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Viggo Mortensen is surprised at how many fans he has in Japan. “They turn up at my movie premieres, photo exhibitions and poetry readings all over the world, even in places as faraway as Iceland.
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The World Economic Forum on Thursday named Japan-based Mobile Healthcare Inc (MHC) as a 2009 Technology Pioneer.
Taiwan’s ruling Nationalist Party Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung announced Thursday a visit to Japan meant to improve bilateral ties, the first such visit by a KMT head since May 20 President Ma Ying-jeou took office.
Nintendo has sold more than half a million of its latest hand-held DSi console in Japan in the first month since its launch, a survey showed Thursday.
Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Yoichi Masuzoe on Thursday called for raising the tobacco tax to partly finance ballooning social security costs in rapidly aging Japan, a Japanese official said.
Japan, China and South Korea will agree at their upcoming trilateral summit to inaugurate ministerial meetings on disaster preparedness and hold the first such gathering in Japan next year, according to a draft joint statement to be issued at the summit.
Police have arrested three employees of U.S. military bases in Japan and another man in connection with possessing and dealing marijuana, police officials said Thursday.
Honda is cutting jobs in Great Britain and Japan because of plunging auto demand, Japan’s second-biggest automaker said Thursday. Honda Motor Co has offered an early retirement package for workers at its U.K. plant, although the number of workers to be cut has not been disclosed.
Jupiter Telecommunications Co (J:COM), the largest multiple system operator (MSO) in Japan based on the number of customers served announced Thursday that it will start offering a new HDR Plus service, delivered via an advanced STB1 (Set-Top Box), across all service areas on Dec 17.
Japanese pitcher Hitoki Iwase plans to sit out next year’s World Baseball Classic, where Japan will defend its title. “I want to get some rest in the offseason,” Iwase was quoted saying in Thursday’s Nikkansports newspaper. “Even at this pace, I don’t know if I’ll be ready for next season.”