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NEWS ABOUT: Japan

Japan stories: 377 news summaries

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Japan Tightens N. Korea Sanctions

UN fails to agree on punishment for
rocket launch

Apr 10, 09 2:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Japan is punishing North Korea for its recent rocket launch with renewed and tightened sanctions, the BBC reports. Japan has lowered the cap on monetary transmissions to reduce the flow of money into the country. A ban on imports from North Korea remains in place, but a total ban on... More »

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North Korea • United Nations • Japan • sanctions • missile

 Wii Muscles Up 
 With 'Sports Resort' 

Nintendo hopes Frisbee, fencing will boost flagging console sales

Apr 9, 09 3:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Get ready to pull a muscle as Wii expands its offering of audience participation sports to Frisbee (with a dog), fencing and jetskiing, reports Reuters. Sports Resort is scheduled to be released in June, said Nintendo executives. The company hopes the new activities will boost flagging sales of Wii game... More »

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Japan • Nintendo • Nintendo Wii • sales • game consoles • Wii Fit • video games • Wii • electronic games

 Cat Cafes Court 
 Lonely Japanese 

Childless Japanese turn to cafes for companionship

Apr 8, 09 2:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hordes of childless Japanese are flocking to Tokyo's cat cafes to cuddle the residents and savor furry companionship along with a cup of tea. So popular are the cafes that reservations are required on weekends, GlobalPost reports. Career-minded urbanites who don't have the time or space for pets, let alone... More »

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Japan • Tokyo • Japanese • cafes • cat

UN Split Over Response to
N. Korea Rocket

Russia, China resist
as US, Japan call
for punishment

Apr 6, 09 9:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US and Japan have hit international resistance as they push for a firm response to yesterday’s North Korean rocket launch over Japan, the Guardian reports. As the second day of emergency UN talks begins today, China and Russia aren’t backing a proposed statement condemning the move from... More »

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China • Russia • North Korea • United Nations • Japan • sanctions • United States • punishment • rocket • UN Security Council

UPDATED

 N. Korea Launches Rocket 


Apr 4, 09 10:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - North Korea told the world to go stuff it today, launching a long-range rocket over Japan in defiance of international pressure. The State Department confirmed the launch, which took place Sunday morning in the North, Reuters reports. The US thinks Pyongyang is testing a Taepodong-2 missile, which could carry a... More »

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North Korea • Japan • ICBMS • missile • rocket launchers

(AP) - North Korea said preparations to launch a satellite were complete and liftoff was imminent, as US, Japanese, and South Korean warships with radar plied waters near the communist nation to monitor what they fear is a long-range missile test. Spy satellites trained high-resolution cameras on a coastal launch pad for... More »

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North Korea • Japan • United States • missile • satellite

Pitcher Is First Woman to Play in Japan Pro League

17-year-old faces 2 batters, strikes out 1

Mar 27, 09 2:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Eri Yoshida became the first woman to play professional baseball against men in Japan today, where the pitcher had a strikeout in her debut, the AP reports. The 17-year-old, whose signing was widely viewed as a publicity stunt, faced just two batters, walking the first and allowing a stolen base.... More »

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Japan • women • pitcher • Tim Wakefield • baseball • glass ceiling • Eri Yoshida • strikeout • gender equality • knuckleball

 Japan, US Ready 
 Defenses for 
 N Korean Missile 

Navy moves ships in as Tokoy says it will shoot down debris

Mar 27, 09 6:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Japanese government ordered its military to fire on a North Korean rocket if any part of it falls into Japanese airspace, reports Reuters. North Korea has said it will launch a communications satellite but is presumed to be testing a long-range missile, which is currently on a launch pad.... More »

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North Korea • Japan • Pyongyang • missile • satellite • Japanese Defense Force • rocket

 N. Korea Readies 
 Missile for Launch 

UN sanctions will derail disarmament talks: Pyongyang

Mar 25, 09 4:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - As the date of a promised “satellite launch” nears, North Korea has placed a long-range ballistic missile on the launch pad used for earlier test firings, Reuters reports. South Korea, Japan, and the US plan to seek UN sanctions if the nuclear power goes forward with what analysts believe... More »

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North Korea • United Nations • South Korea • Japan • United States • satellite • Kim Jong Il • UN sanctions • nuclear missiles • intercontinental ballistic missile • nuclear test

'Good Nazi'
Film Awakens Ugly Ghosts

Biopic sure to reopen old wounds between China, Japan

Mar 24, 09 4:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new film about a hero Nazi party member is threatening to stir old tensions between China and Japan, BBC reports. John Rabe relates the true story of a German businessman who saved thousands of Chinese from a Japanese massacre during the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937. China is still... More »

