
TORONTO (Reuters) - Taeko Nose says she may never forget the image of her two dogs - "her children" as she calls them ...
Tue, June 21, 2011
U.S., Japan drop 2014 Okinawa base-transfer deadline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Japan on Tuesday agreed to drop a 2014 deadline for building a new airstrip on Okinawa and transferring ...
Mon, June 20, 2011
Japan more optimistic on economy, but trade disappoints
By Hideyuki Sano and Kaori Kaneko
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government upgraded its view of the economy's performance and outlook for the first ...
Mon, June 20, 2011
Japan May export drop stirs worry on overseas
By Kaori Kaneko
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports fell in May at a faster pace than expected versus year-ago levels, raising concerns that weakness ...
Sat, June 18, 2011
Radiation spike halts work at Japan nuclear plant
By Hideyuki Sano
TOKYO (Reuters) - A rise in radiation halted the clean-up of radioactive water at Japan's Fukushimi nuclear power station on Saturday ...
Fri, June 17, 2011
Mexico's Carstens: too early to comment on Japan
By Stanley White and Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - Mexican Central Bank Governor Agustin Carstens, a contender to head the International Monetary Fund, said on ...
Thu, June 16, 2011
Japan plans to move pregnant women from far-flung radiation
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan plans to ask pregnant women and children to move away from radiation "hotspots" that were found far away from the crippled ...
Tue, June 14, 2011
Radiation "hotspots" hinder Japan response to nuclear crisis
By Kevin Krolicki and Kiyoshi Takenaka
KANAGAWA, Japan (Reuters) - Hisao Nakamura still can't accept that his crisply cut field of deep green tea ...
Tue, June 14, 2011
BOJ boosts loans for growth sectors, affirms recovery view
By Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan on Tuesday kept monetary policy on hold but expanded a loan scheme targeting growth industries ...
Tue, June 14, 2011
Japan's Tepco compensation plan gets cabinet OK
By Yoko Kubota
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's cabinet approved a scheme on Tuesday to help Tokyo Electric Power Co compensate those affected by the ...
Mon, June 13, 2011
Citigroup to close CVCI Japan office: sources
TOKYO (Reuters) - Citigroup
Thu, June 09, 2011
Trade gap narrows as Japan imports tumble
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit narrowed unexpectedly in April, as U.S. exports rose to a new record and imports from Japan ...
Thu, June 09, 2011
Special Report: After Japan, where's the next nuclear weak link?
By Nick Carey, Margarita Antidze and John Ruwitch
DETROIT (Reuters) - Imagine a country where corruption is rampant, infrastructure is very poor, or the quality ...
Thu, June 09, 2011
Pimco says Japan, U.S. debt losing investment appeal
By Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - Pimco cut its holdings of Japanese and U.S. government debt in the past six months due to their ...
Thu, June 09, 2011
Japan finance minister a frontrunner to be next PM
By Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda emerged on Thursday as a frontrunner to replace the increasingly unpopular Prime Minister Naoto ...
Wed, June 08, 2011
Laughter or ritual suicide in Japan samurai comedy
TOKYO (Reuters) - The price for a failed joke is usually dead silence or derisive jeering. But the hapless warrior hero of a new Japanese ...
Wed, June 08, 2011
Japan current account surplus slumps, recovery seen
By Rie Ishiguro and Kaori Kaneko
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's current account surplus fell less than expected in April from a year earlier, fuelling ...
Tue, June 07, 2011
Countries seek nuclear stress tests after Japan crisis
By Leigh Thomas
PARIS (Reuters) - Government ministers and officials from nearly 30 nuclear energy producing countries called on Tuesday for safety tests on all ...
Tue, June 07, 2011
Japan makes new nuclear safety vows after quake
By Yoko Kubota
TOKYO, Jun (Reuters) - Japan on Tuesday pledged to overhaul regulation of nuclear power, saying that lax standards and poor oversight had ...
Tue, June 07, 2011
Japan must watch markets when issuing reconstruction debt
By Stanley White
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government needs to closely watch market moves when figuring out how much new debt it will sell ...
Mon, June 06, 2011
U.S. to press Japan, South Korea on Iran sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Treasury Department official is set to travel to Japan and South Korea this week to encourage tough implementation of international ...
Sat, June 04, 2011
China tells Japan it is no threat
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie told his Japanese counterpart on Saturday China's development was an opportunity and not a threat, in ...
Sat, June 04, 2011
Japan PM Kan to step down by August: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan will step down by August if not earlier due to growing calls from the opposition and within ...
Sat, June 04, 2011
Obama: Japan, Europe and fuel pose economic risks
By Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is pointing to problems in Japan and Europe as challenges for the U.S. economy, placing ...
Thu, June 02, 2011
Japan panel: need to double sales tax by 2015 for welfare
By Stanley White
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese government panel on Thursday recommended doubling the country's sales tax in stages over the next four ...
Thu, June 02, 2011
BOJ's Nakamura upbeat on Japan recovery
By Leika Kihara and Kaori Kaneko
NARA/TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) - Bank of Japan board member Seiji Nakamura said solid global growth will help Japan ...
Thu, June 02, 2011
Japan PM survives with offer to quit once crisis
By Yoko Kubota and Chisa Fujioka
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Thursday survived a no-confidence vote by offering to resign once ...
Wed, June 01, 2011
Japan May auto sales worst since 1968; Hyundai rises
By Mayumi Negishi and Neha Singh
TOKYO/MUMBAI (Reuters) - Japanese auto sales fell by a third in May, the lowest total for the month ...
Wed, June 01, 2011
U.N. urges Japan nuclear safety overhaul after Fukushima
By Kevin Krolicki and Shinichi Saoshiro
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.N. atomic safety experts said Japan underestimated the threat from a killer wave to its ...
Tue, May 31, 2011
Uniqlo sees boost from light clothing in power-starved Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Fast Retailing Co <9983.T> Japan's leading apparel chain, said it expected a sales boost from shoppers seeking lighter clothing this summer as ...
Tue, May 31, 2011
Moody's: No progress on Japan fiscal policy consensus
TOKYO (Reuters) - Moody's Investors Service said on Tuesday it has seen no progress on a consensus between Japan's government and opposition on ...
Tue, May 31, 2011
Japan recovery takes hold, but debt downgrade looms
By Stanley White and Linda Sieg
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy offered more signs of recovery from the deadly March earthquake on Tuesday, but ...
Tue, May 31, 2011
Sony: PlayStation recovery delayed in parts of Asia
By Isabel Reynolds
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said on Tuesday it was not certain when it could fully restore PlayStation Network videogame services in ...
Fri, May 27, 2011
Japan moves to protect children as new nuclear leak revealed
By Chisa Fujioka
(Reuters) - Japan will pay schools near the quake-ravaged Fukushima nuclear power plant to remove radioactive top soil and set a lower ...
Fri, May 27, 2011
Fitch cuts Japan credit rating outlook to negative
By Stanley White and Rie Ishiguro
TOKYO (Reuters) - Ratings agency Fitch on Friday cut its outlook on Japan's sovereign debt, warning that the ...
Thu, May 26, 2011
Japan's Ricoh to axe 10,000 jobs, promises to get back in shape
By Mayumi Negishi
TOKYO (Reuters) - Copier and printer maker Ricoh Co will cut nearly 10 percent of its staff to try to boost profits ...
Thu, May 26, 2011
Japan's Ricoh to axe 10,000 jobs to get in shape; shares jump
By Mayumi Negishi
TOKYO (Reuters) - Copier and printer maker Ricoh Co <7752.T> will cut nearly 10 percent of its workforce to try to ...
Tue, May 24, 2011
Toyota denies Japan output to return to 90 percent in June
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> denied media reports on Tuesday that its vehicle production in Japan would recover to 90 percent of ...
Tue, May 24, 2011
Japan keeps overall economy assessment but cuts capex view
By Rie Ishiguro and Kaori Kaneko
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government maintained its overall view that the economy remained weak in the aftermath of ...
Mon, May 23, 2011
Russell Brand deported from Japan, wife Katy Perry says
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British comedian Russell Brand was deported from Japan at the weekend because of his previous criminal history, his pop star wife ...
Mon, May 23, 2011
Moody's warns Japan recession is negative for rating
By Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's return to recession and a bigger-than-expected slump in first-quarter economic growth are negative for its credit rating ...
Fri, May 20, 2011
U.N. launches study of Japan nuclear crisis
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations on Friday launched a study of the health, safety and security impact of the accident at Japan's ...
Wed, May 18, 2011
Quake knocks Japan into recession
By Rie Ishiguro and Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy shrank much more than expected in the first quarter and slipped into recession ...
Wed, May 18, 2011
Japan PM: must review oversight of nuclear power
By Shinichi Saoshiro
TOKYO (Reuters) - Prime Minister Naoto Kan said on Wednesday Japan must rethink how nuclear power is regulated and explore other energy ...
Tue, May 17, 2011
Japan crisis puts 200,000 U.S. auto sales up for grabs
By Ben Klayman
BIRMINGHAM, Michigan (Reuters) - Almost 200,000 U.S. customers looking to buy new vehicles are "up for grabs" because of parts ...
Tue, May 17, 2011
Japan crisis puts 200,000 U.S. auto sales up for grabs
By Ben Klayman
BIRMINGHAM, Michigan (Reuters) - Almost 200,000 U.S. customers looking to buy new vehicles are "up for grabs" because of parts ...
Tue, May 17, 2011
Japan govt considering small 2nd extra budget: media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government is considering compiling a second extra budget sized at less than 1 trillion yen ($12.4 billion) to secure ...
Mon, May 16, 2011
Jovovich to film Resident Evil 5 in Japan
The fourth movie in the series, Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D, was released last year (10), debuting at the top of the U.S. box ...
Sun, May 15, 2011
Japan officials deny asking for Tepco loan waiver
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese officials denied on Sunday the government will ask banks to forgive loans to Tokyo Electric Power Co <9501.T> to help ...
Sun, May 15, 2011
Japan readies new tactics for Fukushima after setback
By Rie Ishiguro and Kevin Krolicki
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese officials are readying a new approach to cooling reactors at the Fukushima nuclear plant after ...
Sat, May 14, 2011
Third worker dies at Japan's troubled nuclear plant
TOKYO (Reuters) - A worker at Japan's tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant died on Saturday, plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co said, bringing ...
Fri, May 13, 2011
Radiation found in seaweed near crippled Japan plant
By Mari Saito
TOKYO (Reuters) - Seaweed collected from the coast near Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant and sewage in Tokyo have shown ...
Thu, May 12, 2011
Japan approves Tepco nuclear claims plan, reactor leaks
By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Yoko Kubota
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Friday announced a plan to help Tokyo Electric Power compensate victims of the crisis ...
Thu, May 12, 2011
Japan to unveil nuclear operator Tepco compensation scheme
By Taiga Uranaka
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is expected to unveil a scheme on Thursday that includes a $62 billion fund injection to help Tokyo ...
Thu, May 12, 2011
Japan current account surplus slumps after quake
By Stanley White and Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's current account surplus tumbled in March from a year earlier as exports fell and ...
Wed, May 11, 2011
Two months after Japan quake, neediest victims still await aid
By Yoko Kubota
TOKYO (Reuters) - The neediest victims of Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami have yet to receive much of the record $2 ...
Wed, May 11, 2011
Toyota vows to stay in Japan as quake hits Q4
By Chang-Ran Kim, Asia autos correspondent
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's biggest earthquake on record hit Toyota Motor's quarterly profits harder than expected, prompting ...
Tue, May 10, 2011
Japan to inject $62 billion into Tepco compensation fund
By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Taiga Uranaka
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government is planning to inject about $62 billion into a fund to help Tokyo ...
Tue, May 10, 2011
Japan government: Tepco faces unlimited liability for crisis
By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Taiga Uranaka
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government said on Tuesday it would not set an initial limit on Tokyo Electric ...
Mon, May 09, 2011
Twitter brings world closer for Japan quake charity e-book
By Hugh Lawson
TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - An avid Twitter user's desire to help Japan recover from the devastating March earthquake and tsunami has ...
Mon, May 09, 2011
Japan nuclear plant shutdown adds new risk to economy
By Stanley White and Chang-Ran Kim
TOKYO (Reuters) - The surprise closure of another Japanese nuclear plant, this time at the power supplier to the ...
Mon, May 09, 2011
Beckham supports Japan
Much of the eastern coast of Japan was left devastated when a huge tidal wave surged inland following the quake in March, and around ...
Sun, May 08, 2011
Japan, U.S. plan nuclear waste storage in Mongolia: paper
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and the United States plan to jointly build a spent nuclear fuel storage facility in Mongolia to serve customers of their ...
Sun, May 08, 2011
Japan to shut nuclear plant on quake fears
By Chikako Mogi and Risa Maeda
NAGOYA/TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) - Japanese power firm Chubu Electric on Monday agreed to shut a nuclear plant until ...
Sat, May 07, 2011
Japan "committed to nuclear power" despite shutdown
By Yoko Kubota
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese officials said on Sunday they were committed to nuclear power after the prime minister called for a plant ...
Sat, May 07, 2011
Japan, U.S. give up on 2014 airbase relocation target: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and the United States have given up on a plan to relocate by 2014 an American airbase on the southern island ...
Fri, May 06, 2011
Berkshire Hathaway profit falls on Japan quake
By Ben Berkowitz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway Inc reported a smaller profit for the first quarter, as reinsurance losses ...
Fri, May 06, 2011
Health risk from troubled Japan nuclear plant
By Mayumi Negishi and Tan Ee Lyn
TOKYO (Reuters) - Radioactive substances have been leaking from Japan's tsunami-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant for nearly ...
Fri, May 06, 2011
U.S. market lifts Alcatel Q1, Japan worry hits shares
By Leila Abboud
PARIS (Reuters) - Fast buildout of mobile networks in the United States lifted Alcatel-Lucent's <ALUA.PA> first quarter sales as the ...
Thu, May 05, 2011
Magnitude 6.1 quake strikes off Japan: U.S. geological survey
TOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck off the coast of eastern Japan early on Friday, the U.S. Geological ...
Thu, May 05, 2011
Workers enter Japan reactor for 1st time since blast
By Hugh Lawson and Mari Saito
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese workers entered the No.1 reactor building at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant on ...
Wed, May 04, 2011
"Songs for Japan" charity album raises $5 million
LONDON (Reuters) - A charity album featuring hits from the likes of Lady Gaga, Bob Dylan and Madonna has raised $5 million for the victims ...
Tue, May 03, 2011
China, Japan, South Korea wary of inflation risk: draft
HANOI (Reuters) - Finance ministers of China, Japan and South Korea are mindful of the challenges from inflation, rising commodity prices and the increasing volatility ...
Mon, May 02, 2011
Japan says no limits to Tepco liability from nuclear disaster
By Taiga Uranaka
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power should face unlimited liability for damages stemming from its crippled nuclear power plant, Chief Cabinet Secretary ...
Mon, May 02, 2011
Quake sinks Japan April car sales to record low
By Chang-Ran Kim and Hyunjoo Jin
TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - Japanese new vehicle sales in April halved, sinking to the lowest monthly tally on record ...
Mon, May 02, 2011
Japan's Edano: No limit on Tepco nuclear compensation
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government will not put a cap on the liabilities faced by Tokyo Electric Power Co <9501.T> (Tepco) for damages ...
Sun, May 01, 2011
Infosys eyes buys in Europe, Japan, and healthcare sector
BANGALORE (Reuters) - Infosys Technologies Ltd, India's No. 2 software services exporter, is on the hunt for acquisitions in Europe and Japan and in ...
Sat, April 30, 2011
Putin raps Japan over nuclear crisis reaction
By Darya Korsunskaya
PENZA, Russia (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin criticised Japan on Saturday for its "slow" reaction to its nuclear disaster and ...
Sat, April 30, 2011
Japan lower house passes emergency budget for quake relief
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's lower house of parliament passed an emergency budget on Saturday worth 4 trillion yen ($48.5 billion) for rebuilding after ...
Sat, April 30, 2011
BOJ Shirakawa warns Japan economic outlook "very severe"
By Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said on Saturday that the country's economic outlook was very severe and ...
Thu, April 28, 2011
GM CEO says no production disruptions due to Japan
By Jim Forsyth
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - General Motors Co <GM.N> Chief Executive Dan Akerson said the company has not been greatly affected by ...
Wed, April 27, 2011
BOJ believes Japan in recession, stands pat on policy
By Leika Kihara and Rie Ishiguro
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy unchanged on Thursday even as it lowered growth forecasts ...
Tue, April 26, 2011
S&P cuts Japan sovereign rating outlook on quake costs
By Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - Standard and Poor's threatened to cut Japan's sovereign credit rating again, warning the huge cost of last ...
Tue, April 26, 2011
Japan retail sales tumble, recovery likely uneven
By Kaori Kaneko
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese retail sales fell in March at the fastest annual pace since 1998 and could remain weak for some ...
Tue, April 26, 2011
Japan retail sales log biggest fall since 1998
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese retail sales fell 8.5 percent in March from a year earlier, logging their biggest year-on-year decline since March 1998, after ...
Tue, April 26, 2011
Lost Japan sales hurt U.S. company profits
By Phil Wahba
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Japan disaster and aftermath are cutting into the sales and profits of U.S. companies that serve ...
Tue, April 26, 2011
Coach profit rises but says Japan will hurt
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Coach Inc <COH.N> reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit as sales at its North American stores soared, but the upscale handbag ...
Mon, April 25, 2011
Johnson Controls says Japan crisis will hit Q3
By Deepa Seetharaman
DETROIT (Reuters) - Johnson Controls Inc <JCI.N>, one of the world's largest auto suppliers, said a drop in auto production ...
Mon, April 25, 2011
Auto production faces bigger hit after Japan quake
By James Topham
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Co may slip to No. 3 in the automaker production rankings behind General Motors and Volkswagen due ...
Mon, April 25, 2011
Uncertainty reigns as quake-hit Japan Inc posts results
By Isabel Reynolds
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's largest companies are likely to paint a bleak picture for this year's profits when they start ...
Sun, April 24, 2011
Japan tragedy hangs over Moscow figure skating worlds
By Gennady Fyodorov
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Yuko Kawaguti has mixed feelings about competing in this week's world figure skating championships after the event was ...
Sun, April 24, 2011
China, S. Korea rebuff Japan on import restrictions after quake
TOKYO (Reuters) - China and South Korea rebuffed on Sunday Japan's calls for more "reasonable" restrictions on imports of food and other products that ...
