JAPAN popularity and JAPAN trends

A MAN WAS being questioned by police in Japan about the death of a Dublin City University student in Tokyo.

TOKYO  - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Thursday acknowledged the immense contribution by Pakistan in the fight against terrorism and its important role in bringing stability to Afghanistan.Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, who called on the Japanese prime minister during her first bilateral visit to Japan, briefed him on the recent developments at the Chicago summit and ...

By Yereth RosenANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Cleanup workers will soon attack a jumble of debris from Japan's 2011 tsunami that litters an Alaskan island, as residents in the state gear up to scour their shores for everything from buoys to building material that has floated across the Pacific.The cleansing project slated to start on Friday on Montague Island is expected to last a couple weeks, ...

Andy Murray will play Tatsuma Ito of Japan in the first round of the French Open. Murray faces a huge summer, as he aims to win his first grand slam title in Paris.

Goldman Sachs Group plans to launch a private real-estate investment trust in Japan this summer amid signs of an improvement in the Tokyo property market.

Das ist noch nicht die Energiewende in Japan: Die Abschaltung der Atomreaktoren nach dem GAU von Fukushima treibt Japans CO2-Emissionen zunächst kräftig nach oben.

Somewhere in the world, every two hours, a new 7-Eleven opens. That’s right; the favorite retailer of highway road stops, street corners and late-night Big Gulp sodas is quietly taking over the world. In 2011, 4,600 7-Eleven stores opened, bringing the retail brand to more than 46,000 locations across the globe. That’s the most units of any company in the world, 7-Eleven Inc. claims.In today’s ...

Japan's largest utility said Thursday that more radiation than thought was released into the atmosphere in the days after the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

The Fifth Trilateral Summit between China, Japan and the Republic of Korea on May 13-14, was undoubtedly a weather vane indicating the future development of the trilateral relationship and East Asian integration.

The Yamato Drummers of Japan will open this year’s festival at the Hebrew University Amphitheater on Mount Scopus.

Er trifft und trifft. Shinji Kagawa schoss im Testspiel gegen Aserbaidschan ein Tor für sein Heimatland Japan. Auch Stuttgarts Okazaki war am Spiel entscheidend beteiligt.

Earlier this morning, Mazda and Fiat announced that they are partnering to build a new Alfa Romeo roadster off of the forthcoming Mazda MX-5 platform. This could be very, very good news for fans of both brands. According to Mazda, the two companies signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) to further the development and production ...

Wie schlimm sind Japans Schulden? Schlimmer als in Griechenland, deshalb stufte Fitch das Land herab. Ein alternatives Länderrating hält dagegen: Japan bekommt nach wie vor eine Top-Note: Weil der Wille zum Sparen da ist.

The preliminary findings of a major United Nations assessment into the accident at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant last year found that although several workers in the plant had been exposed to radiation, no visible effects have been reported.

Google just turned its Doodle in Japan into a fully functioning analog synth attached to an old-fashioned reel-to-reel tape machine. Right now, it's tomorrow in Japan, and tomorrow is Robert Moog's birthday. OH MY GOD, this is incredible. There goes my day. More »

Great Britain men's hockey team will open their Olympic campaign against Argentina on July 30 at the Riverbank Arena. The woman's squad open up a day earlier against Japan.

The Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest free-standing tower and the Japanese capital's newest landmark, opens to the public.

Japan's sovereign rating was cut by one notch by Fitch today as a political stalemate dims the chance that the country can curb its snowballing debt.

The world's tallest tower and Japan's biggest new landmark, the Tokyo Skytree, opened to the public on Tuesday.

Abbas Kiarostami has found inspiration far from home.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan have come up with a novel way of preparing themselves for this year's London Olympic men's soccer tournament - training with odd-bouncing triangular 'rice balls.'

Aspen Cabin Camp David, Maryland 6:04 P.M. EDT Good afternoon, everybody.  It has been a great pleasure to host the leaders of some of the world’s largest economies here at Camp David.  I think the surroundings gave us an opportunity to hold some intimate discussions and make some genuine progress. For the past three years, our nations have worked together and with others first to resc...

White House photo HAGERSTOWN, Md. -- French President Francois Hollande had a place of honor at President Barack Obama's right hand during the opening dinner at the G8 Summit at Camp David. From the official White House official photo caption: Seated clockwise from the President are: Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev of Russia, Chancellor Angela...

This is part of a series of Wired Q&As with spaceflight experts leading up to SpaceX’s launch. You can read previous interviews here. We may be at the dawn of a new, private era in space. On May 19, if all goes well, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will liftoff the launchpad, bringing the Dragon spacecraft [...]

Toshiba halts production of LCD televisions in Japan

Issues by Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines are least vulnerable to outflows as larger economies sputter

Vor genau 40 Jahren gaben die USA das Okinawa-Archipel an Japan zurück. Bis heute sind hier strategisch wichtige US-Garnisonen – zum Leid der Bewohner. Von F. Coulmas

The leaders of China, South Korea and Japan also agreed to try to calm tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

China, Japan and South Korea have warned they will not accept new nuclear tests by North Korea, South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak said Sunday.

