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Japanese star fuels rumours on Manchester Utd. transfer

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Waving – the new gadget interface shown in Japan [VIDEO]

Japan technology producer NEC has presented a new interface, which…

Japan enters lucrative satellite launch business

Japan enters on Friday a new business, the commercial launching…

Japan, U.S. and S. Korea to discuss N. Korean threat

Japanese officials will meet with U.S. and S. Korea counterparts…

Japan’s economy strongly rebounds

Japan’s economy scored a whooping 4.1 percent annual growth in…

Japan to make a larger screen for the next iPhone

Apple’s suppliers in Japan and South Korea received orders from…

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Waving – the new gadget interface shown in Japan [VIDEO]

Japan technology producer NEC has presented a new interface, which allows users to control their gadgets with the movements of their hand. The TV, mobile phone or tablet…

Japan to make a larger screen for the next iPhone

Apple’s suppliers in Japan and South Korea received orders from the U.S.-based maker of the iPhone for a new, larger display to be installed in the future version…

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Japanese star fuels rumours on Manchester Utd. transfer

Japanese football midfielder Shinji Kagawa, who plays in Germany for Borussia Dortmund, met Sir Alex…

Japan technology producer NEC has presented a new interface, which allows users to control their…

Japan enters on Friday a new business, the commercial launching of satellites, hoping to tap…

Japanese officials will meet with U.S. and S. Korea counterparts in Seoul next week to…

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Japan’s economy strongly rebounds

Japan’s economy scored a whooping 4.1 percent annual growth in the first quarter, higher than the 3.5 percent expected by analysts and better than the 2.2 percent reported…

Japanese firms worried by summer energy saving measures

Japan’s manufacturers, already troubled by the difficult economy, are looking for ways to protect their businesses over the long summer when they will probably be forced to operate…

Japanese retailers gear up for $1.4 bn. elderly market

Japan’s retailers are turning around strategies to effectively cover the increasing buyer segment of elderly citizens. Japan’s population over 65 years-old reached a new record last autumn, at…

Japanese insurer fined millions by British regulator

A Japanese insurance company and one of its former top executives have been fined by the regulating authorities in Great Britain for weak corporate governance that resulted in…

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Japan enters lucrative satellite launch business

Japan enters on Friday a new business, the commercial launching of satellites, hoping to tap into a market so-far dominated by…

Japanese officials will meet with U.S. and S. Korea counterparts in Seoul next week to analyze the developments in N. Korea,…

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Michael Jackson’s costume collection tours the world

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Japanese car makers target booming Chinese market

Japanese car manufacturers are displaying new models at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, many created specifically for the Chinese customers. Toyota for example is displaying a number…

Korea

Researchers show security weakness in Korean Gov.

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Indonesia issues tsunami warning after 8.9 quake

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Japan enters lucrative satellite launch business

Japan enters on Friday a new business, the commercial launching of satellites, hoping to tap into a market so-far dominated by Europe and Russia. The H-IIA rocket,…

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Japan urges France to stick to austerity

Japan has warned France and its new president Francois Hollande that austerity measures must continue to be taken in Europe in order to stabilize the continent’s public…

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