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NEWS ABOUT: Japan

Japan stories: 376 news summaries

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MARKETS

 Dow Up 137; 
 Fed News Sparks Rally 

Bernanke predicts US GDP growth in 2010

Nov 16, 09 3:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Stocks rallied today on news of strong third-quarter economic growth in Japan and reassurance from Ben Bernanke that the Fed will keep interest rates low, the Wall Street Journal reports.
  • The Dow rose 136.49 points to close at 10,406,96.
  • The Nasdaq gained 29.97, settling
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Ben Bernanke • Japan • Federal Reserve • Dow Jones • Nasdaq • S&P 500 • Japanese economy • interest rates

etiquette lesson

Obama Bow: Right Idea, Wrong Bow

Even Nixon bowed to the Japanese emperor —but he did it better

Nov 16, 09 11:52 AM CST
(Newser) - A friend of ABC’s Jake Tapper would like to clear up some misconceptions about President Obama’s bow to the Japanese emperor: First, “the right is wrong about Obama’s bow.” It’s not an “unprecedented” display of subservience from an American president—Richard Nixon bowed... More »

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Japan • Richard Nixon • customs • President Obama • state visit • Emperor Akihito • bow • Obama bows • obama bows to japanese emperor

here we go again?

 Obama Bows to Emperor 

Critics on the right already weighing in

Nov 14, 09 10:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Prepare for another bowing controversy. A photo of President Obama bowing to Japanese Emperor Akihito has surfaced, and it's likely to set off critics on the right—as happened when Obama maybe sorta bowed to the king of Saudi Arabia in April. This time, there's no question about it: It's... More »

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Japan • President Obama • respect • Emperor Akihito • bow • Obama bows • obama bows to japanese emperor

OPINION

 Help! We're Being 
 Killed by Cuteness 

This is what happened to Japan after WWII, and it's terrible

Nov 14, 09 6:17 AM CST
(Newser) - There is an epidemic of cuteness in the country, Jim Windolf writes, symptomatic of our national desire to be loved and taken care of after 8 years of George W. Bush and a much-diminished standing in the world. The signs are everywhere: giggling babies, LOLcats, cupcakes, “cutegasms,” the... More »

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Bush administration • Internet • YouTube • Japan • LOLcats • cute • cuteness • malaise • national mood

 Obama: China No Threat to US  

President promises ties to Japan won't suffer

Nov 13, 09 8:00 PM CST
(Newser) - President Obama wrapped up his visit to Japan today with a speech in which he said the US would maintain its relationships with longtime allies in the region—like the host country—while pursuing stronger bonds with China. Indeed, Obama said, an ever-stronger China is not a threat to the... More »

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China • Japan • alliance • President Obama

 Obama Arrives in Japan 
 to Shore Up Relations 

President will be in Asia for a week

Nov 13, 09 6:18 AM CST
(Newser) - President Obama arrived in Japan today to open his weeklong summit in Asia. At a news conference with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, Obama acknowledged that relations with Tokyo have been strained and agreed that it's time to modernize the nations' 50-year-old treaty. "Our effort will be focused on revitalizing... More »

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Japan • Asia • President Obama • Yukio Hatoyama

PAR 34C

 A Bra That's a Putting Mat 

A perfect gift for the naked golf enthusiast

Nov 12, 09 12:29 PM CST
(Newser) - Lingerie maker Triumph has really outdone itself this time in the “wacky Japanese novelty bra” category. Its “Nice Cup in Bra,” a corset made to highlight the increasing popularity of golf among Japanese women, has pockets for balls and tees and rolls out into a 5-foot-long practice... More »

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golf • Japan • lingerie • underwear • bra • novelty • putting

 Matsui Leaves New York In Style 

World Series hero probably done with pinstripes

Nov 5, 09 8:00 AM CST
(Newser) - In New York he was anonymous. In Japan they resented him for twice skipping the World Baseball Classic. But last night Hideki Matsui made fans take notice and cheer, capping a World Series performance that compares favorably to Reggie Jackson’s storied 1977 Series—Jackson hit .450 with 1.250... More »

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Japan • New York Yankees • Hideki Matsui • World Series • baseball • World Baseball Classic • 2009 World Series • Japanese baseball

 Giant Jellyfish Sink Trawler 

Net filled with 400-pound creatures capsizes boat

Nov 3, 09 4:22 AM CST
(Newser) - A 10-ton fishing trawler sank off the coast of Japan after its crew tried to haul in a net filled with gigantic jellyfish. The three crew members were pitched into the water as the ship capsized and were rescued by another boat, the Telegraph reports. Nomura's jellyfish can weigh up... More »

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Japan • fishing • marine life • jellyfish • fishing boat • fishermen

 Nissan Leaf Wins Name Game 

Not dirty, sexy, or violent, brand is 'a minor miracle'

Oct 30, 09 5:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nissan already had its work cut out in designing a hybrid—whatever it made had to measure up to Toyota’s hugely successful Prius. Then it needed a name, which came at the end of a process blending business, culture, and the law. Possibilities must be cleared in hundreds of... More »

