Articles tagged with japanese

Sat, May 19, 2012

Japanese woman, 73, scales Everest for the second time

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - For the second time, a 73-year-old Japanese woman has become the world's oldest woman to climb Mount Everest, repeating her own ...

Wed, May 16, 2012

Japanese consumers lead economic rebound in first quarter

By Rie Ishiguro and Leika Kihara

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy bounced back in the first quarter from a year-end lull, powering ahead of ...

Fri, May 11, 2012

Japanese table tennis prodigy told to enjoy salad days

TOKYO (Reuters) - Teenage Japanese table tennis player Koki Niwa has been ordered to see a dietician and consume more vegetables in the run up ...

Wed, May 09, 2012

'Amazing Spider-Man': Japanese Trailer Reveals Black & White Backstory

By Michael Arbeiter, Hollywood.com Staff

He might seem like it's being overshadowed by some of his comic book colleagues, but Peter Parker ...

Wed, May 09, 2012

Japanese diplomat faces spousal abuse charges in California

By Emmett Berg

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A San Francisco-based Japanese diplomat has been charged with spousal abuse over accusations he subjected his 27-year-old wife ...

Tue, May 08, 2012

'Amazing Spider-Man': Japanese Trailer Reveals Black & White Backstory

By Michael Arbeiter, Hollywood.com Staff

He might seem like it's being overshadowed by some of his comic book colleagues, but Peter Parker ...

Tue, May 01, 2012

Gwyneth Paltrow Finally Pops Up in Japanese 'Avengers' Trailer

By Matt Patches, Hollywood.com Staff

There are a lot of mysteries revolving around the upcoming Marvel/Disney superhero blockbuster The Avengers. Who are ...

Mon, April 30, 2012

Gwyneth Paltrow Finally Pops Up in Japanese 'Avengers' Trailer

By Matt Patches, Hollywood.com Staff

There are a lot of mysteries revolving around the upcoming Marvel/Disney superhero blockbuster The Avengers. Who are ...

Mon, April 30, 2012

Roger Daltrey Donates Microphone to Help Raise Money for Japanese Tsunami Victims

Roger Daltrey was in Japan this past week for a series of solo concerts that featured the singer performing The Who 's classic rock ...

Sun, April 29, 2012

Shares steady near lows, investors fear Greece

By Richard Hubbard

LONDON (Reuters) - European shares and the euro steadied near their lows for the year on Monday as investor fears that Greece ...

Tue, April 17, 2012

'Amazing Spider-Man': Japanese Trailer Reveals Black & White Backstory

He might seem like it's being overshadowed by some of his comic book colleagues, but Peter Parker will not be forgotten. A new ...

Mon, April 16, 2012

'Amazing Spider-Man': Japanese Trailer Reveals Black & White Backstory

He might seem like it's being overshadowed by some of his comic book colleagues, but Peter Parker will not be forgotten. A new ...

Thu, April 05, 2012

U.S. Coast Guard scuttles Japanese tsunami ship

By Yereth Rosen

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The U.S. Coast Guard, firing repeated machine-gun blasts from one of its cutters, on Thursday scuttled an ...

Thu, April 05, 2012

Coast Guard opens fire on Japanese tsunami ship

(Reuters) - The Coast Guard has opened fire on a derelict Japanese vessel that was washed out to sea by last year's devastating tsunami ...

Thu, April 05, 2012

Coast Guard postpones sinking of Japanese ship from tsunami

By Yereth Rosen

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The Coast Guard had plans to sink a derelict Japanese vessel drifting toward Alaska that was washed out ...

Sun, March 18, 2012

Gwyneth Paltrow Finally Pops Up in Japanese 'Avengers' Trailer

There are a lot of mysteries revolving around the upcoming Marvel/Disney superhero blockbuster The Avengers. Who are the villains? Why are they invading ...

Sat, March 17, 2012

Gwyneth Paltrow Finally Pops Up in Japanese 'Avengers' Trailer

There are a lot of mysteries revolving around the upcoming Marvel/Disney superhero blockbuster The Avengers. Who are the villains? Why are they invading ...

