Japan's Nikkei average fell in early trade on Wednesday as investors cut exposure to risky assets after the failure of Greek politicians to form a government raised the prospect leftists opposed to bailout … (get the story…)
By Dominic Lau TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan's Nikkei share average inched higher on Monday to end a three-day losing streak as China's monetary easing countered unease ahead of Greece's last-ditch attempt to … (get the story…)
Japan's Nikkei average is expected to open lower on Wednesday as investors look to cut positions after attempts to form a Greek government collapsed, raising the prospect that leftists opposed to bailout … (get the story…)
Japan's Nikkei share average is expected to fall on Tuesday after Greece's struggle to form a coalition on Monday pushed the country closer to a costly and tumultuous exit from the euro zone. Market players … (get the story…)
Japan's Nikkei share average was dragged down by exporters with exposure to Europe on Tuesday morning after Greece's struggle to form a coalition heightened fears the country was closer to exiting the … (get the story…)
An index measuring tertiary industry activity was down a seasonally adjusted 0.6 percent on month in March, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said on Wednesday, standing at 98.6. (get the story…)
TOKYO, May 14 (Bernama) — Chinese tourists planning to visit the three quake-hit prefectures in northeastern Japan will be granted three-year multiple-entry visas to the country, Xinhua news agency quoted local media Sunday. (more…)
The BBC said this year’s loss was smaller because the Japanese government had taken over much of TEPCO’s disaster-related compensation and clean-up costs. read more (more…)
An 8- and 10-year-old boy found fishing floats with Japanese writing and logos on Dungeness Spit. (more…)
FRANKFURT – Insurance company Allianz SE says its profits rose 58 per cent in the first quarter compared to a year ago, when it had big payouts for natural disasters including the tsunami in Japan. (more…)
Canada and British Columbia have pledged a total of $4.5 million to Japan's rebuilding and the Tohoku Reconstruction Project. (more…)
SEATTLE – Like many of us, Souma Yabuki was rocked by the images from northeast Japan on March 11, 2011. Instead of just watching the destruction, Souma wanted to be part of the solution. "I just kind of look at it like what if I was in the tsunami… what if I lost my...
Japan’s economic growth probably peaked in the first quarter and analysts forecast the pace of expansion will halve by year-end as the boost from earthquake reconstruction fades. (more…)
Japan's core machinery orders fell in March as demand moderated, but companies expect orders to grow in the second quarter — a sign that reconstruction after year's earthquake may support growth. (more…)
Singer Lady Gaga surprised fans in Japan by debuting a new custom-made dress made from raw meat. (read more…)
A Japanese company has come up with an android built in mirror that allows one to check news while carrying out other activities like brushing teeth. (read more…)
In a small clinical trial, Japanese researchers have found that acupuncture appears to be associated with improvement improvement of dyspnea (labored breathing) on exertion, in patients with chronic o (read more…)
A Japanese scientist has come up with a realistic pair of robotic buttocks, which exhibits some of the most realistic demonstrations of human emotions yet – all portrayed through the clenching or rela (read more…)
Take a step back from the “Mitt Romney, Teen Bully” dust-up, and ask yourself why The Washington Post spent 5,500 words delving into the details of Romney’s prep-school days, or why Barack Obama’s youthful romances garnered so much attention when excerpts from David Maraniss’ biography appeared in Vanity Fair. (read the story…)
President Defends Gay Marriage Move – and Biden – Fails Pop-Culture Test (read the story…)
President Defends Gay Marriage Move – and Biden – Fails Pop-Culture Test (read the story…)
A popular new piece of abortion legislation may eventually end up in front of the Supreme Court as federal courts have disagreed over whether it violates the Constitution. The law—versions of which have passed in Oklahoma, North Carolina and Texas—mandates that before a woman is allowed to obtain an abortion, doctors must give her...
An unidentified man was seriously injured in a self-immolation Tuesday outside the courthouse where right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik is being tried on terror charges for a bombing and shooting massacre that killed 77 people on July 22. (read the story…)