Fri, April 22, 2011
BoJ Shirakawa sees Japan economy contraction in Jan-June
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said the country's economy will likely shrink in the first half of 2011 due mainly ...
Fri, April 22, 2011
Japan government approves quake relief budget
By Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government approved a 4 trillion yen ($48.5 billion) emergency budget for disaster relief on Friday without ...
Thu, April 21, 2011
SanDisk raises margin outlook, assures on Japan
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - SanDisk Corp raised its 2011 margin outlook and dismissed worries that Japanese logistic snarls were squeezing the supply of vital components ...
Thu, April 21, 2011
OECD slashes Japan GDP forecast on quake
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy will slow significantly this year after last month's devastating earthquake and tsunami, with the government needing to cut ...
Wed, April 20, 2011
Smartphones and Japan in focus in Nokia Q1 report
By Tarmo Virki, European Technology Correspondent
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Details on cost cuts and a deal with Microsoft could cheer up investors when Nokia reports ...
Tue, April 19, 2011
Japan's top 3 banks to book $1.9 billion loss on TEPCO
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's top three banks are planning to book a combined loss of 160 billion yen ($1.9 billion) on their stakes ...
Tue, April 19, 2011
Slide in Japan exports signals prolonged weakness
By Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports fell in March at a faster pace than economists expected, in a sign that shipments will ...
Tue, April 19, 2011
Japan supply-chain woes rattle earnings
By Bill Rigby
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Global makers of products from motorcycles to mobile phones are finding it harder to get the parts they need ...
Tue, April 19, 2011
Toyota may shift U.S. sales goals due to Japan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Co <7203.T> may have to change its U.S. sales targets because of production slowdowns in Japan and ...
Tue, April 19, 2011
Japan world race off over nuclear fears
By Alastair Himmer
(Reuters) - Japan's nuclear reactor crisis has forced the postponement of a world championship triathlon race in Yokohama next month because ...
Mon, April 18, 2011
Japan woes force scrutiny of Apple's margins
By Poornima Gupta
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc may provide the first signs this week that the Japanese crisis is pressuring margins, clouding what ...
Mon, April 18, 2011
Japan ministers confident in Treasuries after S&P move
By Kaori Kaneko and Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese cabinet ministers on Tuesday moved to shore up confidence in U.S. debt after Standard ...
Mon, April 18, 2011
Japan's Noda: U.S. Treasuries still attractive to Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Tuesday that U.S. Treasuries were still an attractive investment for Japan despite news that ...
Mon, April 18, 2011
Sony Ericsson battles for parts after Japan quake
By Simon Johnson and Tarmo Virki
STOCKHOLM/HELSINKI (Reuters) - Cellphone maker Sony Ericsson is suffering component shortages following the Japanese earthquake and has roped ...
Mon, April 18, 2011
Texas Instruments misses forecasts, blames Japan
By Sinead Carew
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chip maker Texas Instruments Inc <TXN.N> warned of slower-than-usual quarterly sales growth as it scrambles to restart ...
Sun, April 17, 2011
Japan nuclear operator aims for cold shutdown in 6-9 months
By Taiga Uranaka
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese nuclear power plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) hopes it will be able to achieve cold shutdown ...
Sat, April 16, 2011
Japan TEPCO says aims to bring radiation down in three months
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese nuclear power plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) aims to bring radiation levels at its damaged Fukushima Daiichi facility on ...
Sat, April 16, 2011
Japan's TEPCO: no decision yet on sale of KDDI shares
TOKYO (Reuters) - Troubled Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501.T> said on Monday it is mulling the sale of stock holdings and real estate, but ...
Fri, April 15, 2011
Edmunds: Japan quake could hurt 2011 U.S. auto sales
By Bernie Woodall
DETROIT (Reuters) - Severe supply disruptions in the wake of Japan's earthquake could slow the gradual recovery of the U.S ...
Thu, April 14, 2011
Banking stem cells could save Japan nuclear workers
By Julie Steenhuysen
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Health officials should collect blood from workers at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in case they are ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
Japan may ask utilities to chip in, limit TEPCO
By Taiga Uranaka
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan may ask domestic utilities to share the compensation costs stemming from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant and cap ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
Japan cuts econ view, quake to squeeze profit margins
By Rie Ishiguro and Kaori Kaneko
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government has downgraded its assessment of the economy for the first time in six ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
Japan Yosano: Quake economic impact likely short-lived
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Economics Minister Kaoru Yosano said on Wednesday that the effects of last month's devastating earthquake and tsunami would be relatively ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
ASML sees impact of Japan quake on customers
By Roberta B. Cowan
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch chip equipment maker ASML, a bellwether for the European tech sector, said some customers were holding back ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
Senators probe nuclear future in wake of Japan
By Roberta Rampton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senators on Tuesday pressed the country's top nuclear regulator about lessons that can be learned from Japan's ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
NRC: "not surprising" Japan raised nuclear severity
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. nuclear safety regulator told reporters on Tuesday it was "not surprising" that Japan's nuclear regulator ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
RMS estimates Japan insured losses up to $34 billion
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The March 11 Japan earthquake and tsunami are likely to have caused up to $34 billion in losses for the global ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
Japan nuclear accident health risk still small: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - The risk to public health from Japan's nuclear accident is no worse after a change in the disaster's status on ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
Radiation from Japan plant increasingly dangerous
By Tan Ee Lyn
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has so far leaked around a tenth of the amount ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
Some investors, but not all, flee Japan
By Jeremy Gaunt, European Investment Correspondent
LONDON (Reuters) - Global fund managers cut their exposure to Japanese equities sharply in early April, following the earthquake ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
Japan mulls spinning off part of nuclear operator: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government is considering spinning off the part of Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) that oversees the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear ...
Mon, April 11, 2011
Japan quake's economic impact worse than first feared
By Rie Ishiguro and Shinji Kitamura
TOKYO (Reuters) - The economic damage from Japan's massive earthquake and tsunami last month is likely to be ...
Mon, April 11, 2011
Japan supply uncertainty looms for Toyota
By Bernie Woodall
DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> on Monday warned that the uncertain supply of parts from Japan could threaten its ...
Mon, April 11, 2011
Japan quake to color phonemakers quarterly figures
By Tarmo Virki, European Technology Correspondent
HELSINKI (Reuters) - The impact of last month's earthquake in Japan on the $214 billion cellphone industry will ...
Sat, April 09, 2011
Hideki Matsuyama fulfils pledge to give Japan Augusta joy
By Mark Lamport-Stokes
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Japanese teenager Hideki Matsuyama has enjoyed a dream run at this week's Masters where he is playing ...
Sat, April 09, 2011
FIFA may help Japan for Copa America, says JFA chief
TOKYO (Reuters) - FIFA could help negotiate the release of Japanese players from European clubs for July's Copa America after the country pulled out ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
Campbell planning fashion fundraiser for Japan
The British beauty organised a Fashion For Relief event in the aftermath of Haiti's devastating earthquake last year (10) and stars including Chris ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
Tsunami Warning Lifted After Large Quake Hits Japan
TOKYO, Japan (WTAQ) - A tsunami warning has been lifted for the northeast coast of Japan.
Residents along the area had been told to evacuate ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
Quake shakes northeastern Japan, tsunami warning issued
TOKYO (Reuters) - A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.4 shook northeast and eastern Japan late on Thursday, and a tsunami warning was issued for ...
Wed, April 06, 2011
Body of American recovered weeks after Japan tsunami
By Yereth Rosen
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The body of an Anchorage teacher who went missing in Japan following the earthquake and tsunami in March ...
Tue, April 05, 2011
Toyota says most Japan plants to stay idle next week
By Chang-Ran Kim
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> said on Wednesday it would not restart production at most of its idled Japanese ...
Tue, April 05, 2011
Toyota says won't restart most Japan plants next week
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> said on Wednesday it would not restart production at most of its idled Japanese factories next week ...
Tue, April 05, 2011
Japan plans 3 trillion yen extra budget, no debt issue: media
By Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will not issue new debt to fund an initial extra budget of more than $35 billion for disaster ...
Tue, April 05, 2011
EMI stars launch charity for Japan Red Cross
LONDON (Reuters) - Some of the leading pop stars from the EMI label have donated personal possessions to raise funds for the Japanese Red Cross ...
Tue, April 05, 2011
EU to further tighten radiation limits on Japan food
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union said it will further reinforce its radiation controls on imports of food and animal feed from Japan from next ...
Tue, April 05, 2011
Special Report: Japan quake reveals cracks in insurance system
By Ben Berkowitz and Myles Neligan
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Michael Korn is a popular person these days, which is perhaps not too surprising ...
Mon, April 04, 2011
Japan's quake victims give Ryo Ishikawa extra drive
By Mark Lamport-Stokes
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Japanese teenager Ryo Ishikawa will have extra motivation for this week's U.S. Masters where he is ...
Sun, April 03, 2011
Japan business mood to worsen after quake
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese big manufacturers expect conditions to worsen significantly in the next three months, responses to a Bank of Japan survey collected after ...
Sun, April 03, 2011
GE CEO says will help Japan nuclear plant operator supply power
TOKYO (Reuters) - General Electric Co <GE.N>, which helped build the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant damaged by Japan's earthquake and tsunami, will ...
Sat, April 02, 2011
Japan crisis spurs survival planning by U.S. Mormons
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - While the nuclear crisis in Japan unfolds a continent away, Mormon-dominated communities in the western United States say ...
Fri, April 01, 2011
Radiation eases in Japan village near no-go zone
By Fredrik Dahl and Michael Shields
VIENNA (Reuters) - Radiation measured at a village 40 km (25 miles) from Japan's crippled nuclear plant is ...
Fri, April 01, 2011
"Jumpers" offered big money to brave Japan's nuclear plant
By Terril Yue Jones
TOKYO (Reuters) - It's a job that sounds too good to be true -- thousands of dollars for up to an ...
Fri, April 01, 2011
Japan plans to bail out stricken nuclear plant
By Kazunori Takada and Yoko Nishikawa
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan plans to take control of Tokyo Electric Power Co, the operator of the country's ...
Fri, April 01, 2011
Toyota: earnings hit but priority is Japan recovery
By Chang-Ran Kim
TOYOTA CITY, Japan (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> President Akio Toyoda said on Friday that the devastating earthquake and tsunami ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Japan business mood edges up, quake impact looms: BOJ tankan
By Rie Ishiguro
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese manufacturers' business sentiment improved slightly in the three months to March, the Bank of Japan's closely watched ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Japan to bail out stricken nuclear plant operator
By Kazunori Takada and Yoko Nishikawa
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will take control of Tokyo Electric Power Co <9501.T>, the operator of a stricken ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Japan must distribute iodine tablets now: expert
By Muriel Boselli
PARIS (Reuters) - Japanese authorities grappling with a nuclear disaster must hand out iodine tablets now and as widely as possible to ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Japan fund repatriation to top views: PIMCO
By Jennifer Ablan and Walter Brandimarte
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Japan will repatriate more funds than markets expect to finance its reconstruction efforts following its ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Investors cautious but don't desert Japan: Reuters
By Jeremy Gaunt, European Investment Correspondent
LONDON (Reuters) - Investors are putting their faith in Japan's ability to recover from its major disasters, barely ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Japan’s Radiation Recorded In Michigan
LANSING (WKZO) -- The State of Michigan has become the 15th to record trace amounts of the specific kind of radiation that has escaped from ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Tokyo Electric claims could top $130 billion on Japan
By James Topham
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power Co could face compensation claims topping $130 billion if Japan's worst nuclear crisis drags on ...
Wed, March 30, 2011
High radiation outside Japan exclusion zone: IAEA
By Sylvia Westall and Fredrik Dahl
VIENNA (Reuters) - Radiation measured at a village 40 km from Japan's crippled nuclear plant exceeded a criterion ...
Wed, March 30, 2011
Japan urges calm over food export fears
By Shinichi Saoshiro and Risa Maeda
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan called on the world not to impose "unjustifiable" import curbs on its goods as French ...
Wed, March 30, 2011
Japan impact on U.S. economy more than realized: trade group
By Ben Klayman
DETROIT (Reuters) - The impact on the U.S. economy of the Japanese crisis is far greater than realized, a top trade ...
Wed, March 30, 2011
Singapore got cabbages from Japan with radiation
By Sylvia Westall and Fredrik Dahl
VIENNA (Reuters) - Singapore has reported that some cabbages imported from Japan had radiation levels up to nine times ...
Wed, March 30, 2011
Germany offers Japan robots for nuclear clean-up
BERLIN (Reuters) - Japan has been offered German remote-controlled robots to help clean up and repair damage at its Fukushima nuclear reactors, which are leaking ...
Wed, March 30, 2011
Witness: Japan tsunami survivors at loss to restore life
Yoko Nishikawa joined Reuters Tokyo bureau 13 years ago, covering economic policy, politics and general news. She moved to the Asia editing desk in ...
Tue, March 29, 2011
Japan carmakers take steps in North America to fight disruption
By John Crawley and Deepa Seetharaman
WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> and Honda Motor Corp <7267.T> took fresh steps to ...
Tue, March 29, 2011
Japan could cause auto supply chain rethink: expert
By Ben Klayman
DEARBORN, Michigan (Reuters) - The parts shortages and resulting production shutdowns caused by the Japanese earthquake and tsunami could cause the global ...
Tue, March 29, 2011
Tech firms fret over length of Japan disruption
By Tarmo Virki, European Technology Correspondent
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Disruption of the production and delivery of components used by the global technology sector continued to ...
Tue, March 29, 2011
Japan finds plutonium in soil at stricken nuclear plant
By Chizu Nomiyama and Kazunori Takada
TOKYO (Reuters) - Plutonium found in soil at the Fukushima nuclear complex heightened alarm on Tuesday over Japan's ...
Tue, March 29, 2011
Japan crisis to not slow relicensing U.S. plants: NRC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There is no technical reason that the crisis at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant will slow down relicensing of U.S ...
Tue, March 29, 2011
Radioactive iodine from Japan found in Russia
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) - Traces of radioactive iodine from Japan's stricken nuclear power plant have been detected in Russia's Far East but posed ...
Tue, March 29, 2011
Japan carmakers see return to full output taking time
By Chang-Ran Kim and Kentaro Sugiyama
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese automakers including Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> and Nissan Motor Co <7201.T> said on ...
Tue, March 29, 2011
Japan mulls Tokyo Electric nationalization
By Mariko Katsumura
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan may nationalize Tokyo Electric Power <9501.T> as mounting costs and public anger threaten the future of the ...
Mon, March 28, 2011
Japan radiation in U.S., not health concern: EPA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. government sensors are detecting traces of radiation believed to be from Japan's stricken nuclear plant, but they remain far ...
Mon, March 28, 2011
Philip Morris says business in Japan intact
(Reuters) - Japan's disaster is not expected to hit Philip Morris International Inc's <PM.N> profits or sales there, the tobacco company said ...
Sun, March 27, 2011
Wal-Mart to reopen 12 quake-hit stores in Japan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc will re-open 12 of its Seiyu stores in Japan which were affected by the earthquake, and is hoping ...
Sun, March 27, 2011
U.S. nuclear plant says shielded against Japan emergency
By Matthew Bigg
BROWNS FERRY, Alabama (Reuters) - A U.S. nuclear plant in Alabama similar in design to the earthquake-hit Fukushima facility in Japan ...
Sun, March 27, 2011
Japan quake seen costing AXA over 100 mln euro: CEO
PARIS (Reuters) - The Japanese earthquake is seen costing AXA <AXAF.PA>, Europe's second-biggest insurer, at least 100 million euros ($140.8 million) before ...
Sat, March 26, 2011
Japan corporate funding demand soars after disaster
By Taiga Uranaka
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese companies' demand for funding has soared since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, with the country's top ...
Sat, March 26, 2011
U.N. nuclear chief says Japan crisis far from end: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The world's chief nuclear inspector said on Saturday that Japan was "still far from the end of the accident" at ...
Sat, March 26, 2011
Japan nuclear crisis gives Earth Hour added poignancy
By Nick Macfie
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Lights started going off around the world on Saturday in a show of support for renewable energy, given added ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
Automakers face paint shortage after Japan quake
By Deepa Seetharaman
DETROIT (Reuters) - The shortage of a specialty pigment that gives cars a glittering shine has prompted automakers to temporarily restrict orders ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
Yakuza among first with relief supplies in Japan
By Terril Yue Jones
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tons of relief goods have been delivered to victims of Japan's catastrophic earthquake and tsunami from a ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
Injured Japan atom workers to be released soon
VIENNA (Reuters) - Two workers hospitalized by radiation from Japan's damaged nuclear plant may be discharged soon, the U.N. atomic agency said, although ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
Major record labels join for Japan relief album
LONDON (Reuters) - The world's four leading record labels have lent hit tracks to an album released on Friday to raise funds for the ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
U.S. nuclear plant costs may soar after Japan quake
By Scott Malone and Eileen O'Grady
BOSTON/HOUSTON (Reuters) - The crisis at Japan's Fukushima plant could hit the U.S. nuclear-power industry ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
Radiation fears mount again in Japan after plant workers injured
By Mayumi Negishi and Kazunori Takada
TOKYO (Reuters) - Radiation fears escalated in Japan on Friday after workers suffered burns as they tried to cool ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
Japan post-tsunami humanitarian relief turns corner
By Chisa Fujioka and Jon Herskovitz
OFUNATO, Japan (Reuters) - Food aid is flowing, refugees are restoring daily routines, and even mobile banks are appearing ...
Thu, March 24, 2011
Jackie Chan, Hong Kong stars, set Japan benefit
By Sofia M. Fernandez
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Rush Hour" star Jackie Chan is spearheading a charity concert to benefit Japan's earthquake and ...
Thu, March 24, 2011
Japan vows caution on new debt; may review corp tax cut
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Shinji Kitamura
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan needs to be careful about taking on new debt to fund relief and reconstruction after ...
Thu, March 24, 2011
Dell says no material supply disruption from Japan
LONDON (Reuters) - Dell, the world's second-biggest computer maker, has not seen any material disruption to electronics supply chains as a result of the ...
Thu, March 24, 2011
FedEx: Japan shipments light, TNT "too expensive"
NEW YORK (Reuters) - FedEx Corp <FDX.N> said shipment volume from Japan is light but is expected to pick up as factories there return ...
