Jul. 9, 2013 – 08:48AM | By SHINGO ITO for AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE | TOKYO — China’s “coercive” behavior in waters around islands at the center of a bitter dispute with Japan is dangerous and could trigger an incident, Tokyo said… Read More ›
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Fukushima Nuke Plant manager dies of cancer
Tuesday, 09 July 2013 Masao Yoshida (AFP Photo / Japan Pool via JIJI Press) The ex-head of Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant Masao Yoshida, 58, died at a Tokyo hospital of esophageal cancer on July 9, 2013…. Read More ›
Poor English saved Japanese bankers during 2008 crisis: Aso
Politics Jun. 29, 2013 – 03:00PM JST TOKYO — Japan’s banks emerged from the 2008 global credit crisis largely unscathed because senior employees did not speak English well enough to have got them into trouble, Finance Minister Taro Aso says…. Read More ›
Hollande tells Japanese business leaders eurozone crisis is over
By MALCOLM FOSTER Politics Jun. 09, 2013 – 06:34AM JST ( 7 ) French President Francois Hollande delivers a speech during his lecture in Tokyo, Saturday.AP Photo/Koji Sasahara TOKYO — French President Francois Hollande sought reassure Japanese business leaders Saturday… Read More ›
Our Japanese reporter’s encounter with American school lunch
4 days ago by Michelle Many people in Japan think that American school lunches are unhealthy. For the most part, they are right. When photos of the greasy fried foods and brown piles of slop that are served to students… Read More ›
School Lunch in Japan 【You, Me, And A Tanuki】
Oct 7, 2012 by Michelle You, Me, And a Tanuki is a weekly featured blog run by Michelle, a Californian who is currently one of only two foreigners living in Chibu, a tiny fishing village on one of the Oki islands in Japan…. Read More ›
US genetically modified wheat stokes fears, Japan cancels tender
Reuters — May 31 A strain of genetically modified wheat found in the United States fuelled concerns over food supplies across Asia on Thursday, with major importer Japan cancelling a tender offer to buy U.S. grain. Other top… Read More ›
Japan halts some U.S. imports after modified wheat found
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and NIGEL DUARA Business May. 31, 2013 – 03:15PM JST ( 20 ) WASHINGTON — Japan has suspended some imports of U.S. wheat after a genetically engineered version of the grain was found on a U.S…. Read More ›
China trying to strengthen its claim to Okinawa
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN National May. 20, 2013 – 06:49AM JST ( 25 ) BEIJING — China is trying to strengthen its claim on tiny, uninhabited, Japanese-controlled islands by raising questions about the much larger Okinawa chain that is… Read More ›
N. Korea fires 4th short-range missile in 2 days – Seoul
Published time: May 19, 2013 09:01 Edited time: May 19, 2013 11:36 North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) (Reuters / KCNA) North Korea has fired a short-range missile into the Sea of Japan, a Seoul military official said, one day… Read More ›
Japan confirms report N. Korea fires 3 short-range missiles
© Flickr.com/doraemon/cc-by-nс-sa 3.0 Japan confirmed the report of the launches, saying its military had detected them too. The South’s military says it is maintaining high level of readiness amid the developments. The Korean Peninsula is emerging from the latest period… Read More ›
North Korea launches short-range missiles, South says
© Photo: «Vesti.Ru» South Korea’s Ministry of Defense has detected three launches of short-range guided missiles by North Korea, it said. Two launches were fired on Saturday morning and another one in the afternoon, reports Yonhap news agency. The missiles… Read More ›
Chinese general says Ryukyu islands do not belong to Japan
Politics May. 17, 2013 – 06:45AM JST ( 72 ) BEIJING — A senior Chinese military officer has said the Ryukyu Islands—which include Okinawa and its U.S. military bases—“do not belong to Japan”, as a territorial row mounts between the… Read More ›
Japan protests to China over Okinawa claim
Politics May. 09, 2013 – 07:00PM JST ( 55 ) Graphic showing US military bases in Japan’s OkinawaAFP TOKYO — Japan has lodged a diplomatic protest with China over an article in a state-run publication that challenged Japan’s ownership of… Read More ›
China refuses to confirm Okinawa Island belongs to Japanese
Bloomberg — May 09 China refused to confirm that Okinawa belongs to Japan after two Chinese scholars suggested re-examining the ownership of the archipelago that includes the island, adding to tensions over a separate territorial dispute. Agreements between… Read More ›
China should reconsider who owns Okinawa: People’s Daily – China may claim rights to Okinawa
Politics May. 08, 2013 – 05:00PM JST BEIJING — China’s top newspaper on Wednesday published a call for a review of Japan’s sovereignty over the island of Okinawa—home to major U.S. bases—with the Asian powers already embroiled in a territorial… Read More ›
China-Japan Island Dispute Could Become Flashpoint
May. 4, 2013 – 11:15AM By WENDELL MINNICK TAIPEI — While North Korea has garnered attention as Asia’s top hotspot, experts worry that the real problem is between Beijing and Tokyo over the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands, which China calls… Read More ›
China official clearly calls Senkaku core interest
Jiji Press — Apr 27 Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying clarified at a regular press conference Friday that the Senkaku islands in the East China Sea are part of the country’s core interests concerning its territorial sovereignty. It is… Read More ›
