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Sunday 22nd November, 06:25 AM JST TOKYO — Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Saturday he is not yet at a stage in which to draw to a conclusion by the end of the year on the issue of relocating a U.S. military airfield in...
Stuck between Akihabara and Ueno Station, I discovered Okachimachi a long time ago thanks to Sanyo Japan. Yep in order to visit Sanyo HQ you will have to stop at Okachimachi Station and pass by one of the most interesting place...
Friday 20th November, 10:59 AM JST TOKYO — Aides of Ichiro Ozawa, secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, had allegedly asked a construction company to make a total 100 million yen in illegal donations on two...
Sucampo Pharma Europe Ltd., a subsidiary of Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCMP), today announced that Swissmedic, the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products, has granted a marketing authorization for Amitiza®...
WMG:Main/JapaneseLanguage]] * Why is it "asoko" and not "ako", violating consistency with other ko-so-a-do groups? **"Ako" is used...
Nov 19 - The Ueno Zoo in Tokyo gives a sneak-peek of its newest arrival - a baby gorilla born on Saturday (November 14). CCTV showed the moment 26-year-old mother "Momoko" gave birth to her new baby. Momoko's offspring is the...
SAN FRANCISCO—Programmable logic vendor Xilinx Inc. Tuesday (Nov. 17) introduced the latest of its targeted design platforms, this one targeting broadcast connectivity applications. The broadcast connectivity platform, based on...
Rodger Mallison / MCT / Landov As Nobuyuki Tsujii finished the last note of Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante by Chopin, the packed audience in Tokyo's Kioi Hall broke into an emotional applause. Executing each...
The lemur is under threat from a "timber mafia" which is pillaging the island's forests for profit, conservation groups have warned. A baby ring-tailed lemur cuddles with its mother in their enclosure at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo...
BY HIROSHI ISHIDA AND AZUSA MISHIMA THE ASAHI SHIMBUN Long prized in this country as an autumn delicacy, matsutake mushrooms are increasingly being produced overseas by growers cashing in on Japan's insatiable appetite for the...