Thu, March 24, 2011
Singapore finds radioactivity in imported Japan vegetables
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore said on Thursday its authorities had found low levels of radioactive contaminants in four samples of vegetables imported from Japan.
It ...
Thu, March 24, 2011
ZTE sees phone part prices rising after Japan quake
ORLANDO (Reuters) - China's ZTE Corp <0763.HK> is seeing higher prices for phone parts such as batteries, displays and radio filters due to ...
Thu, March 24, 2011
Japan nuclear crisis drags on but experts hopeful
By Mayumi Negishi and Raju Gopalakrishnan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Workers battled to staunch radiation leaks at a Japanese nuclear plant on Thursday, almost two weeks ...
Thu, March 24, 2011
Toyota to restart hybrid vehicle output in Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it would restart production of three hybrid models on Monday after a massive earthquake this month ...
Thu, March 24, 2011
Supply chain disruptions force more delays in Japan
By Chang-Ran Kim and Isabel Reynolds
TOKYO (Reuters) - Supply chain disruptions in Japan have forced at least one global automaker to delay the launch ...
Wed, March 23, 2011
Japan atom plant worker received high radiation: IAEA
VIENNA (Reuters) - One of the workers struggling to avert a disaster at Japan's crippled nuclear plant was exposed to a high radiation dose ...
Wed, March 23, 2011
Gwen Stefani donates $1 million for Japan relief
By Mark Cina
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Gwen Stefani donated $1,000,000 on Wednesday to Save the Children's Japan Earthquake-Tsunami Children in ...
Wed, March 23, 2011
Japan radiation fear sparks South Korea diaper rush
By Ju-min Park
SEOUL (Reuters Life!) - The risk of radiation contamination from Japan's damaged nuclear power stations has sparked food bans across the ...
Wed, March 23, 2011
Exxon restores Japan refineries, terminal operations
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil said on Wednesday it has restored all four of its Japan group refineries to full operations and opened the ...
Wed, March 23, 2011
Quake-ravaged Japan digs mass graves
By Yoko Nishikawa
UNOSUMAI, Japan (Reuters) - The towering waves that splintered thousands of Japanese homes and lives has forced the country to rethink one ...
Wed, March 23, 2011
Japan iodine release lower than Chernobyl: expert
By Fredrik Dahl and Alister Doyle
VIENNA/OSLO (Reuters) - The release of two types of radioactive particles in the first 3-4 days of Japan ...
Wed, March 23, 2011
Radiation at 500 microsieverts/hr at Japan No. 2 unit
TOKYO (Reuters) - Radiation at the crippled Fukushima No.2 nuclear reactor was recorded at 500 microsieverts per hour on March 18, Japan's nuclear ...
Wed, March 23, 2011
Japan banks may lend $25 billion to nuclear operator: sources
By Taiga Uranaka
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's largest banks are in talks to provide up to $25 billion in emergency loans to Tokyo Electric ...
Wed, March 23, 2011
Quake-ravaged Japan digs mass graves
By Yoko Nishikawa
UNOSUMAI, Japan (Reuters) - The towering waves that splintered thousands of Japanese homes and lives has forced the country to rethink one ...
Wed, March 23, 2011
Supply chain disruptions force more delays in Japan
By Chang-Ran Kim and Isabel Reynolds
TOKYO (Reuters) - Supply chain disruptions in Japan have forced at least one global automaker to delay the launch ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
Japan quake becomes world's costliest natural disaster
By Leika Kihara and Kaori Kaneko
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government on Wednesday estimated the direct damage from a deadly earthquake and tsunami that ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
U.S. blocks milk, produce from Japan near nuclear plant
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will block imports of milk and fresh produce from areas of Japan near a crippled nuclear power plant, the ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
Toyota says to delay Prius wagon, minivan launches in Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> said on Wednesday it would delay the launch in Japan of two new additions to the Prius ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
Japan banks may lend $25 billion to nuclear operator
By Taiga Uranaka
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's largest banks are in talks to provide up to $25 billion in emergency loans to Tokyo Electric ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
Adobe's Q2 view shaken by Japan quake fallout
By Bijoy Anandoth Koyitty and Supantha Mukherjee
BANGALORE (Reuters) - Adobe Systems Inc posted first-quarter profit above Wall Street estimates, but the world's biggest ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
HP, Dell assess Japan earthquake impact
By Noel Randewich and Robert MacMillan
SAN FRANCISCO/BANGALORE (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co <HPQ.N> is assessing the impact to its business from the disaster ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
Experts pore over contaminants in Japan's radioactive spill
By Tan Ee Lyn
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Authorities across Asia stepped up checks this week on Japanese imports after radioactive contaminants showed up in ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
Japan fights crippled nuclear plant, radiation fears
By Risa Maeda and Kazunori Takada
TOKYO (Reuters) - Rising temperatures around the core of one of the reactors at Japan's quake-crippled nuclear plant ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
Japan: no-man's zone large enough despite radiation
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan said on Tuesday there was no need to extend a 20 km (12 mile) evacuation zone around its tsunami-damaged nuclear plant ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
Experts pore over contaminants after Japan accident
By Tan Ee Lyn
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Authorities across Asia stepped up checks this week on Japanese imports after radioactive contaminants showed up in ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
U.S. military monitoring Japan radiation: Gates
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Pentagon is monitoring radiation from Japan's crippled nuclear reactors, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday when asked ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
British rock stars to play Japan benefit concert
LONDON (Reuters) - British rock stars including Richard Ashcroft, Paul Weller and Liam Gallagher of Oasis fame will play a charity gig next month to ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
Japan nuclear crisis still a serious concern
By Shinichi Saoshiro and Yoko Kubota
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo residents were warned not to give babies tap water because of radiation leaking from a ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
HP assessing Japan earthquake impact
BANGALORE (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co <HPQ.N> said on Tuesday it is assessing the impact to its business of the earthquake and tsunami that struck ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
EMU Assists Students In Japan
(Ypsilanti, MI) -- Amid growing concerns over Japan's nuclear crisis, Eastern Michigan University is helping 11 students in its study abroad program return to ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
Icy rain, fuel shortages hamper relief to quake-hit Japan
By Jon Herskovitz
KESENNUMA, Japan (Reuters) - Fuel shortages, icy rain and power outages are hampering Japan's worst humanitarian crisis since World War Two ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
Japan supply paralysis spreads as firms cut output
By Isabel Reynolds
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp <6758.T><SNE.N> cut output at five more plants and Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T><TM ...
Mon, March 21, 2011
Official death toll from Japan quake & tsunami tops 9,000: Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - The official death toll from the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan earlier in the month has now exceeded 9,000 ...
Mon, March 21, 2011
Japan warns again on yen, extra budget seen by May
By Kaori Kaneko and Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan warned markets on Tuesday it would act again to keep the yen in check and ...
Mon, March 21, 2011
Ke$ha postpones Japan tour dates
By Rob Schwartz
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Ke$ha is the latest western musical act to cancel or postpone her upcoming tour of Japan citing ...
Mon, March 21, 2011
Japan lost autos output to hit 338,000 Friday: IHS
DETROIT (Reuters) - Japan automakers in the first two weeks after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami will lose about 65 percent in light vehicle ...
Mon, March 21, 2011
Justin Bieber, U2 on new album to aid Japan
LONDON (Reuters) - Canadian pop sensation Justin Bieber Irish rockers U2 are among the artists being featured on a digital-only album being rushed out by ...
Mon, March 21, 2011
U.S. plans more nuclear inspections after Japan crisis
By Ayesha Rascoe and Timothy Gardner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. nuclear regulators are launching additional inspections and considering a 90-day review of the country ...
Mon, March 21, 2011
U.S. makes potassium iodide available in Japan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is making potassium iodide available to U.S. personnel and their dependents living in Tokyo and other parts of ...
Mon, March 21, 2011
Tiffany outlook keeps luster despite Japan quake
By Phil Wahba
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tiffany & Co <TIF.N> expects sales growth in markets like China and Australia this year to help make ...
Mon, March 21, 2011
WHO sees Japan food safety situation as "serious"
By Sui-Lee Wee
BEIJING (Reuters) - China and South Korea announced on Monday they will toughen checks of Japanese food for radioactivity, hours after the ...
Mon, March 21, 2011
WHO spokesman: Japan food safety situation "serious"
BEIJING (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Monday that the detection of radiation in food after an earthquake damaged a Japanese nuclear plant ...
Sun, March 20, 2011
Japan a "buying opportunity," will recover: Buffett
By Hyun Joo Jin
DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett believes Japan's devastating earthquake is the kind of extraordinary event that ...
Sun, March 20, 2011
World Bank sees Japan slowdown as temporary
BEIJING (Reuters) - Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami will depress growth briefly before reconstruction kicks off and gives the beleaguered economy a boost, the ...
Sun, March 20, 2011
Japan effects may run deeper than GDP
By Emily Kaiser
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The global economic impact from Japan's earthquake and nuclear crisis may go beyond the modest GDP hit most ...
Sun, March 20, 2011
Higher yen could help U.S. companies exposed to Japan
By Caroline Valetkevitch
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. companies with big sales in Japan like Aflac and Tiffany may see sales pinched in the ...
Sun, March 20, 2011
Japan sees some progress in race to cool nuclear reactor
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan restored power to a crippled nuclear reactor on Sunday in its race to avert disaster ...
Sun, March 20, 2011
Japan mulls capital injections for banks in quake region: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government plans to inject public funds into banks in areas ravaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami to make ...
Sat, March 19, 2011
GM curtails spending, travel on Japan crisis
By Suzanne Cosgrove
CHICAGO (Reuters) - General Motors Co <GM.N> has suspended all nonessential spending and global travel while the automaker assesses the impact ...
Fri, March 18, 2011
Japan plans up to $127 billion in lending after quake: Nikkei
(Reuters) - The Japanese government plans to dedicate up to 10 trillion yen ($127 billion) in crisis lending to businesses to help them finance day-to-day ...
Fri, March 18, 2011
GM to assess Japan parts problems in two weeks: CEO
By Alberto Alerigi Jr.
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - General Motors Co <GM.N> will only learn the impact of Japan's earthquake and nuclear crisis ...
Fri, March 18, 2011
U.S. nuclear panel urged to give daily Japan updates
By Ayesha Rascoe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. lawmaker on Friday called on the top U.S. nuclear regulator to provide daily briefings assessing ...
Fri, March 18, 2011
Eastwood to donate Hereafter profits to Japan
The veteran actor/director's latest film, starring Matt Damon, was removed from movie theatres in Japan in the aftermath of the earthquake and ...
Fri, March 18, 2011
Lovato offers $1 million to Japan
The troubled Disney star has written a personal cheque to aid those affected by the 9.0-magnitude tremor last week (11Mar11), according to The ...
Fri, March 18, 2011
Japan radiation localized, no immediate threat: WHO
By Sui-Lee Wee
BEIJING (Reuters) - The World Health Organization believes the spread of radiation from a quake-crippled nuclear plant in Japan remains limited and ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Baseball row brews as Japan battles crisis
By Alastair Himmer
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese baseball players' union has hit out at the Central League's decision to start its season on ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
G7 agrees to joint currency intervention to help Japan
By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Group of Seven industrial nations agreed on Friday to jointly intervene in the currency market ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Bullock joins Hollywood pack in aid to Japan
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood has made plenty of disaster movies, but the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan is no fiction and the entertainment ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Japan aims to restore power to avert catastrophe
By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Junko Fujita
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese engineers worked through the night to lay a 1.5 km (one mile) electricity cable ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Special report: Mistakes, misfortune, meltdown: Japan's quake
By Kevin Krolicki
TOKYO (Reuters) - By Thursday morning the last line of defense came down to this: a police water cannon, a helicopter maneuver ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Boeing supplier concerned over Japan gas supply
By Mariko Katsumura
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese company making galleys for the long-awaited Boeing <BA.N> 787 Dreamliner said delivery of the component could ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Obama: U.S. feels "great urgency" to help Japan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday that the United States feels "great urgency" to assist Japan and is confident that Japan will ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Obama requests nuclear review, sees risk in Japan
By Jeff Mason and Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he had requested a comprehensive review of U.S. nuclear ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Obama: U.S. feels "great urgency" to help Japan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said Thursday that the United States feels "great urgency" to assist Japan and is confident that Japan will rebuild ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Nokia sees shortages as some Japan plants restart
By Isabel Reynolds and Jussi Rosendahl
TOKYO/HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia faces shortages of some phones due to disruption caused by Japan's devastating earthquake ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Obama to make statement about Japan at 3:30 pm EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will make a statement about Japan at 3:30 p.m. EST on Thursday, the White House said.
(Reporting ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Obama to make statement on Japan later Thursday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will make a statement about Japan later on Thursday, he told reporters at the White House during a meeting ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Special report: Why Japan will avert a fiscal meltdown
By Alan Wheatley, Global Economics Correspondent
TOKYO (Reuters) - In these dark hours, Japan would do well to heed former White House Chief of Staff ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
3M ups production of safety products to aid Japan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Industrial conglomerate 3M Co <MMM.N> said on Thursday all 2,700 employees in its majority-owned Japan joint venture are safe ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Japan a robot power everywhere except at nuclear plant
By Jon Herskovitz
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan may build robots to play the violin, run marathons and preside over weddings, but it has not deployed ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Norton's website calls for Japan donations
The American History X star founded the site last year (10) to pull together fans and other celebrities to co-ordinate fundraising efforts for a ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Gottfried fired by insurance company over Japan Tweets
The Problem Child star has been the longtime voice of Aflac Inc.'s duck mascot, but after he made jokes about the disaster, which ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Family Guy writer apologises for Japan remarks
Scriptwriter Alec Sulkin took to his Twitter.com page following Friday's (11Mar11) huge earthquake and tsunami, which devastated the country's eastern coastline ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
U.S. urges citizens to leave Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Airlines scrambled on Thursday to fly thousands of passengers out of Tokyo as fears about Japan's nuclear crisis mounted and the ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Japan stocks erase losses, TOPIX turns positive
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese shares reversed earlier losses to turn positive on Thursday, as foreign investors bought battered blue chips and as the yen pulled ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Obama pledges U.S. support for Japan in call with Kan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan in a call on Wednesday the United States will do all it can ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Mizuho says ATMs working again across Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Mizuho Bank <8411.T> said on Thursday that all of its automatic teller machines (ATM) throughout Japan were working again ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Foreign player exodus as Japan battles nuclear crisis
TOKYO (Reuters) - Overseas athletes plying their trade in Japanese sports leagues were starting to leave the country as it battled to avert nuclear disaster ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
AG Warns About Charity Scams in Wake of Disaster in Japan
(Lansing, MI) -- Saying that scam artists will attempt to exploit the generosity of Michigan citizens in the wake of the tragedy in Japan, Attorney ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
U.S. to deploy ground monitoring equipment in Japan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is trying to deploy equipment in Japan that can detect radiation exposure at the ground level, U.S. Energy ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Japan scrambles to save nuclear plant
By Shinichi Saoshiro and Chisa Fujioka
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's nuclear crisis appeared to be spinning out of control on Wednesday after workers withdrew ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Japan radiation fears mask worse threats to health
By Kate Kelland
LONDON (Reuters) - Panic over radiation leaks at Japan's earthquake-damaged nuclear plant may be diverting attention from potentially worse threats to ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
U.S. to deploy ground monitoring equipment in Japan: Chu
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is trying to deploy equipment in Japan that can detect radiation exposure at the ground level, U.S. Energy ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
U.S. forces kept away from Japan nuclear plant area
By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military on Wednesday ordered troops to stay at least 50 miles away from a crippled Japanese ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Clinton: Japan crisis raises nuclear questions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday that the nuclear crisis in Japan raises questions about the use of nuclear energy ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Apple iPad 2 parts said squeezed by Japan quake: report
By Alexei Oreskovic
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc may face shortages of key components for its newly-released iPad 2 as a result of the ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
U.S. forces kept 50 miles away from Japan nuke plant
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. forces in Japan are not allowed within 50 miles of Japan's crippled nuclear power plant, the Pentagon on Wednesday ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Japan scrambles to pull nuclear plant back from brink
By Shinichi Saoshiro and Chisa Fujioka
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's nuclear crisis appeared to be spinning out of control on Wednesday after workers withdrew ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
California "big one" expected to pale next to Japan quake
By Steve Gorman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When the seismic "big one" hits California, scientists doubt it will be quite as powerful as the earthquake ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Japan blames yen spike on speculators
By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Group of Seven advanced nations will hold talks later on Thursday to discuss the impact ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Snow muffles rescue work in Japan's devastated northeast
By Kim Kyung Hoon and Chris Meyers
SENDAI, Japan (Reuters) - - Heavy snow blanketed Japan's devastated northeast on Wednesday, hindering rescue workers and adding ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Lawmakers: Japan Nuke Crisis Reason to Keep Ban on New Plants
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Two state Assembly Democrats say the nuclear crisis in Japan is reason enough to continue Wisconsin’s 28-year-old ban on new ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
WHO: No significant global spread of Japan radiation
By Ben Blanchard and Sui-Lee Wee
BEIJING (Reuters) - There is no evidence of a significant spread of radiation from Japan's crippled nuclear plants ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Masi Oka devastated and heartbroken by Japan tragedy
The actor's Tokyo-based family are all well and accounted for, but a lot of his friends are still trying to track down relatives ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Eastwood's Hereafter pulled from Japan
The Dirty Harry star directed Matt Damon in the recently-released drama, which tells the story of three people who are all affected by death ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Japan's Nikkei closes up 5.68 percent
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average closed up 5.68 percent at 9,093.72 on Wednesday, while the broader Topix gained 6 ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Japan Noda closely watching fx market: lawmaker
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Wednesday he is closely watching the currency market, a ruling party lawmaker said.
