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Okinawa is about as far away as one can get from Fukushima without leaving Japan, and that is why Minaho Kubota is here.
Japan’s response to the nuclear crisis that followed the March 11 tsunami was confused and riddled with problems, including erroneous assumptions.
The US sent its first representative to the annual memorial for the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, which killed almost 80 000 people.
Japanese nuclear regulators trusted that the reactors at Fukushima Daiichi were safe from the waves based on a single-page memo.
Workers forced to leave their homes and jobs because of radiation fears are demanding compensation from Japan’s tsunami-flooded nuclear plant.
Toyota remains Japan’s number one global brand, but its value has fallen because of the recent massive recalls, according to a report.
Toyota is considering a recall of its hot-selling Corolla subcompact after complaints about power steering problems.
A Toyota executive said the damage to the company’s sales from its global recall for a accelerator pedal problem may be greater than previous recalls.
Japan began offering money on Wednesday for unemployed foreigners to go home to stave off what officials said posed a serious unemployment problem.
Sales are improving in Japan for Sony’s PlayStation Portable, and a beefed-up version with a clearer display is expected to add momentum.
Japan is to start an aggressive push to market abroad its mobile technology, especially the nation’s popular ”wallet phone”.
The global roll-out of Apple’s revamped iPhone kicked off on Friday in Asia with countdown celebrations and quick sell-outs.
Drivers in Japan can check on their pets, turn lights off and on and lock their front door, all from inside their cars — with a new car navigation system from Panasonic. The…
Mieko Kawakami, a former bar hostess and bookstore clerk, was just another obscure singer until she started a blog. Her poetic, street-wise writing stood out so starkly among…
The booming popularity of Nintendo’s Wii console and DS handheld sent the combined sales of game machines and gaming software in Japan to a record high last year, according to…
Nintendo’s ”Wiimote” is getting a cushion cover. The Japanese game maker’s Wii machine has become a global hit among players young and old alike. To help prevent accidents and…
Sharp showed a 29mm-thick prototype TV on Wednesday, which the Japanese electronics maker said was the thinnest, lightest and lowest energy-consuming liquid crystal display (LCD)…
World Cup fever is kicking up already-strong demand for flat-panel televisions as consumers desiring a sharper picture of matches are finding lower prices and marketing pitches…
Japan’s top three manufacturers have so far rejected offers from Airbus of contract work on the planned A350 jets, citing their order commitments to rival Boeing, Airbus chief…
A Japanese government committee is mulling a copyright-law revision to charge royalties on digital music players, but the opinion is so divided on the so-called ”iPod tax” that…
