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Activist arrested over boarding Japan whaling ship
Mar 12, 2010 07:35 EST
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's coastguard on Friday arrested an anti-whaling activist from New Zealand who boarded a whaling vessel in the Antarctic following clashes between hunters and environmentalists, a spokesman said.
Japan set to arrest anti-whaling activist: reports
Mar 11, 2010 12:08 EST
Japan's Coast Guard obtained an arrest warrant Thursday for an anti-whaling activist who has been held aboard a Japanese harpoon ship since boarding it in the Antarctic last month, press reports said.
Japan's 4Q growth weaker than first estimated
Mar 11, 2010 01:07 EST
Japan revises down 4Q economic growth to 3.8 percent annualized rate from 4.6 percent. Japan's economic growth was weaker than first estimated in the fourth quarter, underscoring a patchy recovery in the world's No. 2 economy.
Toyota chief meets Japan PM, vows to rebuild trust
Mar 08, 2010 07:06 EST
Toyota president meets with Japan prime minister, pledges to rebuild customer trust. Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda met with Japan's prime minister Monday and promised to restore trust in the automaker's cars as it embarks on a broad campaign to repair its tarnished reputation.
Japan PM support down to 36 percent amid base woes: poll
Mar 07, 2010 04:30 EST
TOKYO (Reuters) - Only about one-third of Japanese voters support Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's government, and about the same percentage plans to vote for the main opposition party in a key mid-year poll, a survey showed on Sunday.
China looks to North Korea nuclear talks before July
Mar 05, 2010 00:30 EST
BEIJING (Reuters) - China wants stalled six-party talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear arms activities to restart before July, a senior Chinese diplomat said, warning that progress was by no means certain.
Japan says won't comply with bluefin tuna ban
Mar 04, 2010 08:39 EST
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will not comply if a total ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna is imposed, a government official was quoted as saying on Thursday, as support grows for the unprecedented trade halt.
Japan's jobless rate falls, spending increases
Mar 02, 2010 02:51 EST
Japan's unemployment rate fell to a 10-month low in January and household spending posted solid growth despite a decline in wages ? further signs of recovery in the world's second largest economy.
Japan evacuates 320,000 on tsunami alert
Feb 28, 2010 03:16 EST
Japan evacuated 320,000 people Sunday as a tsunami triggered by Chile's earthquake hit its Pacific coast, but fears of destructive waves ebbed across the rest of the Pacific's vast "Ring of Fire".
Bullet in bag gets Dominican pitcher arrested in Japan
Feb 27, 2010 01:07 EST
TOKYO (Reuters) - Dominican pitcher Maximo Nelson, once on the books of the New York Yankees, has been arrested by Japanese police after a live bullet was found in his bag at an airport in Okinawa.
Strong earthquake injures 2 in south Japan
Feb 26, 2010 22:56 EST
Magnitude 6.9 earthquake shakes southern Japan, leaves 2 injured. A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 rattled Japan's southern islands early Saturday, injuring two and initially prompting fears of a tsunami.
Southern Japan on tsunami watch after 7.0 magnitude quake
Feb 26, 2010 16:54 EST
People in southern Japan on Saturday braced for a possible tsunami after a powerful earthquake struck the south of the country.
Tsunami warning as 7.0 magnitude quake hits southern Japan
Feb 26, 2010 16:21 EST
Japan issued a tsunami warning early Saturday after a powerful earthquake struck the south of the country.
Tsunami warning as 7.0 magnitude quake hits southern Japan
Feb 26, 2010 16:19 EST
Japan issued a tsunami warning early Saturday after a powerful earthquake struck the south of the country.
Japan Airlines posts $2 bln loss
Feb 26, 2010 04:30 EST
Japan Airlines, which filed for bankruptcy protection last month and is undergoing restructuring, Friday posted a net loss of 177.9 billion yen (2 billion dollars) in the nine months to December.
Japan Airlines posts $2 bln loss
Feb 26, 2010 04:21 EST
Japan Airlines, which filed for bankruptcy protection last month and is undergoing restructuring, Friday posted a net loss of 177.9 billion yen (2 billion dollars) in the nine months to December.
Japan factory output rises, retail sales gain
Feb 26, 2010 04:01 EST
Japan's industrial output rises, retail sales gain amid continued deflation. Japan's industrial output rose for the 11th straight month in January amid rising demand in China and elsewhere in Asia while retail sales gained for the first time in nearly a year and a half. Another decline in consumer prices, meanwhile, cast a shadow over the country's economic recovery.
JAL posts 2 bln dlr loss in 9 months to December
Feb 26, 2010 03:38 EST
Japan Airlines, which filed for bankruptcy protection last month and is undergoing restructuring, Friday posted a net loss of 177.9 billion yen (2 billion dollars) in the nine months to December.
Battered Japan Airlines to release new figures
Feb 26, 2010 01:21 EST
Japan Airlines, which last month filed for bankruptcy protection and is undergoing painful state-led restructuring, was Friday due to announce its third-quarter results for fiscal 2009.
Women only: airline to have female toilets
Feb 24, 2010 13:26 EST
TOKYO (Reuters) - Women flying Japan's All Nippon Airways will have a toilet all to themselves from next month, with the airline designating one restroom on most international routes as female-only.