Noda made ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
U.S. to review drug supply after Japan reactor breach
By Ross Kerber
BOSTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration will study distribution policies for a drug to protect against the effects of radiation as part ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Japan crisis spurs iodide demand in U.S. and Canada
By Laura Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Fears of transpacific nuclear fallout from Japan's reactor crisis have sent consumers scrambling for radiation antidotes across the ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
U.S. advisers, fund managers see Japan opportunities
By Aaron Pressman
BOSTON (Reuters) - As a broad sell-off struck world markets Tuesday amid Japan's unfolding nuclear calamity, many professional investors were ready ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Foreign firms launch Japan evacuation plans
By Nicola Leske
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Foreign firms set up evacuation plans in Tokyo and parts of northern Japan on Tuesday in a bid to ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
U.S. moves to shield forces from Japan radiation risk
By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military took new steps to shield personnel from radiation spread by Japan's crippled nuclear plant ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Fired comedian Gottfried apologizes for Japan jokes
NEW YORK (Reuters)- Comedian Gilbert Gottfried apologized on Tuesday for a series of jokes made on Twitter about the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, comments ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Japan radiation leaking "directly" into air: IAEA
By Fredrik Dahl
VIENNA (Reuters) - Japan has told the U.N. nuclear watchdog radioactivity was being released "directly" into the atmosphere from the site ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Chernobyl clean-up expert slams Japan, IAEA
By Michael Shields
VIENNA (Reuters) - Greed in the nuclear industry and corporate influence over the U.N. watchdog for atomic energy may doom Japan ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Japan crisis should not delay new U.S. reactors: Chu
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal regulators should not delay approving construction licenses for planned U.S. nuclear power plants because of Japan's nuclear crisis, U ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Rare earth price could fall after Japan quake: exec
By Scott Malone
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - The aftermath of Japan's disastrous earthquake and tsunami could temporarily ease the rise in rare earth prices, but ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Apple delays iPad 2 launch in Japan
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc said it will delay the launch of the iPad 2 tablet computer in Japan, in the wake of last ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Treasury's Geithner offers assistance to Japan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has offered assistance to Japan's Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Japan in the wake of ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Japan braces for potential radiation catastrophe
By Shinichi Saoshiro and Chisa Fujioka
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan faced a potential catastrophe Tuesday after a quake-crippled nuclear power plant exploded and sent low ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Military warns on Japan radiation risk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Navy Tuesday recommended personnel and families stationed at two bases in Japan take precautions after detecting low-levels of radioactivity, including limiting ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Magnitude 6.0 earthquake hits eastern Japan
(Reuters) - A magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook eastern Japan on Tuesday, one of the most powerful aftershocks to hit the country since Friday's ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
"Get out now": Japan nuclear crisis triggers online panic
By Sui-Lee Wee
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Internet had one overwhelming message for the world from Japan on Tuesday -- we're terrified of a nuclear ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Japan radioactivity could enter food chain
By Tan Ee Lyn
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Radioactive materials spewed into the air by Japan's earthquake-crippled nuclear plant may contaminate food and water resources ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Sheen pledges show profits to Japan
An 8.9-magnitude tremor hit the country on Friday (11Mar11), triggering a tsunami which has left more than 2,000 dead, and many more ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Hedge funds hammer Japan stocks to worst plunge since '87
By Chikafumi Hodo and Antoni Slodkowski
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average plunged 10.6 percent on Tuesday, posting the worst two-day rout ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Japan supply squeeze worries spread to telco gear
By Niklas Pollard and Tarmo Virki
STOCKHOLM/HELSINKI (Reuters) - Top mobile telecom equipment makers joined automakers in warning of a damaging supply squeeze as ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Mississippi Gov. Barbour aide resigns over Japan remark
By Leigh Coleman
BILOXI, Miss (Reuters) - The press secretary to Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, a possible candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012 ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
Japan quake magnitude raised to 9.0 from 8.9: USGS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Geological Survey on Monday raised the magnitude of the deadly earthquake that struck offshore northern Japan on Friday to ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
TI sees lost revenue from 2 chip plants in Japan
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Texas Instruments warned on Monday of lost revenue from two of its <TXN.N> semiconductor plants in Japan following the country ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
Quake ravaged Japan battles against nuclear meltdown
By Taiga Uranaka and Ki Joon Kwon
FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - Japanese engineers raced to prevent a meltdown at a stricken nuclear plant on Tuesday ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
Japan crisis should not deter Iowa nuclear plants: official
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Japan's nuclear plant crisis spurred by the earthquake and tsunami should not deter planning for a second nuclear power ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
Nuclear industry in turmoil after Japan quake
By Julie Gordon and Lynn Adler
TORONTO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors hammered companies that build nuclear reactors and supply them with fuel on Monday ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
NRG Texas nuclear plans seen in doubt after Japan
By Anna Driver
HOUSTON (Reuters) - NRG Energy Inc's <NRG.N> $10 billion nuclear plant expansion planned for South Texas may never get off ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
Japan quake may erode investor confidence: Moody's
By Walter Brandimarte
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami may accelerate the point at which investors potentially lose confidence in the ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
Japan asks U.S. for help cooling nuclear reactors
By Ayesha Rascoe and Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is ramping up assistance to help Japan avert a major nuclear meltdown, U ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
Japan asks U.S. for help cooling nuclear reactors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Monday said the Japanese government has formally asked the United States for assistance with cooling ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
Europe split over nuclear safety amid Japan crisis
By Pete Harrison and Marine Hass
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Austria on Monday called for European nuclear power plants to face stress tests to reassure people ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
Obama says U.S. will stand with quake-hit Japan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama reiterated U.S. offers of assistance to quake-hit Japan on Monday, saying he is heartbroken by the scenes of ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
Analysis: Japan quake risks severe near-term economic damage
By Natsuko Waki
LONDON (Reuters) - A triple blow of earthquake, tsunami and one of Japan's worst nuclear accidents is set to damage the ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
ISU postpones World Skating Championship in Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - As Japan struggles to recover following last week's devastating earthquake and tsunami, the International Skating Union (ISU) said on Monday the ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
Japan economy shudders after shocks, BOJ pumps cash
By Leika Kihara and Rie Ishiguro
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's central bank on Monday rushed to bolster markets in the wake of the country ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
GE offers help to Japan, defends nuclear power industry
By Paul de Bendern
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The head of General Electric Co <GE.N> offered Japan support on Monday to deal with the ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
Special report: Can Japan find "New Deal" after triple whammy?
By Linda Sieg and Nathan Layne
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima is built right on the shoreline in northeast Japan ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
Japan grapples with nuclear crisis after tsunami
FUKUSHIMA, Japan | FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - Japan scrambled to avert a ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
Japan quake tests supply chain from chips to ships
By Miyoung Kim and Clare Jim
SEOUL/TAIPEI (Reuters) - Companies from semiconductor makers to shipbuilders moved to minimize major supply disruption caused by Japan ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
Japan economy shudders after shocks
By Leika Kihara and Rie Ishiguro
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan counted the financial cost on Monday of its worst catastrophe since World War Two as ...
Sun, March 13, 2011
Japan accident spooks Three Mile Island residents
By Dave Warner
MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Judy Stare remembers the day 32 years ago when she and her family fled from the melting core ...
Sun, March 13, 2011
Treasury watching markets after Japan quake
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Treasury Department said Sunday it is monitoring financial markets closely in the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck Japan last ...
Sun, March 13, 2011
Japan warns against rapid yen rise after earthquake
By Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese authorities warned against the yen's rise as the currency rallied broadly early in Asia on Monday following ...
Sun, March 13, 2011
Japan brings money home to rebuild
By Burton Frierson
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shaken by the prospect of nuclear meltdown after a devastating earthquake and tsunami, Japanese investors will dump overseas ...
Sun, March 13, 2011
United States issues travel warning for Japan
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The State Department urged American citizens on Sunday to avoid going to Japan because of the powerful earthquake that ...
Sun, March 13, 2011
Japan nuclear health risks low, won't blow abroad
By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent
OSLO (Reuters) - Health risks from Japan's quake-hit nuclear power reactors seem fairly low and winds are likely to ...
Sun, March 13, 2011
Special Report: Can Japan find "New Deal" after triple whammy?
By Chisa Fujioka and Kiyoshi Takenaka
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima is built on the shoreline in northeast Japan. So ...
Sun, March 13, 2011
Japan to play soccer friendlies to "rally nation"
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan plan to host two scheduled international soccer friendlies later this month despite the devastation caused by the biggest earthquake on record ...
Sun, March 13, 2011
Japan manufacturers tumble on quake uncertainty
By Isabel Reynolds
TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares in Japanese manufacturers tumbled in the aftermath of Friday's devastating earthquake, as companies struggled to gather information ...
Sun, March 13, 2011
Aid offers to Japan pour in as nuclear concerns mount
By Stephanie Nebehay
GENEVA (Reuters) - As foreign rescue workers combed debris to locate victims of Japan's quake and tsunami, countries offered further aid ...
Sun, March 13, 2011
Japan, Libya to dominate at G8 formin meeting
By John Irish
PARIS (Reuters) - The earthquake disaster in Japan looks set to dominate a Group of Eight foreign ministers meeting this week in ...
Sun, March 13, 2011
Millions face worsening crisis in quake-hit Japan
By Chris Meyers
SENDAI, Japan (Reuters) - Japan faces a growing humanitarian crisis on a scale not seen since World War Two after its devastating ...
Sun, March 13, 2011
Japan tries to avert nuclear meltdown as tsunami toll rises
FUKUSHIMA, Japan, (Reuters) - Japan fought Sunday to avert a meltdown at three earthquake-crippled nuclear reactors, describing the ...
Sun, March 13, 2011
Insured losses from Japan quake could hit $35 billion
By Ben Berkowitz and Rhys Jones
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - This week's earthquake in Japan could lead to insured losses of nearly $35 ...
Sat, March 12, 2011
Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant faces new reactor problem
TOKYO (Reuters) - A quake-hit Japanese nuclear plant reeling from an explosion at one of its reactors has also lost its emergency cooling system at ...
Sat, March 12, 2011
Health risk from Japan reactor seems quite low: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said Saturday that the public health risk from Japan's radiation leak appeared to be "quite low ...
Sat, March 12, 2011
Japan radiation leak evokes Three Mile Island
By Gerard Wynn
LONDON (Reuters) - The radiation leak in Japan immediately recalls memories of accidents at the Chernobyl and Three Mile Island power stations ...
Sat, March 12, 2011
Insured losses from Japan quake could hit $35 billion
By Ben Berkowitz and Myles Neligan
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Last week's earthquake in Japan could lead to insured losses of nearly $35 ...
Sat, March 12, 2011
Desperation, panic grip Japan after quake
By Kim Kyung-Hoon
FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - Survivors of Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami huddled over heaters in emergency shelters on Saturday as rescue ...
Sat, March 12, 2011
No repeat of Chernobyl disaster for Japan: experts
By Elizabeth Piper
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Japan should not expect a repeat of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster after an explosion blew the roof off one ...
Sat, March 12, 2011
Over 1,700 likely dead, missing in Japan quake: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - More than 1,700 people are likely dead or missing following a massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan, Kyodo news agency ...
Sat, March 12, 2011
World sends disaster relief teams to Japan
By Stephanie Nebehay
GENEVA (Reuters) - The international community started to send disaster relief teams on Saturday to help Japan after it suffered a massive ...
Sat, March 12, 2011
Japan tsunami grazes Americas but impact light
By Dan Levine and Antonio de la Jara
SAN FRANCISCO/SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Tsunamis triggered by Japan's devastating earthquake that prompted evacuations on the ...
Sat, March 12, 2011
Japan quake to keep stock investors wary
By David Gaffen
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The devastation in Japan is set to worsen the negative short-term sentiment gripping a vulnerable U.S. stock ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
Japan's quake toll set to exceed 1,000
By Edwina Gibbs and Chisa Fujioka
TOKYO (Reuters) - A devastating tsunami triggered by the biggest earthquake on record in Japan looked set to kill ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
Japan's top-notch tsunami preparation may have prevented worst
By Linda Sieg
TOKYO (Reuters) - Half a century of expertise in dealing with disasters in Japan, where earthquakes are a way of life, probably ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
Japan battles crisis at quake-hit nuclear plants
By Osamu Tsukimori and Mayumi Negishi
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese authorities battling to contain rising pressure in nuclear reactors damaged by a massive earthquake were ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
Magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits northwest Japan: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 struck northwestern Japan on Saturday after a massive quake hit northeastern Japan ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
Japan quake loss fears ease but still hit stocks
By Ben Berkowitz and Myles Neligan
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - A massive Japanese earthquake may have less of an impact on insurers than first ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
Scientists say Japan quake shows US nuclear risk
By Scott DiSavino
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The massive earthquake that forced the closure of four nuclear power plants in Japan has highlighted the grave ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
UPDATE: Huge quake, tsunami kill 1,000 in Japan; world offers help
By Chisa Fujioka and Elaine Lies
TOKYO (Reuters) - A devastating tsunami triggered by the biggest earthquake on record in Japan killed at least 1 ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
U.S. delivers coolant to Japan nuclear plant: Clinton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has transported coolant to a Japanese nuclear plant affected by a massive earthquake and will continue to assist Japan ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
U.S. airlines halt most service in Japan after quake
By Kyle Peterson
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. airlines canceled most of their flights to and from Japan on Friday, although limited service remained after ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
Investors wait to see if Japan quake triggers catastrophe bonds
By Sarah Mortimer
LONDON, March 11 - Eight catastrophe bond transactions totaling over a $1 billion could leave financial investors exposed to insured losses after ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
Huge Earthquake, Tsunami Slams Japan
(Reuters) - The biggest earthquake on record to hit Japan struck the northeast coast on Friday, triggering a 10-meter tsunami that swept away everything in ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
Heightened state of alert at Japan atom plant: IAEA
VIENNA (Reuters) - Japan has told the U.N. nuclear wathchdog that a heightened state of alert has been declared at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
Japan earmarks first $50 billion for post-quake rebuild
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Linda Sieg
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's cabinet approved on Friday almost $50 billion of spending for post-earthquake rebuilding, a downpayment ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
U.S. replaces diplomat after Okinawa comments irk Japan
By Linda Sieg and Yoko Kubota
TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States replaced a senior diplomat handling policy toward Japan on Thursday and apologized after ...
Wed, March 09, 2011
U.S. replaces diplomat after comments irk Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States has replaced the head of the Japan desk at the State Department, the U.S. embassy in Tokyo said ...
Tue, March 08, 2011
Strong quake hits northeast Japan, tsunami warning issued
By Yoko Kubota
TOKYO (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 struck off the coast of northeast Japan Wednesday, the ...
Sun, March 06, 2011
Japan panel finds no link to vaccines, deaths: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - A panel of experts at Japan's health ministry found no direct link between vaccines made by Pfizer Inc and Sanofi-Aventis SA ...
Sun, March 06, 2011
Japan foreign minister quits in fresh blow to PM
By Linda Sieg and Yoko Kubota
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara resigned on Sunday to take responsibility for accepting donations from a ...
Sat, March 05, 2011
Japan foreign minister says won't quit: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara said on Saturday that he wants to stay in his post despite pressure to quit for accepting ...
Wed, March 02, 2011
"Peregrine" to take flight as Japan's newest train
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is set to launch at the weekend its next-generation high-speed train, featuring sleek green and silver cars with pink stripes and ...
Tue, March 01, 2011
Yahoo in talks on $8 billion Japan exit: sources
By Nadia Damouni and Tim Kelly
NEW YORK/TOKYO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc is in advanced talks to leave its Japanese joint venture in an ...
Mon, February 28, 2011
Japan camera prettifies subjects, even adds "makeup"
By Chiaki Kawase
TOKYO (Reuters) - Photos are everything for Yuka Obara, a well-known Japanese blogger who insists anything showing her online be picture-perfect -- especially ...
Sun, February 27, 2011
Japan January output up, economy on track for recovery
By Rie Ishiguro
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese factory output rose in January for a third straight month and manufacturers expect further gains in coming months ...
Sat, February 26, 2011
Japan senior lawmaker sees PM resignation as an option
By Linda Sieg
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese ruling party elder suggested on Saturday that Prime Minister Naoto Kan's resignation was an option to ...
Fri, February 25, 2011
Game fans snap up Nintendo's 3DS at Japan launch
By Isabel Reynolds and Kaori Kaneko
TOKYO (Reuters) - Game fans hit Japanese stores early on Saturday to be among the first to get their ...
Fri, February 25, 2011
Japan seeks to cut rare earth usage by a third
By Risa Maeda and Osamu Tsukimori
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan aims to cut rare earth consumption by a third within a few years and reduce ...
Thu, February 24, 2011
Japan's Elpida opens up 0.9 pct on Taiwan debut
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Japanese computer chip maker Elpida Memory Inc's Taiwan depositary receipts (TDRs) opened 0.9 percent higher than the offer price on ...
Tue, February 22, 2011
Moody's warns of Japan ratings cut if no reforms
By Leika Kihara and Stanley White
TOKYO (Reuters)- Moody's Investors Service warned Tuesday that it may cut Japan's sovereign credit rating if ...
Mon, February 21, 2011
Oil falls on Japan quake
By Robert Gibbons
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Friday after a massive earthquake shook Japan, shutting refineries and other industrial facilities in ...
Mon, February 21, 2011
Japan government upgrades econ view on signs lull is over
By Stanley White
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government upgraded its assessment of the economy in February for a second consecutive month on mounting evidence ...
Sun, February 20, 2011
CIC, Blackstone buys Morgan Stanley Japan loan portfolio: report
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China Investment Corp <CIC.UL>, the country's $300 billion sovereign wealth management fund, has teamed up with private equity fund ...
Wed, February 16, 2011
Toyota, defying strong yen, opens new Japan plant
By Chang-Ran Kim, Asia autos correspondent
OHIRA VILLAGE, Japan (Reuters) - Toyota Motor inaugurated its first new factory in Japan in nearly two decades on ...
Tue, February 15, 2011
Special Report: Can Japan's spirited youth save their aging nation?
By Linda Sieg
TOKYO (Reuters) - A graduate of the prestigious University of Tokyo's economics department, Keishiro Kurabayashi could have joined a blue-chip firm ...
Sun, February 13, 2011
Japan economy shrinks but exports may fuel recovery
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy shrank slightly in the final quarter of 2010 but analysts expect a recovery ...
Wed, February 09, 2011
Japan's ancient sumo grapples with modern scandals
By Yoko Kubota
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ancient sport of sumo faces an uncertain future as it grapples with a match-fixing scandal that some ...
Mon, February 07, 2011
Fry cancels Japan visit over bomb jokes
The actor/comedian came under fire for making a number of gags about survivor Tsutomu Yamaguchi during an episode of his comedy quiz show ...
Sun, February 06, 2011
Japan cancels Sumo tournament over match-fixing
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japan Sumo Association (JSA) canceled on Sunday a tournament next month because of an investigation into match-fixing, dealing a blow to ...