Uniquely-dressed actor premieres 'Dark Shadows' in Tokyo; pregnant actress tries on veils.

A 10-year, $12.6 billion bailout plan for Tokyo Electric Power, operator of the nuclear plant damaged in the 2011 tsunami, includes replacing top executives and board members.

No longer will Americans be the only population in the world that is lucky enough to have The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at their doorstep. On top of moving to El Lay, the popular theme park attraction at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida is opening a third location in Japan! Why Japan? Because [...]

SINGER shows off colourful locks as she lands in Japan, despite protests

Allyson Felix of the U.S. won the women's 100 meters in 11.22 at a Grand Prix meet in Kawasaki, Japan.

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) -- Three of Doolittle's Raiders who helped boost American morale during the early days of World War II recalled the dangers of their bold bombing attack on Japan mainland....

World's 3rd biggest user of atomic energy becomes nuclear power-free for 1st time since 1970 in response to Fukushima disaster.

NEW YORK (AP) -- A novel from Poland and a collection of Japanese poetry have received prizes for best translations....

Olympics: Joanne Cuddihy became the latest Irish athlete to qualify for the London 2012 last night, with a 400m win at the Shizuoka International Track and Field Meet in Japan.

A SUMMIT MEETING between President Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of Japan attracted virtually no attention in Washington on Monday — which in itself said something about the relative decline of a once-vital alliance. But lost in questions about North Korea and China at a White House press conference was a small but significant diplomatic breakthrough: the easing of the two-ye...

Japanese PM Yoshihiko Noda is meeting US President Barack Obama in Washington to boost ties amid tension over North Korea's recent rocket launch.

NEW DELHI  - India and Japan will hold their first ever “economic dialogue’ on Monday, a move reflecting closer trading ties between two of Asia’s biggest democracies, the Indian government said. The meeting in New Delhi comes after Japan and India last year signed a free trade pact under which the high-tech nation and the South Asian emerging market giant will scrap ...

The Americans, alone in the spotlight with the men having failed to qualify, will open play against France on July 25.

TOKYO, April 23 (Reuters) - Japanese coffee company UCC Holdings said on Monday it had agreed to buy Geneva-based United Coffee for about 50 billion yen ($613 million).

Trotz der Niederlage gegen Japan am Mittwoch kann Österreichs Eishockey-Nationalmannschaft heute (Anpfiff um 16.30 Uhr) bei der B-WM in Ljubljana die Rückkehr in die A-Gruppe fixieren. Mit einem Sieg nach 60 Minuten gegen Ungarn würde sich die ÖEHV-Auswahl das Ticket für die A-WM vom 3. bis 19. Mai 2013 in Stockholm und Helsinki holen.

Als erstes Land außerhalb Europas verspricht Japan dem Währungsfonds mehr Geld für den Kampf gegen die Schuldenkrise. Die USA sperren sich gegen zusätzliche Hilfen.

2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the Empress Shoken Fund, which was created in 1912 by Her late Majesty the Empress of Japan to support Red Cross and Red Crescent activities worldwide.

Logic gates that exploit the swarming behaviour of soldier crabs have been built and tested in Japan One of the hot topics in computer science is the study of unconventional forms of computation.  

Eine Delegation des Haushaltsausschusses des Deutschen Bundestages besucht vom 11. - 19. April 2012 Japan und Südkorea. Die Delegationsteilnehmer sind die Berichterstatter der Fraktionen im Haushaltsausschuss zum Geschäftsbereich des Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Technologie, die Abgeordneten Florian Toncar (FDP) als Hauptberichterstatter und Delegationsleiter, Dr. Michael Luther (CDU/C...

The 2012 Major League Baseball season officially opened last week in Japan, where the a's and Mariners played a mostly forgettable two-game series, and starts Stateside on Wednesday night when the Marlins face the defending World Series champion Cardinals. Thursday, though, is when the season really begins.

Das achte Team ist gefunden, das Teilnehmerfeld komplett: Japan darf Ende Mai beim World Team Cup in Düsseldorf an den Start gehen. Kei Nishikori, Go Soeda & Co. erhielten am Dienstag die Wildcard für die 35. Mannschafts-WM - und hoffen auf ein Heimspiel.

The singer sports long black hair and a bit of a buzz while promoting her new film in Japan

The blonde pop princess looked typically picture perfect as she touched down in Japan after a long 12-hour flight from her home turf in London.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Don't mess with Japanese honeybees. Not only do they cooperate to attack their enemies, researchers now say their brains may actually be processing and responding to the threat.

Having made progress towards establishing free trade deals with Thailand and Japan, Prime Minister Stephen Harper switched gears Monday and arrived in South Korea ready to talk nuclear security with other world leaders

Privacy concerns in India, Japan and South Korea have dogged recent rollout’s of the search giant’s mapping products

Müssen wir extra nach Japan fliegen? Was hat Apple gegen uns?Zu den Vorzügen des Arbeitens hier am KIAS gehört, daß man (im Rahmen eines vorgegebenen Budgets) technische Geräte wie Computer oder auch ein ipad auf Institutskosten selbst kaufen kann. Die für diesen Zweck vorgesehene Kreditkarte erhielt ich, weil solche administrativen Dinge immer ein wenig dauern, gerade erst gestern, und damit j...