Fri, March 16, 2012

Gwyneth Paltrow Finally Pops Up in Japanese 'Avengers' Trailer

There are a lot of mysteries revolving around the upcoming Marvel/Disney superhero blockbuster The Avengers. Who are the villains? Why are they invading ...

Thu, March 15, 2012

Gwyneth Paltrow Finally Pops Up in Japanese 'Avengers' Trailer

There are a lot of mysteries revolving around the upcoming Marvel/Disney superhero blockbuster The Avengers. Who are the villains? Why are they invading ...

Tue, February 28, 2012

Total recall: Japanese robot finds lost things

TOKYO (Reuters) - Forgot where you put your glasses? A Japanese robot can find them for you, and guide you to where they are.

The ...

Mon, February 20, 2012

Japanese firms seek Europe phone market share

By Tarmo Virki, European Technology Correspondent

(Reuters) - Japanese companies Fujitsu and Panasonic plan to enter the European smartphone market as rivals Apple and Samsung ...

Mon, January 30, 2012

Honda slashes profit outlook on disasters, sees rebound

By Chang-Ran Kim

TOKYO (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co slashed its annual profit guidance to the lowest level in three years as it counted the ...

Fri, January 27, 2012

Japanese pitcher Kuroda joins Yankees

(Reuters) - Japanese pitcher Hiroki Kuroda has signed a one-year deal with the New York Yankees after the free agent parted company with the Los ...

Wed, January 25, 2012

Murray dashes Japanese dreams to make semis

By Ian Ransom

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Andy Murray shrugged off a sore neck to end Kei Nishikori's brilliant run at the Australian Open on ...

Wed, January 18, 2012

Rangers reach deal with Japanese ace Darvish

(Reuters) - Major League Baseball's (MLB) Texas Rangers agreed to terms on a six-year deal with Japanese pitching ace Yu Darvish just as the ...

Fri, January 06, 2012

Mariners add Japanese pitcher Iwakuma to rotation

(Reuters) - The Seattle Mariners have added starting pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma to their rotation and may audition Japanese infielder Munenori Kawasaki for a job during ...

Mon, December 19, 2011

Rangers win bidding rights for Japan ace

(Reuters) - The Texas Rangers have won the rights to negotiate exclusively with Japanese pitching ace Yu Darvish after offering what may be the sport ...

Mon, December 19, 2011

Brewers bid for Japanese star

The Milwaukee Brewers have won the right to bid for the services of a star player from the Japan League.  Milwaukee secured the right ...

Wed, December 07, 2011

Survivors remember Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 70 years ago

By Harriet McLeod

MOUNT PLEASANT, South Carolina (Reuters) - Four survivors of the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor were honored aboard the USS Yorktown ...

Wed, December 07, 2011

Survivors remember Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 70 years ago

By Harriet McLeod

MOUNT PLEASANT, South Carolina (Reuters) - Four survivors of the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor were honored aboard the USS Yorktown ...

Fri, November 18, 2011

Ex-Olympus VP questioned by Japanese prosecutors: media

TOKYO (Reuters) - Hisashi Mori, an ex-vice president of Japan's disgraced Olympus, has been questioned by Japanese prosecutors on a voluntarily basis as part ...

Sun, September 04, 2011

Quick steps to tackle strong yen needed: Japanese econ ministers

TOKYO (Reuters) - Economics Minister Motohisa Furukawa said on Sunday he and three other economy-related ministers in Japan agreed that measures to respond to a ...

Mon, August 22, 2011

Museum tells story of Japanese-American detainees

By Ruffin Prevost

RALSTON, Wyo (Reuters) - It was a bittersweet return for more than 250 Japanese-American former detainees at Heart Mountain Relocation Center in ...

Sun, August 21, 2011

Wyoming museum tells story of Japanese-American internment

By Ruffin Prevost

RALSTON, Wyo (Reuters) - It was a bittersweet return for more than 250 Japanese-American former detainees at Wyoming's Heart Mountain Relocation ...