Tue, February 01, 2011
BOJ's Kamezaki says Japan economy near end of lull
By Leika Kihara
SAGA, Japan (Reuters) - Japan's economy will emerge from a lull toward spring and is certain to pull out of deflation ...
Fri, January 28, 2011
U.S. and Japan told time running out to deal with debt
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Lesley Wroughton
TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japan and the United States faced new pressure to confront their swollen budget deficits as ...
Thu, January 27, 2011
U.S. and Japan warned by IMF and rating agencies on debt
By Lesley Wroughton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Japan received sharp warnings from the IMF and ratings agencies on Thursday that they must ...
Thu, January 27, 2011
S&P cuts Japan sovereign debt rating
By Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's cut Japan's credit rating on Thursday for the first time since 2002, saying Tokyo lacked ...
Wed, January 26, 2011
Japan exports accelerate, slowdown may be over
By Rie Ishiguro
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's annual export growth picked up more strongly than expected in December as shipments to China jumped to ...
Thu, January 20, 2011
Japan firm makes eco-friendly electronic rickshaw
TOKYO (Reuters) - Everything old is new again for one Japanese manufacturer, which has unveiled an electronic version of a rickshaw.
The "Meguru" is a ...
Thu, January 13, 2011
Gates warns on North Korea, eyes Japan ties
By Phil Stewart and Kiyoshi Takenaka
TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States and Japan vowed on Thursday to deepen military cooperation in the face of ...
Tue, January 11, 2011
Japan to buy euro zone debt, little relief for euro
By Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan pledged to buy euro zone bonds this month in a show of support for Europe's struggle with ...
Sun, January 09, 2011
Nintendo to ship 1.5 million 3DS in Japan: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo Co plans to ship about 1.5 million units of the 3D-capable handheld game players in Japan in the first month ...
Tue, December 28, 2010
Nasdaq looking at new foray into Japan: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S.-based Nasdaq OMX Group <NDAQ.O> is looking at having a second stab at setting up a market in Japan ...
Mon, December 27, 2010
Japan output up on Asia demand
By Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese factory output rose for the first time in six months in November and manufacturers expect to boost production ...
Mon, December 27, 2010
Nasdaq looking at new foray into Japan: reports
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S.-based Nasdaq OMX Group <NDAQ.O> is looking at having a second stab at setting up a market in Japan ...
Fri, December 24, 2010
Toyota aims to lower break-even point for Japan operations
By Chang-Ran Kim, Asia autos correspondent
NAGOYA, Japan (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> is aiming to significantly lower the break-even point for its ...
Fri, December 24, 2010
Japan government meets budget targets but faces hurdles
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Rie Ishiguro
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government approved a record 92.4 trillion yen ($1.1 trillion) draft budget on ...
Fri, December 17, 2010
Japan comics industry to fight new under-18 rules
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's comics and animation industry intends to fight a ban on the sale to minors of comics and film depicting "extreme ...
Thu, December 16, 2010
Special Report: Seven Samurai of new Japan Inc
TOKYO (Reuters) - For decades, their ability to sell masses of cars and oodles of televisions was how corporate Japan, and its government at home ...
Tue, December 14, 2010
Japan business mood worsens and gloom to persist
By Leika Kihara and Rie Ishiguro
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese manufacturers' business sentiment worsened for the first time in nearly two years this quarter, a ...
Tue, December 07, 2010
Athletics fail to reach deal with Japan's Hisashi Iwakuma
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hisashi Iwakuma will remain with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles after the Japanese pitcher was unable to reach a contract agreement ...
Sun, December 05, 2010
Japan defense plan wary of China's military: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will identify North Korea as a threat and call China's military activities a concern in a review of its defense ...
Wed, December 01, 2010
Japan, Europe November car sales fall
By Chang-Ran Kim and Helen Massy-Beresford
TOKYO/PARIS (Reuters) - Japanese car sales slumped for the third straight month as the euro zone crisis threatened ...
Tue, November 30, 2010
Japan ruling party calls for weapon export ban easing
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ruling Democratic Party urged the government on Tuesday to ease a decades-old weapons export ban and strengthen its defense posture ...
Tue, November 30, 2010
Japan and South Korea factory output slumps as Asia shifts
By Stanley White and Kim Yeonhee
TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - Factories in Japan and South Korea cut output in October, adding to evidence of an ...
Tue, November 30, 2010
Wal-Mart in Japan insider trading probe: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese prosecutors will open an investigation into possible insider trading involving shares of Wal-Mart's <WMT.N> Japanese subsidiary Seiyu, the Nikkei ...
Thu, November 25, 2010
Smartphones, Twitter top Japan hit product survey
TOKYO (Reuters) - Smartphones and Twitter were the hottest products in Japan in 2010 and travel and leisure were back on the menu, an ad ...
Thu, November 25, 2010
Sony to return to Japan e-reader market in December
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp will re-enter Japan's electronic book market and open an online bookstore offering 20,000 titles, almost all in Japanese ...
Sun, November 21, 2010
Japan minister quits but hurdles remain for PM Kan
By Chisa Fujioka and Yoko Kubota
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's justice minister resigned on Monday in a bid to avoid a row over a ...
Sun, November 21, 2010
Japan plans troop deployment near disputed islands: Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan plans to send non-combat troops for the first time to its westernmost island in response to Chinese naval maneuvers in the ...
Thu, November 18, 2010
Japan vending machine recommends drinks to buyers
TOKYO (Reuters) - For you sir, a canned coffee. And for madam, perhaps a nice cold tea.
A new Japanese canned drink vending machine uses ...
Tue, November 16, 2010
Japan brings first asteroid dust back to Earth
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese space probe that ended a seven-year voyage earlier this year brought back dust from the surface of an asteroid for ...
Sun, November 14, 2010
Japan manages Q3 growth spurt but soft patch looms
By Leika Kihara and Rie Ishiguro
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economic growth accelerated in the third quarter as expiring government stimulus steps gave consumption ...
Sun, November 14, 2010
Japan, China mute disputes to improve ties
By Linda Sieg and Kiyoshi Takenaka
YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Japan and China on Sunday muted a territorial row that has strained ties and Japanese ...
Sat, November 13, 2010
Japan and China leaders aim to cool tensions
By Chisa Fujioka and Kiyoshi Takenaka
YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - The leaders of China and Japan sought to ease months of tensions on Saturday, while ...
Sat, November 13, 2010
Japan and U.S. tout rekindled ties at APEC summit
By Yoko Kubota and Alister Bull
YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Saturday lauded Washington's 50-year-old alliance with Japan as vital to ...
Fri, November 12, 2010
Japan mobile phone app takes photos, counts calories
TOKYO (Reuters) - Dieters, take heart. A new weapon in the fight against fat is on its way: a mobile phone application that counts calories ...
Wed, November 10, 2010
U.S., Japan sees need to address China rare earth reliance
YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Japan and the United States agreed on the need to address the problem of relying too much on a single country ...
Tue, November 09, 2010
HP CEO Apotheker pops up in Japan
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - If the private eyes hired by Oracle Corp to track down Hewlett-Packard CEO Leo Apotheker could read Japanese, they might have ...
Tue, November 09, 2010
China asks Japan not to attend Nobel peace award
TOKYO (Reuters) - China has asked Japan not to attend a Nobel Peace Prize ceremony honoring Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, Japan's foreign minister said ...
Tue, November 09, 2010
Business is business in Japan's Chinatown
By Yoko Kubota and Chris Buckley
YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Even with festering strains between China and Japan, business is business, and in the Japanese ...
Mon, November 08, 2010
Japan's Noda downplays chance of G20 current account deal
By Stanley White
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda played down prospects on Tuesday of Group of 20 countries agreeing specific numerical targets ...
Sat, November 06, 2010
Japan takes half-step towards U.S.-led trade pact
By Sumio Ito
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan said on Saturday it would start talking with other countries about a U.S.-led free trade deal ...
Fri, November 05, 2010
Wal-Mart unit involved in Japan insider trade probe
By James Topham
TOKYO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores <WMT.N>, the world's biggest retailer, said it was cooperating with an investigation into possible insider ...
Mon, November 01, 2010
China decries any U.S. involvement in Japan dispute
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Tuesday denounced U.S. efforts to help in improving relations between Beijing and Tokyo which have been poisoned by a ...
Mon, November 01, 2010
Japan watchdog checking brokers on compliance: source
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's securities industry regulator is conducting interviews with brokerages in connection with suspicious trading ahead of new share offers, a source ...
Sun, October 31, 2010
Japan in new diplomatic row after Russian isle visit
By Alexei Anishchuk
Southern Kuriles/Northern Territories (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visited an island claimed by Moscow and Tokyo on Monday, sparking a ...
Sun, October 31, 2010
Japan will aim to join U.S.-led trade pact: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will aim to join a U.S.-led Asia-Pacific free trade pact while pursuing agriculture reform to overcome resistance from farmers ...
Sat, October 30, 2010
Vietnam and Japan to mine rare earths together
By Yoko Kubota
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam has chosen to partner Japan in mining rare earth minerals and building a nuclear power plant in the ...
Sat, October 30, 2010
U.S. offers to host meeting to ease China, Japan row
HANOI (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Saturday the United States has proposed to host a meeting among China, Japan and the ...
Sat, October 30, 2010
Clinton urges calm after China-Japan row at summit
By Yoko Kubota and Arshad Mohammed
HANOI (Reuters) - The premiers of China and Japan met at an Asian regional summit in a bid to ...
Fri, October 29, 2010
Lewis can draw on Japan experience for Series test
By Larry Fine
ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) - In dire need of a World Series win, the Texas Rangers are turning to pitcher Colby Lewis, who ...
Tue, October 26, 2010
Australian golfer's drug bust has damaged Japan tour: director
By Alastair Himmer
TOKYO (Reuters) - An Australian golfer's arrest for suspected cocaine possession has seriously damaged the integrity of Japan's professional tour ...
Mon, October 25, 2010
Sony cuts PSPgo handheld prices in U.S., Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said on Monday it would cut the price of its PSPgo portable game player to $199 from $249 in the ...
Sun, October 24, 2010
Japan ruling party candidate suffers by-election loss
TOKYO (Reuters) - A senior member of Japan's opposition Liberal Democratic Party defeated a ruling party candidate in a lower house by-election, in the ...
Sun, October 24, 2010
China breaks up anti-Japan protests
By Maxim Duncan
LANZHOU, China (Reuters) - Chinese police on Sunday broke up protests against Japan in the northwestern city of Lanzhou over a territorial ...
Fri, October 22, 2010
Clinton to meet Japan foreign min. first on Asia trip
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet Japan's foreign minister next Wednesday in Hawaii at the start of a trip meant ...
Fri, October 22, 2010
Japan eyes U.S.-led free trade pact despite backlash
By Linda Sieg
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economics minister said on Friday that Tokyo should join a U.S.-led Asia-Pacific free trade initiative ...
Thu, October 21, 2010
Japan stocks slip but set to outperform Asia in week
By Kevin Plumberg
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Japanese stocks slipped from a seven-month high on Friday on profit taking, though were poised to outperform the ...
Tue, October 19, 2010
Rakuten opposes Yahoo Japan-Google tie-up: Nikkei
(Reuters) - Online retailer Rakuten Inc has petitioned the Japanese antitrust watchdog against plans by Yahoo Japan Corp and Google Inc to work together on ...
Mon, October 18, 2010
Japan, China leaders met informally: Japanese official
HANOI (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao held informal talks on Saturday morning, Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Tetsuro ...
Sun, October 17, 2010
Skype and KDDI partner in Japan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Japanese cellphone operator KDDI Corp and internet telephone company Skype said on Sunday they would partner to bring Skype's services ...
Sun, October 17, 2010
China urges anti-Japan protesters to stay within law
BEIJING (Reuters) - China called on its people on Sunday to keep within the law in their "understandable" anger at Japan, a day after protesters ...
Sat, October 16, 2010
Japan rallies against China over disputed islands
TOKYO (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters marched through Tokyo on Saturday to demonstrate against what they called China's invasion of disputed islands that both ...
Tue, October 12, 2010
Japan's DeNA to pay up $403 million for game firm ngmoco
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's DeNA Co will buy ngmoco Inc, a U.S. developer of games for Apple Inc's iPhone and iPad for ...
Mon, October 11, 2010
Japan's Noda vows decisive FX moves after G7 meeting
By Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Tuesday that Japan will continue to take decisive steps against excessive currency ...
Mon, October 11, 2010
Japan "urges China to set up communication system"
By John Ruwitch
HANOI (Reuters) - Japanese Defence Minister Toshimi Kitazawa on Monday urged his Chinese counterpart to set up a bilateral maritime communications system ...
Sun, October 10, 2010
No politics in China's dumping of Japan debt: paper
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's sell-off of Japanese debt in August reflects Beijing's determination to better manage its foreign exchange reserves and had nothing ...
Sun, October 10, 2010
Nadal mows down Monfils to win Japan Open
By Alastair Himmer
TOKYO (Reuters) - World number one Rafa Nadal overpowered Frenchman Gael Monfils 6-1 7-5 to win the Japan Open on Sunday, capping ...
Sat, October 09, 2010
Geithner didn't comment on Japan intervention: Noda
By Leika Kihara
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner did not make any specific comments about Tokyo's ...
Sat, October 09, 2010
G7 agreed excessive FX moves undesirable: Japan
By Leika Kihara
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Friday that finance leaders from the Group of Seven nations agreed at ...
Fri, October 08, 2010
Japan says will tell G7 no plans for big fx action
By Leika Kihara
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Friday he will tell his Group of Seven counterparts that Japan has ...
Fri, October 08, 2010
Japan stands firm on FX intervention ahead of G7 meet
By Stanley White
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan said it will continue to intervene to curb a strong yen if necessary, just hours before G7 and ...
Thu, October 07, 2010
Zoellick says Japan FX intervention sign of tensions
TOKYO (Reuters) - Excessive forex intervention could lead to tensions in global currency markets and countries should try to defuse this to avoid trade conflicts ...
Wed, October 06, 2010
Japan's Ozaki selected for World Golf Hall of Fame
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Japanese golfer Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki has been selected for induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame & Museum, officials announced on ...
Wed, October 06, 2010
U.S. praises Japan PM over China row, stresses ties
By Linda Sieg
TOKYO (Reuters) - A senior U.S. official praised Japan's handling of a dispute with China that has slashed the prime ...
Tue, October 05, 2010
Japan ruling party proposes national fund: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ruling party aims to set up a national fund that will use several trillion yen (tens of billions of dollars ...
Sun, October 03, 2010
Japan government support slides on handling of China
TOKYO (Reuters) - Support for Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan's government has slid to around 50 percent as voters are unhappy with how Tokyo ...
Fri, October 01, 2010
Medvedev may visit Kurils on Japan trip: source
By Denis Dyomkin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev may combine a visit to the disputed South Kuril islands with a trip to Japan ...
Fri, October 01, 2010
Japan PM warns on debt, seeks multiparty tax talks
By Yoko Nishikawa
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's prime minister warned on Friday that the country's huge public debt made its fiscal situation unsustainable ...
Thu, September 30, 2010
Russia calls Japan's island claims a "dead-end"
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia called Japan's claims to a disputed Pacific island chain a "dead end" Thursday after Tokyo warned President Dmitry Medvedev against ...
Thu, September 30, 2010
AIG to sell Japan life units to U.S. Pru for $4.2 billion
By Chikafumi Hodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Prudential Financial Inc <PRU.N> will become Japan's biggest foreign life insurer after clinching a deal for two ...
Wed, September 29, 2010
Japan defense chief eyes China talks: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa is considering seeking talks with his Chinese counterpart in Vietnam next month to repair strained bilateral ties ...
Sun, September 26, 2010
Japan to "ease policy appropriately if necessary"
By Tetsushi Kajimoto
KOBE, Japan (Reuters) - Japan will ease monetary policy appropriately if necessary, while keeping an eye on the impact of the yen ...
Fri, September 24, 2010
Japan suspected of yen intervention, doubts arise
By Masayuki Kitano and Yoshiko Mori
TOKYO (Reuters) - A sudden slide in the yen against the dollar on Friday stirred suspicions Japanese authorities intervened ...
Fri, September 24, 2010
Hilton flees Japan
The socialite jetted to Asia on Monday (20Sep10) just hours after she accepted a one-year suspended sentence in Las Vegas for possessing cocaine.
She ...
Thu, September 23, 2010
Clinton urges Japan and China to resolve sea row
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Japan and China on Thursday to quickly resolve their maritime dispute before it has a ...
Thu, September 23, 2010
Hilton refused entry into Japan
The socialite was quizzed by border authorities over her recent cocaine possession conviction upon her arrival in Tokyo - she was handed a one-year suspended ...
Thu, September 23, 2010
Hilton questioned in Japan after drug conviction
The socialite was handed a one-year suspended sentence on Monday (20Sep10) and ordered to attend a substance abuse program after she was caught with ...
Thu, September 23, 2010
U.S. sees delay in Marines' move to Guam from Japan
By Maureen N. Maratita
GUAM (Reuters) - The relocation of around 8,600 U.S. Marines and 9,000 dependents to Guam from Japan will ...
Wed, September 22, 2010
Goldman seeking buyers for Primo Japan: sources
TOKYO (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs wants to sell its stake in Primo Japan Inc, a Japanese retailer of diamond rings, and is seeking bids of ...
Wed, September 22, 2010
China's Wen threatens to step up Japan row
By Ben Blanchard and Chisa Fujioka
BEIJING/TOKYO (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao threatened more retaliation against Japan unless it releases a trawler captain ...
Wed, September 22, 2010
Japan PM warns of more action versus yen
By Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Tokyo was ready to act again if the yen moved sharply, keeping traders ...
Mon, September 20, 2010
Paris Hilton leaves Japan after questioning
TOKYO (Reuters) - Paris Hilton left Japan on Wednesday after lengthy questioning from airport officials, and following media reports that the socialite would not be ...
Sun, September 19, 2010
Japan PM refuses to apologize in China row
By Lucy Hornby and Chisa Fujioka
BEIJING/TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan waded into an acrimonious dispute over Japan's detention of ...
Fri, September 17, 2010
Loren honoured in Japan
The veteran actress was handed the Japan Art Association's Praemium Imperiale, one of the country's leading prizes.
A statement from the organisers ...
