China has reacted to US and Japanese breaches by reportedly announcing it will now carry out regular patrols A Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force surveillance plane flies over the disputed islands in the East China Sea, called the Senkaku in Japan… Read More ›
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‘Hostile’ aircraft could be shot down in new air zone: Chinese air force general
PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 27 November, 2013, 3:07pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 27 November, 2013, 5:06pm Chris Luo chris.luo@scmp.com The Chinese guided missile destroyer No. 139 of the PLA Navy’s North Sea Fleet fires a missile during a naval drill in the… Read More ›
Criticism of China’s ADIZ increases; Japanese airlines do a policy U-turn / All Nippon Airways now refuse to comply with China
An All Nippon Airways Co. jet taxis at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Oct. 27. Japanese airlines reversed their earlier announcements that they would follow rules set by China over its air defense identification zone. | BLOOMBERG AFP-JIJI Nov 27, 2013… Read More ›
South Korea caught in crossfire amid air defence zone row / China’s air defence zone overlaps with some 3,000 square kilometres of South Korea’s
UPDATED : Wednesday, 27 November, 2013, 3:13pm Audrey Yoo audrey.yoo@scmp.com China’s air defence zone aimed at Tokyo puts South Korea in an awkward position South Korea is finding itself caught in the crossfire amid growing Sino-Japanese tensions after Beijing’s… Read More ›
US military aircraft defies China’s new defence zone to fly over disputed East China Sea
Two US B-52 bombers have flown over the disputed Senkaku/Daiyou islands, ‘in a direct challenge’ to China’s new air defence zone A group of disputed islands, Uotsuri island , Minamikojima and Kitakojima, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in… Read More ›
Chinese embassy in Tokyo has called on all Chinese citizens in Japan to voluntarily register with its consular section as tensions between the two countries reach new heights
PUBLISHED : Monday, 25 November, 2013, 12:20pm UPDATED : Monday, 25 November, 2013, 6:16pm Patrick Boehler patrick.boehler@scmp.com The Chinese embassy in Tokyo has called on all Chinese citizens in Japan to voluntarily register with its consular section as tensions between… Read More ›
U.S. vows to defend Japan after China announces new air zone
Nov. 24, 2013 – 03:00PM JST ( 18 ) U.S. vows to defend Japan after China announces new air zone The disputed islands in the East China Sea known as the Senkakus in Japan and the Diaoyus in ChinaAFP… Read More ›
China creates air defence zone over Japan-controlled islands as of 10.00am Saturday
Aircraft in the zone are expected to provide their flight plan, clearly mark their nationality, and maintain radio communication with Chinese authorities PUBLISHED : Saturday, 23 November, 2013, 1:27pm A view from a Chinese surveillance aircraft shows the disputed Diaoyu… Read More ›
Euro begins to crash, Eurozone now considering a Negative Deposit Rate of -0.1%
ECB is reportedly considering a negative deposit rate, meaning eurozone lenders would have to pay the ECB to deposit money with it. <!– remove the whitespace added by escenic before end of tag –> By James Titcomb, and Ben Martin… Read More ›
168th Health Research Report 16 NOV 2013
168 Health Research Report WHITE PAPER /ROUGH COPY 168th Issue Date 16 NOV 2013 Compiled By Ralph Turchiano http://www.vit.bz www.youtube.com/vhfilm http://www.engineeringevil.com http://www.healthresearchreport.me In this Issue: 1. The most commonly prescribed treatment for Colds and Sore Throats offers no benefit and… Read More ›
Depression: ‘Now the Second biggest cause of disability’ in world
By Helen Briggs BBC News Depression is common across the world Depression is the second most common cause of disability worldwide after back pain, according to a review of research. The disease must be treated as a global public… Read More ›
New wonder cure for killer flu originates from the humble turnip ( H1N1 & H7N9 )
A DRINK derived from a vegetable has been hailed as a breakthrough in the search for a cure for flu. By: Jo Willey Published: Wed, November 6, 2013 Flu could soon be banished by a landmark scientific discovery [GETTY:… Read More ›
