Monday February 13, 2012

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Picture of the Day Feb. 13, 2012 - 07:11AM JST ( 64 Comments )

In this photo released by the Institute of Cetacean Research of Japan, a Sea Shepherd activist aboard a small boat throws a butyric acid-containing glass bottle toward the Japanese harpoon vessel Yushin Maru No. 2… Read

Police caution more than 10,000 in Tokyo for breaking new bicycle rules

Crime Feb. 13, 2012 - 06:26AM JST ( 37 Comments )

Police in Tokyo said that more than 10,000 people have already been given warnings by police for breaking the city's newly implemented bicycle regulations. On Friday, police visited the roughly 100 areas of the capital… Read

Fukushima's No. 2 reactor may be reheating

National Feb. 13, 2012 - 09:15AM JST ( 30 Comments )

Temperature readings at one of the crippled Fukushima nuclear reactors have risen above Japan's stringent new safety standard but there was no immediate danger, its operator said Sunday. Tokyo Electric Power said one of three… Read

NZ admits overreacting to flu scare on plane from Japan

National Feb. 13, 2012 - 04:30PM JST ( 26 Comments )

New Zealand health authorities on Monday admitted they overreacted to an influenza scare on a flight from Japan by quarantining the plane on the tarmac at Auckland airport for several hours. The Air New Zealand… Read

Top Republican wants vote on birth control mandate

World Feb. 13, 2012 - 06:30AM JST ( 23 Comments )

Conservatives said Sunday the controversy surrounding President Barack Obama's birth control mandate was far from over, with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell saying he'll push to overturn the requirement because it was another example of… Read

Incoming Sony CEO Hirai refuses to abandon TV business

Business Feb. 13, 2012 - 09:20AM JST ( 22 Comments )

Struggling Japanese entertainment giant Sony will not abandon its cash-bleeding television business, its incoming CEO says, but he acknowledges tough decisions lie ahead including over redundancies. Kazuo Hirai said TVs were a vital part of… Read

U.S. admiral says forces prepared to confront Iran

World Feb. 13, 2012 - 06:43AM JST ( 17 Comments )

The top U.S. Navy official in the Gulf said Sunday he takes Iran's military capabilities seriously but insists his forces are prepared to confront any Iranian aggression in the region. Vice Adm. Mark Fox, commander… Read

'Extremely Loud' director calls for more 9/11 films

Arts & Culture Feb. 13, 2012 - 07:03AM JST ( 13 Comments )

The director of Oscar-nominated 9/11 drama "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," Stephen Daldry, told the Berlin film festival he was stunned by the scarcity of movies about the attacks. The 50-year-old British filmmaker said a… Read

What do you think are the main reasons why U.S. car sales are so low in Japan?

Have Your Say Feb. 13, 2012 - 05:04AM JST ( 13 Comments )

Fears grow of Israeli attack on Iran

World Feb. 06, 2012 - 07:00AM JST ( 207 Comments )

For the first time in nearly two decades of escalating tensions over Iran's nuclear program, world leaders are genuinely concerned that an Israeli military attack on the Islamic Republic could be imminent -- an action… Read

Which do you think is best: iPhone or Android?

Poll Feb. 13, 2012 - 05:51AM JST ( 11 Comments )

Whitney Houston's daughter treated for stress at hospital

World Feb. 13, 2012 - 08:50AM JST ( 11 Comments )

Whitney Houston's daughter Bobbi Kristina was rushed to hospital Sunday suffering from stress, one day after the death of her pop star mother, police and a family friend said. The 18-year-old was released a few… Read

Water temperature rising in No. 2 reactor at Fukushima nuclear plant

National Feb. 07, 2012 - 11:39AM JST ( 154 Comments )

Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) said Monday that the water temperature in the No. 2 reactor at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has risen from 45 degrees on Jan 27 to 69.2 degrees… Read

Clues to Tokyo's great quakes uncovered

National Feb. 13, 2012 - 07:15AM JST ( 9 Comments )

Japan's Kanto region, which includes the city of Tokyo on the main island of Honshu, is one of the most seismically active areas on Earth. Situated near the triple junction of the Pacific, Philippine and… Read

Why do Japanese change their attitude when they communicate with foreigners?

Lifestyle Feb. 10, 2012 - 06:35AM JST ( 119 Comments )

Many Japanese people don’t have the opportunity to communicate with foreigners, so when they do, they tend to change their attitude a bit. Foreigners react in different ways to this — some feel they are… Read

TV commercial of the week: Hikkoshizamurai

Entertainment Feb. 13, 2012 - 07:00AM JST ( 6 Comments )

This commercial is for Hikkoshizamurai which is the website that lists house-moving costs. In the commercial, the young woman wakes up in the morning, hearing the sound of sparrows outside her window. When she opens… Read

Tokyo Gate Bridge opens to traffic

National Feb. 13, 2012 - 03:45AM JST ( 6 Comments )

Tokyo Gate Bridge opened to traffic on Sunday. The 2,618-meter-long truss bridge is 87.8 meters high and spans Tokyo Bay, linking Wakasu in Koto Ward with the Jonanjima Seaside Park in Ota Ward. The central… Read

Australian women reject 'I love u' texts

World Feb. 13, 2012 - 01:03PM JST ( 6 Comments )

Australian women may have embraced the digital era, but they prefer a face-to-face declaration of affection to an "I love u" text and find men addicted to their mobile phones a major turnoff. That's according… Read

U.S. Navy investigating how parts fell off aircraft near Atsugi

National Feb. 09, 2012 - 06:35PM JST ( 81 Comments )

The U.S. Navy said Thursday it was investigating how several chunks of one of its aircraft -- including one around 2.2 meters by one meter -- fell off as it flew back to its base… Read

Whitney Houston's downfall overshadowed her accomplishments

Commentary Feb. 13, 2012 - 06:18AM JST ( 5 Comments )

Whitney Houston's downfall was so long and sad that, in an impatient public's mind, it overshadowed her many accomplishments. Those achievements can be checked off easily in numbers -- Grammy Awards, records sold, the string… Read

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derrall

Feb. 13, 2012 - 05:37PM JST

Look some of you have it right and others are way off base. 1 it is…

Posted in: Police caution more than 10,000 in Tokyo for breaking new bicycle rules
viking68

Feb. 13, 2012 - 05:37PM JST

Republicans are too busy nosing around in people's bedroom. Yet, they claim to be for less…

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Gretchen Shinoda

Feb. 13, 2012 - 05:31PM JST

We get a LOT of snow every year. This time, it is all just coming so…

Posted in: Northern Japan braces for more snow; 83 deaths, 1,184 injuries reported
NZ2011

Feb. 13, 2012 - 05:28PM JST

I really don't think it was an over reaction, yes they had to wait 3 hours,…

Posted in: NZ admits overreacting to flu scare on plane from Japan
nukeprotest

Feb. 13, 2012 - 05:22PM JST

WilliB: Actually, yes. Promising a new holocaust on Israel does qualify as aggression. How can one…

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