Fri, September 17, 2010
Japan PM rejigs cabinet
By Chisa Fujioka and Yoko Kubota
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan kept allies in key posts in a cabinet reshuffle on Friday ...
Fri, September 17, 2010
Japan to seek global understanding on yen: finance minister
By Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will try to dispel international criticism of its yen-selling intervention by highlighting the damaging impact of the currency ...
Tue, September 14, 2010
Japan intervenes to weaken yen for 1st time in 6 years
By Charlotte Cooper and Shinji Kitamura
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan sold the yen in the market on Wednesday for the first time in six years ...
Tue, September 14, 2010
Japan PM but rival Ozawa in close fight in party vote
By Linda Sieg
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ruling party votes on Tuesday in a cliffhanger poll that could yield the country's sixth premier ...
Sun, September 12, 2010
Japan frees China boat crew, calls for gas talks
By Ben Blanchard and Yoko Kubota
BEIJING/TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Monday freed the crew of a Chinese fishing boat detained last week in ...
Sun, September 12, 2010
China raises pressure on Japan in sea dispute
By Chris Buckley
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's top-ranked diplomat intensified pressure on Japan over a territorial dispute, warning Tokyo on Sunday against making "misjudgments ...
Fri, September 10, 2010
Japan PM widens lead in party leadership race
By Linda Sieg
TOKYO (Reuters) - Prime Minister Naoto Kan has widened his lead over powerbroker Ichiro Ozawa ahead in a party leadership vote, Kyodo ...
Wed, September 08, 2010
Japan's intervention hints fail to halt yen
By Stanley White
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's finance minister acknowledged currency intervention is an option for the first time since the yen's 14 ...
Sun, September 05, 2010
Japan fiscal targets need review: PM candidate's aide
By Chisa Fujioka
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan needs fiscal reform targets to tackle its massive debt but existing goals heavily influenced by bureaucrats should be ...
Sun, September 05, 2010
Japan's Tomizawa dies after Moto2 crash
MISANO, Italy (Reuters) - Nineteen-year-old Japanese Moto2 rider Shoya Tomizawa has died after a crash during Sunday's San Marino Grand Prix, the second death ...
Fri, September 03, 2010
Japan Noda warns on yen, suggests joint steps difficult
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Saturday Tokyo would take decisive steps to stem the yen's rise when needed, while ...
Mon, August 30, 2010
Yahoo Japan, Google expanding video offerings: Nikkei
JAPAN (Reuters) - Yahoo Japan Corp and U.S. firm Google Inc are broadening the scope of their video delivery services in Japan, the Nikkei ...
Mon, August 30, 2010
Japan Little League Champs
Japan defeated Hawaii 4-1 yesterday to claim the Little League World Series championship in Williamsport, Pennsylvania on Sunday. It’s Japan’s first crown ...
Sun, August 29, 2010
Bank of Japan likely to meet on Monday to ease policy
By Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is likely to hold an emergency meeting on Monday to ease monetary policy after Governor ...
Sat, August 28, 2010
Japan's Noda says ready to use all measures on yen
By Tetsushi Kajimoto
BEIJING (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Saturday he was ready to employ "all possible measures" to tackle the ...
Fri, August 27, 2010
Japan opens up "sterile" gallows to media
By Yoko Kubota and Chisa Fujioka
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan opened up its gallows to local media for the first time on Friday, a move ...
Fri, August 27, 2010
Yen rise to push more Japan output overseas: survey
By Isabel Reynolds
TOKYO (Reuters) - Two-thirds of Japanese companies expect the yen's strength to squeeze profits and 40 percent will shift production overseas ...
Thu, August 26, 2010
Japan Democrat panel wants BOJ to go step further on yen
By Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese ruling party panel discussed currency intervention and recommended on Thursday that the government ask the Bank of ...
Tue, August 24, 2010
Japan keeps intervention option open to curb yen
By Leika Kihara and Yoko Nishikawa
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is not ruling out market intervention to curb the yen's rise, government sources said ...
Tue, August 24, 2010
Japan may consider unilateral yen-selling: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Finance may consider unilateral yen-selling market interventions if speculators drive up the currency, Nikkei Business Daily reported ...
Mon, August 23, 2010
Japan execution chamber opening could spark debate
By Yoko Kubota
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Justice Minister Keiko Chiba's decision to allow the media a rare look at an execution chamber this ...
Thu, August 19, 2010
In Japan, bystander CPR often not so helpful
By Frederik Joelving
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A nationwide study from Japan shows chest compressions did little to help people who'd collapsed but ...
Tue, August 17, 2010
Groupon expands to Japan and Russia
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Internet bargain-hunters in Japan and Russia will soon be able to get their Groupon.
The fast-growing privately held Web company, which ...
Tue, August 17, 2010
Japan to mull new stimulus as yen threatens recovery
By Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government will consider further stimulus steps, potentially making it the first developed country to turn to additional ...
Tue, August 17, 2010
Suspect ship seen before Japan tanker blast: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - The radar of a Japanese supertanker that was damaged by an explosion near the Strait of Hormuz last month showed a small ...
Sat, August 14, 2010
China tops Japan as second biggest economy in Q2
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Stanley White
TOKYO (Reuters) - Growth in Japan's economy slowed to a crawl in the second quarter and analysts see ...
Fri, August 13, 2010
Japan PM and BOJ governor may meet next week on yen
By Stanley White and Masayuki Kitano
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan and Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa may meet as early ...
Thu, August 12, 2010
Japan officials step up campaign against yen rise
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Shinji Kitamura
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan policymakers fired off a volley of comments Thursday to curb yen strength and the central ...
Thu, August 12, 2010
Japan satisfied by Apple moves on overheating iPods
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's trade ministry said on Thursday that Apple Inc's Japan unit has satisfied its demands for improved safety notifications about ...
Wed, August 11, 2010
Japan debt safer than U.S. debt: China economist
By Simon Rabinovitch and Aileen Wang
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has been buying record amounts of Japanese government debt because it is less risky than ...
Wed, August 11, 2010
Apple says to replace overheating iPods in Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Apple Inc's Japan unit will replace any iPod nano portable music players that overheat, it said in an online statement, improving ...
Wed, August 11, 2010
Japan data prods BOJ closer to policy action
By Stanley White
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese machinery orders and wholesale prices data on Wednesday were weaker than expected, prodding authorities closer to fresh action ...
Tue, August 10, 2010
Japan PM renews apology over Korea rule
By Chisa Fujioka
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan apologized on Tuesday for Korea's suffering under colonization, despite concern the gesture could ...
Tue, August 10, 2010
Japan interest rates on hold and no moves on yen
By Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan on Tuesday held off on new policy steps to combat a stronger yen, saving its ...
Sun, August 08, 2010
Local vote victory gives respite for Japan PM Kan
TOKYO (Reuters) - A candidate backed by Japan's ruling Democratic Party won a local election late on Sunday, giving temporary relief to struggling Prime ...
Fri, August 06, 2010
Apple ordered to publicize iPod fix in Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's trade ministry has ordered Apple Inc's Japan unit to state on its website that users who are concerned about ...
Thu, August 05, 2010
Japan's female phenom thrills startup U.S. league
By Braden Reddall
CHICO, California (Reuters) - The hot-selling item at Chico Outlaws baseball games this year, apart from the standard food and beer, is ...
Wed, August 04, 2010
Microsoft objects to Google-Yahoo Japan deal: report
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp met Wednesday with Japan's Fair Trade Commission officials to object to the planned tie-up between Yahoo Japan and Google Inc ...
Wed, August 04, 2010
Japan worries as yen rises towards 15-year high
By Rie Ishiguro and Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - The yen rose toward a 15-year high against the dollar on Wednesday, sending benchmark government bond ...
Wed, August 04, 2010
U.S. urges Japan follow EU with more Iran sanctions
By Yoko Nishikawa
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. officials urged on Wednesday Japan to follow the European Union in adopting additional strong sanctions against Iran ...
Tue, August 03, 2010
BP sends Japan's Mitsui $480 million bill for leak
By Mariko Katsumura
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co <8031.T> said BP Plc <BP.L> has sent it a $480 million bill ...
Mon, August 02, 2010
U.S. Marines' Japan base shift to Guam "still set for 2014"
By Maureen N. Maratita
AGANA, Guam (Reuters) - The shift of 8,600 U.S. Marines from Japan to Guam, a hot political issue in ...
Fri, July 30, 2010
China overtakes Japan as No.2 economy: FX chief
By Aileen Wang and Alan Wheatley
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has overtaken Japan to become the world's second-largest economy, the fruit of three decades ...
Thu, July 29, 2010
Japan robots chat, play -- and help find lost specs
By Antoni Slodkowski
TOKYO (Reuters) - Robots that can chat, find misplaced glasses, draw airplanes and play with your children are attracting thousands of visitors ...
Thu, July 29, 2010
Court orders Japan government to pay over U.S. base noise
TOKYO (Reuters) - A local court ordered the Japanese government on Thursday to compensate residents living near a U.S. airbase on the southern Okinawa ...
Thu, July 29, 2010
No U.S., coalition vessels near Japan tanker: U.S. Navy
DUBAI (Reuters) - There were no U.S. Navy or maritime coalition vessels near a Japanese supertanker damaged in an incident in the Strait of ...
Thu, July 29, 2010
Toshiba Q1 profit surges as Japan chipmakers rebound
By Sachi Izumi
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese chipmakers Toshiba <6502.T>, Renesas Electronics <6723.T> and Elpida Memory <6665.T> reported improved quarterly earnings as ...
Tue, July 27, 2010
Japan's JFE and U.S. Steel give gloomy outlook
TOKYO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Japan's JFE Holdings <5411.T>, the world's fifth-largest steelmaker, returned to a profit on Tuesday and U.S ...
Mon, July 26, 2010
Yahoo Japan to switch to Google's search engine
By Nobuhiro Kubo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Yahoo Japan, Japan's largest Internet portal operator, will adopt Google's search engine, refusing to follow Yahoo Inc ...
Mon, July 26, 2010
Japan export growth slows; yen rise may hurt ahead
By Rie Ishiguro
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese exports rose more than expected in June from a year earlier but the pace of increase slowed for ...
Sun, July 25, 2010
Japan to OK exports of missile interceptors: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is set to allow exports of missile interceptors it is developing jointly with the United States, Kyodo news agency said, relaxing ...
Sun, July 25, 2010
Japan Noda warns on debt pile in budget battle
By Stanley White
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government cannot continue to rely on excessive bond issuance to fund fiscal spending, the finance minister warned ...
Sun, July 25, 2010
Japan banks likely to post solid Q1 on trading
By Taiga Uranaka
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's three biggest banks are expected to report solid first-quarter results this week, driven by bond trading profits ...
Thu, July 22, 2010
Blackstone may buy Morgan Stanley Japan loans: sources
By Mariko Katsumura and Megan Davies
TOKYO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private equity firm Blackstone Group LP is close to finalizing the purchase of property ...
Sun, July 11, 2010
Japan faces policy gridlock as ruling party reels
By Linda Sieg and Yoko Nishikawa
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan faced political gridlock on Monday after the ruling party's thrashing in a weekend election ...
Mon, July 05, 2010
Stubborn coaches need not apply for Japan job - chief
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's soccer chief wants the country's next coach to be a philosopher and not cantankerously set in his ways.
Japan ...
Sun, July 04, 2010
Japan DPJ could hit PM target in July 11 poll: report
By Yoko Kubota
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ruling party is likely to fall short of a majority but could hit Prime Minister Naoto Kan ...
Sun, July 04, 2010
U.S. asks Japan to pay more for moving Marines
TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States has asked Japan to shoulder additional costs for shifting part of the U.S. Marines based in southern Japan ...
Sat, July 03, 2010
Protests, police at Japan opening of "The Cove"
By Chris Meyers
TOKYO (Reuters) - Shouts, a scuffle and flag-waving protesters greeted the Japanese opening of "The Cove," a controversial Oscar-winning documentary about a ...
Thu, July 01, 2010
BOJ likely to revise up Japan economic forecast: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is expected to revise up its economic forecast for the year to March 2011 at its next policy ...
Thu, July 01, 2010
Nakamura says Japan career over: media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura has quit international soccer two caps short of making 100 appearances after the Blue Samurai were knocked out ...
Wed, June 30, 2010
Japan business mood best in 2 years
By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese business confidence was at its best in two years in the three months to June ...
Wed, June 30, 2010
Sad ending should not cloud Japan's positive run
By Simon Evans
PRETORIA (Reuters) - Japan's most successful World Cup on foreign soil ended in a second-round penalty shootout defeat by Paraguay although ...
Sun, June 27, 2010
Japan out to end Asia's South American jinx
By Peter Rutherford
PRETORIA (Reuters) - Japan may never have a better opportunity to bring Asia's woeful World Cup record against South American opposition ...
Sun, June 27, 2010
Japan are last Asian hope, Iberians clash
By Barry Moody
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Asia's last survivors Japan face Paraguay and Spain assault the so far impregnable defense of Iberian neighbors Portugal ...
Fri, June 25, 2010
Blonde ambition as Japan prepare for Paraguay
By Steve Keating
GEORGE, South Africa (Reuters) - With his close cropped blonde hair Junichi Inamoto joked on Friday that he had been repeatedly mistaken ...
Thu, June 24, 2010
Japan beat Denmark to reach second round
By Timothy Collings
RUSTENBURG (Reuters) - Japan clinched a place in the last 16 of the World Cup on foreign soil for the first time ...
Thu, June 24, 2010
Dutch and Japan through, Danes and Cameroon out
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Netherlands and Japan advanced to the second round of the World Cup finals on Thursday as Denmark and Cameroon made their exits ...
Thu, June 24, 2010
Japan beat Denmark 3-1 to go through to 2nd round
RUSTENBURG (Reuters) - Japan advanced to the second round of the World Cup on Thursday when they beat their direct rivals Denmark 3-1 in Group ...
Thu, June 24, 2010
Danes make two changes against Japan
By Theo Ruizenaar
RUSTENBURG (Reuters) - Denmark coach Morten Olsen made two changes to his team to play Japan in their final match in Group ...
Wed, June 23, 2010
Holders Italy make exit, Japan go through
By Barry Moody
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Holders Italy were dumped out of the World Cup at the group stage on Thursday, joining the humiliation of ...
Tue, June 22, 2010
Japan science research output flat as China soars
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The output of scientific papers from Japanese researchers has stayed largely flat over the past decade while output from China has ...
Sun, June 20, 2010
Voters divided as Japan PM eyes sales tax hike
By Yoko Nishikawa and Stanley White
TOKYO (Reuters) - Prime Minister Naoto Kan renewed his call on Monday for tax reform including a possible doubling ...
Sat, June 19, 2010
Dutch do just enough to beat Japan
By Nick Mulvenney
DURBAN (Reuters) - Netherlands proved they have mastered the art of winning ugly with an uninspired 1-0 victory over Japan on Saturday ...
Thu, June 17, 2010
Japan hold no surprises for the Dutch
By Nick Mulvenney
DURBAN (Reuters) - The Dutch have good reason to give Japan plenty of respect before their Group E match on Saturday and ...
Tue, June 15, 2010
"The Cove" activist lambasts Japan film cancellations
TOKYO (Reuters) - Dolphin activist Ric O'Barry urged Japanese theatres on Tuesday to screen Oscar-winning documentary "The Cove," despite threats from groups who see ...
Tue, June 15, 2010
Japan goes Honda-mad as "new era" begins
By Alastair Himmer
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bleary-eyed Japanese fans were pinching themselves on Tuesday after the Blue Samurai's shock 1-0 win over Cameroon at ...
Tue, June 15, 2010
Okinawa governor tells Japan PM U.S. base deal hard
By Yoko Kubota
TOKYO (Reuters) - The governor of Japan's Okinawa told new Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Tuesday that a U.S.-Japan ...
Mon, June 14, 2010
WTO backs US, Japan in EU trade disput: USTR
By Doug Palmer and Foo Yun Chee
WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A World Trade Organization panel has broadly backed the United States, Japan and Taiwan ...
Mon, June 14, 2010
Japan victorious as Cameroon Lions sleep
By Angus MacSwan
BLOEMFONTEIN (Reuters) - Japan ended a dismal run of results to record their first World Cup victory on foreign soil on Monday ...
Sun, June 13, 2010
Cameroon prepare to unleash their talent on Japan
By Neil Maidment
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) - Cameroon are ready to "showcase their talents," coach Paul Le Guen said on Sunday, with opponents Japan ...
Sun, June 13, 2010
Japan ready for Cameroon and not-so-perfect Eto'o
By Neil Maidment
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) - Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o is good but he is not "perfect," Japan coach Takeshi Okada said ...
Sat, June 12, 2010
Japan to review spending to rein in debt
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government will review some of the spending plans pledged by the ruling party as part of an effort to rein ...
Fri, June 11, 2010
Japan PM warns of eventual default if debt not fixed
By Yoko Kubota and Linda Sieg
TOKYO (Reuters) - New Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, seeking to lay the groundwork for a future sales tax ...
Fri, June 11, 2010
Japan to include debt issuance cap in fiscal plan
By Leika Kihara and Rie Ishiguro
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will pledge to cap new bond issuance next fiscal year at the record sum earmarked ...
Wed, June 09, 2010
Paramount revives hit film "Ghost" in Japan
By Chris Gallagher
TOKYO (Reuters) - Paramount Pictures is bringing "Ghost" back to life with a Japanese version of the romance blockbuster, becoming the latest ...
Tue, June 08, 2010
Japan bank lending in biggest annual fall in 5 years
By Rie Ishiguro
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese bank lending marked its biggest annual fall in nearly five years in May, falling 2 percent as companies ...
Tue, June 08, 2010
New Japan PM launches cabinet, vows to tackle debt
By Linda Sieg and Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - New Japanese leader Naoto Kan vowed to tackle Japan's huge public debt and keep ties ...
Sun, June 06, 2010
Struggling Japan organize emergency warm-up
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan have lined up an extra match on the eve of the World Cup to make some late tweaks after an alarming ...
Sat, June 05, 2010
Obama calls to congratulate Japan's PM-elect Kan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called Japan's prime minister-elect, Naoto Kan, on Saturday to congratulate him on his election and pledge to work ...
Sat, June 05, 2010
Japan's Okada brushes off latest warm-up defeat
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan coach Takeshi Okada remains upbeat over the Blue Samurai's World Cup chances despite the side suffering a fourth straight defeat ...
