Tag: Japan
No moves to stop Steve Irwin from refuelling: Gillard
Julia Gillard says there are no plans to stop the Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin from docking in Hobart.[MORE]
Wall Street plunges after heavy job falls
Stocks on Wall Street plunged overnight after a report showing a bigger-than-anticipated fall in private sector jobs fuelled fears of deeper economic turmoil.[MORE]
Steve Irwin offered to help search for missing whaler: captain
The captain of the ship accused of harassing a Japanese whaling ship as it searched for a missing sailor says he has proof on tape of what really happened.[MORE]
Whalers accuse Sea Shepherd of disrupting sailor search
Japanese whalers are accusing anti-whaling ship the Steve Irwin of disrupting attempts to find a missing sailor.[MORE]
Japan suicide hotline struggling to cope
Japan's hotline for people considering killing themselves is stretched to its limit, with the economic crisis feared to be worsening the country's suicide problem, its director said.[MORE]
Mitsubishi Japan eyeing 900 job cuts: report
Mitsubishi Motors is preparing to cut some 900 more jobs as Japanese automakers downsize to cope with a slump in demand for cars, media reports said.[MORE]
Greens urge ban on Japanese woodchip ships
The Australian Greens have called for a ban on Japanese woodchip ships entering the nation's ports. [MORE]
Sea Shepherd anti-whalers confident of refuelling
The anti-whaling group, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, says Japan's push to block it from refuelling at Australian ports is unlikely to succeed. [MORE]
Sanyo to cut 1,000 jobs
Japanese electronics giant Sanyo has announced plans to slash 1,000 jobs.[MORE]
Japanese PM concedes family used POW labour
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso has effectively conceded that Allied prisoners held by Japan during World War II dug coal for his family mining company.[MORE]
Don't let Sea Shepherd ships refuel: Japan
Japan said it would ask Australia and other nations to refuse port calls for refuelling by anti-whaling activists who have been dogging its whaling fleet in the Antarctic.[MORE]
Toyota to halt output as sales slump
Toyota is to halt production at all its Japanese plants for 11 days in a bid to reduce stocks of unsold cars as demand has slumped.[MORE]
Japanese whaler presumed dead after falling overboard
A Japanese sailor reported missing from a whaling ship in the Southern Ocean is presumed dead after apparently falling overboard into the freezing Antarctic waters.[MORE]
Mazda board to take 20pc pay cut
Figures released by Japan's Automobile Dealers Association show car sales slumped by more than 6 per cent last year, falling to their lowest level since the aftermath of the first oil shock in the early 1970s. [MORE]
Ritzy fish: Bluefin tuna sells for $140k
A bluefin tuna has defied the Japanese recession, selling for $140,000 at an auction in Tokyo.[MORE]
Sailor missing from Japanese whaling vessel
A search is underway in the Southern Ocean after a sailor was reported missing from a Japanese whaling vessel.[MORE]
Japanese ABC Learning affiliate to close down
A Japanese education provider with ties to the failed childcare operator ABC Learning says it will shut its doors later this week.[MORE]
Australia urged to deny access to 'terrorist' anti-whaling ship
Japan's Whaling Association says Australia should close its ports to the Sea Shepherd's anti-whaling vessel.[MORE]
No snap poll before next budget passes: Japan PM
Unpopular Japanese Prime Minister Aso, facing a feisty opposition in a divided parliament, said he would not call a snap election before the national budget for 2009/10 and related bills were passed, steps that usually take place in late March but could be later this year.[MORE]
Japanese whalers 'free to slaughter'
The anti-whaling ship the Steve Irwin is withdrawing from its pursuit of a Japanese whaling fleet to refuel.[MORE]
Homeless take refuge in Tokyo tent village
A tent village housing more than 250 homeless people has been set up in Tokyo's Hibiya Park, opposite one of the country's most luxurious hotels.[MORE]
Gaza, terrorism, recessions dampen NYE celebrations
Terrorism, recessions and the conflict in Gaza have dampened NYE celebrations in Asia and the Middle East.[MORE]
Study finds genes for 1918 'Spanish flu' pandemic
A US-Japanese research team has announced it had isolated three genes that explain why the 1918 Spanish flu, believed to be the deadliest infectious disease in history, was so lethal.[MORE]
Japan stocks end worst-ever year
Japanese share prices closed the year down 42.12 per cent from 2007, marking the worst-ever annual percentage fall in Tokyo's Nikkei index as the global economic crisis hit hard.[MORE]
Mexican billionaire denies Honda buyout
Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim has not bought the Honda Formula One team and is not even in negotiations for the Japanese outfit, a source at the businessman's industrial and financial empire said.[MORE]
