Tuesday February 14, 2012

JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION

Tokyo shares close at six-month high

Feb. 14, 2012 - 04:12PM JST ( 0 )

Tokyo shares reversed earlier losses and closed Tuesday at the highest level in six months, lifted by the Bank of Japan's midday announcement that it would further ease monetary policy. The Nikkei index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange rose 52.89 points to end at 9,052.07. The… Read

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Gov't OKs further Y690 bil for TEPCO, but wants say in running utility

National Feb. 14, 2012 - 01:49PM JST ( 20 Comments )

The Japanese government on Monday approved a fresh 690 billion yen in aid for the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant to help it pay compensation to those affected by reactor meltdowns. The decision came… Read

Former gang member shot dead in Denny's restaurant in Chiba

Crime Feb. 14, 2012 - 01:40PM JST ( 44 Comments )

A former gang member was shot dead in a Denny's restaurant near the Toganei bypass in Chiba Prefecture, on Monday morning. The gunman fled the restaurant and is still at large, police said. According to… Read

U.S., EU clear Google's Motorola Mobility bid

Technology Feb. 14, 2012 - 12:28PM JST ( 0 Comments )

Google's $12.5 billion bid to buy cell phone maker Motorola Mobility has won approvals from U.S. and European antitrust regulators, moving Google a major step closer to completing the biggest deal in its 13-year history.… Read

Speculation rages over cause of Houston's death

World Feb. 14, 2012 - 11:00AM JST ( 19 Comments )

As fans await autopsy results that may not come for weeks, speculation raged Monday that pop legend Whitney Houston may have died from a lethal cocktail of prescription drugs and alcohol. Houston, who possessed one… Read

Tai chi improves balance in Parkinson's patients

Health Feb. 14, 2012 - 07:09AM JST ( 1 Comment )

People with Parkinson's disease who practiced the Chinese martial art tai chi for six months showed better balance than counterparts who did other forms of exercise, a U.S. study says. A total of 195 people… Read

Obama's budget goes to Congress

World Feb. 14, 2012 - 06:49AM JST ( 5 Comments )

President Barack Obama unveiled a record $3.8 trillion election-year budget plan Monday, calling for stimulus-style spending on roads and schools and tax hikes on the wealthy to help pay the costs. The ideas landed with… Read

Olympus president promises changes and a new board

Business Feb. 14, 2012 - 06:45AM JST ( 2 Comments )

The president of Olympus on Monday promised changes at the company as it seeks to start afresh after a year in which it was hit by an accounting scandal that tarnished the image of corporate… Read

Australian man found dead at Niseko ski resort

National Feb. 14, 2012 - 06:44AM JST ( 32 Comments )

An Australian man has been found dead in a Hokkaido ski resort town, police said Monday. "The body was found in a river near a convenience store on Sunday afternoon" in the popular destination of… Read

My favorite English bookstores in Tokyo

Opinions Feb. 14, 2012 - 06:42AM JST ( 7 Comments )

Visiting bookstores has always felt like a somewhat sacred experience. The perfect bookstore requires the ticking of many boxes and few seem to fall into this niche as stores get bigger and bigger, with escalators,… Read

Gemba assures Yamaguchi that more U.S. troops will not be relocated there

Politics Feb. 14, 2012 - 06:31AM JST ( 11 Comments )

Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba on Monday assured Yamaguchi Prefecture Gov Sekinari Nii that the Japanese government is not planning to approve a U.S. proposal to transfer 1,500 Marines from Okinawa to the U.S. Marine Corps'… Read

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JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION

Tokyo shares close at six-month high

Gov't OKs further Y690 bil for TEPCO, but wants say in running utility

Former gang member shot dead in Denny's restaurant in Chiba

U.S., EU clear Google's Motorola Mobility bid

Speculation rages over cause of Houston's death

Tai chi improves balance in Parkinson's patients

Obama's budget goes to Congress

Olympus president promises changes and a new board

Australian man found dead at Niseko ski resort

My favorite English bookstores in Tokyo

Gemba assures Yamaguchi that more U.S. troops will not be relocated there

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