10 million sign petition for rescue of abductees from N Korea
National Apr. 27, 2013 – 07:10AM JST ( 10 ) TOKYO — An association started by the family of Megumi Yokota who was abducted by North Korea, is preparing to present a petition calling for the rescue of her and… Read More ›
China calls Japan-U.S. island drill ‘provocative’
Reuters — Apr 25 China said on Wednesday that “provocative actions” would not sway it from defending its territory, after Japan confirmed it would conduct military drills with the United States amid tension between Beijing and Tokyo over disputed… Read More ›
China, Japan tense over disputed islands : Eight Chinese government ships had entered waters near the contested islands
CNN — Apr 24 The fragile relationship between China and Japan came under fresh strain Tuesday as ships from both sides crowded into the waters around a disputed group of islands and nearly 170 Japanese lawmakers visited a controversial… Read More ›
Chinese ships track Japanese nationalist flotilla
canberratimes.com.au — Apr 23 Eight Chinese government ships have entered Japanese territorial waters near disputed islands, the most in a single day since Tokyo nationalised part of the archipelago, the Japanese government says. A flotilla of boats carrying… Read More ›
Abe vows to expel by force any Chinese landing on disputed isles
National Apr. 23, 2013 – 01:20PM JST ( 3 ) A Chinese marine surveillance ship cruises near the disputed islets in the East China Sea.;AFP TOKYO — Prime minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday vowed to “expel by force” any Chinese… Read More ›
N.Korea deploys more missiles on east coast
Photo: EPA North Korea has moved two mobile SCUD missile launchers to the country’s eastern coast, in addition to seven missile complexes it deployed there early this month, South Korean military officials said on Saturday. Right now there are nearly… Read More ›
China calls on Japan to stop scrambling its fighters
National Apr. 19, 2013 – 06:40AM JST ( 40 ) BEIJING — China called on Japan on Thursday to stop sending jets up against Chinese aircraft after Japan said it had scrambled its fighters twice as often in the past… Read More ›
Japan scrambled jets against China planes record 306 times in 12 months
National Apr. 18, 2013 – 08:15AM JST ( 29 ) TOKYO — Japan scrambled fighter jets in response to Chinese aircraft a record number of times in the year to March 2013, mostly after the nationalisation of disputed islands, the… Read More ›
N. Korean missile launchpad moved into firing position – report
Published time: April 11, 2013 01:38 Edited time: April 11, 2013 03:45 AFP Photo / Ed Jones A North Korean missile launcher has moved into the firing position with rockets facing skyward, Kyodo reports, citing a Japan defense official…. Read More ›
North Korea deploys seven mobile missile launchers
Photo: EPA Up to seven mobile units with ballistic missiles of various range, from 300 km to over 3,000 km have been detected on the east coast of North Korea. They can be launched simultaneously or in succession over several… Read More ›
Russian bombers conducts practice strikes on US missile defenses in Asia ( Mock attacks against ground-based missile defense site in Japan )
Friday, 05 April 2013 A Russian bomber recently carried out simulated cruise missile attacks on U.S. missile defenses in Asia, raising new questions about Moscow’s goal in future U.S.-Russian defense talks. According to U.S. officials, a Russian Tu-22M Backfire bomber… Read More ›
North Korea warns Britain to evacuate embassy in Pyongyang and moves mid-range missiles to coast sparking fears of imminent strike
In response to the continued threats South Korea deployed two warships that have missile-defence systems Rob Williams Friday, 5 April 2013 North Korea has advised Britain to evacuate its embassy in Pyongyang saying it will not be able to guarantee… Read More ›
Australia prepares withdrawal from South Korea
Written by Anne Anderson There is no indication as yet, that the New Zealand government will replicate Australia’s moves to ensure the safety of its people in South Korea. Australia’s ‘Herald Sun’ says Defence officials are working on plans to… Read More ›
Education Department website removes Chairman Mao quote
5:21 PM 03/22/2013 Robby Soave Reporter, The Daily Caller News Foundation In this Tuesday Sept. 18, 2012 photo, anti-Japan protesters hold portraits of the late Communist leader Mao Zedong and wave Communist party and national flags while marching on the… Read More ›
U.S., Japan review plans for retaking disputed islands
National Mar. 21, 2013 – 06:05PM JST ( 52 ) Disputed islands claimed by China and controlled by JapanAFP WASHINGTON — U.S. and Japanese officers are discussing worst-case contingency plans for retaking disputed islands in the East China Sea if… Read More ›
Fukushima loses cooling power
No electricity to pumps that feed ponds where spent nuclear fuel rods must be kept underwater at a safe temperature Associated Press in Tokyo guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 19 March 2013 00.38 EDT A damaged reactor building at the Fukushima power plant… Read More ›
Japan seizes nuclear-related materials from N Korea cargo : ( Singapore-flagged ship )
Crime Mar. 19, 2013 – 06:50AM JST ( 5 ) TOKYO — Japan has seized aluminium alloy rods which can be used to make nuclear centrifuges from a Singapore-flagged ship which was carrying cargo from North Korea, a government spokesman… Read More ›
Japan cracks seabed ‘ice gas’ in dramatic leap for global energy / radically change the world’s energy outlook.
