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Wednesday, 15 October 2014
U.S. encouraged by progress with Japan on Pacific trade pact, but 'tough' issues remain
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(Reuters) - Progress in U.S. talks with Japan towards a Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact is encouraging, but difficult issues remain, the acting deputy U.S. trade representative said on Wednesday.
Hopes of sealing the deal this year took a blow last month, when talks between...
Read moreSunday, 12 October 2014
India lashed by big cyclone; typhoon hits Japan
(AP) — Heavy rains and gusts ripped through a large swath of India's eastern seaboard, uprooting trees and snapping power cables as a powerful cyclone swept through the Bay of Bengal and slammed into the southern city of Visakhapatnam, one of two storms pounding Asia on Sunday.
In...
Read moreWednesday, 8 October 2014
U.S., Japan eye closer security ties in Japan defense pact update
(Reuters) - Japan and the United States agreed on Wednesday to map out how they will work together if Tokyo needs to use force to help protect a friendly country under attack, as they update defense cooperation guidelines for the first time in nearly two decades.
The development follows...
Read moreSunday, 5 October 2014
Japan volcano victims leave photos of last moments
(AP) — The victims include hiking enthusiasts from a major insurance company. Members of a group of nature lovers studying wild plants. A construction manager who snapped about 100 photos — found on his scratched and dented camera — to show his wife what she was missing because she...
Read moreWednesday, 1 October 2014
Bodies found on Japan volcano, raising toll to 48
(AP) — One body recovered near the volcano's summit was in a squatting position and had to be dug out of a thick layer of ash. Another was caught between huge boulders bigger than large refrigerators. Police who recovered a dozen bodies on Wednesday portrayed a painful scene of...
Read moreWorld's 1st bullet train, made in Japan, turns 50
(AP) — It was, retired Japanese railway engineer Fumihiro Araki recalls, "like flying in the sky."
Zipping cross-country in a super-high-speed train has become commonplace in many countries these days, but it was unheard of when Japan launched its bullet train between Tokyo and...
Read moreMonday, 29 September 2014
5 More Bodies Found At Japan Volcano; Toll Now 36
(AP) — Toxic gases and ash from still-erupting Mount Ontake forced Japanese rescue workers to call off the search for more victims Monday as dozens of relatives awaited news of their family members.
Rescuers found five more bodies near the summit of the volcano, bringing the death...
Read moreRecovery Of Bodies Suspended At Japanese Volcano
(AP) — Japanese soldiers managed to bring down eight more bodies by helicopter from the ash-blanketed peak of a still-erupting volcano on Monday, before toxic gases and ash forced them to suspend the recovery effort in the early afternoon.
At least 31 people are believed to...
Read moreJapan's SoftBank in talks to buy DreamWorks
(Reuters) - Japan's SoftBank Corp (9984.T) is in talks to acquire DreamWorks Animation SKG (DWA.O), the Hollywood studio behind the "Shrek" and "Madagascar" movie hits, a person with knowledge of the situation said.
An acquisition of DreamWorks by SoftBank would make it part...
Read moreSunday, 28 September 2014
3 Rescued, 32 Missing As Volcano Erupts In Japan
(AP) — A Japanese military helicopter rescued three people Sunday morning from a spectacular volcanic eruption that sent officials scrambling to reach many more injured and stranded on a mountain.
Mount Ontake in central Japan erupted shortly before noon Saturday, catching mountain...
Read moreSunday, 21 September 2014
SoftBank estimates $4.6 billion gain from Alibaba listing
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(Reuters) - Japan's SoftBank Corp said it expected a gain of about 500 billion yen ($4.6 billion) from Alibaba Group Holding's share listing in New York, where the Chinese e-commerce leader surged 38 percent on its first day of trade.SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son also told CNBC that he...
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