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Japan • Toyota • Nissan • Mazda • Toyota Prius • Prius • auto industry • hybrid car • vehicle • automobile • auto imports • Leaf • Nissan Leaf • Daihatsu

 Brit Health 
 Service  
 Endorses 
 Wii Fit  

First-ever video game supported by NHS

Oct 26, 09 4:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Turn on the boob tube and get fit. That's the message from the British National Health Service, which is endorsing Nintendo's new Wii Fit Plus video game. It's the first time ever the service has endorsed a video game and it's sure to raise criticism from some health experts, reports... More »

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technology • health • Japan • Nintendo • National Health Service • exercise • Britain • fitness • Wii Fit • Wii Fit Plus

Gates Warns Japan Not to Back Out of Troop Deal

Relationship with Asian ally increasingly strained

Oct 22, 09 9:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - All is not well between the US and Japan. Yesterday Robert Gates warned the country of serious consequences if it backs out of a troop movement deal the two countries spent 10 years negotiating. Japan’s new ruling party wants to reopen those negotiations, as it moves to redefine its... More »

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Afghanistan • China • Japan • Robert Gates • Japanese Defense Force • Democratic Party of Japan • foreign policy

culture clash

 Japanese 'Bust Up Bra' 
 an Overnight Sensation 

Japanese product latest in long line of often-wacky breast solutions

Oct 15, 09 12:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - All sorts of Japanese products, from “biscuits and beverages to rather bizarre rack rearranging rollers,” claim to give women larger or more pleasingly shaped breasts, Lee Chapman blogs for Tokyo Times. But those probably all take effort, you cry. Enter the “Sleeping Bust Up Bra,”... More »

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sleep • Japan • women • clothing • Japanese • bra • breast augmentation • product

 Japanese Dying to Get 
 Into Highrise Cemeteries 

High-tech facilities in demand as traditional grave prices top $100,000

Oct 13, 09 3:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - High-tech, high-rise cemeteries are sprouting across Japan as a shortage of land drives up prices in ground-level graveyards. The cemeteries, typically five or six stories high, store the dead in urns which can be retrieved by robots and delivered to mourning rooms by visiting family members with a swipe of... More »

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Japan • robot • mourning • cemetery

Asia, UK Challenge US Supremacy in Higher Ed

US still has more universities in THE's top 200 than any other country—for now

Oct 9, 09 6:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - The United States is home to more top-level universities than any other country in the world, this year’s survey by Times Higher Education confirms, but its advantage may not last forever. Although 54 of the top 200 schools are in the US, Asia is making remarkable progress: Japan has... More »

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China • Japan • United Kingdom • Seoul • United States • Oxford • college • university • Cambridge University • Seoul National University • Harvard University

Fight Swine Flu: Wear
This Suit

Japanese company says its duds slay  H1N1 virus on contact

Oct 9, 09 12:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Want to avoid the swine flu and look sharp doing it? A Japanese menswear company has just the thing. Haruyama Trading claims its latest suit, which goes on sale today for about $590, guards against H1N1 with a thin titanium dioxide coating. The chemical, found in toothpaste and makeup, reacts... More »

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Japan • influenza • menswear • swine flu • H1N1 virus • Haruyama Trading

Gov't to Japanese: Have Babies, We'll Pay You 

But cash alone might not be enough to raise birth rate

Oct 8, 09 9:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - With Japan’s aging, pension-collecting population eating away at the country's coffers, its leaders have decided they need more kids who can in turn support the elderly—and they’re willing to pay for them. They’re proposing a program that would pay new parents $3,300 a year for... More »

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parenting • Japan • parents • babies

 'Princess Corps' Shakes 
 Up Japanese Politics 

New lawmakers include former sex industry reporter

Oct 6, 09 6:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - A group of young, attractive female politicians are credited with helping the Democratic Party of Japan sweep to victory last month, but some of them are attracting more attention for their pasts than their policies. The DPJ's 26 new female members of parliament—dubbed the "Princess Corps" or "... More »

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Japan • Democratic Party of Japan • female politicians • Japanese election

 Manga Mein Kampf  
 Sweeps Japan 

Comic adaptation brings Hitler's manifesto to Japanese audience

Oct 1, 09 2:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - A cartoon version of Hitler's Nazi manifesto and early autobiography has been a hit in Japan since its launch late last year. The manga-style Mein Kampf is the biggest seller in the publisher's "learn with manga" series of adaptations of historical classics and political tracts. It has sold 45,... More »

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Japan • Adolf Hitler • publishing • Nazi • Mein Kampf • comic books • manga

 Japan Loses Its 
 Taste for Luxury 

From food to handbags, high-cost items are suffering

Sep 21, 09 7:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hundred-dollar melons and pricey designer handbags used to sell so well in Japan that companies considered luxury goods a mass-market sector. But while the Japanese kept on shopping through previous recessions, this one has produced a sea change. The luxury industry has been hard hit, and the change may be... More »

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Louis Vuitton • shopping • Japan • recession • Tokyo • luxury • Japanese economy

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