Friday 3 May 2013

North Korea may start up reactor soon

North Korea may soon be ready to start up a light-water reactor that is drawing growing concern amid its vow to build more nuclear weapons.

Abe clinches nuclear technology deal with Abu Dhabi

Japan and the United Arab Emirates sign a nuclear cooperation agreement, giving Prime Minister Abe a victory on his post-3/11 atomic sales tour.

Nation’s first egg bank deluged with donors

Japan's first egg bank for infertile women is expected to log its first donors this month, with 38 out of 100 applicants already selected.

‘Harry Potter’ star to feature in ‘Tokyo Vice’ yakuza thriller

Producers announce that Daniel Radcliffe will take the lead role in the film adaption of crime reporter Jake Adelstein's memoirs about Japan's underworld.

Girl group bases style on Nikkei ups and downs

Kanon Mori, Yuki Sakura, Hinako Kuroki and Jun Amaki have been following the Nikkei 225 stock average obsessively since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took office ...

Obama mulls Guantanamo options

Despite President Barack Obama’s new vow, closing the Guantanamo Bay prison is still a tough sell in Congress. So the White House may look instead ...

Selective rights, illegal wars

One cannot help thinking these days that the legal, political and even moral blind spots that exist in the United States must always somehow involve ...

Japan’s approach to Myanmar

If Shinzo Abe visits Myanmar later this month as planned to deepen economic ties, it will be the first trip to that country by Japan's ...

Dreamliner to the air again

All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines receive the go-ahead to resume flights of their 787 Dreamliners after Boeing modifies the jetliner’s battery system.

The delicious upside to urban development

Onward and upward: Tokyo's ever-changing skyline sprouts new high-rise buildings like bamboo shoots in spring. No complaints here, even if they are as massive as ...

Custard treats are anything but square

How long does it take a business to achieve cult status in Tokyo? Years or decades in most cases. For Omotesando Koffee it was barely ...

Roppongi Hills gets love on its 10th anniversary

Roppongi Hills was unlike anything Tokyo had ever seen before. Until it opened 10 years ago, Roppongi was more often seen as a "High Touch ...

Yoshida’s ode to a distant Okinawan island

Many directors hit everything from the books to the streets in preparation for their next film, but for his second feature, “Tabidachi no Shima Uta ...

‘Tabidachi no Shima Uta — Jugo no Haru (Leaving on the 15th Spring)’

Goodbyes aren't what they used to be. Kids moving away for school today can be in constant contact with friends and family back home, texting ...

‘Evil Dead’

When Sam Raimi's low-budget splatter flick "The Evil Dead" emerged in 1983, it had the same sort of queasy impact you get when you hear ...

Ryukyu’s McHenry named MVP; Garrison top coach

Ryukyu Golden Kings star Anthony McHenry receives the 2012-13 regular-season MVP award, and Matt Garrison of the Niigata Albirex BB is the bj-league's Coach of ...

Bayern completes demolition of Barcelona to make CL final

Barcelona star Lionel Messi watched from the sidelines as Bayern Munich completed its dismantling of the Spanish side with a 3-0 win on Wednesday, lining ...

Giants sweep on Belt’s blast

Brandon Belt hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning and the San Francisco Giants rallied against Arizona's bullpen for the third straight game, beating ...

Pens maul Islanders in playoff opener

Sidney Crosby's broken jaw can take its time healing. The way his teammates are playing, there is no need for the Pittsburgh Penguins star to rush ...

Hawks relievers shine against Lions

Former National League All-Star Bryan LaHair drove in three runs, including two on a tie-breaking, sixth-inning single as the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks beat the Pacific ...