'India will emerge as major steel producing hub' Nov 21, 2009
This will push up the demand and increase Indias exports of stainless steel products, which declined last year due to global recession and drop in demand from Europe, the US and Japan, he said. Mr Jindal was also bullish regarding the local demand for stainless steel products. (India Times)
Hurst has extracurriculars in order in rookie LPGA season Nov 21, 2009
" All of her extracurricular activities didn't hamper her golf game. Along with Jiyai Shin, and Stacy Lewis, Hurst was part of a highly touted, eclectic foursome of youngsters who joined the LPGA tour this season. Like Wie, Hurst turned pro before she got her high school diploma. With an elegant swing and an ever-present Kangol hat, she always has stood out on the course and is among the tour's most popular players. After a season in which she won five times on the Futures Tour two sandwiched... (USA Today -- Sports)
Norwegian scientists raise concerns about mutated form of swine flu... Nov 21, 2009
The World Health Organization said viruses with a similar mutation had been detected in several other countries, including Brazil, China, Japan, Mexico, Ukraine and the United States. "No links between the small number of patients infected with the mutated virus have been found and the mutation does not appear to spread," the WHO said in a statement. (The Drudge Report)
Keen for a trip to Iceland? Nov 21, 2009
His agency has seen a significant pick-up in bookings for tours to countries such as China, Europe, Japan, Hong Kong and Australia. Theres also pent-up demand for destinations such as Turkey and Egypt, Lee says. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Airlines still offer fliers fine wine as a high-class amenity Nov 21, 2009
1) 1997 Champagne Salon, Japan ... Next month, Japanese airline will begin selling coach passengers wines served in business class on international flights. (USA Today -- Travel)
Honda tops in efficiency on roads Nov 21, 2009
WASHINGTON: Japan's Honda Motor Co Ltd has again produced the most fuel efficient and least polluting vehicles on American roads, the US government projections for 2009 showed on Friday. South Korea's Hyundai-Kia and Toyota Motor Corp, also based in Japan, followed closely behind, respectively, for the second straight year, according to preliminary performance data released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ... Japan's Honda Motor Co Ltd has again produced the most fuel efficient and... (India Times)
Two Approaches to NFC Battle for French Hearts and Mobiles Nov 21, 2009
While NFC technology is already a success in Japan, where it was championed by mobile network operator NTT DoCoMo, attempts to take it beyond the pilot stage in France and elsewhere in Europe have stalled as network operators, banks, stores and transit authorities wait for one another to make the first move. There are two main problems: Banks and transit authorities won't load their application on someone else's smartcard chip unless its security and integrity can be guaranteed. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Otsego Club hosting Olympic snowboarders Nov 21, 2009
Scheduled to train are teams from the United States, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. There is a possibilty of other teams coming, as well. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Epicurean capital Nov 20, 2009
Michelin Guide awards Japanese city more three-star ratings than Paris ... Awarding Tokyo more three-star restaurant ratings than Paris, thereby crowning the Japanese metropolis the new gastronomic capital of the world ... "Trust me, they'll wait for me at customs there," Jean-Luc Naret, director general of the famed guide to exceptional eateries, joked Thursday at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Join UNICEF Ambassadors and World Renowned Photographers to Make a Photo-Pledge for Children's Rights Nov 20, 2009
EYE SEE is supported by Sony Corporation and the Japan Committee for UNICEF and the goal of its workshop in Ethiopia is to teach children photography techniques and provide them with a fun, compelling tool with which to capture the images of their lives ... EYE SEE is supported by Sony Corporation and the Japan Committee for UNICEF.. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
'US, EU job mkts to remain weak until '11' Nov 20, 2009
The OECD predicts that the jobless rate in Japan will fluctuate between 5. 5 and 5. (India Times)
Little hope for Copenhagen talks Nov 20, 2009
The setback came in the just-concluded two-day ministerial meeting at Copenhagen on November 16-17, where persistent schisms on even most basic things such as a political statement of agreement deepened as some industrialized countries -- led by Japan, Canada, New Zealand and the Netherlands -- demanded that the political statement be the sole basis for reachin 00004000 g a "single legal instrument" ... In this ministerial meeting, Japan and others demanded that the political statement make... (India Times)
LIST: What wine, champagne and port airlines offer Nov 20, 2009
Coach Piper-Heidsieck Brut; Bergerac; Japan Airlines Fleur de Tarn. Premium Class 1997 Champagne Salon; 1996 Henriot Brut Millesime; 2000 Perrier-Jou. (USA Today -- Money)
SDG&E, politicians turn over new Leaf Nov 20, 2009