Thu, June 03, 2010
Next Japan PM to tap fiscal reformers
By Linda Sieg
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's new leader, Naoto Kan, will pick a fellow fiscal conservative for the key finance minister post and ...
Wed, June 02, 2010
Change in Japan will not weaken alliance: White House
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - The change in Japan's leadership will not weaken the U.S. alliance with Japan, a White House official said on Wednesday ...
Wed, June 02, 2010
Nintendo to cut Japan prices of main DS models
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nintendo Co said on Wednesday it will cut the domestic prices of its DS handheld game consoles, slashing the price ...
Tue, June 01, 2010
Japan PM race tightens
By Linda Sieg and Leika Kihara
TOKYO/WAKAYAMA, Japan (Reuters) - The race to pick a new Japanese leader tightened on Thursday after a report ...
Mon, May 31, 2010
Japan, China seek to prevent maritime friction
By Yoko Nishikawa and Chris Buckley
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and China agreed on Monday to set up an emergency hotline and set in place ...
Sun, May 30, 2010
Tiny Japan party bolts PM's coalition before poll
By Isabel Reynolds
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's tiny Social Democratic Party (SDP) decided Sunday to leave the ruling coalition ahead of an election, as ...
Sat, May 29, 2010
Japan PM says to stay in post, but poll outlook grim
By Yoko Nishikawa
SEOGWIPO, South Korea (Reuters) - Japan's premier said Saturday he would stay in his post despite a political furor over a ...
Thu, May 27, 2010
Sony to launch e-reader in Japan, take on Apple
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said on Thursday it would launch an e-reader and online content distribution service in Japan by year-end, taking on rival ...
Tue, May 25, 2010
U.S., Japan defense chiefs discuss N. Korea concerns
By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Japanese defense chiefs discussed concerns about future actions by North Korea on Tuesday, a Japanese defense ...
Mon, May 24, 2010
Japan PM points to North Korea to explain U.S. base plan
By Linda Sieg
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said on Monday tension on the Korean peninsula underlined the importance of tight U ...
Sun, May 23, 2010
Japan retail investor sentiment plunges on Greece crisis
By Chikafumi Hodo and Mari Terawaki
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese retail investor sentiment toward domestic stocks deteriorated sharply in May, falling from its best level ...
Fri, May 21, 2010
U.S., EU raise worries over Japan Post
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States and European Union contested the status of Japan's mammoth postal, banking and insurance conglomerate on Friday, saying the ...
Fri, May 21, 2010
Japan, U.S. stress tight ties despite airbase feud
By Isabel Reynolds and Chisa Fujioka
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and the United States played down on Friday a feud over a U.S. airbase ...
Thu, May 20, 2010
Honda fine-tuned to give Japan a boost
By Alastair Himmer
TOKYO (Reuters) - Once a Dutch master, now a Russian tsar, midfielder Keisuke Honda could prove to be Japan's most potent ...
Wed, May 19, 2010
Japan Q1 GDP grows steadily on exports
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Rie Ishiguro
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy grew 1.2 percent in the first quarter, the biggest expansion in three ...
Wed, May 19, 2010
Clinton to play down Japan base dispute in public
By Arshad Mohammed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is likely to play down a military base dispute when she visits Japan on ...
Tue, May 18, 2010
Japan business mood turns positive; consumers upbeat
By Izumi Nakagawa and Rie Ishiguro
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese manufacturers turned optimistic for the first time in two years in May, a Reuters poll ...
Mon, May 17, 2010
"I do" goes high-tech with Japan robot priest
TOKYO (Reuters) - The groom looked dashing, his bride resplendent in white, but all eyes in this Japanese wedding were on the priest, a four-foot ...
Fri, May 14, 2010
Japan PM's dilemma over U.S. base deepens before poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese prime minister's bind over a U.S. airbase deepened on Sunday when one coalition partner said she would not ...
Mon, May 10, 2010
Japan government drops May deadline on U.S. base: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government on Monday dropped an end-of-May deadline Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama had set for resolving a row over the relocation ...
Sun, May 09, 2010
Japan to decide on U.S. base plan Monday: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government is set to decide on Monday on a proposal to relocate a controversial U.S. airbase, Kyodo News Agency ...
Tue, May 04, 2010
Japan World Cup bid to focus on 2022: media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will concentrate on bidding for the 2022 World Cup after being told the 2018 finals would go to Europe, local media ...
Tue, May 04, 2010
Japan PM faces island rebuff over U.S. base move
By Toru Hanai
OKINAWA, Japan (Reuters) - Angry residents of Okinawa rejected on Tuesday a plan by Japan's prime minister to keep at least ...
Fri, April 30, 2010
Japan PM renews vow to resolve U.S. base row
By Isabel Reynolds
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Friday reiterated his pledge to resolve a row over moving a U.S ...
Tue, April 27, 2010
Japan PM woes mount over party kingpin, U.S. base row
By Linda Sieg and Yoko Nishikawa
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and his party suffered a harsh blow ahead of a mid-year ...
Tue, April 27, 2010
Japan PM says finalizing plan to end U.S. base row
By Isabel Reynolds
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said on Tuesday he was finalizing a plan to resolve a row over a ...
Sun, April 25, 2010
Japan panel says OK not to charge PM in scandal: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese judicial panel ruled on Monday that prosecutors' decision not to charge Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama over suspected falsification of his ...
Sun, April 25, 2010
Japan firms to standardize mobile software: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Four major Japanese electronics companies will standardize their core software platform for next-generation cellphones aimed at reducing costs and raising competitiveness, the ...
Sat, April 24, 2010
Japan warns debt, fund flows may hurt global growth
By Leika Kihara
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Countries must not be complacent about the state of the global economy, despite brighter signs of recovery, Japanese Finance ...
Sat, April 24, 2010
Japan PM rules out 2006 plan to solve U.S. base row
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's prime minister on Saturday repeated his objection to a 2006 plan to relocate a U.S. airbase on Okinawa after ...
Fri, April 23, 2010
Morgan Stanley fund in debt extension in Japan: sources
By Junko Fujita
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Morgan Stanley <MS.N> real estate fund won an agreement with lenders for a 60-day extension on about ...
Wed, April 21, 2010
Japan sticks to key missile-shield deal: U.S. general
By Jim Wolf
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japan remains fully committed to building a linchpin multibillion-dollar missile interceptor with the United States, the head of the ...
Wed, April 21, 2010
Japan PM says end-May remains deadline on base feud
By Yoko Kubota
TOKYO (Reuters) - Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said on Wednesday he would stick to an end of May deadline to ...
Fri, April 16, 2010
Japan may hold general election if PM resigns: minister
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan could hold a general election if Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama steps down ahead of an election for the less powerful upper ...
Fri, April 16, 2010
Support for Japan government drops further ahead of poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Support for Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's government has sunk to 23.7 percent, a poll by Jiji news agency showed ...
Wed, April 07, 2010
Japan, U.S. to resume talks on reopening beef market
By Chikako Mogi
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan has agreed to resume talks on reopening its market to U.S. beef, agriculture minister Hirotaka Akamatsu said ...
Wed, April 07, 2010
Japan's video game visionary: the console is dying
By Kevin Krolicki
TOKYO (Reuters) - Hideo Kojima, one of the world's most famous video game creators, sees a future for digital entertainment outside ...
Wed, April 07, 2010
USDA eyes Japan beef import talks, denies pressure
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack sought on Wednesday to downplay the probability of Japan agreeing to fully reopen its market to ...
Tue, April 06, 2010
USDA eyes Japan beef import talks, denies pressure
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack sought on Wednesday to downplay the probability of Japan agreeing to fully reopen its market to ...
Thu, April 01, 2010
Japan car sales jump on stimulus, Hyundai soars
By Chang-Ran Kim and Kim Yeon-hee
TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - Japanese auto sales jumped by a quarter in March to cap a business year that ...
Mon, March 29, 2010
Japan plans targets to reduce debt level: media
By Stanley White
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government will set incremental goals to reduce its heavy reliance on debt in its upcoming fiscal strategy ...
Mon, March 29, 2010
Japan Kan: May discuss yuan with China this weekend
By Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Naoto Kan said on Tuesday that he may discuss the yuan when he meets Chinese officials ...
Mon, March 29, 2010
U.S. "respects" Japan's request on airbase: Pentagon
By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Monday it respected Japan's request to consider alternatives to the relocation of a U ...
Fri, March 26, 2010
Japan PM admits mistakes, asks voters for patience
By Linda Sieg and Yoko Nishikawa
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, his ratings sliding ahead of a key election, admitted on Friday ...
Wed, March 24, 2010
U.S. "optimistic" on Japan base decision: military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. military commander said Wednesday he was optimistic Japan would soon agree to the planned relocation of a U ...
Wed, March 24, 2010
Toyota to realign Japan manufacturing ops: report
(Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> plans to reorganize domestic manufacturing operations across group companies to consolidate production of similar vehicles regardless of brand ...
Mon, March 22, 2010
Japan Democrats' No. 2 moves to defuse criticism
By Isabel Reynolds
TOKYO (Reuters) - The kingpin of Japan's floundering ruling party, Ichiro Ozawa, tried to soften his autocratic image on Tuesday ahead ...
Thu, March 18, 2010
Japan corp mood up; talk of government stimulus weighs
By Izumi Nakagawa and Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese companies have become far less gloomy about economic conditions than three months ago, a Reuters ...
Tue, March 16, 2010
U.S. envoy's visit not cancelled over base row: Japan PM
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama denied on Tuesday that an expected visit by a senior U.S. envoy had been canceled because ...
Mon, March 15, 2010
Japan's ski officials told to tighten "morals"
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's skiing officials have been read the riot act after one of their snowboarders wore his Vancouver Olympic uniform in "hip ...
Sun, March 14, 2010
Japan Post bought US Treasuries in Oct-Dec: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Post Bank bought about 300 billion yen ($3.3 billion) in U.S. Treasuries in October-December, the first time it has ...
Mon, March 08, 2010
Japan mayor protests dolphin hunt documentary Oscar
TOKYO (Reuters) - The mayor of a Japanese town which conducts an annual dolphin hunt protested on Monday against the Academy Award given to "The ...
Wed, March 03, 2010
Starbucks to soon begin Via sales in Japan, UK
By Lisa Baertlein
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp <SBUX.O> said on Wednesday that its cafes in the United Kingdom and Japan will soon ...
Mon, March 01, 2010
Japan's Astellas bids $3.5 billion for OSI Pharma
By Lewis Krauskopf
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Astellas Pharma Inc <4503.T> launched a $3.5 billion hostile bid for OSI Pharmaceuticals <OSIP.O> to ...
Sun, February 28, 2010
U.S., Japan to see leap in distressed property sales
LONDON (Reuters) - The United States and Japan are expected to see the biggest rise in distressed property sales in the first quarter, as the ...
Sat, February 27, 2010
Tiny tsunami hits small Japan island: report
By Elaine Lies and Yoko Kubota
TOKYO (Reuters) - A tiny tsunami hit a small island far south of Tokyo on Sunday after authorities warned ...
Sat, February 27, 2010
Bullet in bag gets Dominican pitcher arrested in Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Dominican pitcher Maximo Nelson, once on the books of the New York Yankees, has been arrested by Japanese police after a live ...
Fri, February 26, 2010
Strong quake hits Japan's Okinawa, no major damage
By Yoko Kubota
TOKYO (Reuters) - A strong earthquake hit Japan's southern island of Okinawa early on Saturday and Japan's weather agency issued ...
Fri, February 26, 2010
Grinding Japan deflation may trigger more BOJ action
By Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's narrowest measure of consumer inflation matched a record annual fall in January in a sign weak demand ...
Thu, February 25, 2010
Nissan, Suzuki, Daihatsu to recall cars in Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co <7201.T> will recall 76,415 cars across 10 models in Japan due to a possible defect that may ...
Sun, February 21, 2010
Japan finance minister needles BOJ on inflation targeting
By Stanley White and Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Finance Minister Naoto Kan reiterated his desire to target inflation, setting up a clash ...
Sun, February 21, 2010
Japan government support drops further in blow to PM
By Chisa Fujioka
TOKYO (Reuters) - Support for Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's government has slipped further, a newspaper poll showed on Monday, adding ...
Sat, February 20, 2010
Turbulence injures over 20 on U.S.-Japan flight
TOKYO (Reuters) - More than 20 people were injured when a United Airlines flight from Washington to Tokyo hit turbulence on Saturday, an airport police ...
Tue, February 16, 2010
Four major U.S. airlines seek new Japan service
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines, the world's biggest airline, and three other U.S. carriers sought permission on Tuesday from regulators to boost ...
Sun, February 14, 2010
Japan finmin tests waters for sales tax debate
By Stanley White
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Naoto Kan said on Monday he is open to debating sales tax reform, suggesting the government ...
Sun, February 14, 2010
Japan GDP jumps as stimulus masks deflation crisis
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Rie Ishiguro
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy grew faster than expected in the fourth quarter with a stimulus-fueled rebound in ...
Sun, February 14, 2010
Japan gov't spokesman: Economy remains severe
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's top government spokesman said on Monday that the nation's growth figures improved in October-December but the situation remains severe ...
Sun, February 14, 2010
Japan GDP grows as capital spending revives
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Rie Ishiguro
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy expanded at the fastest pace in two quarters in October-December as an export ...
Sat, February 13, 2010
Japan to discuss consumption tax in March
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will start discussing tax reform, including consumption tax, in March, Finance Minister Naoto Kan said on Sunday, in a clear sign ...
Thu, February 11, 2010
Mets sign Japan's Takahashi to minor league contract
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Veteran left-handed pitcher Hisanori Takahashi has signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets and has been invited to ...
Mon, February 08, 2010
Japan bank lending slides as funding demand weak
By Rie Ishiguro and Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese bank lending logged its biggest annual fall in more than four years in January as ...
Sat, February 06, 2010
Toyota dealer in Japan: carmaker plans Prius recall
TOYOTA CITY, Japan (Reuters) - A Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> dealer said on Sunday the automaker had informed him of its plans to recall ...
Thu, February 04, 2010
Congressman says Japan Broke Clunkers Promise
WASHINGTON -- Following the release of Japan's list of automobiles that can participate in its version of cash-for-clunkers Congressman Gary Peters said that the ...
Tue, February 02, 2010
U.S. presses Japan over parental child abductions
By Yoko Nishikawa
TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States turned up pressure on Japan on Tuesday to sign a global convention on international parental child ...
Mon, February 01, 2010
U.S. presses Japan on postal reform, beef trade ban
By Yoko Nishikawa
TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States on Monday urged Japan to make sure it won't discriminate against U.S. competitors in ...
Tue, January 26, 2010
S&P warns may cut Japan's rating over soaring debt
By Masayuki Kitano
TOKYO (Reuters) - Standard and Poor's on Tuesday threatened to cut Japan's credit rating unless it produced a credible plan ...
Mon, January 25, 2010
Japan's skeleton master makes no bones of age barrier
TOKYO (Reuters) - The oldest member of Japan's Olympic squad spends his time hurtling down an icy chute head first at 130 kilometers per ...
Sun, January 24, 2010
Japan manufacturers' mood brightens
By Izumi Nakagawa and Rie Ishiguro
TOKYO (Reuters) - Confidence among Japanese manufacturers has recovered to its highest level since the financial crisis hit, as ...
Sun, January 24, 2010
Japan PM sticks to end-May decision on U.S. base
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said on Monday he would stick to a promise to decide on the future of a U ...
Sun, January 24, 2010
Japan manufacturers mood up, outlook uncertain
By Izumi Nakagawa
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese manufacturers' confidence has recovered to its highest level since the global financial crisis hit, but remains weak overall ...
Sun, January 24, 2010
China's economy may surpass Japan: report
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - China could overtake Japan as the world's second-largest economy in 2010, one year before Goldman Sachs <GS.N> Chief Economist Jim ...
Sun, January 24, 2010
Japan PM plagued by funding scandal, U.S. base row
By Yoko Kubota and Chisa Fujioka
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese opposition parties vowed on Sunday to pursue a funding scandal that has ensnared a ruling ...
Sat, January 23, 2010
Japan PM's party clouded by scandal despite denial
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese opposition parties vowed on Sunday to pursue a scandal ensnaring a ruling party kingpin ahead of a mid-year election, although they ...
Sat, January 23, 2010
Japan ruling party No. 2 denies scandal
By Yoko Nishikawa
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese ruling party kingpin Ichiro Ozawa denied on Saturday any wrongdoing in a funding scandal that is dimming his ...
Tue, January 19, 2010
Japan, U.S. vow to expand ties despite base feud
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and the United States reaffirmed their five-decade security alliance on Tuesday, vowing to expand ties into new areas even as they ...
Tue, January 19, 2010
Japan's Kitajima eyes 2012 London Olympics
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's multi Olympic gold medalist Kosuke Kitajima has signaled his intent to swim at the 2012 London Olympics, describing the Games ...
Mon, January 18, 2010
Japan Airlines files for $25 billion bankruptcy
By Mayumi Negishi and Mariko Katsumura
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Airlines Corp (JAL) <9205.T> filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday owing more than $25 ...
Mon, January 18, 2010
Japan transport minister: to unveil JAL support today
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government will announce measures to support Japan Airlines Corp <9205.T> after a state-backed restructuring fund announces its decision on ...
Mon, January 18, 2010
Ratings of Japan PM, ruling party fall on scandal
By Yoko Nishikawa
TOKYO (Reuters) - Voter support for Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and his party has fallen due to a funding scandal linked ...
Sat, January 16, 2010
Dual images dilemma for Japan's ruling party: Ozawa
By Linda Sieg
TOKYO (Reuters) - Backroom fixer or architect of reform -- conflicting images of powerful Japanese lawmaker Ichiro Ozawa have competed during the nearly ...
Fri, January 15, 2010
Japan's Shiseido agrees $1.7 billion U.S. cosmetics buy
By Yumiko Nishitani
TOKYO (Reuters) - Shiseido Co Ltd <4911.T>, Japan's largest cosmetics company, has agreed to buy U.S.-based Bare Escentuals ...
Fri, January 15, 2010
Nagasaki drops out of Japan's 2020 bid race
By Alastair Himmer
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nagasaki has abandoned its ambitions to host the 2020 Olympics after the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) rejected a joint ...
Thu, January 14, 2010
Weak Japan capex outlook threatens fragile recovery
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Rie Ishiguro
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core machinery orders tumbled to a record low in November, adding to government fears ...
