Japan News

Mon 06 Sep 2010 LONDON (SHARECAST) - The Nikkei rose for the fourth consecutive day on Monday after much stronger than expected US jobs data. Data out Friday showing fewer than expected job lo...

japanherald.com Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:33:59 +0000

Nippon Elec Glass, one other to join Nikkei 225

TOKYO, Sept 6 - The publisher of Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 <.N225> said on Monday it would add Nippon Electric Glass Co Ltd <5214.T> and Tokyo Tatemono Co Ltd <8804.T> as new ...

japanherald.com Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:33:59 +0000

Greenpeace 'Tokyo Two' anti-whaling activists sentenced to jail

Greenpeace members Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki were each sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for three years. Prosecutors had sought 18-month terms for the "Tokyo Two".Sato and Suzuki intercep...

japanherald.com Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:33:59 +0000

Japan's men looking to remodel themselves at worlds+

TOKYO, Sept. 6 (AP) - (Kyodo)-It has been a long time coming since Japan's men dominated the world judo championships with the kind of electricity they once injected into the country's homegrow...

japanherald.com Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:33:59 +0000

Ministry inspects Tokyo hospital over superbug infection+

TOKYO, Sept. 6 (AP) - (Kyodo)-The health ministry inspected Teikyo University Hospital in Tokyo on Monday over the deaths there of inpatients from infection with antibiotic-resistant bacteria a...

japanherald.com Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:33:59 +0000

New type of bacteria with antibiotic-resistant NDM-1 found in Japan+

TOKYO, Sept. 6 (AP) - (Kyodo)-A new type of superbug with the NDM-1 gene, which is resistant to most antibiotics, has been found in one patient at a university hospital in Tochigi Prefecture, w...

japanherald.com Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:33:59 +0000

Sumi Rubber Indonesia to Build Golf Ball Plant in Indonesia

Sept. 6, 2010 -- P.T. Sumi Rubber Indonesia, a manufacturing subsidiary of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. in Kobe, Japan, has recently decided to establish a new golf ball production factory in Indo...

japanherald.com Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:33:59 +0000

Sanctions could cost Japan its share of Iran market, spokesman says

Japan to lose out to rivals on Iranian exports, the Tehran press on Monday quoted Iran's foreign ministry spokesman as saying.Japan on Friday imposed new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programmes,...

japanherald.com Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:32:14 +0000

Japan court gives activists suspended term for stealing whale meat

Greenpeace activists were sentenced Monday to suspended one-year jail terms for stealing a package of whale meat during an investigation in 2008, news reports said. A Japanese

japanherald.com Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:32:14 +0000

Toyota Prius is best-selling car in Japan for August, 16th month in a row, but sales may fade

TOKYO - Toyota's Prius was the top selling car in Japan during August for the 16th straight month, as incentives for green vehicles continued to boost sales of the hybrid. The Prius, Toyota Motor Co...

japanherald.com Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:32:14 +0000

Pirates attack Japan tanker,no crew injured-govt

TOKYO, Sept 6 - Pirates armed with knives boarded a Japanese tanker and robbed the crew off Indonesia on Sunday, but no one was injured and the ship was undamaged and resumed its voyage, Japan's T...

japanherald.com Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:32:14 +0000

Japan public backs PM Kan vs Ozawa by wide margin - poll

TOKYO (Reuters) - Nearly two-thirds of Japanese voters prefer Prime Minister Naoto Kan to powerbroker Ichiro Ozawa as premier, media polls showed on Monday ahead of a Sept. 14 ruling party leadership ...

japanherald.com Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:36:27 +0000

Japanese journalist says Afghan kidnappers were not Taliban

TOKYO: A Japanese freelance journalist released at the weekend after five months' captivity in Afghanistan said in an online posting today that his kidnappers were not Taliban but corrupt Afghan...

japanherald.com Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:36:27 +0000

Japan Public Backs Prime Minister Kan by Wide Margin

Nearly two-thirds of Japanese voters prefer Prime Minister Naoto Kan to powerbroker Ichiro Ozawa as premier, media polls showed on Monday ahead of a Sept. 14 ruling party leadership race that appears ...

japanherald.com Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:31:25 +0000

Japan minister warns of action on yen rise

TOKYO--Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Saturday Tokyo would take decisive steps to stem the yen's rise when needed, while suggesting that coordinated currency market intervention was ...

japanherald.com Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:31:25 +0000