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©Reuters/Gary Cameron Dolphin killings rise in Peru due to Asia shark fin sales Peru has dramatically increased its sales of shark fins to Asia, triggering the slaughter of about 15,000 dolphins a year used as bait.
20 October 2013
Groundwater radiation spikes at crippled Fukushima Groundwater radiation levels at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have soared near a tank that leaked 300 tonnes of toxic water in August.
20 October 2013
Frogmen join body hunt as Japan typhoon tolls hit 24 Frogmen were Friday scouring waters off the coast of a Japanese island where landslides buried houses when a huge typhoon rolled through, as the death toll reached 24.
19 October 2013
Japan gives muted welcome to US debt fix Japan's finance minister on Friday gave a muted welcome to the US debt deal, but hinted at the need for a more permanent solution to the warring in Washington.
18 October 2013
©Reuters Japanese doctor with TB saw over 600 patients: official A Japanese doctor infected with tuberculosis examined more than 600 patients without wearing a mask.
16 October 2013
Toyota unveils cars with auto pilot Toyota on Friday unveiled the next generation of cars featuring an auto pilot system that will swerve to avoid collisions and also keep to the middle of the road, all without drivers touching the wheel.
11 October 2013
More problems hit JAL Dreamliners: company A fresh series of troubles has hit Japan Airlines 787 Dreamliners, with two Tokyo-bound flights forced to turn around and another plane experiencing a minor glitch.
11 October 2013
©Reuters/Jason Redmond Broken toilet flush forces JAL Dreamliner to turn back A 787 Dreamliner bound for Japan was forced to turn around and fly back to Russia after toilets on the plane refused to flush.
10 October 2013
US, S. Korea, Japan hold naval drill despite N. Korea threat The United States launched a joint naval drill Thursday with South Korea and Japan despite dire warnings of a "horrible disaster" from North Korea.
10 October 2013
Cui Tiankai. Photo courtesy of cogitasia.com China: Japan defeated not only by atomic bombs Japan should realize it was defeated in 1945 "not just" by atomic bombs and thus not challenge the post-World War II order.
09 October 2013
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
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