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Five workers missing in flooded tunnel at Japan refinery (Reuters)

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:05:03 +0100

Reuters - Attempts to find five workers missing in an underwater tunnel at a refinery in western Japan were suspended on Tuesday due to poor visibility that posed a risk to rescue divers, police said.

Toyota lifts profit forecast as disaster woes fade (AP)

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:05:03 +0100

AP - Toyota's quarterly profit slid 13.5 percent on production setbacks caused by last year's tsunami disaster and the flooding in Thailand, but Japan's top automaker raised its annual earnings forecast, saying a recovery is on track.

Taiwanese-Japanese star implicated in beating (AP)

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:05:03 +0100

AP - Prosecutors say Taiwanese-Japanese starlet Makiyo has been barred from leaving Taiwan pending an investigation into her alleged involvement in the beating of a taxi driver in Taipei.

US, Japan mull sending 4,700 Marines to Guam (AP)

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:05:02 +0100

AP - The United States and Japan, hoping to break a stalemate over the U.S. military presence on Okinawa, are discussing a plan to transfer nearly 5,000 troops to Guam despite their failure to replace a major Marine base on the southern Japan island.

Hole lotta fun as Japanese dig for Golden Shovel (Reuters)

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:25:03 +0100

Reuters - Over a thousand people gathered on the outskirts of Tokyo, shovels and ladders in hand. Their goal: to dig their way to victory in the Japan All-National Hole Digging Competition, and claim the coveted Golden Shovel.

U.S. reaches deal to avoid Japan, EU trade sanctions (Reuters)

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:25:03 +0100

Reuters - The United States said on Monday it has struck a deal sparing U.S. exporters from hundreds of millions of dollars in European and Japanese trade retaliation in a dispute over how Washington calculates anti-dumping duties on steel and other goods.

US, Japan agree to partial Marine transfer from Okinawa: media (Reuters)

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:57:03 +0100

Reuters - The United States and Japan have agreed to tweak a six-year-old agreement on Marines based on the southern island of Okinawa, allowing Washington to deploy forces to the Pacific island of Guam regardless of the debate over moving a disputed airbase.

Android Games from Capcom and Square-Enix on Their Way ... In Japan (ContributorNetwork)

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:37:03 +0100

ContributorNetwork - States-side fans of video game consoles, from the first Nintendo Entertainment System to its modern successor the Wii, know what it's like for a game that looks awesome to only come out in Japan.

Most Japanese towns undecided on nuclear stress tests: survey (Reuters)

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:37:03 +0100

Reuters - Three Japanese towns would be willing to restart their nuclear reactors if they pass government stress tests, two were against the idea but most were undecided, a newspaper survey suggested Saturday.

As red ink flows, Japanese firms struggle to keep manufacturing at home (The Christian ...

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:37:02 +0100

The Christian Science Monitor - Following the report of Japanâ