Japan's brash, right-leaning former foreign minister announced Friday that he would run for ruling party president in a move that would put him on track to take over as Japan's next prime minister.
Sales are improving in Japan for Sony Corp.'s PlayStation Portable handheld video game machine, and a beefed up version with a clearer display is expected to add momentum, a senior executive said Tuesday.
Japan unveiled a stimulus package with $18 billion in fresh spending to shore up its flagging economy on Friday as figures showed that inflation has spiked to its highest in nearly 11 years, denting consumer spending.
Japan unveiled a stimulus package with 2 trillion yen ($18 billion) in fresh spending to shore up its flagging economy on Friday as figures showed that inflation has spiked to its highest in nearly 11 years, denting consumer spending.
Surging inflation in July dented Japanese consumer spending, lending support for the government's planned economic stimulus package, reportedly worth 1.8 trillion yen ($16.5 billion) and expected to be unveiled later Friday
Japan's core inflation rose sharply in July, climbing for the 10th straight month and at the quickest pace in almost 11 years, the government said Friday.
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Japan is drawing up an economic stimulus package worth eight trillion yen ($73 billion) to help businesses and consumers cope with soaring fuel and commodity prices, news reports said Saturday.
A 61-year-old Japanese woman gave birth to her own grandchild, using an egg donated by her daughter, a clinic said Thursday
For the first time that sumo wrestling's governing body can recall, one of its revered athletes has been nabbed for drug possession.
Japan's brash, right-leaning former foreign minister announced Friday that he would run for ruling party president in a move that would put him on track to take over as Japan's next prime minister.
Sales are improving in Japan for Sony Corp.'s PlayStation Portable handheld video game machine, and a beefed up version with a clearer display is expected to add momentum, a senior executive said Tuesday.
Japan unveiled a stimulus package with $18 billion in fresh spending to shore up its flagging economy on Friday as figures showed that inflation has spiked to its highest in nearly 11 years, denting consumer spending.
Japan unveiled a stimulus package with 2 trillion yen ($18 billion) in fresh spending to shore up its flagging economy on Friday as figures showed that inflation has spiked to its highest in nearly 11 years, denting consumer spending.
Surging inflation in July dented Japanese consumer spending, lending support for the government's planned economic stimulus package, reportedly worth 1.8 trillion yen ($16.5 billion) and expected to be unveiled later Friday
Japan's core inflation rose sharply in July, climbing for the 10th straight month and at the quickest pace in almost 11 years, the government said Friday.
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Japan is drawing up an economic stimulus package worth eight trillion yen ($73 billion) to help businesses and consumers cope with soaring fuel and commodity prices, news reports said Saturday.
A 61-year-old Japanese woman gave birth to her own grandchild, using an egg donated by her daughter, a clinic said Thursday
For the first time that sumo wrestling's governing body can recall, one of its revered athletes has been nabbed for drug possession.
Japan says its trade surplus in July fell 86.6 percent from a year earlier as imports grew amid higher prices for oil and other commodities.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) -- Baserunner Akihiro Takeuchi was so excited by Ryohji Kimura's home run, he kept turning around and smiling back at his teammate while they rounded the bases.
Japan will start an aggressive push to market abroad its mobile technology, especially the nation's popular "wallet phone," a government official said Tuesday.
One of Japan's highest ranking foreign sumo wrestlers has been arrested on suspicion of marijuana possession, Japanese authorities said Monday in the ancient sport's first major drug scandal.
Japan's central bank chief said Tuesday he expects the world's second-largest economy to stay stagnant for the time being but denied it was headed toward the sort of deep slump that crippled the country in the 1990s.
Japan's gross domestic product has contracted in the second quarter as the world's second largest economy succumbed to the pressures of high oil prices and the prospects of a global slowdown.
A new variety of premium grapes debuted in Japan on Monday, with a single bunch fetching as much as ¥100,000 ($910).
A strong earthquake injured 102 people and destroyed 31 buildings in northern Japan on Thursday, authorities said.
Two hundred thousand boats sat idle in Japan, as fishermen across the nation took to the streets on Tuesday to protest skyrocketing fuel prices.