Production is to begin in Japan next fall, with the first models being sold locally next December to people who have signed up at Nissans Web site and to companies and government agencies that have agreed to buy or lease them. Nissan wont quote an exact price, but the range is expected to be around $25,000 to $33,000 per car, before a $7,500 federal rebate. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Veterans discussed their higher purpose, few regrets Nov 20, 2009
His main station in Japan was the C5A Galaxy plane base. In 1971, his medic team was assigned to go to a Boy Scouts Jamboree on Mt. Fuji, in Japan. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Study abroad? College students drop, rethink plans Nov 20, 2009
John Regnery, 19, a sophomore Japanese major at Texas, has been dreaming of a six-week intensive language program in Japan. He's one-quarter Japanese and has always wanted to go there. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Top Eurobank prepares for 'global economic collapse'... Nov 20, 2009
Explosion of debt: Japan's public debt could reach as much as 270pc of GDP in the next two years ... Even without fresh spending, public debt would explode within two years to 105pc of GDP in the UK, 125pc in the US and the eurozone, and 270pc in Japan ... The bank said the current crisis displays "compelling similarities" with Japan during its Lost Decade (or two), with a big difference: Japan was able to stay afloat by exporting into a robust global economy and by letting the yen fall. (The Drudge Report)
Delta offers $1B to JAL Nov 19, 2009
Delta, SkyTeam offer $1 billion to Japan Airlines ... TOKYO Delta Air Lines and its alliance partners said Wednesday they are making a billion dollar offer intended to lure loss-making Japan Airlines from its affiliation with American Airlines ... Delta is "by far the strongest partner for Japan Airlines," company president Edward Bastian told reporters in Tokyo. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
N. Korea offered aid to scrap nukes Nov 19, 2009
Obama sought to reassure allies in Japan and Southeast Asia a mission he was continuing in South Korea later Wednesday. In China, he tried to lend positive momentum to relations with the new world power and potential rival. (MSNBC -- International)
Chinese diners eat live fish on YOUTUBE... Nov 19, 2009
" All that said... I find the practice described in the article disgusting. It shows no reverence for creatures that give us sustenance, and causes the poor animal to suffer. But then again, what do you expect from a culture that runs over protesters with tanks, dismantles prisoners for spare body parts, and forces abortion (primarily on little girls.) It sucks to be a fish in China. Pookeye on November 19, 2009 at 07:17 AM Found this buy chance revolting habits,of some people.Which sick mind... (The Drudge Report)
India attract global auto majors Nov 19, 2009
Just like Japanese auto majors Suzuki and Honda , that get a sizeable portion of their revenues, sales and profits from their Indian subsidiaries , Korean car giant Hyundai too is increasingly banking on its Indian operations for adding weight to its business as numbers stay uncertain in developed markets due to economic recession and slowdown ... While home market Japan as well as European countries contracted for Suzuki, India remained the only market to grow, with first half sales here moving... (India Times)
Gold extends record high on weak $ Nov 19, 2009
HONG KONG: Doubts about the pace of economic recovery hit Asian markets on Thursday, with Japanese stocks falling to a four-month low and the Australian dollar down for a third day as a December interest rate hike no longer looked like a sure thing ... A six-month low in U.S. housing construction in October and news this week that Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Japan's largest bank, will have to raise $11 billion in new shares to meet stricter capital requirements have underscored how the climb... (India Times)
Success of abstinence in cutting teen pregnancies is a 'myth' Nov 19, 2009
Thursday 19 November 2009. Success of abstinence in cutting teen pregnancies is a 'myth. (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
Event to feature poetry read in 20 languages Nov 19, 2009
"Instead of focusing on the semantics of it, you focus on the music of it. Natsuki Ikeda will read a poem by Hakushu Kitahara, a poet from her hometown of Yanagawa, Japan. But before she reads, she plans to explain the uniqueness of the Japanese language. In the poem she will read, translated as "Canal," she said the poet recreates some sounds people don't normally hear through the work. "There's a sound of fireflies flying quietly in the evening," Ikeda (senior-international politics) said.... (Daily Collegian, PA)
Obama talks nuclear pursuits of Iran, N. Korea in S. Korea Nov 19, 2009
The U.S. has been a partner with South Korea, Russia, China and Japan in trying to end the impasse over North Korea's nuclear weapons ... Obama's trip included stops in Japan and Singapore and a longer, ceremony-filled visit to China. (USA Today)
Asian stocks sag on bank share sale plans Nov 19, 2009
Asia stocks fell, dragging the MSCI Asia Pacific Index down for a third day, as share-sale plans at Japanese companies raised concern the value of existing holdings will be reduced ... There's no reason to buy into Japan,'' said Mitsushige Akino, who oversees the equivalent of $US450 million in assets in Tokyo at Ichiyoshi Investment Management Co. ''Domestic investors are looking more at foreign countries since Japan lacks any clear potential for growth ... Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ announces massive share sale Nov 19, 2009
