Asian champions Japan scored four tries to overwhelm Canada 27-6 for their second straight win to wind up the two-game test series between the two countries on Saturday.

Japan scored four tries Saturday to defeat Canada 27-6 and sweep a two-game test series between the two countries. Japan, which defeated Canada 46-8 a week ago, went ahead after nine minutes on to a try from Go Aruga. Kensuke Hatakeyama added another try after 20 minutes to give the home side a 12-3 halftime lead.

Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s government and central bank clashed over the threat of deflation, indicating Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama may want stronger monetary stimulus to buttress the economy’s recovery.

Japan scored four tries Saturday to defeat Canada 27-6 and sweep a two-game test series between the two countries.

Robotic surgical device maker Intuitive Surgical Inc. said Friday its da Vinci S system received regulatory approval in Japan.

Iran volleyball team was narrowly beaten by Japan in the FIVB Men's World Grand Champions Cup on Saturday.

The Consulate General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City has signed a contract to grant US$97,025 for a project to improve reproductive health for poor women in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province.

Herman Van Rompuy, the European Union's new president, may not be very well known around the world but he's already winning fans in Japan -- as a poet rather than a politician.

Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Nintendo Co. , maker of the Wii game console, started offering paid content on the player’s video- download service in Japan today.

Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- IHI Corp. asked Japan’s government to continue state funding for the GX rocket program, saying a recommendation to drop development was based on inaccurate cost estimates, the Nikkei newspaper said.