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China • film • Japan • Nazi • Nanjing • movies • John Rabe

OPINION

A Strikeout In (and For) US, Classic Is World of Thrills

Tournament shows the promise of international baseball

Mar 24, 09 2:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - After watching Japan best Korea in extra innings to defend its World Baseball Classic championship, Tom Verducci is excited about the tournament’s future, he writes for Sports Illustrated. In its second go-round, the tournament is a phenomenon worldwide. Most exciting though, is the way Japan won: with pragmatic fundamentals,... More »

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sports • South Korea • Japan • WBC • home run • baseball • World Baseball Classic

 Japanese Man, 
 93, Survived 
 Both A-Bombs 

Was on business in Hiroshima; lived in Nagasaki

Mar 24, 09 12:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - At 93, a Japanese man has become the first certified survivor of both atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the AP reports. Tsutomu Yamaguchi was in Hiroshima on business Aug. 6, 1945, when the US bombed the city; after a night there, he returned home to Nagasaki, bombed Aug. 9.... More »

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Japan • Hiroshima • Nagasaki • atomic bomb • survivors

(Newser) - A notoriously finicky airplane may have contributed to the Tokyo crash that killed two American FedEx pilots today, the Wall Street Journal reports. The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 is believed to handle poorly in high winds, which were reported at the time of the crash. Though problems with the flight-control systems... More »

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Japan • plane crash • Tokyo • FedEx • McDonnell Douglas • MD-11 • flight control system • high winds

 2 Die in FedEx Plane 
 Crash in Japan 

Plane landed on its wing and exploded

Mar 22, 09 10:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - A FedEx plane crashed at Tokyo's main international airport Monday, killing both pilots aboard. Caught in a gust of wind, the cargo plane landed on its left wing and skidded off the runway in a ball of fire, Reuters reports. Airlines have been rerouting passengers as firefighters clear the scattered... More »

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Japan • plane crash • Tokyo • FedEx • Narita Airport

In Japan, Tough Times Send Women to the Altar

Women turn to marriage as route to financial stability

Mar 18, 09 12:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - In Japan, when the economy tanks, marriage—and two paychecks—starts to look more attractive to working women, reports Bloomberg. “I want to get married soon, hopefully by the end of this year,” says one Tokyo woman. “I’d be more stable financially if I had double... More »

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Japan • women • marriage • recession • matchmaking • financial crisis

(Newser) - The US embassy in Tokyo has warned Americans to steer clear of an entertainment district that has seen a spike in the spiking of drinks, the Japan Times reports. Victims often lose consciousness and awake hours later, their credit cards gone or used. “If you, nevertheless, choose to participate... More »

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alcohol • crime • Japan • Tokyo • US Embassy • Roppongi • Rohypnol • spiking

Col. Sanders Gives Hope to Baseball Fans

Recovery of statue from river may lift 'curse' on Japanese team

Mar 11, 09 2:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - A statue of KFC founder Colonel Sanders tossed into a river in Osaka, Japan, over 2 decades ago has been recovered, possibly ending the "curse" that's widely believed to be shadowing the Hanshin Tigers baseball team, the Mainichi Daily News reports. Jubilant fans tore the mascot from... More »

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sports • Japan • fast food • curse • KFC • baseball • Osaka, Japan • Kentucky Fried Chicken • Colonel Sanders

 S. Korean Ship 
 Missing After Collision 

Slammed into Panamanian vessel; 16 sailors disappear

Mar 10, 09 6:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - A South Korean freighter remains missing after it collided with a Panamanian cargo ship off Japan early this morning, AFP reports. Japanese rescuers are searching for the vessel, which was carrying 16 sailors. “We believe the ship probably sank,” said a coast guard official. “We found an... More »

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South Korea • Japan • Panama • cargo ships • boat collision

(Newser) - Hapcheon residents think they live in the unluckiest town in earth. When Japan occupied the tiny South Korean farming community during World War II, it sent locals to work in munitions factories—in Hiroshima. Thousands of Hapcheon residents died instantly when the bomb dropped. The rest were shunned when they... More »

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South Korea • Japan • Hiroshima • lawsuit • war reparations

 Honda Hops on 
 Bailout Bandwagon 

Japanese automaker to seek government loans to pay for customer loans

Mar 4, 09 9:46 AM CST
(Newser) - With American credit markets dried up, Honda is seeking money from the Japanese government to help finance auto loans in the US, reports the Wall Street Journal. The Japanese government is planning to offer $5 billion through a semi-governmental organization, and Toyota is planning to seek funds as well. More »

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Japan • Toyota • General Motors • Honda • credit crisis • auto industry • US automakers • bailout

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