Japan's biggest bank Mitsubishi UFJ Financial announced plans Wednesday to raise billions of dollars from investors, joining a scramble by firms to boost finances ravaged the global financial crisis ... MUFG said it would revise the terms of an earlier deal to merge its securities operations in Japan with those of Wall Street giant Morgan Stanley ... They have agreed to revise the deal, creating another firm that will include Morgan Stanley's non-investment banking operations in Japan. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Nov 19, 2009
The US President's tour of Japan, Singapore, China and South Korea. A cannibalistic tribe in Papua New Guinea, whose members used to eat the brains of dead relatives, provides an example of evolution that could help find a treatment for mad cow disease, according to scientists. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
Obama's Asia Trip: Too Focused on Common Ground? Nov 19, 2009
He dipped his head all through Asia greeting Japan's Emperor with a deep bend at the waist, nodding to Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on a Beijing tarmac, even bobbing forward in gratitude before his tour guide at the Courtyard of Loyal Obedience in the Forbidden City ... At a meeting with college students in Shanghai, for example, Obama qualified his objections to Chinese Internet censorship, saying, "I recognize that different countries have different traditions." In Tokyo, Obama endorsed... (Time.com)
* Platinum card holders enjoy concierge service d A]UH Nov 19, 2009
We can fix things for ordinary people, too, says Keynes Chen, general manager of the Taiwan branch of International SOS. Chen recounts how one cardholder called in to say she had heard that a cultural experience of being Japanese for a day was being offered in Tokyo ... The cardholder proceeded to take a trip to Japan and try out special experiences like wearing a kimono, and it didnt cost her a cent.. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Notre Dame veteran essays: Veterans endured good, bad times Nov 19, 2009
The next story was when Raymond left from Oakland, California, to go overseas to where he would be stationed in Okinawa, Japan. It took them 14 days to arrive in Japan. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Obama: Talks under way on Iran sanctions Nov 19, 2009
He said Iran must get a "clear message" and described a "package of potential steps that we could take that will indicate our seriousness to Iran."I continue to hold out the prospect that they may decide to walk through this door," Obama said.Door slightly ajarA senior administration official later said Obama was purposely vague on Iran to leave a tiny door open for Tehran and to not undermine the search for international consensus that remains in an embryonic phase. The official spoke on... (MSNBC -- International)
Mercury mission clears key hurdle Nov 19, 2009
The venture will combine the efforts of Europe and Japan ... It is designed to be a joint endeavour with the Japanese ... Japan will be responsible for the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO). (BBC News)
114-year-old woman dies in New York Nov 19, 2009
The oldest person in the world is believed to be Kama Chinen of Japan, who was born one month and 19 days before Thomas. Mary Josephine Ray is one week younger than Chinen. (Pensacola News Journal)
Delta offers US$1bil to JAL to lure it away from AA Nov 18, 2009
TOKYO: Delta Air Lines and its alliance partners said Wednesday they are making a billion-dollar offer intended to lure loss-making Japan Airlines from its current affiliation with American Airlines. Delta is "by far the strongest partner for Japan Airlines," company president Edward Bastian told reporters in Tokyo ... The airline, Asia's largest, is seen as a valuable partner because of its routes in China and Japan but its business is struggling. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
More recent posts Nov 18, 2009
Nov 18, 2009 Nov 18: University of West Florida Japan House 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. N The University of West Florida has a new exhibit, "Japanese Textiles," on display through Friday, Dec. 11 in the Japan House, building 71 ... This exhibit highlights various textiles from different regions of Japan including hand-embroidered items and textiles with different styles of dyeing. (Pensacola News Journal)
Kirk questions delay on swine flu vaccine Nov 18, 2009
President Obama bowed after he was greeted by Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko as he arrived at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Saturday ... Obama s bow to emperor of Japan sparks criticism ... WASHINGTON - Some conservative commentators seized on President Obama s deep bow to Japan s Emperor Akihito over the weekend, accusing the commander in chief of groveling before a foreign leader. (Boston Globe)
LHC nears restart after repairs Nov 18, 2009
Hi-tech' farming in Japan. The Queen's Speech in full. (BBC News -- Europe)
Hawaii's tourism slump has industry looking to China Nov 18, 2009
