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Japan faces nuclear shutdown for second time since Fukushima

YoopyaJan 24, 20130

(Reuters) – Japan may face a total nuclear shutdown in the summer for the second time since the March 2011 Fukushima disaster as the country’s two operating

Japanese filmmaker Nagisa Oshima dies aged 80

YoopyaJan 16, 20130

(Reuters) – Japanese film director Nagisa Oshima, best known for the sexually explicit film “In the Realm of the Senses” and “Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence”,

Top Airlines in Japan Grounding Boeing 787s

kiemtarJan 16, 2013January 16, 20130

TOKYO — Japan’s two largest airlines said Wednesday they would ground their fleets of Boeing’s new 787 aircraft, the Dreamliner, after one operated by All Nippon Airways made

Toyota seeks to settle acceleration case for $1.1 billion

YoopyaDec 27, 20120

(Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp has agreed to spend $1.1 billion to settle sweeping U.S. class-action litigation over claims that millions of its vehicles accelerate

Yen falls, Nikkei surges as Japan gets a new government

YoopyaDec 26, 20120

(Reuters) – The yen fell to a 20-month low against the dollar on Wednesday, buoying the benchmark Nikkei stock average to nine-month highs, as Japan swore in

Japan’s next PM Abe must deliver on economy, cope with China

YoopyaDec 17, 20120

(Reuters) – Conservative ex-premier Shinzo Abe got a second chance to lead Japan after his party surged back to power in Sunday’s election and faces pressure to

Tsunami alert after 7.3-magnitude quake rocks Japan

YoopyaDec 7, 20120

TOKYO: A tsunami alert was issued for Japan’s northeast coast Friday after a powerful 7.3-magnitude undersea earthquake struck, setting buildings in Tokyo swaying violently. Media reports

Vehicles trapped in fire after tunnel collapse in Japan

kiemtarDec 2, 2012December 2, 20120

Japanese rescuers have found five charred bodies after a highway tunnel west of Tokyo collapsed crushing cars and triggering a blaze. At least seven people

Japan’s new first lady says rode UFO to Venus

YoopyaNov 26, 20120

(Reuters) – Japan’s next prime minister might be nicknamed “the alien,” but it’s his wife who claims to have had a close encounter with another

Japan economy contracts as global slowdown hits exports

YoopyaNov 12, 20120

Japan’s economy contracted in the July to September quarter, as a global economic slowdown and anti-Japan protests in China hurt its exports, while domestic consumption