Japan

Japan, Fukushima Operator Told To Pay $3.8 Million Over Nuclear Disaster

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday February 20, 2019

A Japanese court has awarded nearly $4 million in fresh damages to scores of residents forced to flee their homes after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown.

PS Vita Discontinued in Japan

Rishi Alwani | Tuesday February 19, 2019

Sony's PS Vita portable console is going to be discontinued in Japan soon.

Japan's Honda To Shut UK Plant By 2021, 3,500 Jobs At Risk

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday February 19, 2019

Honda's decision to shut its UK plant in Swindon with the loss of 3,500 jobs is "devastating", Britain's business secretary Greg Clark said on Tuesday

Sailor Whose Times Square Kiss Celebrated End Of WWII Dies At 95

World News | Harrison Smith, The Washington Post | Tuesday February 19, 2019

When Japan's surrender was announced on Aug. 14, 1945, George Mendonsa grabbed his date, ran out of a Rockettes performance at Radio City Music Hall and headed for a nearby bar in Times Square.

Japan's PM Nominated Trump For Nobel Peace Prize On US Request: Report

World News | Reuters | Monday February 18, 2019

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe nominated US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize last autumn after receiving a request from the US government to do so, the Asahi newspaper reported on Sunday

India Briefs P5, Including China, In Move To Isolate Pakistan: Sources

India News | Reported by Nidhi Razdan; Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Friday February 15, 2019

After more than 40 CRPF soldiers were killed in a car bombing attack in Kashmir's Pulwama by Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed, the government said on Friday that it would take all possible diplomatic steps to ensure Pakistan's complete isolation internationally.

40 Countries Barring India, US & China Agree To Have Automatic Braking On New Cars

CarandBike Team (With Inputs from PTI) | Wednesday February 13, 2019

Forty countries led by Japan and the European Union have agreed to have automated braking systems as standard on new cars and light commercial vehicles as soon as next year. The countries adopting the new safety regulations do not the US, China and India though. The regulation will require all new vehicles sold to come equipped with the automated e...

Japan Sets Sights on Tighter Antitrust Regulations for Big Tech

Reuters | Wednesday February 13, 2019

Japan's government plans to set up a new watchdog to scrutinise companies like Facebook and Google amid concerns about monopoly practices and the handling of personal data.

Valentine's Day: Dating Experts Explain What "I Love You" Means All Over The World

Offbeat | Stephen Epstein, The Washington Post | Wednesday February 13, 2019

Dating culture differs by geography and affects the meaning of 'I love you'. Literary translators and dating experts explain what "I love you" means all over the world.

Apple Supplier Japan Display to Get $700 Million Bailout: Report

Reuters | Wednesday February 13, 2019

Ailing Apple supplier Japan Display will receive up to JPY 80 billion ($723 million) in a bailout from a group of Chinese and Taiwanese investors, Kyodo news agency reported.

Japan Gay Couples Seek Marriage Rights In Valentine's Lawsuit

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday February 13, 2019

Chizuka Oe and Yoko Ogawa have been together for 25 years, but when they submitted their marriage registration at a Tokyo town hall, they knew it would be rejected.

Japan Protests Call For Emperor To Apologise To Korean "Comfort Women"

World News | Reuters | Tuesday February 12, 2019

Japan said on Tuesday it had lodged a complaint with South Korea and after a Korean lawmaker said the Japanese emperor should apologise to "comfort women" forced to serve in Japanese military brothels in World War Two.

Japan's Swim Queen And Tokyo Olympics Poster Girl Diagnosed With Cancer

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday February 12, 2019

Japan's swim queen Rikako Ikee, a poster girl for next year's Tokyo Olympics, has been diagnosed with leukaemia, the 18-year-old tweeted on Tuesday.

Renault's Senard To Meet Nissan CEO Saikawa In Japan This Week

Reuters | Tuesday February 12, 2019

Jean-Dominique Senard, named chairman of the French automaker last month, will visit Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama to meet the company's executives and become better acquainted with its Japanese partner.

400-Year-Old Bonsai Stolen. Owner Posts Care Instructions On Facebook

World News | Cleve R. Wootson Jr., The Washington Post | Tuesday February 12, 2019

Fuyumi Iimura has a message for whoever broke into her family's expansive garden outside Tokyo and made off with a small fortune's worth of some of the planet's most beautiful bonsai trees: Please water them.