Japan, Russia Cosy Up As China Dispute Simmers
Oct. 31, 2013 – 02:28PM By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera, pictured, and Foreign Affairs Minister Fumio Kishida will meet with Russian counterparts Friday. (Toshifumi Kitamura / AFP) TOKYO — Tokyo will play host to the foreign and… Read More ›
China accuses Japan of interfering in naval drills
Nov. 01, 2013 – 06:17AM JST BEIJING — China’s Defense Ministry said on Thursday it has lodged a formal diplomatic complaint over what it called “dangerous provocation” by Japan for shadowing Chinese military exercises in the western Pacific. Sino-Japanese ties… Read More ›
Confident China unveils its secretive nuclear submarine fleet for the first time in four decades
Nuclear submarine fleet is one of China’s most secretive military programs Revealed for first time in four decades as sign of country’s confidence By Sophie Jane Evans PUBLISHED: 16:32 EST, 28 October 2013 | UPDATED: 18:32 EST, 28 October 2013… Read More ›
Japan’s PM warns China on use of force as jets scrambled
By AFP | AFP – 8 hours ago AFP/AFP – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) delivers a speech next to Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera (L) during military review at the Ground Self-Defence Force’s Asaka training ground, on October 27, …more 2013 less … Read More ›
NSA asked Japan to tap regionwide fiber-optic cables in 2011
Kyodo Oct 27, 2013 Article history Online: Oct 27, 2013 Print: Oct 27, 2013 Last Modified: Oct 27, 2013 The U.S. National Security Agency sought the Japanese government’s cooperation in 2011 over wiretapping fiber-optic cables carrying phone and Internet data… Read More ›
Abe says he is ready to be more assertive against China / “If Japan does resort to enforcement measures like shooting down aircraft, that is a serious provocation to us, an act of war.” China’s Defense Ministry
Politics Oct. 27, 2013 – 06:00AM JST ( 12 ) TOKYO — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in an interview published on Saturday, said Japan was ready to be more assertive towards China as Beijing threatened to strike back if provoked…. Read More ›
How does ursolic acid induce neural regeneration after sciatic nerve injury? ( In Apples / Rosemary )
Contact: Meng Zhao eic@nrren.org 86-138-049-98773 Neural Regeneration Research Ursolic acid (chemical name 3-hydroxy-12- ursen-28-oic acid) is a triterpenoid extracted from natural plant-based drugs, and has anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory, anti-apoptotic, and anti-scarring effects, and it regulates the immune system and promotes the… Read More ›
Chinese journalists obliged to take refresher course in Marxist reporting techniques
Kuchikomi Oct. 25, 2013 – 07:00AM JST ( 15 ) TOKYO — Journalists and reporters employed by the media in the People’s Republic of China are said to number about 250,000. The Chinese government recently announced that in order to… Read More ›
Japan readies huge island war games amid YouTube PR push – Senkaku islands / Diaoyus ( Major Escalation )
By Shigemi Sato National Oct. 24, 2013 – 05:20PM JST TOKYO — Destroyers, fighter jets and 34,000 troops will take part in a huge exercise aimed at bolstering Japan’s ability to protect its remote islands, the government said Thursday, amid… Read More ›
All Chinese journalists ordered to censor supportive stances toward Japan
Kyodo Oct 20, 2013 BEIJING – China’s Communist Party has begun ordering all Chinese journalists not to take supportive stances toward Japan when writing about territorial and historical issues between the two countries, participants of a mandatory training program revealed… Read More ›
Breaking: Radioactivity level spikes 6,500 times higher at Fukushima well than readings taken on Wednesday
Published time: October 18, 2013 02:08 Fukushima Governor Yuhei sato (orange helmet) inspects the contaminated water tanks at Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant at Okuma town in Fukushima prefecture on October 15, 2013. (AFP… Read More ›
Secret Japan-China talks held over island dispute
Oct. 16, 2013 – 07:01AM JST TOKYO — A senior Chinese government official has secretly visited Japan for talks with Japanese officials aimed at improving bilateral relations damaged by an ongoing territorial row, a report said Tuesday. The talks involving… Read More ›