China wants clean technology; Japan has it to sell. As G-8 begins, two traditional rivals have reasons to heal old wounds
The dollar declined Tuesday as stronger-than-expected economic reports from Japan and Germany strengthened overseas currencies, amid further concerns about write-offs in the financial sector in the United States.
Soaring oil and commodity prices hit Japan's economy with a one-two punch in May, thrusting up inflation, driving consumers to tighten their pocketbooks and threatening to derail the country's modestly growing economy
While Japanese sex life sags, the porn industry is healthier than ever -- even for septuagenarian stars
A serial killer convicted in the deaths of four girls was among three men executed in Japan on Tuesday.
The death toll from a magnitude 7.2-earthquake in northern Japan rose to at least nine Sunday, with more than 200 injured
Rescue workers dug out three bodies from under mud and rock Sunday, bringing the death toll from Japan's 7.2 magnitude earthquake to nine.
Six people were killed and at least 144 hurt Saturday morning when a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck northeastern Japan, Japanese officials said.
Three people were killed and at least 84 were injured Saturday morning when a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck northeastern Japan, Japanese officials said.
Japan plans to lift some sanctions that it has imposed on North Korea, the Kyodo news agency of Japan reported Friday.
Despite having one of the lowest crime rates in the developed world, the country still sees spasms of stunningly brutal, often random killings
There's nothing better than a sweet, juicy watermelon on a hot summer's day, right?
Japanese mobile carrier Softbank Corp. said Wednesday it has a deal with Apple Inc. to sell the iPhone later this year -- the first such agreement in Japan for the hit cell phone
Police evacuated dozens of residents after poisonous fumes escaped from an apartment where a man killed himself by inhaling a detergent-laced gas, authorities said Wednesday.
Development plans depend on keeping Africa fed. But a key challenge lies in pressing industrialized countries to deliver on promised aid
Japan will lobby a dozen members of the International Whaling Commission at a meeting Monday to support its much-criticized Antarctic whaling program -- just three days before all members of the commission meet in London to discuss reaching an agreement on whale conservation rules.
Japanese youngsters are getting so addicted to Internet-linking cell phones that the government is starting a program warning parents and schools to limit their use among children
Fifty-four people were sickened by toxic fumes at a hospital in southern Japan Wednesday when a man vomited after drinking pesticide to commit suicide.
A U.S. Marine pleaded guilty Friday to abusive sexual contact with a child under 16, bringing to a close a criminal case that stoked outrage in Japan, a Marine spokesman said.
Police found three men dead in a car parked outside a spa Monday morning -- the latest in a string of suicides involving detergent, officials said.
The country prided itself on its domestic dairy industry and protected it with tariffs and market-manipulation. Now, however, it has a shortage on its hands
A 24-year-old Japanese man killed himself by mixing laundry detergent and cleaning fluids, releasing noxious fumes into the air and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people from their homes.
The Olympic flame relay through Nagano, Japan, kicked off with little incident on Saturday despite concerns over anti-China protests that have threatened the torch along its journey to host city Beijing.
The U.S. military in Japan has charged a Marine with rape and other violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice in the alleged sexual assault of 14-year old girl in Okinawa.
The leaders of Japan and the European Union expressed their "strong concern" Wednesday over high food and oil prices and highlighted the "urgent need" to address it.
Security concerns and sympathy toward Tibetans prompted a Buddhist temple in Nagano, Japan, to withdraw from participation in the Olympic torch relay next week, a temple official said on Friday.
Anti-whaling groups have claimed partial victory in their attempts to disrupt Japan's annual whale hunt in Antarctic waters.
At first glance, the man and woman at the nightclub look like any other couple on a date. He flirts and pours champagne. She looks at him and laughs.
Major League baseball gets big crowds and a boost from its trip to Japan. But Japan's own baseball league isn't so thrilled
Political gridlock in the Japanese parliament means the country has no central bank chief for the first time since WW II
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Corporate earnings and consumer spending in the world's second-largest economy may be adversely affected by the weakness of the dollar
Anti-whaling protesters hurled containers of butyric acid at a Japanese whaling ship in Antarctic waters, injuring four crew members, a Japanese official said Monday.
