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Japan

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March 2008
- Harden Brilliant as A's Topple Sox 5-1 in Japan
  
  Boston Globe | Mar 26, 08 9:54 CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Red Sox and the Athletics are headed home from the Land of the Rising Sun after Rich Harden shut down the defending World Series champions in game two of their Tokyo visit. The 26-year-old right-hander allowed one run, surrendered only three hits, and fanned nine Boston hitters over six innings, earning a 5-1 victory and a 1-1 series split, reports the Boston Globe. More »
- MLB Starts Season With Rising Sun
  
  Christian Science Monitor | Mar 25, 08 10:45 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The sun was just rising in Boston today as the Red Sox began their World Series title defense by taking on the Oakland Athletics half a world away. Many American fans were still in bed, but Japanese aficionados were paying rapt attention, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The Sox have been selling out exhibition games all week, playing for baseball-crazed fans with a decidedly different style than they're used to. More »
- Okinawa Protesters Rip US Military Crimes
  
  Reuters | Mar 23, 08 11:23 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Thousands poured into the streets of Okinawa today to protest crimes by US servicemen and to demand a smaller American military presence on the Japanese island, Reuters reports. "Crimes and accidents have happened over and over," said the mayor of Okinawa City. "But each time, our voices have been trampled and there has been no end to the heinous crimes." More »
- Japan Faces Credit Crisis With No Central Bank Governor
  
  AFP | Mar 21, 08 9:58 AM CDT
  
  (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 »
- Car of the Year: Mazda2
  
  Detroit News | Mar 21, 08 6:54 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The compact Mazda2 took top honors as World Car of the Year yesterday at the International Auto Show in New York, the Detroit News reports. The car, also known as the Demio in some countries, earned accolades from a panel of international journalists for its combination of performance and price. US customers can only look though—it's not available in this country. More »
- Red Sox, A's Arrive in Japan for MLB Opener
  
  Associated Press | Mar 20, 08 6:12 CDT
  
  (Newser) - After a short labor dispute and long flight, the Boston Red Sox arrived in Japan today and are ready to open the baseball season, reports the AP. The Oakland A's, their opponents in the upcoming 2-game series, arrived in Japan earlier today. "The players are tired but are looking forward to playing some baseball," Red Sox president Larry Lucchino. More »
- Tokyo Recovers, Shanghai Falls Again
  
  Bloomberg | Mar 18, 08 3:30 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Markets in Tokyo had an up day, recovering some of yesterday's major losses as investors speculated that Japan will stand firm in the face of an economic slowdown. Insurers led the gains on the Nikkei, which rose 1.5%. Other Asian bourses also did well Tuesday, but China was an exception, reports Bloomberg: on fears of an interest-rate cut, the Shanghai-Shenzhen CSI 300 index slumped 5.2% to an 8-month low. More »
- Aussies Face Protests Over Kangaroo Cull
  
  Sydney Morning Herald | Mar 17, 08 9:10 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Australia is planning to cull 400 kangaroos on a military base, and Japan—oft-criticized by Australia for its whaling practices—is jumping at the opportunity to hail its neighbor as hypocritical, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. Not so, says Australia’s PM. The whaling issue is subject to "an agreement between many states, and it goes to whether what is occurring is scientific whaling or not," said Kevin Rudd. More »
- Dextre Lives! Space Robot Gets Power
  
  Associated Press | Mar 15, 08 1:46 CDT
  
  (Newser) - Dextre's finally getting some juice. Astronauts aboard the international space station solved a glitch last night and got power flowing to their partially built robot, the AP reports. Now they can go ahead with a spacewalk tonight to finish assembling it. “There was obviously some real concern over the last day or two for getting that powered up,” said one official. More »
- Smoking May Be Harmful to Your Wii
  
  Boston Herald | Mar 13, 08 12:41 CDT
  
  (Newser) - Here's another reason to stop smoking: It damages your Wii. Some cigarette-wielding users in Japan last month noticed that the much anticipated "Super Smash Brothers Brawl" wasn't working properly, prompting Nintendo to provide free shipping and cleanup of tar-covered disc readers, the Boston Herald reports. Nintendo says the issue affects a "very small percentage" of more than 20 million consoles worldwide. More »
- Dollar Sinks Below 100 Yen
  
