News On Japan via Mainichi — Oct 14 Hisashi Moriguchi, a Japanese researcher who had said he implemented the world’s first clinical trial using a trailblazing stem cell technology, admitted Saturday most of what he claimed in an academic… Read More ›
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Lagarde warns of ‘wartime level’ debt
News On Japan via Japan Times — Oct 13 Cutting public debt while encouraging economic growth will be vital in stabilizing the global economy, which is showing a slower than expected recovery, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde… Read More ›
China denies visa to 3 Japanese in Taiwan orchestra
NationalOct. 13, 2012 – 06:20AM JST TAIPEI — China has denied visas to three Japanese members of a Taiwanese symphony orchestra ahead of a planned mainland tour, an official said Friday, linking the move to a simmering territorial row. The… Read More ›
Japan sees U.S. as deterrent to China in islands dispute
Politics Oct. 12, 2012 – 04:10PM JST Ichiro Fujisaki, Japan’s ambassador to WashingtonAFP WASHINGTON — Japan said Thursday that its alliance with the United States has served as a deterrent in a territorial dispute between Tokyo and a rising China as… Read More ›
Official chided for Senkaku remarks
Enginnering Evil: This Rebukes the prior statement on the compromise with China… https://engineeringevil.com/2012/10/09/japan-may-acknowledge-chinas-claim-to-islets-to-calm-tension/ Kyodo The government has taken a lawmaker in the Cabinet to task for making controversial remarks on the Senkaku Islands, Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura said Wednesday…. Read More ›
Chinese nationalists covet Okinawa
By Kelly Olsen National Oct. 10, 2012 – 04:15PM JST BEIJING — In a glass case at Beijing’s Imperial College, an 18th century book with a yellowed title page in bold, black characters is evidence—some Chinese say—that a swathe of modern-day… Read More ›
Top China delegate pulls out of IMF meet amid islands row
By Lesley WroughtonPosted 2012/10/09 at 11:13 pm EDT TOKYO, Oct. 9, 2012 (Reuters) — The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday that China’s central bank governor will not lead the Chinese delegation at the IMF’s semi-annual meeting this week, in… Read More ›
Japan may ‘acknowledge’ China’s claim to islets to calm tension
*Engineering Evil: Would like 2nd Confirmation on this claim, before validating it. .This article has now been updated…Please refer to the link https://engineeringevil.com/2012/10/10/official-chided-for-senkaku-remarks/ . Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012 Kyodo Japan is considering plans to calm tensions with China by acknowledging that… Read More ›
Recession pushes US birth rates to an all-time low
18:25 08 October 2012 by Sara Reardon It’s looking like a bad time to invest in the diaper industry. Birth rates in the US reached an all-time low in 2011. US fertility has been declining steadily since 2008, according… Read More ›
Japan’s top 3 carmakers to halve Chinese output
Business Oct. 08, 2012 – 02:14PM JST( 2 ) TOKYO — Japan’s top three carmakers will halve production in China following a sales slump there sparked by a backlash over a territorial row between Tokyo and Beijing, a report said… Read More ›
Monument to eighth-century Japanese envoy to Tang Dynasty vandalized in Xian amid Senkaku Islands flareup
Monday, Oct. 8, 2012 Kyodo XIAN, China — A stone monument dedicated to an eight-century Japanese envoy to the Tang Dynasty in the ancient Chinese city of Xian has been vandalized with paint, a Kyodo News reporter confirmed Sunday. The… Read More ›
‘Food terrorism’ a new concern in China-Japan rift
KuchikomiOct. 07, 2012 – 06:30AM JST( 2 ) TOKYO — In a matter of weeks from mid-September, Japan-China relations have chilled to a level not seen in recent memory. “In China, Japanese nationals have been singled out for attacks, such… Read More ›
Chinese video-sharing sites crack down on Japanese TV shows and movies
By Ida Torres / October 5, 2012 / Major Chinese video-sharing websites are noticeably lacking one country in their categories list: Japan. Sites like Youku, Tudou and PPS have deleted Japan from the list of countries, although you could still search… Read More ›
Tokyo governor risks Chinese outrage with disputed island construction plan
