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  • October 2008

    • Barenaked Brit Skinny-Dips at Tokyo Palace

      Reuters  |  Oct 7, 08 1:16 PM CDT

      Barenaked Brit Skinny-Dips at Tokyo Palace

      (Newser) - A naked Westerner jumped into the moat surrounding Japan’s fortified imperial palace today, Reuters reports, climbing its walls during a chase that lasted more than an hour. Onlookers giggled and snapped photos of the 40-year-old bald man, who claimed to be a British tourist from Spain. He was captured and released; “We are checking on his mental condition now,” a spokesman said. More »

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      Japan  • Spain  • Britain  • tourists  • Tokyo

  • September 2008

    • Missing: 5-Year-Old; 20 Inches Long, Big Nose

      Asahi Shimbun (Japan)  |  Sep 22, 08 2:07 PM CDT

      Missing: 5-Year-Old; 20 Inches Long, Big Nose

      (Newser) - Tae the anteater is on the run—again. Dozens of humans are searching for the 5-year-old, a resident of Tokyo's Sunshine International Aquarium who engineered a jailbreak Saturday by opening a sliding door, the Asahi Shimbun reports. Tae previously enjoyed a taste of freedom in 2005, when she skipped out of the aquarium for a day. More »

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      animal  • Tokyo

  • June 2008

    • Can Fish-Hungry Japan Go Sustainable?

      Gourmet  |  Jun 26, 08 7:16 AM CDT

      Can Fish-Hungry Japan Go Sustainable?

      (Newser) - Japan loves its fish: The island nation consumes an average of 147 pounds per person a year, compared to America’s 17. So, Samuel Fromartz wonders in Gourmet , how can Japanese fisheries continue to support supermarket fish counters as large as an entire US meat section? The answer, slowly gaining ground, is sustainable fishing, and retailers’ desire to have an eco-friendly stamp. More »

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      Japan  • fish  • Tokyo  • sushi  • tuna  • sustainability  • fishery

    • Tokyo Killer Warned of Slaughter Online

      Associated Press  |  Jun 9, 08 9:04 AM CDT

      Tokyo Killer Warned of Slaughter Online

      (Newser) - The young man accused of killing 7 people in a knife rampage in downtown Tokyo warned of the attacks in a series of messages to an Internet bulletin board, reports the AP. Tomohiro Kato, who rammed his truck into pedestrians before stabbing 17 of them, posted warnings from his cell phone, including one only 20 minutes before the attack that read simply, "It's time." More »

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      Japan  • violence  • Tokyo  • knife

    • 7 Killed in Tokyo Stabbing Spree

      Associated Press  |  Jun 8, 08 7:36 AM CDT

      7 Killed in Tokyo Stabbing Spree

      (Newser) - A Japanese man plowed his truck into Tokyo pedestrians before jumping out and stabbing them, killing at least 7 and wounding 10 more, the AP reports. Police nabbed a 25-year-old man in the attack, which occurred in the city’s leading electronics district, a hotspot for young people. The suspect announced he had come “to kill people,” said a police spokesman. “He said he was tired of life.” More »

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      Japan  • stabbing  • Tokyo  • trucks  • bystanders

    • Chicago Makes Final Four in 2016 Olympic Bid

      Chicago Sun-Times  |  Jun 4, 08 12:20 PM CDT

      Chicago Makes Final Four in 2016 Olympic Bid

      (Newser) - Chicago is still in the mix to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, the Sun-Times reports, as the International Olympic Committee today winnowed the field of candidates to four. Vying against the Windy City are Madrid, Tokyo, and Rio de Janeiro. More »

  • April 2008
  • March 2008

    • Lehman Sues to Reclaim $350M Lost in Swindle

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 31, 08 8:15 AM CDT

      Lehman Sues to Reclaim $350M Lost in Swindle

      (Newser) - Lehman Brothers is suing Japanese trading company Marubeni, seeking to recover $350 million lost in a scam apparently engineered by two of the company’s employees. The scheme involved forged documents purportedly bearing a board member’s seal and two meetings at Marubeni headquarters, including one with an impostor posing as an executive, reports the Wall Street Journal. Marubeni has denied wrongdoing and says it won’t pay. More »