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger: That should be the motto for anyone doing PR for a car company these days. Luckily for Carlos Ghosn, president and CEO of Nissan, he has the ultimate spin doctor at his side. Simon Sproule, a Brit based in Japan, traverses the globe ensuring that the world pays proper attention to Nissan's ongoing revival.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Japan on Wednesday on a mission to smooth tensions created by rape allegations against two U.S. service members and to try to jump-start stalled North Korean nuclear talks.
Japan launched a rocket Saturday carrying a satellite that will test new technology that promises to deliver "super high-speed Internet" service to homes and businesses around the world.
Ah, Valentine's Day! That time of the year when the pressure's on to show you really, really care.
Chinese-made frozen food has sickened ten people in Japan, prompting recalls and charges of deliberate poisoning. But both governments are eager to avoid escalating the conflict
Japan has resumed whaling in the waters near Antarctica -- only days after groups hoping to stop it left the area, Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade told CNN on Friday.
The Japanese navy deployed the first of two ships Thursday to resume the country's refueling mission in support of the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan, the Kyodo news agency reported.
On this special edition, CNN's Richard Quest travels to Japan to look at how the country is leading the way when it comes to technology. From robotics to mobile phones to hotel services, Richard will spend his time in the "tech mecca" Tokyo road-testing new gadgets and devices designed to make our lives easier.
Japan has "temporarily halted" its much-criticized plan for a humpback whale hunt in the seas near Antarctica, said the chief Japanese government spokesman on Friday.
While the U.S. and others focus on North Korea's nuclear weapons, Japan is worried that the issue of North Korea's abduction of its citizens is falling by the wayside
Sorry to drop another U2 reference here, but sometimes we feel stuck in a moment and we can't get out of it. We'll again explain that these rankings aren't about who the top-to-bottom best teams on earth are, since that hardly changes over a season. This is about the shifts in power across the footballing world.
Japanese vessels set sail on their largest-scale whale hunt in decades. Is it for research? Out of sheer stubbornness? Or is it even about the whales at all?
FIFA's still experimental Club World Cup -- the intercontinental tournament now in its third year that brings together the champions of each of world football's confederations in Japan each December -- received a major boost Wednesday when Urawa Reds became the first ever Japanese side to win the Asian Champions League and qualify for the eight-team competition.
Financial scandals force the closure of Japan's largest chain of English language schools, leaving many of its foreign teachers out of work -- and up in arms
Japan ordered its mission in support of the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan, after the government failed to reach an agreement with parliament to extend it.
Finn Mikko Hirvonen maintained his lead over Spaniard Dani Sordo on the second day of the Rally of Japan.
Venus Williams hopes to enhance her prospects for the elite championships in Madrid by doing well in the Japan Open in Tokyo this week.
Japan scored a controversial injury-time try to snatch a 12-12 draw in their battle with Canada to avoid Pool B's wooden spoon at the Rugby World Cup.
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger: That should be the motto for anyone doing PR for a car company these days. Luckily for Carlos Ghosn, president and CEO of Nissan, he has the ultimate spin doctor at his side. Simon Sproule, a Brit based in Japan, traverses the globe ensuring that the world pays proper attention to Nissan's ongoing revival. He also likes to pull off stealth PR schemes: In July he quietly entered the not-yet-unveiled 2009 Nissan GTR in Britain's tony Goodwood Festival of Speed. The much-anticipated 450-horsepower fiend rocketed up the hill, to the crowd's astonishment. Given the nomadic nature of his work, he has had only one permanent home in the past seven years (in Laguna Beach, Calif.) and estimates that he spends about 20 days a year there. We chased down Sproule, who has been featured in Japanese GQ twice and in Maquia magazine as one of Japan's most eligible bachelors, to learn how he makes the most of life on the road.
After the Abe implosion, the gray-headed factions seemed destined to recover their hold on power
Japan expressed confidence in its economic recovery in a monthly government report released Friday, while acknowledging worries about the U.S. economy - Japan's biggest export market - and domestic business spending.
Japan's gross domestic product for the April-June quarter declined 1.2 percent on an annual basis, the government said Monday as it revised downward a preliminary estimate of 0.5 percent growth for the quarter. The adjustment marks the first contraction in growth for three quarters.
Flanker Rocky Elsom scored a hat-trick of tries as Australia opened up their World Cup campaign with a 91-3 thrashing of Japan in Group B in Lyon.
