Japan News

Following are analysts' reactions to the Japanese government's decision to approve a 7.2 trillion yen ($80.6 billion) stimulus package aimed at boosting the world's second-largest economy. Including non-spending measures such as loan guarantees for small companies facing tight credit conditions,...

Japan and the United States on Monday started a new and probably the last round of bilateral ‘‘open skies’’ talks in the hopes of striking a deal on Thursday. It would be Japan’s first open skies deal with another country....

Ralph Laedtke was working on a medical support vessel in Pearl Harbor when the sound of nearby torpedoing rumbled through his ship. "I scrambled up the ladder and I saw bombs and ships exploding and smoke belching into the sky,"...

The body of British Nova teacher Lindsay Hawker was found shortly after partially buried in a bathtub full of sand on the apartment balcony. After eluding police for more than 2 1/2 years, Ichihashi was arrested last month on an...

Japan and a group of Arab economies agreed Monday to strengthen their ties to improve water conditions in the region, including through a proposed intergovernmental policy dialogue that could help Japanese firms find new business opportunities. Entering the water development...

THE $US15 billion ($A16.2 billion) Papua New Guinea liquefied natural gas project has signed another off-take agreement, this time with Japan, as the joint-venture partners prepare to give the development the go-ahead today. Joint-venture partners ExxonMobil (which owns 41.5 per...

Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Monday said he would shortly convey to Washington his government's position on the issue of relocating the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture. "It's about time the government finalized its stance on...

Rockies general manager Dan O'Dowd confirmed today that the team has offered a three-year contract to closer Huston Street and multi-year contracts to fellow arbitration eligible players Clint Barmes and Chris Iannetta. O'Dowd indicated that it's early in the process...

Sunday to add to his list of youngest player records, his latest milestone coming less than three years since he shot to fame with victory at the Munsingwear Open as 15-year-old amateur.     But Ishikawa, nicknamed the ‘‘Bashful Prince’’...

Pharma company Ranbaxy Laboratories on Tuesday said it has exited from Japan-based joint venture company--Nihon Pharmaceutical Industry. Ranbaxy sold its stake to Nippon Chemiphar for an undisclosed amount after an agreement that allowed Nippon Chemiphar (NC) to buy Ranbaxy's entire...