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Nintendo forecasts net loss, slashes Wii U sales target Japanese gaming giant Nintendo on Friday warned it would swing back into the red this fiscal year as it slashed its annual sales target for the Wii U game console.
20 January 2014
Japan PM to attend Sochi Olympics: reports Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to attend the opening ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics, reports said Friday, despite calls for a boycott over Russia's anti-gay laws.
17 January 2014
 ©Reuters Grand Mufti of Kazakhstan supports organ donation after death The Grand Mufti has spoken up for organ donation in Kazakhstan.
16 January 2014
Toyota aims to produce more than 10 million autos in 2014 Toyota Motor is aiming to produce more than 10 million vehicles in 2014, a bullish target that could boost other industries in Japan, a report said Saturday.
12 January 2014
Photo courtesy of thepharmaletter.com New Japan research scandal brewing over Alzheimer's study Japan's health ministry said Friday it was probing claims falsified data was used in an Alzheimer's disease study involving major pharmaceutical firms, a day after filing an unrelated criminal complaint against Swiss drugs giant Novartis.
10 January 2014
Earthly politicians seek roadmap for space exploration Seeking to boldly go where few politicians have gone before, more than 30 space-faring nations gathered Thursday to map out ways to pool mankind's efforts to explore the stars.
10 January 2014
Tech tie-up says to launch phone system rival to iOS, Android A new smartphone operating system developed by a global collaboration of tech firms to rival Google's Android and Apple's iOS will be launched in the next few months.
09 January 2014
©Reuters/Yuya Shino Most China execs say cannot work with Japan firms: poll About 60 percent of Chinese corporate leaders say they cannot do business with Japanese firms because of thorny relations between the two countries.
09 January 2014
Japan PM to visit Africa, Mideast with cash pledge: reports Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Africa and the Middle East this week, reports said Monday, bearing development cash pledges as Tokyo pushes back against growing Chinese influence in the resource-rich region.
06 January 2014
Sea Shepherd catches Japanese fleet, four whales dead Militant anti-whaling activists Sea Shepherd said they had zeroed in on a Japanese fleet Monday and captured evidence that four whales had been slaughtered, alleging the ships were found inside a Southern Ocean sanctuary.
06 January 2014
©Reuters/Cheryl Ravelo Harry Potter wizard invoked again as Japan hits back at China The diplomatic bickering between Japan and China has descended into name-calling in the British press, with claim and counter-claim by the countries' ambassadors invoking the fictional evil wizard of the Harry Potter series, Lord Voldemort.
06 January 2014
Tokyo fire stops bullet trains, strands holidaymakers A fire near a central Tokyo station threw parts of Japan's bullet train system into chaos on Friday, as tens of thousands of passengers tried to return home from New Year holidays.
03 January 2014
Japan PM Abe visits Yasukuni war shrine Japan's nationalist Prime Minister Shinzo Abe paid tribute at Tokyo's controversial Yasukuni war shrine on Thursday, in a move Beijing condemned as "absolutely unacceptable".
26 December 2013
Photo courtesy of io9.com Japan's 'Tree Town' sculptors make living art With a deft clip here and a gentle tug there, Makoto Ishibashi sculpts trees with the skill of an artisan whose work is far more than just a job.
26 December 2013
Fukushima operator readies new restructuring plan Tokyo Electric Power said it would submit a fresh restructuring plan to a Japanese government-backed fund Wednesday, which could see the creation of a special unit to dismantle the crippled Fukushima plant.
25 December 2013
Japan OKs record budget, sees deflation threat recede Japan approved its biggest ever budget Tuesday, as an improving economy and a sales tax hike made room for more defence spending and the first step towards achieving a balanced budget.
25 December 2013
Japanese Emperor Akihito turns 80 Thousands of people thronged Japan's Imperial Palace Monday to celebrate Emperor Akihito's 80th birthday, as he lauded his wife for standing by him in his "lonely" pursuit of leading the world's oldest monarchy.
23 December 2013
Photo a courtesy of universiadetrentino.org Kazakhstan hockey team skates into semi finals of Universiade The Kazakhstan hockey team has qualified for the semi finals of the Universiade in Tretino, Italy.
20 December 2013
Filipina crowned Miss International in Japan A Philippine beauty queen has been crowned Miss International in a pageant marred by allegations of intimidation that kept her predecessor away -- pledging to use her title to help victims of the country's devastating typhoon.
18 December 2013
Santa takes gourmet dinner to Japan nuclear evacuees When Santa arrived at a school hosting children who fled Japan's nuclear disaster, he brought the usual presents, but he also bore something a little less ordinary -- a gourmet Christmas dinner.
18 December 2013
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