Mon, August 01, 2011

Japanese rice to be tested for radioactive cesium

By Yuko Takeo

TOKYO (Reuters) - More than a dozen regional governments in Japan will conduct tests to determine whether locally grown rice contains too ...

Fri, July 22, 2011

Japanese tech giants aim to bounce back from quake

By Isabel Reynolds

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's major consumer electronics makers are expected to show April-June earnings collapsed due to the March earthquake, but ...

Sun, July 17, 2011

Fukushima: 554 cows fed contaminated feed shipped

TOKYO (Reuters) - More than 500 beef cattle that ate feed contaminated by radioactive material from Fukushima have already shipped to other parts of Japan ...

Sat, June 18, 2011

Tepco to request loans from Japanese life insurers: paper

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power Co <9501.T> will ask major life insurers, including Nippon Life and Dai-ichi Life <8750.T>, for hundreds of billions of yen in ...

Mon, June 06, 2011

Japanese retirees ready to risk Fukushima front line

By Kevin Krolicki

TOKYO (Reuters) - At age 72, Yasuteru Yamada believes he has a few more good years ahead.

But not so many that ...

Mon, May 16, 2011

Some feline fun with Japanese hi-tech headgear

By Chiaki Kawase

TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - In Japan, they're all ears for the latest in hi-tech fashion. The stylish headgear, a set of ...

Sat, April 30, 2011

Ando lifts Japanese spirits after striking gold

By Gennady Fyodorov

MOSCOW (Reuters) - It took Japan's Miki Ando just four minutes to boost the spirits of her devastated nation after she ...

Sun, April 10, 2011

Japanese voters may further weaken PM over nuclear crisis

TOKYO (Reuters) - An outspoken incumbent looked certain to win a fourth term as Tokyo governor despite a gaffe in which he said a deadly ...

Fri, April 01, 2011

Japanese Radiation Detected in Michigan

(Lansing, MI)  --  The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality says trace amounts of radiation from the damaged Japanese nuclear power plant have been recorded in ...

Fri, April 01, 2011

GE unlikely to face liability in Japanese nuclear crisis

By Andrew Longstreth

NEW YORK, April 1 (Reuters Legal) - The Japanese nuclear crisis has created a public-relations headache for General Electric Co <GE.N ...

Mon, March 28, 2011

Highly radioactive water leaks from Japanese nuclear plant

By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Yoko Kubota

TOKYO (Reuters) - Highly radioactive water has leaked from a reactor at Japan's crippled nuclear complex, the plant ...

Mon, March 28, 2011

U.S. nuclear regulator meets with Japanese officials

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission met Japanese officials in Tokyo on Monday to assess the battle to contain ...

Fri, March 25, 2011

What are restrictions on Japanese food imports?

(Reuters) - The United States became the first nation to block produce from Japan's radiation zone, saying on Wednesday it will halt milk, vegetable ...

Thu, March 24, 2011

Japanese firemen battle invisible danger

By Kiyoshi Takenaka

TOKYO (Reuters) - The most difficult thing in a nuclear crisis, the Tokyo firefighter said, was the inability to sense where the ...

Fri, March 18, 2011

Japanese media pull story of "miracle" tsunami survivor

TOKYO (Reuters) - It seemed too good to be true. A young man pulled alive from the rubble on Saturday eight days after Japan's ...

Fri, March 18, 2011

Bullock donates $1 million to aid Japanese earthquake relief

The move follows a similar hand-out from the kind-hearted Oscar winner following the Haiti earthquake last year (Jan10).

Bullock's donation will benefit the ...

Wed, March 16, 2011

EU urges radiation tests on Japanese food imports

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's executive arm has advised EU governments to check levels of radioactivity in food and feed imports from Japan ...

Wed, March 16, 2011

Japanese electronics sector faces extended supply woes

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese electronics manufacturers warned production would be hobbled by further supply and distribution problems as companies struggle with power blackouts after the ...

