Saturday 19th May, 2012
Editorial: Japan must be more humble toward foreign care workers
Thirty six applicants passed the first care worker exam held for foreign care workers under Japan's Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with Indonesia and the Philippines. While the passing ...
Insider trading clouds confidence in Japanese financial market
"The securities market is like a mirror. You can polish it, but never stain it." The president of Nomura Securities Co. said this about four years ago, after one of the firm's traders ...
Editorial: Japan must take more active role in nuclear security
Japan barely left an impression at the Nuclear Security Summit held in Seoul on March 26 and 27. This is despite a major debate on the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, as ...
Editorial: Japan has duty to help other nations through ODA
Mainichi DailyOne point of note in the recently completed Ministry of Foreign Affairs whitepaper on Japan's overseas Official Development Assistance (ODA) programs is how many of the nations that came to ...
Editorial: Support system needed to banish 'lonely deaths' from Japan's cities
Mainichi DailyA number of so-called "lonely deaths" have been discovered across Japan this year, some weeks or even months after the people passed away. In many of these cases, a physically or mentally ...
Editorial: Japan must lead in NPO revolution
Mainichi DailyWe have reached the one-year anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami -- let us pray once again for the souls of those who lost their lives to the disaster, and for the recovery of ...
Editorial: Prep for big Tokyo quake pressing issue on 1st anniversary of 3/11
Mainichi DailyIn the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami of March 2011, concerns have been growing over the possibility of another major earthquake striking Japan's capital. Experts point out ...
Japan tsunami debris: Toxicity main U.S. concern
CBS News(CBS NEWS) NEW YORK -- Japan's tsunami last year sent an estimated five tons of debris into the Pacific Ocean. Experts say roughly a ton-and-a-half of debris is still afloat, heading toward ...
Japanese woman, 73, breaks own record as oldest female to climb Mount Everest
Fox NewsIn this Thursday, May 9, 2002 file photo, Tamae Watanabe, right, of Japan poses with a photographer Noriyuki Muraguchi at a base camp on the foot of Mt. Everest in ...
73-year-old Japanese woman scales Mount Everest
Denver PostKATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - A 73-year-old Japanese woman has climbed Mount Everest, smashing her own record to again become the oldest woman to scale the world's highest mountain.Ang Tshering of the ...
CPI helps Northrop with Japanese order
UPIA direct sale of Northrop Grumman mine detection systems to Japan is being supported by CPI Aerostructures Inc.'s manufacturing of structural components. The components -- pod structural ...
Japan ready to help in euro crisis at G8 talks
General Sourcescrisis talks . Japan, the world's third largest economy and only Asian power in the elite G8 club, has already been a major contributor to an IMF firewall aimed at holding back Europe's ...
Formaldehyde found at water plants in Saitama, Chiba
Japan TimesSaitama Prefecture said Friday night it has halted water intake and supply at one of its filtration plants after hazardous formaldehyde exceeding limits was detected in tap water there, while ...
Tokyo embassy reception marks 30 years of Japan-Wales business club
IC WalesTo mark the Clwb Hiraeth milestone, a reception was held yesterday at the British Embassy in Tokyo Business Minister Edwina Hart praised the work of the club in strengthening business links between ...
Japan emperor, empress attend luncheon hosted by British queen
News on JapanThe Emperor and Empress of Japan are greeted by Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh as they arrive at a lunch for sovereign monarchs of the world, held in honor of the queen's Diamond ...
Japan eye women's volleyball Olympic berth
General SourcesThis file photo shows Japanese volleyball players listening to the national anthem before a match at the world women's volleyball championship in Tokyo, ...
Monument in Palisades Park, N.J., Irritates Japanese Officials
New York TimesTwo delegations of Japanese officials visited Palisades Park, N.J., this month with a request that took local administrators by surprise: The Japanese wanted a small monument removed from a public ...
Emperor Akihito, accompanied by Empress Michiko, reads a message in English on May 17 at the Japanese Embassy in London expressing gratitude to Britons for their assistance following the Great East Japan Earthquake.
The Asahi ShimbunLONDON -- Emperor Akihito, currently visiting Britain with Empress Michiko, on May 17 spoke in English at the Japanese Embassy here to thank an audience of about 100 Britons who assisted Japan ...
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