State tourism liaison Marsha Wienert points to per person per day spending reports from last year: Chinese visitors: $324; Japanese: $288; U.S. East: $183; U.S. West: $146; and Canadian: $153 ... That's still tiny compared with Japanese visitors, who numbered 1 ... And that means they'll be expecting Chinese-speaking personnel at the front desk, restaurant menus in Chinese and a welcome that doesn't assume that every Asian visitor is from Japan. (Honolulu Advertiser)
India top value-for-money destination Nov 18, 2009
The survey, conducted among frequent international travellers from nine countries, also ranked India fourth best new country for doing business, behind Japan, US and the UK.. The survey compared 102 countries in diverse fields such as arts re, business, best place to raise a family, political freedom, nightlife and environmentalism. (India Times)
Let it rain: resort offers free stay in downpours Nov 18, 2009
The promotion, which is valid from December 1 to February 28, is part of YTL's efforts to raise its profile in Asia and beyond, with the group planning hotels in several destinations including St. Tropez, Borneo, Japan and Los Angeles in the near future. YTL Hotels is the hospitality arm of YTL Corporation. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Gold hits another high, Asian shares rebound Nov 18, 2009
Japan's Nikkei average edged higher on gains in semiconductor-related shares. The MSCI index of Asia Pacific shares traded outside Japan was up half a per cent, lifted by a rise in U.S. stocks to 13-month highs. (India Times)
Toyota Oct car sales up 5% Nov 18, 2009
5 per cent, but grew 15 per cent in Japan and 45 percent in China. Toyota executives had said sales in the United States would likely start picking up around October due to easier comparisons from the year before, when sales began to tank after the collapse of Lehman Brothers. (India Times)
Nikkei hits 6-wk closing low Nov 18, 2009
TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei average fell 0. 6 per cent on Wednesday to its lowest close in six weeks, dragged down by banking and real estate shares on fundraising worries and ahead of earnings from Japan's biggest bank ... Shares in Japan Airlines Corp fell to their lowest level since their 2002 re-listing on Wednesday after Japan's transport minister said he had never said a court-led bankruptcy for the troubled airline was impossible, though they recovered slightly by the close. (India Times)
Asian stocks at 15-mth high Nov 17, 2009
The MSCI index of Asia Pacific stocks traded outside Japan rose 0 ... Japan's Nikkei average edged up 0. (India Times)
India to be $2 trillion economy by 2014-15: Enam Nov 17, 2009
"More than half of this ($700 billion) could flow into financial savings. With favourable demographics and average seven per cent real growth, India can sustain more than 30 per cent savings rate akin to the Asian tigers, or China and Japan. This will transform the domestic financial services space," Enam said ... "There is a huge scope for premium expansion. Life insurance penetration is relatively low in India with premiums/GDP at 4 per cent versus 6 per cent for developed nations. India is... (India Times)
Auto part stocks at 52-week high Nov 17, 2009
"The Indian auto components industry experienced a perceptible impact for sometime due to the economic meltdown in the US, Japan and other Western countries. The auto industry in these countries is the worst affected, thus hampering for the time being the export of components from India," said economy think-tank CMIE in a research note. "North America (26.9%) and Europe (38.7%) make up for about two-thirds of the Indian exports of auto components. Although domestic intake was also affected, with... (India Times)
Dejected Bahrain turn attention to Asian Cup Nov 17, 2009
In the other Group A match, leaders Japan will be confident of victo--ry against bottom side Hong Kong. Espanyol midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura is expected to play for Japan after coming on as a second half substitute in their 0-0 friendly draw with South Africa on Saturday. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Rudd's foreign policy made on the run - and it's showing Nov 17, 2009
Key relationships with China, Japan and India have been badly bruised ... Australia's relationship with Japan was also damaged, when the Rudd Government chose political expediency over sticking by a trusted friend ... Citing China's concerns Australia's Foreign Minister, Stephen Smith, pulled out of the quadrilateral dialogue that saw us line up with Japan, India and the US.. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
In love and war (1) Nov 17, 2009
From a cornfield in California and a train depot in New York to the shores of Japan and Korea, Lambeth had a chance to see the world ... Lambeth served for 18 months in Korea working in Japan for a period of time. (Brewton Standard, AL)
Notre Dame veteran essays: Veterans endured good, bad times Nov 17, 2009
The next story was when Raymond left from Oakland, California, to go overseas to where he would be stationed in Okinawa, Japan. It took them 14 days to arrive in Japan. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Asian longhorn beetle Nov 17, 2009
Pop: The Asian Longhorn had originally occupied a small niche in the forests of China, Korea, and Japan and not considered a serious pest. Unfortunately, as the Chinese government began to plant enormous windbreaks of millions of trees in its northern provinces to cut down erosion, they planted mostly poplar trees which grow quickly and tolerate the arid, cold climate of northern China. (Weymouth News, MA)