Wed, January 13, 2010
U.S. urges Japan to keep commitment on military base
By Andrew Quinn
HONOLULU (Reuters) - The United States urged Japan on Tuesday to keep its commitment to move a U.S. military base on ...
Tue, January 12, 2010
U.S. urges Japan to keep commitment on military base
By Andrew Quinn
HONOLULU (Reuters) - The United States urged Japan on Tuesday to keep its commitment to move a U.S. military base on ...
Mon, January 11, 2010
Japan Airlines gets new CEO as bankruptcy looms
By Mariko Katsumura and Kiyoshi Takenaka
TOKYO (Reuters) - Kazuo Inamori, the founder of electronics maker Kyocera Corp <6971.T>, agreed on Wednesday to become ...
Mon, January 11, 2010
Japan fund leaning towards JAL delisting: source
By Nathan Layne
TOKYO (Reuters) - A state-backed fund crafting a restructuring plan for Japan Airlines <9205.T> is leaning toward a delisting of the ...
Sun, January 10, 2010
Citi replaces head of Japan business: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The head of Citigroup Inc <C.N> in Japan is returning to New York after overseeing the sale of assets in ...
Sat, January 09, 2010
Japan tech needs M&A but patent war more likely
By Mayumi Negishi - Analysis
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Japanese schoolchildren often hold hanseikai, or "reflection talks," to discuss what they did wrong during a play ...
Sat, January 09, 2010
Japan's high debt not a problem short-term: IMF
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's public debt is very high but is not a serious problem in the short-term as private savings are abundant and ...
Thu, January 07, 2010
Japan government to explain to 35 nations on JAL: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government is set to explain through diplomatic channels the situation of Japan Airlines Corp <9205.T>, increasingly likely to go ...
Thu, January 07, 2010
Clinton to seek Japan assurance on military bases
By Andrew Quinn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will ask Japan to recommit to the U.S. security pact and Okinawa military ...
Thu, January 07, 2010
Clinton to meet Japan FM as base row simmers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet her Japanese counterpart in Hawaii next week amid a row over a U ...
Thu, January 07, 2010
U.S. and Japan in talks over Global World Seies
TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. and Japanese baseball champions could meet in a Global World Series, Japanese daily Nikkan Sports reported on Thursday.
Nippon ...
Tue, January 05, 2010
Japan deputy PM to be finmin, raising fiscal questions
By Leika Kihara and Linda Sieg
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan named fiery Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan as finance minister on Wednesday, turning to a ...
Thu, December 31, 2009
Japan's DBJ agrees to expand loans to JAL: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) has agreed to increase the amount of its unsecured loans to Japan Airlines <9205.T> from ...
Wed, December 30, 2009
Japan mulls merging JAL's int'l service into ANA's: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Several cabinet members of the Japanese government want Japan Airlines Corp <9205.T> to withdraw completely from its international flights business and ...
Wed, December 30, 2009
Japan sets long-term economic goals, meets skepticism
By Yoko Nishikawa and Hideyuki Sano
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government said it aimed for economic growth of more than 2 percent over the ...
Mon, December 28, 2009
Japan factory output jumps, momentum in doubt
By Stanley White
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's industrial output rose for the ninth consecutive month in November, driven by strong exports and domestic subsidies ...
Sat, December 26, 2009
Japan can avoid double-dip recession: minister
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese National Strategy Minister Naoto Kan said on Sunday the country's economy can avoid a double-dip recession thanks to economic recovery ...
Thu, December 24, 2009
Japan's 2020 bid city decision put on hold
TOKYO (Reuters) - The identity of Japan's bid city for the 2020 Summer Games could remain a mystery until 2011, the country's top ...
Thu, December 24, 2009
Japan drafts record budget as PM battles scandal
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Stanley White
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan approved on Friday a record budget for next year that will inflate the country's ...
Tue, December 22, 2009
Japan minister says May is deadline for U.S. base
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Defence Minister Toshimi Kitazwa said on Tuesday that May was the deadline for resolving a row over the relocation of a ...
Sun, December 20, 2009
Japan government support slides on "lack of leadership"
TOKYO (Reuters) - Support for the government of Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, who faces key decisions on next year's budget and relocating a ...
Tue, December 15, 2009
Japan to put off decision on U.S. base row
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will put off a decision on relocating a U.S. airbase, the foreign minister said on Tuesday, which the top U ...
Mon, December 14, 2009
Japan's Ishikawa heeds Jumbo's Tiger alert
TOKYO (Reuters) - Record-breaking Japanese teenager Ryo Ishikawa has been warned to "be careful" about women by his country's former number one golfer Jumbo ...
Mon, December 14, 2009
Japan to put off decision on U.S. base row
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will put off a decision on relocating a U.S. airbase, Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada said on Tuesday, a delay that ...
Sun, December 13, 2009
Japan business mood up more than forecast
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese business confidence edged up more than expected in the three months to December but remained negative for the sixth quarter in ...
Fri, December 11, 2009
U.S., Japan reach "open skies" aviation pact
By John Crawley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Japan reached a landmark aviation agreement on Friday, a deal that eases barriers to passenger ...
Wed, December 09, 2009
Japan GDP revised down, policy response in doubt
By Stanley White
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy grew at a far slower pace in the third quarter than first thought as capital spending ...
Sat, December 05, 2009
Japan mulling $7.8 billion guarantee to JAL: source
By Yoshifumi Takemoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is looking at guaranteeing about $7.8 billion in funding to Japan Airlines Corp <9205.T>, a government ...
Thu, December 03, 2009
Japan party threatens to leave government over U.S. base
By Isabel Reynolds
TOKYO (Reuters) - The leader of Japan's tiny Social Democratic Party threatened on Thursday to leave the ruling coalition if her ...
Sun, November 29, 2009
Vodka floors Bruce Lee to win Japan Cup
TOKYO (Reuters) - Vodka became Japan's most successful Grade One winner on Sunday when she clinched the prestigious Japan Cup by a nose to ...
Sat, November 28, 2009
Japan PM, BOJ governor to meet next week: sources
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa will meet next week, two sources with direct knowledge of ...
Thu, November 26, 2009
Bank of Japan checks rates, but intervention unlikely
By Stanley White
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan stepped closer to currency intervention on Friday than at any time in the last five ...
Sun, November 22, 2009
Japan leans towards buying F-35 fighter jet: media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's defense ministry is moving toward selecting Lockheed Martin Corp's <LMT.N> F-35 jet as the mainstay of its next-generation ...
Sun, November 22, 2009
Molinari wins playoff to deny Karlsson victory in Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Italy's Edoardo Molinari beat Robert Karlsson in a playoff to win the Dunlop Phoenix tournament on Sunday, denying last year's ...
Fri, November 20, 2009
U.S. soldier admits may have driven car in Japan crash
TOKYO (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier has admitted he may have run over a Japanese man found dead two weeks ago on the southern ...
Tue, November 17, 2009
CORRECTED: U.S., Japan to start base talks on Tuesday
Corrects title in paragraph 6 to ...Assistant Secretary of Defense... from Assistant Secretary of State
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and the United States will hold ...
Mon, November 16, 2009
Japan extra stimulus likely, GDP fails to convince
By Stanley White and Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government inched toward agreeing new stimulus measures that could be worth $30 billion on ...
Sun, November 15, 2009
Japan's trade minister apologizes for leaking GDP
By Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's trade minister apologized on Monday for disclosing market-sensitive GDP figures in a speech to business executives ahead ...
Sun, November 15, 2009
Japan trade minister apologizes for GDP leak
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Trade Minister Masayuki Naoshima apologized for speaking about third-quarter GDP data to oil industry executives on Monday ahead of its official ...
Sun, November 15, 2009
Japan trade minister leaked GDP data: source
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's trade minister disclosed market sensitive third-quarter GDP figures to oil industry executives on Monday ahead of its official release, a ...
Fri, November 13, 2009
U.S., Japan vow cooperation on non-proliferation
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama promised on Friday close cooperation on nuclear non-proliferation and Japan agreed ...
Wed, November 11, 2009
Obama faces strains in Japan, first stop in Asia
By Caren Bohan and Linda Sieg
TOKYO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama arrives in Tokyo on Friday for a summit where the two allies will ...
Tue, November 10, 2009
Geithner to Japan: spend more, export less
By Glenn Somerville
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Tuesday told his Japanese counterpart that a commitment by Tokyo to rely ...
Tue, November 10, 2009
Japan plans aid for Kabul ahead of Obama visit
By Yoko Nishikawa
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan said on Tuesday it would give Afghanistan up to $5 billion in new aid, a move Tokyo hopes ...
Fri, November 06, 2009
Treasury's Geithner to visit Japan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will meet with Japanese government officials in Tokyo next week before attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation finance ministers ...
Thu, November 05, 2009
Japan, U.S. to avoid bases feud for Obama visit
By Isabel Reynolds
GINOWAN, Japan (Reuters) - The United States and Japan look set to avoid a collision over where to relocate a Marine base ...
Wed, November 04, 2009
U.S. "fully committed" to Japan as feud simmers
By Chisa Fujioka
TOKYO (Reuters) - A U.S. diplomat said on Thursday that Washington was "fully committed" to its alliance with Japan, as the ...
Tue, November 03, 2009
Japan grapples with U.S. base plan before Obama visit
By Isabel Reynolds
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan struggled with the touchy issue of reorganizing U.S. military bases on the southern island of Okinawa on ...
Sun, November 01, 2009
Japan minister trip to U.S. not set, ties strained
By Chisa Fujioka
TOKYO (Reuters) - A trip by Japan's foreign minister to Washington to try to soothe strained ties was up in the ...
Sat, October 31, 2009
Japan foreign minister to meet Clinton over U.S. bases: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's foreign minister will meet his U.S. counterpart on Friday for talks expected to focus on a row over the ...
Sat, October 31, 2009
Japan preparing up to $5 billion in Afghan aid: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is preparing new aid for Afghanistan of up to $5 billion to be used to help former Taliban fighters find jobs ...
Mon, October 26, 2009
Nintendo to launch new DSi handheld in Japan: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo Co plans to launch a new version of its DSi hand-held videogame player with a larger screen in Japan as early ...
Sat, October 24, 2009
Japan PM says will not rush U.S. base decision
By Yoko Nishikawa
HUA HIN, Thailand (Reuters) - Japan's prime minister sidestepped questions on Saturday about reports he was about to agree to keep ...
Sat, October 24, 2009
Chances growing Japan may sign off on U.S. base-media
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Asahi newspaper reported on Saturday that chances are growing Japan may sign off on a plan to reposition a U.S ...
Wed, October 21, 2009
Japan PM says no need to rush U.S. base decision
By Yoko Kubota
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said on Friday there was no need to rush a decision that could stall ...
Wed, October 21, 2009
Japan automakers look beyond U.S. as strong yen bites
By Chang-Ran Kim, Asia autos correspondent
CHIBA, Japan (Reuters) - Japanese automakers such as Honda and Nissan want to reduce their reliance on the U ...
Wed, October 21, 2009
Japan's Hawks join clamor for returning Johjima
TOKYO (Reuters) - Catcher Kenji Johjima's former club the Softbank Hawks have joined to race to sign the 33-year-old following his decision to leave ...
Wed, October 21, 2009
Japan pours cold water on fashionista swimmers
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's swimmers could face lifetime bans if they dye their hair, wear an earring or have brightly decorated fingernails.
Japanese officials ...
Tue, October 20, 2009
Japan's Tigers look to pounce on Johjima return
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Hanshin Tigers are keen to sign catcher Kenji Johjima after his decision to leave the Seattle Mariners and return home ...
Mon, October 19, 2009
Gates pushes Japan on U.S. troop shift plan
By Phil Stewart and Isabel Reynolds
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates pressed Japan on Wednesday to implement quickly a deal to ...
Mon, October 19, 2009
Mariners catcher Johjima heading home to Japan
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Seattle Mariners catcher Kenji Johjima has decided to opt out of the final two years of his contract and go back to ...
Sun, October 18, 2009
U.S.-Japan ties get early test ahead of Obama visit
By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A trip by the U.S. defense secretary to Tokyo this week will offer an early test of ties ...
Tue, October 13, 2009
Bank of Japan refrains from comment on exit strategy
By Hideyuki Sano
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan kept markets guessing on the future of its support for corporate finance, avoiding any reference ...
Tue, October 13, 2009
Japan's Uchimura shines in qualifying
By Pritha Sarkar
LONDON (Reuters) - Japan's Kohei Uchimura put in a commanding all-around performance at the world gymnastics championships on Tuesday to show ...
Tue, October 13, 2009
Japan leans toward ending Afghan refueling mission
By Yoko Kubota
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's defense minister said on Tuesday that Tokyo would end its refueling mission in support of U.S ...
Sun, October 11, 2009
Japan blocks some Tyson beef imports after mix-up
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tyson Foods Inc. said Sunday that Japan had blocked beef shipments from one of its plants because they did not comply with ...
Thu, October 08, 2009
Honda repeats goal to raise Japan sales 13 percent
TOKYO (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co <7267.T> on Friday repeated its target to increase its sales in Japan by 13 percent to 655,000 ...
Mon, October 05, 2009
Big in Japan, but could America love Moomin?
By Eva Lamppu
HELSINKI (Reuters) - In one of the quirkiest book cults America has never heard of, a round-snouted troll is hauling consumers' wallets ...
Sat, October 03, 2009
CORRECTED: Former Japan finance minister found dead
(Corrects age in last paragraph to ...57 ..., not 58)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Japanese finance minister Shoichi Nakagawa, who resigned his key post after being ...
Fri, October 02, 2009
U.S. to give Japan time to assess troop rejig deal: envoy
TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States wants to give Japan's new government time to review an agreement on rejigging U.S. troops in the ...
Sun, September 27, 2009
Japan's Date Krumm wins first title in 13 years
SEOUL (Reuters) - Japan's Kimiko Date Krumm won her first WTA Tour title in 13 years with a 6-3 6-3 victory over Spaniard Anabel ...
Fri, September 25, 2009
Weary Federer withdraws from Japan, Shanghai events
LONDON (Reuters) - World number one Roger Federer has withdrawn from next month's Japan Open and Shanghai Masters in order to get some rest ...
Fri, September 25, 2009
Afghan aid is priority for U.S. ties: Japan PM
PITTSBURGH, United States (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said on Thursday the first topic he wants to address in relations with the United ...
Wed, September 23, 2009
Japan, U.S. vow to deepen ties
By Isabel Reynolds and Caren Bohan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and U.S. President Barack Obama pledged at their ...
Mon, September 21, 2009
U.S. says won't dictate to Japan on military bases
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States would like Japan to honor agreements to keep U.S. forces stationed on Okinawa but has no intention ...
Mon, September 21, 2009
U.S. says won't dictate to Japan on military bases
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States would like Japan to honor agreements to keep U.S. forces stationed on Okinawa but has no intention ...
Sun, September 20, 2009
Sticky U.S.-Japan issues loom for Hatoyama in New York
By Isabel Reynolds
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's new prime minister, Yukio Hatoyama, faces his first diplomatic test this week when he meets President Barack ...
Fri, September 18, 2009
Obama to meet China, Russia, Japan leaders at U.N.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will meet with Chinese President Hu Jintao, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama during the ...
Fri, September 18, 2009
U.S. open to talks on Japan alliance issues: envoy
By Isabel Reynolds and Chisa Fujioka
TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States is willing to listen to the new Japanese government's views on sensitive ...
Tue, September 15, 2009
New Japan PM gets good news on economy, voter rating
By Linda Sieg and Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - New Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama got some good news on his first full day in ...
Tue, September 15, 2009
Granholm Returns from Japan Trip
LANSING -- Governor Granholm has returned from her trade mission to Japan. While overseas, Granholm met with executives from Denso, which already has facilities in ...
Sat, September 12, 2009
Granholm Heads to Japan Seeking Business
LANSING -- Governor Granholm will be flying to Japan this weekend for an overseas investment mission.
She has a tight itinerary that will fill 72 ...
Fri, September 11, 2009
Delta in talks to take Japan Airlines stake: source
By Taro Fuse and Karen Jacobs
TOKYO/ATLANTA (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines <DAL.N>, the world's largest carrier, is in talks to take ...
Fri, September 11, 2009
Delta in talks to take Japan Airlines stake: source
TOKYO (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines <DAL.N>, the world's biggest carrier, is in talks to take a stake in Japan Airlines Corp <9205 ...
Fri, September 11, 2009
Delta in talks on stake in Japan Airlines: media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines <DAL.N>, the world's biggest carrier, is in talks to invest in struggling Japan Airlines Corp (JAL) <9205 ...
Fri, September 11, 2009
Japan Q2 GDP revised down as inventory falls
By Hideyuki Sano
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy grew a revised 0.6 percent in the three months to June, less than preliminary figures ...
Fri, September 11, 2009
Japan to buy Glaxo, Novartis H1N1 vaccines: media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's health ministry is set to buy enough H1N1 flu vaccine for nearly 50 million people from British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline ...
Wed, September 09, 2009
Japan shares hit by yen
By Eric Burroughs
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The dollar crawled up on Monday from a one-year low against other currencies as speculators booked profits on ...
Mon, September 07, 2009
Record by Japan's next leader hot on net auction
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's next leader, Yukio Hatoyama, probably never thought a song he recorded 20 years ago would one day fetch a pretty ...
Thu, September 03, 2009
Japan PM's pick of tainted ally raises concerns
By Isabel Reynolds
TOKYO (Reuters) - The choice of a scandal-tainted former leader of Japan's new ruling party for a key role raised concerns ...
Thu, September 03, 2009
Japan's Hatoyama, U.S. envoy discuss enhancing ties
By Chisa Fujioka and Linda Sieg
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's new leader and Washington's envoy agreed on Thursday to enhance ties amid concerns ...
Wed, September 02, 2009
Japan's Hatoyama tells Obama U.S.-Japan ties key
By Yoko Nishikawa
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's next leader, Yukio Hatoyama, told U.S. President Barack Obama in a telephone call that close relations ...
Wed, September 02, 2009
Japan gropes toward power handover, coalition seen
By Chisa Fujioka
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan groped its way on Wednesday toward a rare handover of power as the untested Democratic Party sought to ...
Tue, September 01, 2009
Fiscal challenges loom for newly elected Japan Democrats
By Isabel Reynolds and Yoko Nishikawa
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's next prime minister began forming a government on Monday as investors worried the untested ...
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