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Panasonic to exit plasma TV display business: report Panasonic will stop making plasma television screens by early next year, a report said Wednesday, as the struggling electronics giant undergoes a huge corporate overhaul.
09 October 2013
©Reuters/Sukree Sukplang Japan asks WTO to intervene on S.Korean atomic fish ban Japan has asked the World Trade Organisation to step into a row over Seoul's import ban on fish caught in waters near the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, officials said Tuesday.
08 October 2013
©Reuters/Gleb Garanich Japan dolphin-killing town to open marine park The Japanese town made infamous by the Oscar-winning documentary "The Cove", will open a marine mammal park where visitors can swim with dolphins, but will not end its annual slaughter.
07 October 2013
Flights cancelled as typhoon nears Japan's Okinawa Powerful Typhoon Fitow is expected to hit Japan's southern island chain of Okinawa on Saturday, with domestic and international flights to and from the islands cancelled.
05 October 2013
Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso. ©Reuters/Issei Kato Japan's Aso warns of 'consequences' of US debt default Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso on Friday urged the United States to resolve political gridlock in Washington, warning of grim "consequences" for the global economy if it leads to a debt default.
05 October 2013
UN atomic agency to visit Fukushima The UN atomic agency said Friday it is sending a team from October 14-21 to review Japan's progress cleaning up areas around the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant.
04 October 2013
US, Japan and S. Korea to hold joint naval drills The United States, South Korea and Japan will hold joint naval exercises next week in waters around the Korean peninsula
03 October 2013
New leak at crippled Fukushima nuclear plant: TEPCO Another leak of radioactive water has been found at Fukushima, the plant's Japanese operator said Thursday, the latest setback for the troubled clean-up at the broken nuclear power station.
03 October 2013
Nintendo to stop making Wii console for Japan market Japanese game console maker Nintendo said Wednesday it will stop making its Wii console for the Japanese market, but will keep producing it internationally.
02 October 2013
©Reuters/Toru Hanai Toyota chairman calls for more hybrids in US Toyota chairman Takeshi Uchiyamada challenged automakers Monday to step up sales of hybrids in the United States, calling them "a long bridge" into future vehicles.
01 October 2013
Japan's luxury fruit masters grow money on trees With melons that sell for the price of a new car and grapes that go for more than $100 a pop, Japan is a country where perfectly-formed fruit can fetch a fortune.
30 September 2013
Japan reports weaker August factory data ahead of tax hike decision Japan's factory output slipped more than expected in August but the government put an upbeat gloss on the data Monday, a day before Premier Shinzo Abe issues his long-awaited decision on hiking sales taxes.
30 September 2013
"Sazae-san". Photo courtesy of blog.xamjapan.com World's longest-running cartoon to go digital in Japan The world's longest-running cartoon is to go fully digital, its Japanese broadcaster said Friday, abandoning hand-drawn celluloid-based animation after a run of 44 years.
28 September 2013
©kursiv.kz Kazakhstan mogul arranges kimono exhibition in Almaty The exhibition of kimonos of the famous Japanese master Itchiku Kubota opened in the Central State Museum of Kazakhstan in Almaty yesterday.
27 September 2013
Photo courtesy of news.softpedia.com Researchers warn of 'hit and run' cyber attackers Security researchers said Wednesday they uncovered a "cyber mercenary" team which specializes in attacks on targets in Japan and South Korea, and warned of more operations of that nature.
27 September 2013
©Aizhan Tugelbayeva Japanese Autumn presented in Almaty The 3rd International Art Festival Japanese Autumn is being held in Almaty.
26 September 2013
Dollar eases in Asia on Fed stimulus uncertainty The dollar eased in Asia Tuesday amid uncertainty about the Federal Reserve's plans for its huge stimulus programme.
24 September 2013
Snake on plane grounds Qantas flight A tiny snake as slender as a pen forced the grounding of a Japan-bound Qantas flight in the Australian city of Sydney overnight, stranding hundreds of passengers.
23 September 2013
©Reuters/Grace Liang Japan porn dealers arrested after catalogues sent to police: media Six pornography dealers in western Japan have been arrested after mailing their catalogues to the head of Osaka Police Department by mistake.
23 September 2013
3rd International Arts Festival <i>Japanese Autumn</i> Japanese Autumn Art Festival to be held in Almaty Japanese Autumn, the 3rd International Art Festival, will be held from September 23 to October 5 in Almaty.
21 September 2013

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