http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/JapanFind stories, videos, and photos about Japan from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:41:32 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Japan14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Japan from CNN.com.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/more/11/18/japan.mvp.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/more/11/18/japan.mvp.ap/index.htmlTOKYO (AP) -- Venezuelan outfielder Alex Ramirez was named MVP of Japan's Central League for the second straight year on Wednesday while pitcher Yu Darvish took the Pacific League honors.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:19:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/17/map.garbage.patch/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/17/map.garbage.patch/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe center of the Pacific Gyre, an area of spiraling ocean currents, has accumulated large amounts of waste and debris that gets trapped by the large clockwise flow of water between North America and Japan.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:01:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/11/15/japan.gdp.growth/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/11/15/japan.gdp.growth/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapan's economy grew at an annualized rate of 4.8 percent last quarter, the fastest pace in two years.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:57:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/12/obama.japan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/12/obama.japan/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. President Barack Obama chose to make Japan the first stop in his first presidential visit to Asia -- a decision that Japan's new prime minister says signifies the importance Washington attaches to its alliance with Tokyo.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:01:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/11/japan.custody.battle/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/11/japan.custody.battle/index.html#cnnSTCTextAuthorities have officially dropped all charges against an American who tried to snatch back his children from his ex-wife in Japan, the Fukuoka prosecutor's office said Thursday.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:41:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/more/11/07/japan.series.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/more/11/07/japan.series.ap/index.htmlTOKYO (AP) -- Catcher Shinnosuke Abe drove in the game-winning run to help the Yomiuri Giants defeat the Nippon Ham Fighters 2-0 and win the Japan Series in six games.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:47:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/10/29/japan.unemployment/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/10/29/japan.unemployment/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapan's unemployment rate fell to 5.3 percent in September, the government reported on Friday.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:21:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/10/08/japan.airline.toilet/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/10/08/japan.airline.toilet/index.html#cnnSTCTextTo offset carbon dioxide, a Japanese airline is asking its passengers to go to the toilet before boarding.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:45:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/10/29/japan.economy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/10/29/japan.economy/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapan's unemployment rate fell to 5.3 percent in September, the government reported on Friday, according to Kyodo news Service.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:45:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/more/10/29/japan.kikuchi.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/more/10/29/japan.kikuchi.ap/index.htmlTOKYO (AP) -- The Seibu Lions of Japan's Pacific League have won the right to negotiate with highly sought after high school pitcher Yusei Kikuchi.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:41:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/24/health.vitamin.cafes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/24/health.vitamin.cafes/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn trendy neighborhoods of Tokyo customers are lining up for vitamin injections that promise to improve health and beauty.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:23:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/16/japan.abduction.treaty.sign/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/16/japan.abduction.treaty.sign/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe ambassadors of eight Western nations urged Japan on Friday to consider signing The Hague Convention on international child abduction.Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:44:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/08/japan.storm/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/08/japan.storm/index.html#cnnSTCTextTyphoon Melor roared into central Japan on Thursday, leaving two people dead and lashing the region with heavy rain and gusty winds.Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/03/japan.custody.battle/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/03/japan.custody.battle/index.html#cnnSTCTextA handful of people rallied outside the Japanese Embassy on Saturday to show support for an American man who is jailed in Japan, accused of trying to kidnap his own children.Sun, 04 Oct 2009 03:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/02/japan.savoie.custody.battle/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/02/japan.savoie.custody.battle/index.html#cnnSTCTextOn February 12, 2009, Christopher Savoie received an e-mail from his ex-wife that he had feared would come.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/09/30/japan.tankan.ft/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/09/30/japan.tankan.ft/index.html#cnnSTCTextBusiness confidence in Japan improved for a second quarter running, but the outlook for spending and profitability remains weak, according to a survey by the Bank of Japan on Thursday.Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/29/japan.father.abduction/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/29/japan.father.abduction/index.html#cnnSTCTextHad this custody drama played out in the United States, Christopher Savoie might be considered a hero -- snatching his two little children back from an ex-wife who defied the law and ran off with them.Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/23/japan.medical.technology/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/23/japan.medical.technology/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapan has long been the world leader in robotics research, but in recent years it's also been leading the way when it comes to cutting-edge medical technology.Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/15/japan.politics/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/15/japan.politics/index.html#cnnSTCTextLiberal Democratic Party Prime Minister Taro Aso resigned early Wednesday, setting the stage for Democratic Party of Japan leader Yukio Hatoyama to take over the reins of government.Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:57:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/10/japan.executions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/10/japan.executions/index.html#cnnSTCTextDeath row inmates in Japan spend decades in isolation and face inhuman conditions that can lead to mental illness, Amnesty International said Thursday.Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/04/japan.children/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/04/japan.children/index.html#cnnSTCTextYoshiko Sato would love to give her only son a brother or a sister. But money struggles and Japan's cost of living have pushed the mother to wait.Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/31/japan.elections.whatnext/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/31/japan.elections.whatnext/index.html#cnnSTCTextNow comes the hard part. Handed a sweeping mandate for change, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) begins the formidable task of delivering on a laundry list of promises intended to lift the country after its worst recession since World War II.Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/30/japan.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/30/japan.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapanese Prime Minister Taro Aso announced his resignation as head of the party that has governed Japan for decades following its apparent landslide defeat in elections Sunday.Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/29/japan.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/29/japan.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTextVoters in Japan will turn out for parliamentary elections Sunday in what poll after poll shows will be a historic shift in political power to oust the ruling party.Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:57:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/28/news/international/japan_jobless/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/28/news/international/japan_jobless/index.htmUnemployment in Japan hit 5.7% in July, the highest on record since World War II.Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/08/27/japan.data/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/08/27/japan.data/index.html#cnnSTCTextUnemployment in Japan has hit 5.7 percent in July, the highest on record since World War II.Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/27/japan.election.advancer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/27/japan.election.advancer/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe recession's latest victim in Japan may not be corporate earnings but the political careers of the ruling party in the country's parliament.Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/08/26/japan.export.decline.ft/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/08/26/japan.export.decline.ft/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapan's July exports fell more sharply on a year-on-year basis than in June, highlighting concerns that the world's second-largest economy faces a slow recovery.Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:03:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/08/16/japan.recession.over/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/08/16/japan.recession.over/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapan has joined the growing number of major economies that are back in black.Mon, 17 Aug 2009 03:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/16/japan.quake/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/16/japan.quake/index.html#cnnSTCTextA 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit off the shores of Japan on Monday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/09/japan.earthquake/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/09/japan.earthquake/index.html#cnnSTCTextA strong earthquake struck off the south coast of Japan on Sunday night local time, "jolting Tokyo and wide areas of eastern Japan," the country's Kyodo news agency reported.Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:31:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/07/30/japan.animation.recession/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/07/30/japan.animation.recession/index.html#cnnSTCTextGiven the magnitude of Japan's recession, it should perhaps come as little surprise that the fantasy-obsessed animation industry has received a hard dose of reality.Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:16:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/28/pf/japan_investing.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/28/pf/japan_investing.fortune/index.htmInvestors have been putting more money into Japanese equity funds than they've been taking out for four straight weeks, according to fund flow tracker EPFR. The streak is the longest since the third quarter of 2008.Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/23/japan.floods/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/23/japan.floods/index.html#cnnSTCTextHundreds of rescue workers searched for missing residents Thursday -- two days after torrential rains triggered floods and mudslides in western Japan and killed eight people.Thu, 23 Jul 2009 06:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/02/japan.love.hotels/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/02/japan.love.hotels/index.html#cnnSTCTextEven in the midst of Japan's deepest economic recession since World War II, the country's love hotel industry is thriving.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/05/japan.herbivore.men/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/05/japan.herbivore.men/index.html#cnnSTCTextThey are young, earn little and spend little, and take a keen interest in fashion and personal appearance -- meet the "herbivore men" of Japan.Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:54:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/josh_gross/06/02/japan.mma/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/josh_gross/06/02/japan.mma/index.htmlThere's no logic behind mixed martial arts events like last Tuesday's Dream 9 in Japan. None.Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/26/asia.suicide/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/26/asia.suicide/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than nuclear bomb tests, the suicide of former South Korean president Roh Moo-Hyun has stunned the South Korean public. While the news has shocked the nation, perhaps the level of surprise at the method wasn't as great.Wed, 27 May 2009 07:59:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/20/news/international/japan_gdp/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/20/news/international/japan_gdp/index.htmJapan's gross domestic product (GDP) fell 4% last quarter -- the fastest pace on record for the country, the government said Wednesday.Wed, 20 May 2009 12:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/05/19/japan.record.gdp/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/05/19/japan.record.gdp/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapan's GDP fell 4 percent last quarter, the fastest pace on record, the government said on Wednesday.Wed, 20 May 2009 01:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/05/19/japan.stimulus/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/05/19/japan.stimulus/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapan's Prime Minister Taro Aso announced a historic ¥15 trillion ($150 billion) stimulus package Friday aimed to turn around the recession in the world's second largest economy.Wed, 20 May 2009 01:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/08/johnson.economy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/08/johnson.economy/index.html#cnnSTCTextEuphoria returns! Who could have guessed that Bank of America stock would rally 70 percent the week it learns the Feds are demanding new capital equal to nearly half the bank's market capitalization?Fri, 08 May 2009 13:43:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/04/30/japan.unemployment/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/04/30/japan.unemployment/index.html#cnnSTCTextUnemployment in Japan rose to 4.8 percent in March, its highest level in seven years and a nearly half-point rise from February, the government reported Friday.Fri, 01 May 2009 07:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/04/29/japan.manufacturing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/04/29/japan.manufacturing/index.html#cnnSTCTextConflicting indicators about the health of Japan's economy emerged on Thursday.Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/04/22/japan.export/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/04/22/japan.export/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapanese exports tumbled in March, the government reported Wednesday.Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/14/japan.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/14/japan.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo Japanese destroyers set sail Saturday on an anti-piracy mission off Somalia, the Japanese defense ministry said, marking the first policing action for the country's Maritime Self-Defense Force.Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/13/japan.missing.fishermen/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/13/japan.missing.fishermen/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwelve crew members were missing after a fishing boat capsized off southern Japan, the Japanese coast guard said Tuesday.Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:46:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/13/japan.philippines.calderon/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/13/japan.philippines.calderon/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe clicking of dozens of news cameras drowned out the sobs of the 13-year-old girl, but her face explained what was happening in the departure hall of Japan's Narita International Airport.Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:29:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/10/news/international/japan_stimulus/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/10/news/international/japan_stimulus/index.htmJapan's Prime Minister Taro Aso announced a historic $150 billion stimulus package Friday aimed to turn around the recession in the world's second-largest economy.Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/04/09/japan.stimulus.plan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/04/09/japan.stimulus.plan/index.html#cnnSTCTextSteeped in a recession, with a surge in bankruptcies and sentiment among its largest manufacturers at a record low, Japan is expected to announce ¥15 trillion ($150 billion) in extra spending Friday.Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/06/un.nkorea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/06/un.nkorea/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Japan met Monday for a second closed-door session to hammer out a response to North Korea's weekend rocket launch in defiance of international opposition.Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:22:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/06/japan.nkorea.sanctions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/06/japan.nkorea.sanctions/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapan is expected to extend economic sanctions against North Korea at a cabinet meeting later this week, a spokesman for Prime Minister Taro Aso said Monday.Mon, 06 Apr 2009 07:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/04/02/japan.sweden/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/04/02/japan.sweden/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs President Obama discusses the economic crisis with world leaders at the G-20 summit this week, two nations' experiences wrestling with similar financial troubles in recent history could offer recovery lessons for the United States.Fri, 03 Apr 2009 08:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/03/31/japan.economy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/03/31/japan.economy/index.html#cnnSTCTextSentiment among Japan's largest manufacturers is at a record low, according to a key business survey released Wednesday morning.Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/03/30/japan.economy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/03/30/japan.economy/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapan's unemployment rate jumped to 4.4 percent in February, reversing a decline seen the previous month, the government announced Tuesday.Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/27/north.korea.us.ships/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/27/north.korea.us.ships/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapan is mobilizing its missile defense system, and U.S. Navy ships are deploying to the Sea of Japan, as North Korea prepares to launch a rocket that is expected next month, officials said.Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/03/25/japan.exports/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/03/25/japan.exports/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapanese exports tumbled to record lows in February, the government said Wednesday.Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:01:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tom_verducci/03/24/wbc.final/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tom_verducci/03/24/wbc.final/index.htmlIf you could hear yourself think at Dodger Stadium Monday -- and such an ordinary task became a downright challenge amid the 54,846 flag-waving, drum-beating, thunderstick-whacking, whistle-blowing, aisle-dancing zealots as Japan battled Korea in a final straight out of 1960s Americana -- what you understood was that the World Baseball Classic grew bigger and better in its second incarnation. An acquired taste for smug Americans, the party goes on in 2013 whether America wants to resist it or not, not unlike the soccer World Cup.Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:16:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/22/japan.planecrash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/22/japan.planecrash/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe pilot and co-pilot aboard a FedEx cargo plane were killed when the plane burst into flames Monday while landing at Tokyo's Narita airport in Japan, airport and hospital officials said.Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:33:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tom_verducci/03/23/wbc.usa.japan/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tom_verducci/03/23/wbc.usa.japan/index.htmlFive thoughts in the wake of Team USA's 9-4 loss to Japan in the World Baseball Classic semifinals.Mon, 23 Mar 2009 07:31:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/suicide.forrest.japan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/suicide.forrest.japan/index.html#cnnSTCTextAokigahara Forest is known for two things in Japan: breathtaking views of Mount Fuji and suicides. Also called the Sea of Trees, this destination for the desperate is a place where the suicidal disappear, often never to be found in the dense forest.Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/13/nkorea.launch.japan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/13/nkorea.launch.japan/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapan said Friday that it could shoot down the satellite that North Korean officials said they plan to launch.Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/13/japan.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/13/japan.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapan's defense minister has ordered two destroyers to help fight piracy in the waters off Somalia, officials with the defense ministry told CNN.Fri, 13 Mar 2009 05:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/03/11/japan.economy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/03/11/japan.economy/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapan's economy shrank more than 12 percent during the final three months of 2008, the government said on Thursday.Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:08:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/cliff_corcoran/03/05/poola.breakdown/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/cliff_corcoran/03/05/poola.breakdown/index.htmlLocation: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, JapanFri, 06 Mar 2009 19:04:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/02/27/japan.recession.jobs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/02/27/japan.recession.jobs/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe extent of the economic malaise that has descended on once-prosperous Japan is evident in the latest economic figures showing the steepest ever fall in the Far Eastern nation's industrial output.Sat, 28 Feb 2009 01:38:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/02/27/japan.economy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/02/27/japan.economy/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapan has released a slew of economic data that paints a picture of a nation struggling amid the global economic slowdown.Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:45:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/02/26/japan.economy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/02/26/japan.economy/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapan's industrial production in January dropped 10 percent from the previous month, a decline for the fourth straight month, the government said.Fri, 27 Feb 2009 03:30:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/25/japan.trade/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/25/japan.trade/index.html#cnnSTCTextGrappling with its worst economic crisis since World War II, Japan posted a record $10.1 billion trade deficit in January, the Ministry of Finance reported Wednesday.Fri, 27 Feb 2009 03:25:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/02/25/matsuzaka.japan.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/02/25/matsuzaka.japan.ap/index.htmlOSAKA, Japan (AP) -- Daisuke Matsuzaka struggled through 1 2/3 innings Wednesday but Japan recovered to defeat Australia 11-2 in a tuneup game for the World Baseball Classic.Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:36:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/25/news/international/japan_deficit/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/25/news/international/japan_deficit/index.htmGrappling with its worst economic crisis since World War II, Japan posted a record $10.1 billion trade deficit in January, the Ministry of Finance reported Wednesday.Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:46:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/23/markets/dollar/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/23/markets/dollar/index.htmThe dollar gained against the euro and the yen Monday as investors continued to worry about further danger for the economies of Europe and Japan.Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:50:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/18/markets/thebuzz/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/18/markets/thebuzz/index.htmThey walk among us. And they're a heck of a lot scarier than anything George A. Romero ever imagined.Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:14:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/16/news/international/japan_gdp/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/16/news/international/japan_gdp/index.htmJapan is grappling with its worst economic crisis since the end of World War II, the nation's economic and fiscal policy minister said Monday.Mon, 16 Feb 2009 10:21:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/16/japan.economy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/16/japan.economy/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapan is grappling with its worst economic crisis since the end of World War II, the nation's economic and fiscal policy minister said Monday.Mon, 16 Feb 2009 06:46:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/02/15/japan.economy.production.fall/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/02/15/japan.economy.production.fall/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapan's gross domestic product slumped 12.7 percent for the fourth quarter in 2008, according to government data released Monday.Mon, 16 Feb 2009 03:04:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/02/06/mitsubishi.bank.japan.loss/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/02/06/mitsubishi.bank.japan.loss/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne of Japan's largest banks on Friday announced a loss for the nine-month period ending December 31, hit by weak markets and a recession at home.Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:20:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/01/japan.volcano/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/01/japan.volcano/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapan's Mount Asama erupted early Monday, sending a plume of light ash more than a mile into the sky and prompting emergency officials to restrict travel near it.Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:14:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/29/japan.executions.killers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/29/japan.executions.killers/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapan executed four convicted killers on death row Thursday, the government said, marking the first set of executions in the country since October 2008.Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:08:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/29/japan.executions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/29/japan.executions/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapan executed four convicted killers on death row on Thursday, the government said, marking the first set of executions in the country since October 2008.Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:59:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/01/28/japan.automakers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/01/28/japan.automakers/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapan's top three automakers all slashed global production last month, as the world financial crisis deepened.Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:18:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/26/canon.babies/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/26/canon.babies/index.html#cnnSTCTextEven before one reaches the front door of Canon's headquarters in Tokyo, one can sense the virtual stampede of employees pouring out of the building exactly at 5:30 p.m.Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:20:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/23/japan.rocket.launch/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/23/japan.rocket.launch/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Japanese space agency launched a satellite Friday that will measure greenhouse gases from the earth's orbit.Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:32:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/21/news/economy/yang_japan.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/21/news/economy/yang_japan.fortune/index.htmAs Barack Obama gets ready to sell his stimulus plan to the country, some critics are saying that massive government spending won't work. One big reason they're skeptical: Japan's experience in the 1990s, the country's so-called Lost Decade. But are they missing the real lessons?Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:30:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/01/13/japan.economy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/01/13/japan.economy/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapan's current account surplus, a leading gauge of international trade, dropped 66 percent in November from the year before, a sharp decline reflecting the global economic slump, the government announced Tuesday.Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:20:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/01/02/global.markets/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/01/02/global.markets/index.html#cnnSTCTextEuropean markets followed Asian exchanges higher on the first trading day of the new year.Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:54:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/25/japan.economy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/25/japan.economy/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapan's government Friday released some key reports indicating the island nation's economy is suffering along with the rest of the world.Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:46:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/26/news/international/japan_economy/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/26/news/international/japan_economy/index.htmJapan's government released some key reports Friday indicating the island nation's economy is suffering along with the rest of the world.Fri, 26 Dec 2008 10:14:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/24/japan.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/24/japan.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapan is considering joining an international effort to protect ships from a growing threat of piracy in the Gulf of Aden near Somalia, a top official told reporters.Thu, 25 Dec 2008 02:17:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/24/elderly.shoplifters/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/24/elderly.shoplifters/index.html#cnnSTCTextBeset by economic worries and loneliness, elderly Japanese are turning to petty crime in increasing numbers, the nation's Justice Ministry reports.Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:57:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/22/news/international/global_markets/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/22/news/international/global_markets/index.htmEuropean markets slipped solidly into negative territory on Monday, following news of a deepening recession in Japan and slumping sales at Toyota.Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:06:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/22/markets/thebuzz/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/22/markets/thebuzz/index.htmThe 1990s are commonly known as Japan's "lost decade." Now, this decade isn't looking too good either.Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:57:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20247000,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20247000,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnSpears takes time from touring to visit a Buddhist temple – and marvel at the miniature automobiles!Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:27:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/12/japan.mission/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/12/japan.mission/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapan's refueling mission in the Indian Ocean has been extended for another year by the country's parliament.Fri, 12 Dec 2008 07:53:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/11/27/japan.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/11/27/japan.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapan will pull its Air Self-Defense Force out of Iraq, part of an effort to withdraw its 210 military personnel from the country by the end of 2008, the prime minister said Friday.Fri, 28 Nov 2008 04:43:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/11/17/markets/oil/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/11/17/markets/oil/index.htmOil fell on Monday and ended at a 21-month low as fears over the global economic slowdown accelerated on news that Japan officially fell into a recession.Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/11/17/markets/world_markets/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/11/17/markets/world_markets/index.htmGlobal stocks wavered Monday on news that Japan's economy, the second largest in the world, had fallen into recession.Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:35:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/11/16/news/international/japan_recession/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/11/16/news/international/japan_recession/index.htmJapan -- the world's second-largest economy -- is in a recession, government officials announced Monday.Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:08:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/11/16/japan.recession/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/11/16/japan.recession/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapan -- the world's second-largest economy -- is in a recession, government officials announced Monday.Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:42:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1855661,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1855661,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIn Japan's snack and beverage market, the new new thing is already so last week Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:00:00 EST