  Financial Times (UK) | Mar 13, 08 5:10 AM CDT
  
  (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 »
- Killing Exposes Sumo's Brutality
  
  Washington Post | Mar 10, 08 4:50 CDT
  
  (Newser) - Seventeen-year-old sumo wrestler Takashi Saito was beaten to death 8 months ago, but the Japan Sumo Association took until last Thursday to punish the alleged culprits—Saito’s trainer and three fellow wrestlers. The dawdling response was much too slow to prevent a public relations disaster: Japan now knows that most sumo stables have baseball bats—to beat wrestlers with. More »
- Nations Mull Secret Whaling Compromise
  
  Independent (UK) | Mar 9, 08 4:02 CDT
  
  (Newser) - Representatives from more than 70 governments gathered last week at a secret meeting in London to hash out a compromise that would allow Japan to resume commercial whaling for the first time in more than 20 years. Pro- and anti-whaling nations discussed plans to lift the worldwide ban on whaling, but not without raising the ire of environmentalists, the Independent says. More »
- Japanese 'Frankenwhale' Experiments Slammed
  
  Australia's News Network | Mar 8, 08 11:14 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Scientists have reviewed the research Japan uses to justify hunting whales, and they've concluded that it is mostly useless—and very weird, Sydney's Daily Telegraph reports. Researchers tried to fertilize cow and pig eggs with whale sperm, and to create test-tube whales from frozen sperm. "It's totally esoteric, very strange research," an Australian scientist said. More »
- Whaling Protester Says He Was Shot
  
  Guardian (UK) | Mar 7, 08 10:03 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - An anti-whaling activist says he was shot during a clash with a Japanese ship on the high seas, the Guardian reports. Japanese officials deny the allegations from the captain of the Sea Shepherd and say they fired only flash grenades, not bullets. Paul Watson, though, says he pulled one from his Kevlar vest. More »
- Asian Stock Markets Dive
  
  Associated Press | Mar 7, 08 6:07 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Japan’s Nikkei fell 3.3% and Australia’s S&P/ASX2000 dropped 3.2% as woeful US economic news—including rising foreclosures, worsening homeowner debt and impending credit defaults—sent Asian markets reeling, the Associated Press reports. Investors also worried that a key jobs report to be released this morning would show a rise in US unemployment, which would further hurt already depressed Asian exports. More »
- 4 Marines Face Court-Martial in Hiroshima Rape Case
  
  AFP | Mar 6, 08 6:10 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The American military has announced it will court-martial four Marines on charges of gang-raping a Japanese woman in Hiroshima last year. The first two Marines will face a general court-martial in late April or early May. Japanese prosecutors had concluded that there was not sufficient evidence to charge them in a civilian proceeding. More »
- Michelin Guide Knocks Classic Paris Eatery
  
  Bloomberg | Mar 4, 08 11:10 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Now that the Michelin food critics have declared Tokyo the world's culinary capital, this week's publication of the 2008 guide to France had the feeling of a day of reckoning. Sure enough, the red book reduces Paris' vaunted Le Grand Véfour from three stars to two, citing inconsistency at a restaurant that predates the French Revolution. "No stars are awarded out of kindness," said the guide's director. More »
February 2008
- Marine in Okinawa Rape Case Released
  
  Reuters | Feb 29, 08 10:22 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - A US Marine was released into US custody today after Japanese prosecutors dropped rape charges against him, Reuters reports. The Okinawa arrest had sparked outrage across Japan, but prosecutors backed off when the alleged victim withdrew her accusations. The 38-year-old Marine had admitted holding down his 14-year-old accuser but maintained he’d only kissed her. More »
- Rice 'Deeply Regrets' Okinawa Rape Case
  
  Reuters | Feb 27, 08 4:22 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met today in Japan with the prime minister and other top officials and expressed regret for the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl by a US Marine stationed on Okinawa. "We just regret deeply that it happened," said Rice, who added that she hopes the "long-standing and strong alliance" between the world's two richest countries would not be damaged, Reuters reports. More »

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Japan area: 377,800sq km (145,869sq mi) population: 126,925,843 capital (population): Tokyo (8,130,408) government: Constitutional monarchy ethnic groups: Japanese 99%, Chinese, Korean, Ainu languages: Japanese (official) religions: Shintoism 93%, Buddhism 74%, Christianity 1% (most Japanese consider ...

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