Japan has extracted natural “ice” gas from methane hydrates beneath the sea off its coasts in a technological coup, opening up a super-resource that could meet the country’s gas needs for the next century and radically change the world’s energy… Read More ›
Bank whips out palm-recognition kit – and a severed hand won’t work
New payment system to tackle identity fraud By John Leyden Posted in Security, 6th March 2013 09:37 GMT Free whitepaper – A Private Cloud Infrastructure, Simplified Italian banking group UniCredit has developed a commercial biometric payment system based on Fujitsu… Read More ›
Isles flare-up will be Japan’s fault, China says”Its reporter mentioned reports that the Chinese military is gearing up for WAR over the isles – a point that Lu did not deny.”
Ho Ai Li The Straits Times Publication Date : 03-03-2013 China yesterday said it will hold Japan responsible for any flare-up over the disputed isles at the centre of the worst tensions between the two countries in 40 years. “If… Read More ›
China stands firm on islands: Tokyo must “shoulder all consequences” if it prompts any friction by using military vessels and planes to harass regular Chinese patrols
Zhang Yunbi and Ding Qingfen China Daily Publication Date : 03-03-2013 Tokyo must “shoulder all consequences” if it prompts any friction by using military vessels and planes to harass regular… Read More ›
China slams Abe over comments in Washington Post
Feb. 22, 2013 – 04:10PM JST BEIJING — China on Friday slammed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for telling a U.S. newspaper that Beijing had a “deeply ingrained” need to challenge its neighbors over territory. Abe, visiting the United States… Read More ›
Russian nuclear bombers intercepted over Guam
Bear Bombers Over Guam Russian nuclear bombers circle Guam Russian Tu-95 Bear long rang bomber aircraft / AP BY: Bill Gertz February 15, 2013 4:04 pm Two Russian nuclear-armed bombers circled the western Pacific island of Guam this week… Read More ›
Abe: China radar-lock on Japan ship ‘dangerous’
Politics Feb. 06, 2013 – 12:45PM JST TOKYO — The radar-lock that a Chinese frigate put on a Japanese warship was “dangerous” and “provocative,” Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday, as tensions in a territorial row ratcheted up. “It was… Read More ›
Japan protests to China after a Japanese navy ship was targeted by guided missile radar
Japan protests to China after radar pointed at vessel Reuters Tuesday, Feb 05, 2013 TOKYO – A Chinese vessel pointed a type of radar normally used to help guide missiles at a Japanese navy ship near disputed East China Sea… Read More ›
Okinawa cancels plan to use young women’s thighs as advertising space
National Feb. 03, 2013 – 06:48AM JST TOKYO — The Okinawa Convention and Visitors Bureau (OCVB) along with the prefectural government have cancelled their plans to use space on women’s bare thighs for marketing the islands as a graduation trip… Read More ›
China sends three Warships to disputed Islands
Wednesday, 30 January 2013 Three Chinese government ships were sailing in waters around islands disputed with Japan today, a day after the Japanese premier suggested a summit could help mend frayed ties. Japan’s coastguard said the maritime surveillance boats were… Read More ›
Abe says he intends to change constitution
By Kyoko Hasegawa Politics Jan. 31, 2013 – 04:50PM JST ( 77 ) Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force ships Kurama (R) and Hyuga (L) off Sagami Bay, Japan, on October 14, 2012AFP TOKYO — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told lawmakers Thursday… Read More ›
Chinese scholar warns on Japan’s ‘fast turn right’: “Today it will jeopardize China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Tomorrow it will do the same to yours if unchecked,”
Kyodo Jan 23, 2013 HONG KONG – A scholar at a Chinese Foreign Ministry think tank warned Tuesday that Japan’s political turn to the right must be checked before its negative effects spread through the region.Ruan Zongze, vice president and… Read More ›
Experiments show bisphenol S also disrupts hormone activity: BPS
Contact: Jim Kelly jpkelly@utmb.edu 409-772-8791 University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston BPA substitute could spell trouble A few years ago, manufacturers of water bottles, food containers, and baby products had a big problem. A key ingredient of the plastics… Read More ›
Japan talk of warning shots heats up China dispute
By Eric Talmadge Politics Jan. 22, 2013 – 12:40PM JST ( 5 ) TOKYO — Japan says it may fire warning shots and take other measures to keep foreign aircraft from violating its airspace in the latest verbal blast between… Read More ›
U.S. stands by Japan on island dispute with China
Politics Jan. 19, 2013 – 03:20PM JST U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida speak in Washington on Friday.AFP WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued a veiled warning Friday to China not… Read More ›
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