The tsunami that hit Japan last year inspired many documentaries, 29 of which were shown at the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival in October.

U.S. singer Cyndi Lauper is to sing in a series concerts to raise money for those affected by the earthquake of March 11, 2011.

When the tsunami struck Miyatojima island, a story passed down through generations meant residents knew what to do and kept many safe.I am an engineer and a disaster researcher; I went to Japan after the March 11, 2011, magnitude 9.0 Tohoku earthquake to try to identify lessons there that could benefit future disaster-response operations.

Vergangene Woche endete die dritte Runde der WM-Qualifikation in Asien. Am Freitag wurde in Kuala Lumpur die letzte Phase auf dem Weg nach Brasilien 2014 gelost. Holger Osieck bekommt es mit Australien dabei unter anderem mit Japan zu tun. In der anderen Gruppe gehen Südkorea und der Iran favorisiert ins Rennen.

Tweet Widget Facebook Like Many residents of Fukushima prefecture still lack basic information and clear answers about the level of radiation in their food and environment. Although the explosion at the Daiichi plant is considered the most severe radiation crisis worldwide since Chernobyl, many residents of Fukushima prefecture report that they have not be...

LONDON (Reuters) - The world's biggest record label says it is trying something a little different as it seeks the elusive "holy grail" for Japanese pop -- global chart success.

RITE AND REASON:I AM certain that the word prayer does not appear in any manual outlining how to deal with a serious accident at a nuclear power station anywhere in the world. Yet, prayer ran like a thread through the hour-long BBC2 programme Japan – Inside the Meltdown on February 23rd.

RUGBY/MUNSTER HEAD COACH VACANCY:TONY McGAHAN’S departure to take up an attractive offer as assistant coach to Robbie Deans at the Wallabies – though with a young family, utterly understandable after eight years in Japan and Ireland – would have come as a setback to the Munster hierarchy’s long-term planning.

Google reports that its "experimental" public DNS service launched in December of 2009 has now passed 70 billion requests a day and no longer considered experimental. From the announcement: "Google Public DNS has become particularly popular for our users internationally. Today, about 70 percent of its traffic comes from outside the U.S. We’ve maintained our strong presence in North America, Sou...

TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States and Japan have agreed to tweak a six-year-old agreement on Marines based on the southern island of Okinawa, allowing Washington to deploy forces to the Pacific island of Guam regardless of the debate over moving a disputed airbase.

[[352862]] TOKYO (AFP) : Trois chercheurs américains concepteurs d'un traitement anticancéreux et un Japonais inventeur d'un matériau magnétique permettant d'améliorer le rendement énergétique de nombreux produits ont été désignés mercredi lauréats du Japan Prize, plus haute distinction...

Der Tablet-Markt boomt. Wer sich von der Konkurrenz absetzen will, muss mit Innovationen glänzen: Fujitsu präsentiert ein wasserdichtes Tablet und Toshiba experimentiert mit kabellosem Unterwasseranschluss ans Stromnetz. Von FOCUS-Online-Autor Pascal Paukner

NASHVILLE (Reuters) - A rare Asian hooded crane, normally seen only in Southeast Asia, China and Japan, apparently "took a wrong turn" and has joined sandhill cranes wintering at the Hiwassee Refuge in southeast Tennessee, bird experts say, drawing flocks of curious birdwatchers along with it.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Leaders from China and Japan will likely agree to work together to help maintain stability on the Korean peninsula following the death of North Korean ruler Kim Jong-il when they meet next week, but anything more than platitudes will be hard to come by. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda will meet President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao in Beijing during a two-day trip ...

Jyoti Amge, the world's new reigning shortest living woman! Contrary to popular belief, Ryan Seacrest did not hold the record for the world's shortest living woman, that title belonged to 22-year-old American Bridgette Jordan. But on Jyoti's 18th birthday yesterday, Guinness World Records measured her in at 24.7 inches tall and crowned her the new record holder. Jyoti is 3 inches shorter than B...

Some 400,000 cans of baby formula are recalled in Japan after radioactive caesium was discovered in the product.

FUKUSHIMA, Japan (AP) -- Even if the worst nuclear accident in 25 years leads to many people developing cancer, we may never find out....

So much for softball topics. While Brad Pitt was in Japan this week to promote Moneyball, conversation easily turned from the cash spent to build a winning baseball team to the fragile...

There are many quadrennial rites of occasion -- the Olympics, the World Cup, the, er... [C'mon, you need one more!!--ed.] the Quadrennial Defense Review [Nice save!--ed.].  And, of course, the first post-inauguration press conference.  Your humble blogger will be covering it live by updating this post quite frequently.  8:00 PM:  I'll be watching this on CNN, ...