Here Are All The Things the British Military Can’t Do Anymore
Posted By Robert Beckhusen, War is Boring Monday, October 14, 2013 – 2:05 PM In late September, the Royal Navy unveiled its latest nuclear-powered Astute-class submarine, HMS Artful, and also “christened” the hefty but sleek Daring-class destroyer HMS Duncan — the sixth… Read More ›
Fukushima Industries unveils new mascot with an unfortunate name
By Preston Phro Oct. 15, 2013 – 07:00AM JST TOKYO — Meet the newest mascot at Fukushima Industries. This cute, winged egg is the perfect face for a company that manufactures the kind of industrial refrigerators, blast chillers, freezers and… Read More ›
Radiation levels near Japan’s damaged Fukushima reactor hit two-year high
Friday, Oct 11, 2013 Reuters TOKYO – Radiation levels in seawater just outside one of the damaged Fukushima reactors spiked this week to the highest level in two years, the operator of the crippled Japanese nuclear plant said on Thursday.Radiation… Read More ›
China warns U.S., Japan, Australia not to gang up in sea disputes
Politics Oct. 07, 2013 – 02:05PM JST SHANGHAI — China said on Monday the United States, Australia and Japan should not use their alliance as an excuse to intervene in territorial disputes in the East China Sea and South China… Read More ›
Stop lending money to the yakuza, FSA tells Mizuho
Criminals’ bank of choice: Pedestrians walk by a sign for Mizuho Bank in Tokyo. Financial regulators on Friday ordered the mega-bank to stop lending money to yakuza. | BLOOMBERG AFP-JIJI Sep 27, 2013 Online: Sep 27, 2013 Print: Sep 28,… Read More ›
Japan to raid Novartis over alleged data fabrication
27 Sep 2013 Tokyo (AFP) Japanese authorities are preparing to raid the local arm of Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis over data fabrication claims, reports said Friday. A health ministry panel of experts has concluded that Novartis Pharma KK should be held… Read More ›
Japanese media declare ‘dark times’ are on us
Grim discovery: Investigators gather at a crime scene in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, after the body of a 16-year-old girl was discovered. | KYODO <!– –> by Michael Hoffman Special To The Japan Times <!– Meta –> Sep 14, 2013 Online:… Read More ›
Ships patrol Diaoyu Islands in advance of anniversary
China sends large coastguard flotilla to mark Japan’s purchase of disputed islands last year Wednesday, 11 September, 2013 [Updated: 10:00AM] Teddy Ng teddy.ng@scmp.com Vessels from the China Maritime Surveillance and the Japan Coast Guard near the disputed Diaoyu Islands…. Read More ›
China warns Japan against stationing workers on disputed isles ” would not tolerate provocation “
National Sep. 11, 2013 – 06:55AM JST ( 45 ) TOKYO/BEIJING — China on Tuesday said it would not tolerate provocation after Japan’s top government spokesman said the country might station government workers on disputed islands in the East China… Read More ›
Japan could anger China by putting government workers on isles
A Japan Coast Guard boat (front) and vessel sail as Uotsuri island, one of the disputed islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, is pictured in the background, in the East China Sea August 18, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Ruairidh… Read More ›
Japan scrambles jets in response to drone
reason.com — Sep 10 Japan scrambled fighter jets Monday after an unidentified drone flew near Tokyo-controlled islands at the centre of a bitter dispute with China, a defence ministry spokesman said. It was the first reported incident of its kind.Japan’s… Read More ›
Chinese bombers prompt Japanese jet scramble
Kyodo News InternationalSeptember 8, 2013 12:18 Japan’s Defense Ministry said Sunday two Chinese H-6 bombers flew round trip from the East China Sea to the Pacific Ocean without violating Japanese airspace the same day after overflying waters between Okinawa… Read More ›
China rules out talks with Japan on disputed Diaoyus
Wednesday, 28 August, 2013 [Updated: 5:28AM] A Japan Coast Guard vessel patrols off the disputed Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea. Photo: Reuters China sees no reason to hold talks with Japan over their dispute about ownership of… Read More ›