Tue, March 15, 2011

Japanese MotoGP postponed due to quake

By Alan Baldwin

LONDON (Reuters) - The Japanese round of the MotoGP championship has been postponed until October because of the earthquake and tsunami, the ...

Tue, March 15, 2011

Japanese leaders try to calm panicky markets over nuclear crisis

By Leika Kihara and Rie Ishiguro

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese leaders tried to calm panicky financial markets on Tuesday as a deepening nuclear power crisis ...

Mon, March 14, 2011

What will Japanese near reactors face long-term?

By Brendan Borrell

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - As the Japanese government grapples with a deepening crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, Japanese people ...

Mon, March 14, 2011

Clint Eastwood movie pulled from Japanese theaters

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Warner Bros. film studio on Monday said it has taken afterlife movie "Hereafter" out of Japanese theaters and postponed the release ...

Mon, March 14, 2011

Worries mount, food runs short for Japanese victims

By Yoko Kubota

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan (Reuters) - A widening cloud of radiation on Tuesday added to the misery of millions of people in Japan's ...

Sun, March 13, 2011

Japanese inspired and angered; resigned to more quakes

By Terril Yue Jones

TOKYO (Reuters) - While images of brutal destruction wreaked by a devastating earthquake and tsunami have stunned the nation and the ...

Sun, March 13, 2011

Worried Japanese expats trawl Web for news after quake

By Kazunori Takada

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - It took a massive earthquake back in her homeland to persuade Yuki Kosuge to look beyond traditional news sources ...

Sat, March 12, 2011

Will I be alive tomorrow, asks Japanese woman on Internet

By Yoko Kubota and Antoni Slodkowski

TOKYO (Reuters) - Thousands of people in tech-savvy Japan swamped the Internet in the hours after a devastating earthquake ...

Thu, January 27, 2011

Japanese robo-ship arrives at Int'l Space Station

By Irene Klotz

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A robotic Japanese cargo ship reached the International Space Station on Thursday, the first of a quartet ...

Fri, December 17, 2010

Twins land Japanese batting champion Nishioka

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Minnesota Twins have signed Japanese batting champion Tsuyoshi Nishioka to a three-year, $9 million contract, the Major League Baseball team said ...

Mon, December 13, 2010

Orioles re-sign Japanese reliever Uehara

BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Japanese relief pitcher Koji Uehara has signed a one-year contract to return next season with the Baltimore Orioles, the American League club ...

Fri, November 26, 2010

Twins win bidding rights for Japanese hitter Nishioka

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Minnesota Twins have won the bidding battle for Japanese infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka of the Chiba Lotte Marines, Major League Baseball ...

Wed, November 17, 2010

Japanese shortstop Nishioka closes in on MLB move

TOKYO (Reuters) - Lotte Marines' shortstop Tsuyoshi Nishioka is poised to move to Major League Baseball (MLB) via the posting system, the Japan Series champions ...

Thu, November 11, 2010

A's trade for DeJesus could precede Japanese signing

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Oakland Athletics dealt young starting pitcher Vin Mazzaro to the Kansas City Royals for outfielder David DeJesus, leading to speculation ...

Thu, October 21, 2010

China win fourth men's team gold after Japanese fall

By Marie-Claire Calvert

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (Reuters) - China claimed their fourth successive men's team title at the gymnastics world championships after rivals Japan tumbled ...

Mon, October 18, 2010

Japan, China leaders met informally: Japanese official

HANOI (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao held informal talks on Saturday morning, Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Tetsuro ...

Fri, October 15, 2010

Japanese actor Ikebe dies

Ikebe, who appeared in more than 150 movies throughout his career, passed away on Friday (08Oct10), his family has confirmed.

He made his acting ...

Wed, October 06, 2010

U.S.-Japanese team wins 2010 chemistry Nobel

By Patrick Lannin and Adam Cox

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - An American and two Japanese scientists won the 2010 Nobel Prize for Chemistry on Wednesday for ...