Jellyfish Swarm Northward And Climate Change Is The Reason Nov 17, 2009
KOKONOGI, Japan (November 16, 2009)--Increasing invasions of fishing grounds by jellyfish are putting livelihoods at risk and climate change is to blame, scientists say. In Japan, for example, the Nomura, the world's largest jellyfish, can ruin a whole day's catch by tainting or killing fish stung in the catch nets. (KWTX.com, TX)
Navy: Missing plane wreckage found off Texas coast Nov 17, 2009
The two vessels collided Saturday night in rough waters between Japan and South Korea, according the countries' coast guards. The area is about 80 miles (130 kilometers) southeast of Korea's Jeju Island and 70 miles (110 kilometers) west of Fukue Island off Japan's southern coast ... Two Koreans were rescued immediately after the collision by the crew of the cargo ship, four bodies were found in the overturned vessel by Korean divers, and the final three remained unaccounted for Sunday, Japan's... (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Greg's Greg-alogue Nov 17, 2009
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Now obviously Japan has unique perspective on the issue of nuclear weapons as a consequence of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. And that, I'm sure, helps to motivate the prime minister's deep interest in this issue. (Fox News)
Japan wants yen to be the anchor of Asia Nov 16, 2009
Plans for the yen to become the anchor in a new Asian currency area are being floated by Japan as Tokyo challenges China for leadership of the world's most dynamic economic zone. Taking its inspiration from the central role played by the German mark in Europe's exchange rate mechanism, Japan is urging other countries in east and south-east Asia to yoke their currencies together as part of a drive for closer integration and even faster growth ... The move comes as Japan's ministry of finance... (Yahoo News -- Asian Economy)
Strikes, riots become fatal for auto-parts outsourcing Nov 16, 2009
Indias biggest advantage is cost, especially labor costs, said Koji Endo, managing director of Advanced Research Japan, a Tokyobased equity research company. Good quality parts can be made cheaply. (India Times)
Penang hotels wooing business travellers Nov 16, 2009
The hotel is targeting guests from countries such as Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, China, Japan, Australia, United States and Europe. We are aiming for an over 80% occupancy rate for the final quarter of the year, Harris said. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Echo tourism: when it's all about the recounting Nov 16, 2009
For some reason these factors do not disqualify Japan, although Cambodia, Mongolia or Bangladesh will earn you greater kudos. But South America trumps them all, thanks to its equatorial climate, shocking crime rate and wide availability of mind-altering substances. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
* FEATURE : Taiwan needs to work out regulations before casinos Nov 16, 2009
Home to quite a few high rollers who presently go elsewhere to gamble, Taiwan is adjacent to China and is closer to Japan and South Korea than Macau X the Asian gaming Mecca X Green told the Taipei Times in an e-mail interview. There are some issues, however, that Taiwan needs to address in order to successfully develop a destination casino industry, including the regulatory standards it will adopt, the tax rates and license fees it will apply, the alignment of investment requirements and... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Sudeshna Sen: Let's salute Nov 16, 2009
So if you had a grandfather in North Africa, Burma, or Japan, well, someone cares. Ive recently taken to wondering why India doesnt do memorials as a cultural thing. (India Times)
China, US spar over forex rates ahead of Obama visit Nov 16, 2009
Obama pledged on Saturday to deepen dialogue with China rather than seek to contain the rising power, which is set to overtake Japan next year as the worlds second-largest economy. But issues ranging from the yuan and trade tensions to human rights could complicate what many regard as the most important relationship of the 21st century. (India Times)
APEC coming to Hawaii Nov 16, 2009
APEC's members include Australia, Canada, China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, the Philippines, Russia and Vietnam ... APEC's members include Australia, Canada, China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, the Philippines, Russia and Vietnam. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Cess on fuel to stay for 20 years Nov 16, 2009
The government will also help the highways developer negotiate loans from international financial institutions such as World Bank, Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Japan Bank for International Co-operation (JBIC). The government has given in-principle approval to NHAI for providing letter of comfort, confirming availability of cess at least till 2030-31, said a note from the ministry of road transport and highways. (India Times)
World leaders agree to delay deadline on warming pact Nov 15, 2009
With him (from left) were Yukio Hatoyama of Japan, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia, Lee Hsien loong of Singapore, and Hu Jintao of China. (Associated Press) By Associated Press / November 15, 2009. (Boston Globe)
