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Japan honors Hank Aaron with Order of the Rising Sun
The Associated Press via Yahoo! SportsJan 14 02:20 PMJapan honored former home run king Hank Aaron with one of its highest awards on Thursday, saying he is a symbol of its close relationship with the United States and their shared love of baseball. The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette was presented during a ceremony and reception at the home of Japan's consul general in Atlanta, Takashi Shinozuka. ''It is an honor for Japan to have...
Japan Honors Hank Aaron With Order of the Rising Sun
New York TimesJan 14 01:59 PMJapan honored former home run king Hank Aaron with one of its highest awards on Thursday, saying he is a symbol of its close relationship with the United States and their shared love of baseball.
Japan machinery orders fall most in 18 months, ... - Reuters via Yahoo! Finance
Japan's 74-year-old equestrian rider aims for Olympic berth
The Associated Press via Yahoo! SportsJan 14 04:35 AMJapan's 74-year-old equestrian rider Hiroshi Hoketsu is aiming to compete at the 2016 Olympics. Hoketsu, who represented Japan at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, has applied for a qualifying trial for the Games in Rio de Janeiro, the Japan Equestrian Federation said Thursday. If he secures a place on Japan's equestrian team for Rio it will be his fourth Olympics.
Hadid says Japan trying to take stadium design copyrights
The Associated Press via Yahoo! SportsJan 14 05:12 AMArchitect Zaha Hadid says the Japan Sport Council is withholding money owed for work on the 2020 Tokyo Olympic stadium design while demanding her company give up claims to copyrights. The Japan Sport Council was seeking to resolve the issue but would not comment on specifics of the contract with London-based Zaha Hadid Architects, or ZHA, the council said in a statement read over the phone on ...
How Sustainable is Nikkei Rebound? Japan ETFs in Focus
Zacks via Yahoo! FinanceJan 14 11:16 AMWhat lies ahead for Japan ETFs in 2016?
Japan honours Hank Aaron with Order of the Rising Sun
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada SportsJan 14 02:20 PMJapan honoured former home run king Hank Aaron with one of its highest awards on Thursday, saying he is a symbol of its close relationship with the United States and their shared love of baseball. The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette was presented during a ceremony and reception at the home of Japan's consul general in Atlanta, Takashi Shinozuka. "It is an honour for Japan to have...
Japan lawmaker says 'comfort women' were 'prostitutes'
AFP via Yahoo! NewsJan 14 02:32 AMA Japanese lawmaker Thursday said wartime sex slaves forced to work for Japan's Imperial Army were "professional prostitutes", before he was forced to retract the remarks and issue an apology, local media reported. The comments from a senior member of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling party provoked criticism from Seoul, just two weeks after Tokyo offered an apology and a one-billion yen ($8.5...
Mixed reaction to Japan apology on 'comfort wome... - The Record
Japan apologizes for Korean comfort women: Can ... - The Christian Science Monitor
Japan sends China warning over incursions near disputed isles
Reuters via Yahoo! NewsJan 12 01:30 AMJapan said on Tuesday it has told China that any foreign naval vessel that enters Japanese waters for reasons other than "innocent passage" will be told to leave by a Japanese naval patrol, signaling a potential escalation in a long-running dispute. Japan had informed China of its decision in November, after Chinese navy ships sailed near disputed isles in the East China Sea known as the Senkaku...
Japan gripped by fate of boy band SMAP
BBC NewsJan 13 01:54 AMJapan gripped by fate of beloved boy band
Japan’s Rising Consumer Confidence Impacted Stocks
Market Realist via Yahoo! FinanceJan 12 07:38 AMAccording to the Economic and Social Research Institute, Japan's consumer confidence index rose by 0.1 points to 42.7 in December—compared to 42.6 in November.
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