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Top Airlines in Japan Grounding Boeing 787s

kiemtarJanuary 16, 2013January 16, 2013

by kiemtarJanuary 16, 2013January 16, 20130

TOKYO — Japan’s two largest airlines said Wednesday they would ground their fleets of Boeing’s new 787 aircraft, the Dreamliner, after one operated by All Nippon Airways made...

Business News

Toyota seeks to settle acceleration case for $1.1 billion

YoopyaDecember 27, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 27, 20120

(Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp has agreed to spend $1.1 billion to settle sweeping U.S. class-action litigation over claims that millions of its vehicles accelerate...

Asia News World

Yen falls, Nikkei surges as Japan gets a new government

YoopyaDecember 26, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 26, 20120

(Reuters) – The yen fell to a 20-month low against the dollar on Wednesday, buoying the benchmark Nikkei stock average to nine-month highs, as Japan swore in...

News World

Japan’s next PM Abe must deliver on economy, cope with China

YoopyaDecember 17, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 17, 20120

(Reuters) – Conservative ex-premier Shinzo Abe got a second chance to lead Japan after his party surged back to power in Sunday’s election and faces pressure to...

Asia News World

Tsunami alert after 7.3-magnitude quake rocks Japan

YoopyaDecember 7, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 7, 20120

TOKYO: A tsunami alert was issued for Japan’s northeast coast Friday after a powerful 7.3-magnitude undersea earthquake struck, setting buildings in Tokyo swaying violently. Media reports...

Asia News World

Vehicles trapped in fire after tunnel collapse in Japan

kiemtarDecember 2, 2012December 2, 2012

by kiemtarDecember 2, 2012December 2, 20120

Japanese rescuers have found five charred bodies after a highway tunnel west of Tokyo collapsed crushing cars and triggering a blaze. At least seven people...

News World

Japan’s new first lady says rode UFO to Venus

YoopyaNovember 26, 2012

by YoopyaNovember 26, 20120

(Reuters) – Japan’s next prime minister might be nicknamed “the alien,” but it’s his wife who claims to have had a close encounter with another...

News World

Japan economy contracts as global slowdown hits exports

YoopyaNovember 12, 2012

by YoopyaNovember 12, 20120

Japan’s economy contracted in the July to September quarter, as a global economic slowdown and anti-Japan protests in China hurt its exports, while domestic consumption...

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Japan author, “spooky” science up for cut-price Nobels

YoopyaOctober 7, 2012

by YoopyaOctober 7, 20120

(Reuters) – A Japanese author who writes of love and isolation, researchers into “spooky” quantum physics and experts on economic inequality have all been tipped...

News World

New Japanese finance minister seen sticking to policy line

YoopyaOctober 1, 2012

by YoopyaOctober 1, 20120

(Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda appointed as finance minister on Monday a veteran lawmaker expected to follow his line on budget reform and...