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Gennady Golovkin. Photo courtesy of allboxing.ru Boxing: Golovkin to fight 37-y.o. Japan’s Nobuhiro Ishida 30-y.o. Kazakhstan boxer will fight against 2009-2010 WBA world champion in Monte Carlo (Monaco) on March 30.
12 February 2013
US with new line of inquiry in Boeing probe The National Transportation Safety Board said Monday it is examining whether the Boeing 787's lithium-ion battery problems were due to formation of microscopic structures called dendrites.
12 February 2013
Yen strengthens in Asian trade The yen strengthened slightly in Asian trading on Tuesday after a US Treasury official praised Japan's recent moves to boost the economy as Tokyo faces claims it is manipulating the currency's slide.
12 February 2013
Figure Skating: Denis Ten 12th in Four Continents Figure Skating Championship Kazakhstan’s figure skater, coached by Frank Carroll, made a number of mistakes and scored 197 points after his short and free skating programs.
11 February 2013
Gennady Golovkin. Photo courtesy of sportbox.ru Boxing: Kazakhstan's Golovkin named January Boxer 2013 Kazakhstan's Golovkin got the award thanks to his spectacular victory over American Gabriel Rosado.
11 February 2013
Japan's Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera. ©REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Japan suggests hotline to Beijing over island spat Japan has suggested setting up a military hotline with China to avoid clashes between the two countries, which are at loggerheads over a group of disputed islands.
09 February 2013
BlackBerry to withdraw from Japan: reports Troubled smartphone maker BlackBerry will not launch its new models in Japan, reports said Friday, effectively heralding a pull-out from a booming smartphone market where it is being beaten by Apple.
08 February 2013
US safety board finds clue to Boeing fire, faults FAA The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday criticized the government's certification process for the Boeing 787 and said it had pinpointed how a battery fire occurred on one of the planes.
08 February 2013
China must stop threats in maritime disputes: US US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Wednesday urged China to avoid confrontation and seek out a peaceful dialogue with Japan and other countries over territorial disputes.
07 February 2013
Boeing 787 probe results 'weeks away': NTSB The results of a probe into the Boeing 787 Dreamliner will likely not be known for weeks, investigators said Wednesday, meaning the fleet will remain grounded for at least that long.
07 February 2013
Japan fashionistas defend 'obscene' photographer Japanese fashionistas leaped to the defence of Tokyo-based Singaporean photographer Leslie Kee on Tuesday after he was arrested for selling books containing pictures of male genitals.
05 February 2013
Japan summons China envoy in island row Tokyo summoned China's envoy Tuesday in protest at what it says was another incursion into its territorial waters, after Beijing's ships sailed near islands at the centre of a bitter dispute.
05 February 2013
Minami Minegishi. Photo courtesy of nautiljon.com Japan pop idol shaves head after sex scandal A Japanese starlet who shaved her head and issued a tearful YouTube apology after spending the night with a man was scrambling Friday to redeem the girl next door image of all-female group AKB48.
02 February 2013
Japan PM says to change post-war constitution Japan's hawkish Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told parliament Thursday that he intends to change the country's post-World War II constitution, lowering the bar for further amendments.
01 February 2013
Japan cabinet to approve $1.02 trillion annual budget Japan's cabinet was Tuesday set to approve a $1.02 trillion annual budget with boosts in defence and public works spending amid a festering territorial row with China and a renewed assault on deflation.
30 January 2013
African Union Chief Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. ©REUTERS International donor conference for war-torn Mali opens An international donor conference to drum up funds and troops to help the military operation against Islamist militants in Mali opened on Tuesday at the African Union headquarters in Ethiopia's capital.
30 January 2013
Photo courtesy of blog.isowhey.com.au Japan manufacturers make big emissions cuts: survey Japan's big manufacturers reduced greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 15 percent annually on average over the past five years compared to 1990.
27 January 2013
Photo courtesy of vincotte-ndt.com World's biggest nuke plant may shut: Japan report The largest nuclear power plant in the world may be forced to shut down under tightened rules proposed by Japan's new nuclear watchdog aimed at safeguarding against earthquakes.
27 January 2013
Taiwan boat leaves islands after Japan water cannon duel A boat carrying Taiwanese activists headed for disputed Japanese-controlled islands turned back Thursday after coastguard vessels from the two sides converged and duelled with water cannon.
27 January 2013
ANA to cancel more Dreamliner flights: media Japan's All Nippon Airways plans to cancel at least 379 flights in February due to the worldwide grounding of Boeing's Dreamliner.
26 January 2013
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