Thu, September 30, 2010

China releases 3 Japanese but isle dispute lingers

By Chris Buckley and Chisa Fujioka

BEIJING/TOKYO (Reuters) - China released three Japanese citizens on Thursday whose detention had added to tensions between Asia ...

Mon, September 20, 2010

Presidio Prepping Japanese-Language 'Paranormal Activity' Sequel

Japanese distributor Presidio will expand into production with a local-language sequel to Paranormal Activity, titled Paranormal Activity: Tokyo Night.

Screen reports that IM Global ...

Thu, September 09, 2010

Japanese samurai movie pokes fun at tradition

By Mike Collett-White

VENICE (Reuters) - Prolific Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike's "13 Assassins" is a surprisingly conventional remake of a 1963 samurai movie, but ...

Tue, August 10, 2010

Three dead, 12 injured in Japanese tour bus crash in Utah

By James Nelson

SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - A bus carrying Japanese tourists rolled off an interstate highway in Utah, killing three people and injuring ...

Thu, August 05, 2010

U.S. charges dropped against Japanese speed-eater

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Japanese competitive eater won't have to try jail food after all, a judge ruled on Thursday, dismissing charges against ...

Mon, August 02, 2010

Gene variants in Japanese prostate cancer patients

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A large study in Japan into possible genetic causes for prostate cancer has uncovered five new gene variants that have never ...

Sun, August 01, 2010

Gene variants in Japanese prostate cancer patients

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A large study in Japan into possible genetic causes for prostate cancer has uncovered five new gene variants which have never ...

Thu, July 29, 2010

Japanese supertanker was in collision: official

FUJAIARAH, United Arab Emirates (Reuters) - A Japanese supertanker damaged near the strategic Strait of Hormuz was involved in a collision, but the cause was ...

Fri, July 02, 2010

Japanese not keen to go four-eyed for 3D TV: survey

TOKYO (Reuters) - Television manufacturers might be waging a 3D battle but Japanese consumers are not entering the affray with almost 70 percent saying they ...

Sun, June 13, 2010

Japanese space probe finds unique asteroid dust

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A Japanese space probe has landed in the Australian outback after a seven-year voyage to an asteroid, safely returning a capsule containing ...

Mon, May 24, 2010

Japanese veteran upstages Rafa and Justine show

By Martyn Herman

PARIS (Reuters) - On the day King Rafa and Queen Justine took the first steps to reclaiming their Roland Garros thrones, veteran ...

Wed, February 24, 2010

FBI raids 3 Japanese auto parts makers near Detroit

TOKYO/DETROIT (Reuters) - The FBI raided three Detroit-area Japanese auto parts makers for a sealed federal antitrust investigation, including Toyota Motor Corp affiliate Denso ...

Mon, February 08, 2010

Japanese monk gets down with the beat for Buddhism

By Toshi Maeda

TOKYO (Reuters) - He raps. He chants. And this month, Japan's famed hip-hop loving monk, better known as MC Happiness, will ...

Sun, January 10, 2010

Japanese film "Nobody" skewers Internet vultures

By Kirk Honeycutt

PALM SPRINGS, California (Hollywood Reporter) - "Nobody to Watch Over Me" is a thriller for the TMZ era, though that doesn't ...

Thu, January 07, 2010

New Japanese finance minister calls for weaker yen

By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Stanley White

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's new finance minister called for a weaker yen on Thursday and said he would ...

Sat, December 19, 2009

Sushi set to go sky high with Japanese astronaut

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Sushi will soar to new gastronomic heights next week when a Japanese astronaut blasts off for the International Space Station with a ...

Thu, December 17, 2009

Mets sign Japanese pitcher Igarashi

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Mets have signed Japanese relief pitcher Ryota Igarashi to a two-year contract, the National League club announced on ...

Sun, November 08, 2009

Thousands of Japanese protest U.S. base plan

By Isabel Reynolds

GINOWAN, Japan (Reuters) - Thousands of Japanese gathered in sweltering heat on the southern island of Okinawa on Sunday to demand that ...

Thu, October 15, 2009

U.S. clubs chase Japanese schoolboy Kikuchi