The hawkish governor of Tokyo intends to push ahead with a plan to construct port facilities on disputed islands, a move that would inevitably trigger renewed outrage in China. Uotsuri Island, one of disputed Senkaku islands in the East China… Read More ›
Japanese insurers stop offering riot coverage in China
By Adam Westlake / October 5, 2012 / While the widespread anti-Japanese protests have subsided in China, large Japanese insurance companies are no longer offering coverage against riots to businesses with operations in the country. As the diplomatic tensions remain… Read More ›
German customs seize Stradivarius violin, demand $1.5 million
By Agence France-Presse Thursday, October 4, 2012 7:49 EDT Topics: Stradivarius violin ♦ Yuki Manuela Janke ♦ Yuzuko Horigome An acclaimed concert violinist has been told to pay $1.5 million in duty to German customs, who confiscated her Stradivarius saying… Read More ›
Major Japanese university server sites hacked
Servers at the University of Tokyo and four other major universities in Japan have apparently been attacked by hackers, resulting in leaks of IDs and passwords to databases at those schools, it has been learned. A group of hackers identifying… Read More ›
Mind-controlled Tail Wags Based on Your Mood
Sep 30, 2012 by Michelle Do friends never know how you’re feeling based on facial cues? Ever find yourself enviously eyeing your dog and its expressive posterior appendage? Oh tailless one, you are in luck! From the makers of Necomimi… Read More ›
Island plans by Tokyo’s nationalist governor may stoke fresh China tensions
By Antoni Slodkowski and Junko FujitaPosted 2012/10/03 at 11:42 pm EDT TOKYO, Oct. 3, 2012 (Reuters) — Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara, a fiery nationalist whose failed bid to buy a group of disputed islands ignited a crisis with China, is… Read More ›
Ten more years of pain: World economy will stay in crisis for at least another decade, says IMF chief economist
Olivier Blanchard was speaking to Hungarian website Portfolio.hu He said Germany would have to accept higher inflation and a real strengthening of its purchasing power He said U.S. still has big problems to solve Japan’s crisis ‘may take decades to… Read More ›
Chinese government ships entered territorial waters off disputed Tokyo-controlled islands for the second straight day
Chinese ships enter disputed waters for 2nd day in a row NationalOct. 03, 2012 – 03:20PM JST( 0 ) Tokyo and Beijing remain locked in a diplomatic row over disputed islands in the East China SeaAFP TOKYO — Chinese government… Read More ›
Several major Chinese banks have canceled participation in the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank to be held in Tokyo next week
China banks pull out IMF Tokyo meet amid island row: WSJ Posted 2012/10/02 at 10:37 pm EDT TOKYO, Oct. 2, 2012 (Reuters) — Several major Chinese banks have canceled participation in the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank… Read More ›
4 Chinese gov’t ships spotted in waters around disputed isles: Will not respond to request to leave
NationalOct. 02, 2012 – 03:50PM JST TOKYO — Chinese government ships were back in waters around Japanese-controlled islands Tuesday, the coast guard said, a week after they last left and days after heated exchanges at the U.N. General Assembly. The… Read More ›
Garlic chemical tablet treats diabetes 1 and 2
2008 study posted for filing Contact: Hiromu Sakurai sakuraih@suzuka-u.ac.jp Royal Society of Chemistry Oral administration of vanadium-allixin compound lowers blood glucose levels in diabetic mice A drug based on a chemical found in garlic can treat diabetes types I and… Read More ›
Japanese firms look at other countries as alternatives to China
By Shingo Ito BusinessOct. 01, 2012 – 06:37AM JST( 0 ) TOKYO — Riots at Japanese factories, stricter customs inspections and other barriers thrown up over a territorial row have reawakened an alarmed Japan Inc to the risks of doing… Read More ›
Images Provide Clues to China’s Naval Might
Sep. 29, 2012 – 01:52PM | By WENDELL MINNICK China’s first aircraft carrier berthed at Dalian port is seen Sept. 5. (AFP) TAIPEI — As China celebrated the launch of its first aircraft carrier last week, images and video… Read More ›
China State television on Saturday reported that the country’s navy and air forces conducted joint military exercises with live fire targeting a small island in the East China Sea.
