Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion:
The Foreign Ministry has decided to admit the existence of a secret Japan-U.S. pact under which Tokyo allows stopovers of U.S. military vessels or aircraft…. (Read More)
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The President meets with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama of Japan on the first stop of his trip to Asia. Following a private discussion, they speak to the press about issues including climate change, nuclear disarmament, and Af (Read More)
Japan Probe:
Some of Asahi TV’s foreign reporter team, visits a trash processing facility near Tokyo Bay and gets to see a giant claw in action:The trash lifted by the claw is burned at 1450°C. The leftover metal is recycled.In the secon (Read More)
Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion:
Two-time double Olympic breaststroke champion Kosuke Kitajima marked his return to domestic competition with victory in the 100 meters breaststroke final at a time trials…. (Read More)
Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion:
Tokyo stocks were mixed Friday, with the key Nikkei index closing below 9,500 for the first time in four months on declines led by high-tech…. (Read More)
zlabs:
T-shirts, as you’ll surely agree, play a big part in the design world. Sometimes, we designers don’t get the kinds of projects we want, and so we are left to apply our creativity in some other way, many of us opting to su (Read More)
JEANSNOW.NET:
Satoshi Kon’s next film is called The Dream Machine, and unlike his previous complex and adult work (Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers, Paprika, Paranoia Agent), is being described as a family-friendly film. Here’s what Ko (Read More)
Tech-On! : tech news - straight from Asia.:
Toyota Technical Development Corp (TTDC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corp of Japan, made a presentation about a high-efficiency design method for automotive analog integrated circuits (IC), at the Electronic De (Read More)
JEANSNOW.NET:
For its new “Night Color” series of black appliances, Panasonic enlisted Cornelius to create music for a special installation at Tokyo Designer’s Week. I didn’t get to see it because I didn’t want to wait in line, but now we (Read More)
TOKYOMANGO:
It's been a while since I pimped my book Urawaza on TokyoMango, but I really think you should buy it for someone — your mom, your brother, your friend, a White Elephant party — for the holidays. It's green and red, colors rem (Read More)
Japanator:
Jake Adelstein is one unlucky guy.You might remember him as the intrepid American reporter who exposed the Yakuza liver transplant scandal. His efforts were rewarded with death threats, and he was forced to live under constan (Read More)
Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion:
Tokyo has secured more three-star restaurant ratings than Paris, with Michelin awarding the top rating to 11 restaurants in the Japanese capital, a summary of…. (Read More)
Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion:
Tokyo stocks fell Wednesday, with the key Nikkei index logging a six-week closing low, as jitters about a series of corporate equity financing plans and…. (Read More)
Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion:
Swimsuit maker San-ai's spokesmodel for 2010 Nanao, left, receives a tiara from 2009 spokesmodel Satoko Miyata during her unveiling event in Tokyo on Tuesday. (Read More)
Japan Probe:
Jake Adelstein, author of Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan, appeared on Monday’s episode of the Daily Show to talk about his encounters with the yakuza:The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon – Thurs 11 (Read More)
JapanSoc Social Bookmarking / Top Stories:
Cool weather, crisp, clean air, colourful leaves; autumn is prime hiking season here in Japan with lots of great destinations to choose from. Unfortunately a few hundred thousand other people in Tokyo think so too, and will b (Read More)
Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion:
Tokyo stocks fell Tuesday as a stronger yen and equity financing concerns erased early gains sparked by Wall Street's rally overnight. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock…. (Read More)
Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion:
Police said Monday that a 74-year-old man who was discovered dead in his Tokyo apartment Monday morning may have been murdered in his sleep.
Shinji…. (Read More)
Japan Probe:
“Mezamashi TV” morning show takes a new plug-in scooter for a 141-kilometer test run from Numazu to Tokyo:The scooter runs fine on flat roads, but has serious trouble climbing hills – even with the assistance of some pedalin (Read More)