    • Japan's Inflation Surges

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 28, 08 8:58 AM CDT

      Japan's Inflation Surges

      (Newser) - A double whammy of rising inflation and unemployment has experts worried that Japan’s economy—the world’s second largest—is fast losing steam, reports the Wall Street Journal. Inflation in February rose 1%, its fastest spike in a decade, and household spending stalled in the face of rising food and oil prices. More »

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      Japan  • inflation  • unemployment  • exports  • Tokyo  • Japanese economy

    • Japan Faces Credit Crisis With No Central Bank Governor

      AFP  |  Mar 21, 08 9:58 AM CDT

      Japan Faces Credit Crisis With No Central Bank Governor

      (Newser) - When markets are in chaos and currencies are fluctuating wildly, central bankers jump in to try to provide stability, as Ben Bernanke has done at the Fed. But in Tokyo a political standoff has left the Bank of Japan without a leader at the worst possible moment, reports the AFP. If MPs can't agree on a BoJ governor soon, the world's second-largest economy could face a serious crisis. More »

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      credit crisis  • Japan  • Yasuo Fukuda  • Tokyo  • Japanese economy  • Bank of Japan

    • Asian Markets Surge As Dollar Comes Back

      Bloomberg  |  Mar 19, 08 3:53 AM CDT

      Asian Markets Surge As Dollar Comes Back

      (Newser) - Stocks in Asia had their best day in a month as investors reacted to the Fed's 75-point rate cut and a top Chinese company announced higher-than-expected earnings. The Nikkei climbed 2.5%, with financial stocks leading gains, reports Bloomberg. Companies with substantial business in America also did well—Canon jumped 6.3%, Nintendo 5%—as the dollar made its biggest gain against the yen in almost a decade, pushing back above ¥100. More »

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      US dollar  • Asian markets  • Nikkei  • Tokyo  • yen

    • Dollar Sinks Below 100 Yen

      Financial Times (UK)  |  Mar 13, 08 5:10 AM CDT

      Dollar Sinks Below 100 Yen

      (Newser) - The dollar's decline continued today, dropping below the symbolically dramatic threshhold of 100 yen for the first time in 12 years. The greenback held on just above ¥100 during the trading day in Tokyo before slumping to ¥99.80 in Europe this morning. The dollar took a pummeling across the board, trading at record lows against not only the yen but also the euro and the Swiss franc. More »

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      Japan  • US dollar  • Nikkei  • Tokyo  • yen

  • December 2007

    • Hello Kitty to Purr for Young Men, Too

      Associated Press  |  Dec 28, 07 2:46 PM CST

      Hello Kitty to Purr for Young Men, Too

      (Newser) - Will boys really say “Hello Kitty”? The company behind the sugary-sweet product line thinks so. Japan’s Sanrio Co. says it will plaster the cuddly cat on T-shirts, bags, watches, and other products for males. “We think Hello Kitty is accepted by young men as a design statement in fashion,” a Sanrio spokesman said today. More »

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      Japan  • fashion  • Asia  • Tokyo  • Hello Kitty  • young men

  • November 2007

    • For Fine Dining, Tokyo Reigns Supreme

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Nov 20, 07 10:25 AM CST

      For Fine Dining, Tokyo Reigns Supreme

      (Newser) - Paris has lost its crown as the world's leader in haute cuisine, reports the Telegraph , as the new Michelin guide to Tokyo showered the city's restaurants with acclaim. The first edition of the culinary bible awarded no fewer than 191 stars to 150 restaurants in the Japanese capital—nearly double Paris' 97 stars and triple New York's 54. More »

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      Paris  • Tokyo  • cuisine  • Michelin

  • September 2007
  • July 2007

    • Asian Stocks Take a Dive

      AFP  |  Jul 27, 07 7:52 AM CDT

      Asian Stocks Take a Dive

      (Newser) - Share prices plummeted throughout Asia  today in response to the yesterday's sell-off on Wall Street and the escalating crisis in the US housing market. After the 300-point plunge in the U.S., the Tokyo Market closed at a three-month-low, and markets in Seoul, Hong Kong, and Sydney also took serious hits. The market in Shanghai escaped relatively unscathed, buoyed by strong corporate earnings.