China’s lines around islands suggest more conflict LOUISE WATT – Associated Press (AP) Posted September 29, 2012 at 4:08 a.m BEIJING (AP) — One of the hottest items in bookstores across China is a map for a place that… Read More ›
Bullet sent to Chinese embassy in Japan
CrimeSep. 29, 2012 – 06:15AM JST( 5 ) TOKYO — The Chinese embassy in Tokyo has received a bullet in the post, with the sender giving their name as the Japanese prime minister, police and reports said Friday, amid a… Read More ›
US urges calm in China-Japan and Japan-Korea islands disputes, but won’t serve as mediator
Article by: BRADLEY KLAPPER , Associated Press Updated: September 28, 2012 – 1:38 PM NEW YORK – The Obama administration on Friday pressed U.S. allies Japan and South Korea to continue their cooperation on North Korea and other key issues,… Read More ›
Japan ‘stole’ our islands, Chinese foreign minister tells U.N.
PoliticsSep. 28, 2012 – 11:35AM JST UNITED NATIONS — China took a bitter territorial dispute with Japan to the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday, with Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi accusing Tokyo of stealing disputed islands. The Japanese government’s purchase of… Read More ›
Military conflict ‘looms’ between China and Japan: Speculation already taking place into what role the U.S. will play in the War
War between China and Japan looms, with neither power willing to back down over a disputed chain of islands, expert warns. Yan Xuetong who has warned that unless one side backs down, there could be a repeat of the Falklands… Read More ›
China official says spat with Japan derails free trade talks
Posted 2012/09/27 at 11:46 am EDT BEIJING, Sep. 27, 2012 (Reuters) — A festering territorial dispute between China and Japan has derailed talks for a free trade zone involving the two countries and South Korea, an adviser to China’s central… Read More ›
Where is everybody?
Picture of the DaySep. 27, 2012 – 06:52AM JST Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda addresses the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday. Noda spoke about Japan’s territorial disputes with China and South Korea and… Read More ›
Japan won’t compromise with China on claim to islands, Noda says
Japan will never budge on its “sacred” ownership claim to islands in the East China Sea also claimed by China, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said, doing little to ease tensions with Asia’s top economic power. While Japan isn’t seeking a… Read More ›
ANA reports 40,000 cancelations on its China routes
All Nippon Airways says 40,000 seat reservations have been cancelled for its regular flights linking Japan and China, amid souring bilateral relations. ANA president Shin-ichiro Ito on Wednesday revealed the cancellations of the bookings for flights on 17 routes, from… Read More ›
China White Paper Claims Ownership of Islands Under Japanese Control: Claims the U.S. decision to hand them over to Japan was a “backroom deal” and a “grave violation of China’s territorial sovereignty.”
