Archive for July, 2008
Japan has lifted a ban on imports of North American lobster that had been linked to a misunderstanding over safety, industry officials said Thursday.
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The US Navy has fired the captain of the first US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to be stationed abroad after a fire onboard hurt dozens of sailors and raised alarm in host Japan.
Bayern’s Podolski hits hat-trick in Japan (CNN.com)
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SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Lukas Podolski scored a hat-trick on Thursday as Bayern Munich defeated Japan’s Urawa Reds 4-2 in a friendly match.
The United States has decided to restore the status of a group of tiny islands claimed by both South Korea and Japan as territory belonging to South Korea, President George W. Bush said Wednesday.
Japan’s population, where the birthrate has been dwindling, grew slightly in the first upswing in three years, the government said Thursday.
Japan’s TDK in $1.9 Billion German Deal (New York Times)
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Japan’s TDK Corporation said it plans to buy Epcos , a German electronic parts manufacturer, for $1.9 billion in cash, in a move to expand sales of industrial-use parts and cope with fierce price competition, The Financial Times said.
Japan’s embattled Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda is set to reshuffle his cabinet on Friday in a bid to revive sagging approval ratings by bringing in new faces, reports said.
Japan’s prime minister said Thursday he will decide about a Cabinet reshuffle at a meeting with the head of his coalition partner, fueling expectation that new ministers will be named as soon as Friday.
Japan’s embattled Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda plans to reshuffle his cabinet on Friday in a bid to revive sagging approval ratings, television reports said Thursday.
The U.S. Navy said it had replaced the captain of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier scheduled for a controversial berth in Japan after blaming him for a fire on board on the warship.