Japan could be ‘main player’ if Asia conflicts break out: defense minister
By Harumi Ozawa Politics Aug. 27, 2013 – 02:01PM JST ( 6 ) TOKYO — Japan could be a key participant if conflict breaks out in Asia, the defense minister said Monday, warning China is seeking to exploit difficulties… Read More ›
Japan Scrambles Jets After Russian Bomber Breaches Airspace
Aug. 22, 2013 – 10:54AM | By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE | TOKYO — Japan scrambled fighter jets Thursday after a pair of Russian bombers briefly intruded into the country’s airspace, officials said. The two Tu-95 planes breached airspace near the isle… Read More ›
Woman takes on Yakuza godfather over protection racket
Restaurant owner in Nagoya is seeking £120,000 from crime boss in landmark case Paul Gallagher The Observer, Saturday 24 August 2013 07.23 EDT Kenichi Shinoda, the boss of the Yamaguchi-gumi, photographed as he left jail in 2011. Photograph:… Read More ›
Japan unveils largest warship since WWII as tensions with China grow
independent.co.uk — Aug 07 Japan has unveiled its biggest warship since the Second World War, leading to fears that the conflict over disputed islands between it and China could escalate. The 19,500-tonne behemoth, described as a destroyer but with the… Read More ›
Radioactive water at Fukushima an emergency / Contaminated water could rise to the ground’s surface within three weeks
Watchdog says radioactive water at Fukushima an emergency By Antoni Slodkowski and Mari Saito National Aug. 06, 2013 – 06:45AM JST ( 29 ) TOKYO — Highly radioactive water seeping into the ocean from Japan’s crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant… Read More ›
Japan moves to safeguard border islands
Construction of port facilities is under way at Okinotorishima island in Ogasawara village, Tokyo. News Desk The Yomiuri Shimbun Publication Date : 05-08-2013 These remote islands serve as points for defining territorial waters and exclusive economic zones With… Read More ›
Is new yakuza journal good news for Japan?
by Jake Adelstein Aug 3, 2013 If you’re a well-connected Japanese gangster, you now have your own newspaper to keep you abreast of underworld life. Another perk of the job.Japan’s yakuza are a different lot. They have office buildings, business… Read More ›
Japan eyes first-strike capability, Marines in defense policy update
By Linda Sieg National Jul. 25, 2013 – 05:10PM JST ( 41 ) TOKYO — Japan is likely to start considering acquiring the ability to launch pre-emptive military strikes in a planned update of its basic defense policies, the latest… Read More ›
Japan to deploy ships after China detected drilling in disputed waters – report
Published time: July 18, 2013 16:50 An aerial view shows a Chinese facility under construction (top R) for natural gas exploration and a large crane ship are seen near what Tokyo claims to be the median line between the… Read More ›
Japan mulls nationalising unclaimed islands
National Jul. 16, 2013 – 06:52AM JST ( 32 ) A Taiwan fishing boat is blocked by the Japan Coast Guard near the disputed Diaoyu / Senkaku islands, September 2012AFP TOKYO — Japan may nationalise any unclaimed remote islands in… Read More ›
Japan seeks to ‘nationalize’ islands
With an Upper House election looming this weekend, the Japanese cabinet plans to strengthen territorial claims on hundreds of remote islands in the East China Sea. -China Daily/ANN Tue, Jul 16, 2013 China Daily/Asia News Network With an Upper House… Read More ›
Caroline Kennedy to be named ambassador to Japan
NHK — Jul 13 US President Barack Obama is set to name Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of former president John F. Kennedy, as the new ambassador to Japan. Sources in Japan and the United States revealed on Friday… Read More ›
What every stressed yakuza mobster needs: A morale-boosting magazine
In-house tabloid offers tips on board games, haikus and a letter from the Yamaguchi-gumi outfit’s godfather David McNeill Wednesday, 10 July 2013 Japan’s biggest crime syndicate, the Yamaguchi-gumi, has produced an in-house tabloid magazine with features on fishing and board… Read More ›
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