Japan and North Korea will hold talks on establishing diplomatic relations next week in Ulan Bator, Japanese Foreign Ministry officials said on Tuesday. The two-day talks from September 5 will be held as part of a six-country deal to scrap Pyongyang's nuclear-arms programs in exchange for aid and diplomatic recognition.
Ryo Kanekubo tied the game with a solo homer in the fifth inning and delivered a game-ending grand slam in the bottom of the sixth as Japan rallied to a 7-4 win over Curacao and advanced to the championship game of the Little League World Series on Saturday at Lamade Stadium.
With Asia's biggest powers set to launch their first unmanned lunar missions -- possibly as early as next month -- the countdown has begun in the hottest space race in decades
Asian stocks were on track for their biggest rally in more than three years Monday after the U.S. Federal Reserve slashed a key U.S. bank lending rate, helping soothe jitters about a worldwide credit shortage.
Asian stocks headed for their biggest weekly fall in nearly a decade on Friday as stubborn credit fears drove investors away from risky trades, despite a dramatic late rebound on Wall Street.
Japan's economy grew an anemic 0.1 percent in the April-June quarter, reinforcing a growing expectation that a shakeout in global markets will prompt the central bank to rethink a rate hike this month.
Newly in charge of the upper house of the legislature, an opposition leader calls for an end to Japanese involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan. His target is Prime Minister Abe, but his country's alliance with the U.S. could suffer collateral damage
South Korea, playing with 10 men from the 57th minute, overcame fierce rivals Japan 6-5 in a penalty shootout after a goalless 120 minutes, to win a tempestuous third-place playoff at the Asian Cup in Palembang on Saturday.
The magnitude 6.8 earthquake that hit on Monday morning is rocking the country's faith in its nuclear power plants
Microsoft Corp. has no plans now to cut the price of its Xbox game console in Japan, where it trails far behind rival machines from Nintendo Co. Ltd. and Sony Corp.
A Frenchwoman has helped Japan return as a Miss Universe superpower. But are her proteges Japanese enough?
Andrew Mehrtens will lead a side of former New Zealand All Blacks, including Jonah Lomu, Carlos Spencer, Justin Marshall and Jeff Wilson against Japan in rugby matches on May 9 and 12.
Wall Street was poised to start Monday's session in positive territory after a Texas utility giant said it agreed to be taken private in a $32 billion deal.
The dollar climbed to near a four-year high against the yen Thursday after Japan's central bank held rates steady, but it slipped against the euro.
Tsunami alerts issued for the Pacific Basin due to a massive underwater earthquake were lifted hours later Saturday when only minor surges resulted.
Local hero Deep Impact bounced back from the damaging controversy of testing positive for an illegal substance by storming to victory in the Japan Cup on Sunday.
CNN's Richard Quest offers some tips and travel advice for fellow business travellers to Japan.
Waves of no higher than 40 centimeters washed up on some eastern Pacific coastal areas of Japan, less than a quarter of the size predicted by Japan's Meteorological Agency and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
In the heady days before the 2000 dotcom meltdown, "mobile Internet" was one of the hottest catch phrases tossed around by entrepreneurs in search of venture capital.
One month after Shinzo Abe came to power as prime minister, Japan stands on the cusp of its longest period of sustained economic expansion in the postwar era.
All Japanese ports will be closed to North Korean vessels, according to new sanctions approved Friday by the Japanese Cabinet in response to the North's claimed nuclear test this week.
A jittery Japan has apparently mistaken earthquake activity off its own coast for a tremor indicating a second nuclear test in North Korea.
The annual trade show known as Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies (CEATEC), under way here this week, is the Japanese equivalent of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), except about two years more advanced. We've come here, along with some 200,000 gadget-happy Japanese consumers, to see what American consumers might expect to see at home in 2008.
Defending world champion Valentino Rossi recorded the fastest time in Friday's free practice for Sunday's MotoGP in Japan.
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation ranks no. 24 on FORTUNE's Global 500 this year, with $94.9 billion in revenues, down 5.6% from the previous year. The Tokyo, Japan-based company was ranked no. 18 on the 2005 list. Its 2005 profits were $4.4 billion, down 33.3% from a year earlier. 2005 was a banner year for most Global 500 companies.
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