Sep. 25, 2012 – 02:41PM By Wendell Minnick TAIPEI — The Chinese State Council Information Office has issued a white paper about the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands dispute with Japan. The paper, released Sept. 25, is available in English on the People’s… Read More ›
Korea to watch China’s drone use for territory claims: China Mobilizing Drones to go after Korea’s island of Ieodo
Lee calls top security meeting to discuss N.K., regional tension Territorial tension is brewing again between Korea and China after Beijing reportedly devised a plan to mobilize drones to monitor areas outside its jurisdiction, including Korea’s island of… Read More ›
China carrier a show of force as Japan tension festers:”China will never tolerate any bilateral actions by Japan that harm Chinese territorial sovereignty,” Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun said on Tuesday. “
China’s first aircraft carrier, which was renovated from an old aircraft carrier that China bought from Ukraine in 1998, is seen docked at Dalian Port, in Dalian, Liaoning province in this September 22, 2012 file photo. China’s first aircraft carrier,… Read More ›
Japanese porn star in workbook (school book) angers Indonesian parents
Indonesian authorities are investigating how a picture of a Japanese porn star came to be printed on a junior high school worksheet, media reports say. An English subject worksheet for third-year students at an Islamic school in East… Read More ›
Taiwanese fishing flotilla muddies waters in China, Japan territorial dispute
Japan Coast Guard vessels sail along with Chinese surveillance ship Haijian No.66, left, near disputed islands called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China. Picture: AP / Kyodo News Source: AP CHINESE ships plied the waters of a disputed island… Read More ›
Japan protests as Chinese ships enter Japanese territorial waters
1:25am EDT By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO | Mon Sep 24, 2012 1:25am EDT TOKYO (Reuters) – Three Chinese ships entered what Japan considers its territorial waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea on Monday,… Read More ›
Drinking chamomile tea daily with meals may help prevent the complications of diabetes, which include loss of vision, nerve damage, and kidney damage
2008 Post for filing Drinking chamomile tea may help fight complications of diabetes Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry Drinking chamomile tea daily with meals may help prevent the complications of diabetes, which include loss of vision, nerve damage, and… Read More ›
China surveillance ships enter waters near disputed islands: In Japanese territorial waters
TOKYO | Sun Sep 23, 2012 8:35pm EDT TOKYO (Reuters) – Two Chinese marine surveillance ships entered what Japan considers its territorial waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea on Monday, the Japanese Coast Guard said, a move… Read More ›
China Navy Takes Delivery of 1st Aircraft Carrier: Report
Sep. 23, 2012 – 12:28PM | By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE | China’s first aircraft carrier berthed at Dalian port is seen Sept. 5. (AFP) BEIJING — China’s first aircraft carrier was handed over to the navy of the People’s Liberation… Read More ›
China cancel diplomatic events with Japan amid islands row
Sino-Japanese ties hit lowest point in years as territorial dispute over Senkaku/Diaoyu isles continues to simmer Associated Press guardian.co.uk, Sunday 23 September 2012 10.06 EDT A rally in Tokyo opposing China’s claim on the disputed islands, called Senkaku in Japan… Read More ›
In shark-infested waters, resolve of two giants is tested
SENKAKU/DIAOYU ISLANDS – The voyage to these remote islands at the center of one of Asia’s most heated territorial disputes is a bone-jarring seven-hour boat ride from one of Japan’s southernmost ports, a long enough journey that the fishermen who… Read More ›
China delays approval of working visas
Firms made to wait as Beijing retaliates amid Senkakus flare-up Kyodo Sunday, Sep. 23, 2012 BEIJING — Japanese companies are experiencing delays in obtaining working visas for their employees from Chinese authorities due to the Senkaku Islands row, domestic business… Read More ›
China government’s hand seen in anti-Japan protests : U.S. Ambassador to China footage
The last week’s anti-Japan demonstrations in China have been a spectacular display of just how easily the ruling Communist Party can harness the power of protest. In the aftermath of nationwide protests, in which mobs trashed Japanese-owned businesses and set… Read More ›
Man who cooked and served his genitals is handed over to prosecutors
Engineering Evil Comment: It is not the self Mutilation, It is not the Art, It is not the artist statement. It is that 71 good people paid for the opportunity to consume Human Flesh. . . . . Thursday, Sep. 20, 2012 …. Read More ›
Territorial row is a ticking time bomb for Asia
Thursday, Sep. 20, 2012 By MICHAEL RICHARDSON SINGAPORE — As the struggle to control disputed islands and valuable offshore resources has intensified in the East and South China Seas over the past few years, the United States has said… Read More ›
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