Shareswatch Australia

Latest news from Japan including business news.



Soccer: Kagawa leads way as Japan beats Azerbaijan
Shinji Kagawa showed exactly why he has Manchester United and a host of other leading European clubs on his trail Wednesday, scoring with a cracking finish to put Japan on the way to a 2-0 win over Azerbaijan in a warmup for next month’s World Cup qualifiers. (Japan Times)
Publ.Date : 2012-05-23 21:26:50

Man arrested over stabbing at Tokyo's Shibuya subway station
Police have arrested a 32-year-old man Wednesday evening on suspicion of stabbing another man during the evening rush hour at a crowded subway station in Tokyo’s Shibuya district. (Japan Times)
Publ.Date : 2012-05-23 21:26:50

Japan ranks just 21st in quality of life, two notches down from last year
Japan ranked 21st among 36 nations in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s latest poll to gauge quality of life, the Paris-based group said. (Japan Times)
Publ.Date : 2012-05-23 21:26:50

Water level in reactor 1 may be only 40 cm deep
The level of water inside reactor 1 at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant may be alarmingly lower than Tepco’s current estimates, the Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization has calculated. (Japan Times)
Publ.Date : 2012-05-23 21:26:50

Japan tsunami debris reaches Alaska
It’s been more than a year since a massive quake devastated northeast Japan, and the debris believed to be from that disaster is now washing up more than 4,000 miles away in Alaska. (CNN)
Publ.Date : 2012-05-23 21:16:10

Over 5,000 aftershocks have rattled Japanese quake zone
An earthquake that ruptured this week off the coast of Japan was the largest recent aftershock to affect an area that, more than a year after one of the most powerful earthquakes on record, is still experiencing a steady stream of seismic jolts. (MSNBC)
Publ.Date : 2012-05-23 21:07:27

3DS continues to dominate Japan as hardware sales exceed 6M
Nintendo’s 3DS outsold all other consoles combined in Japan last week, and has now sold more than 6 million units in the country after launching there 14 months ago. (gamasutra.com)
Publ.Date : 2012-05-23 21:06:37

Russia and Japan interested in moon exploration
Russia and Japan want to explore the Moon, and in a big way. At the Global Space Exploration Conference, which started on May 22 – the same day SpaceX successfully launched its Dragon capsule towards the ISS, which is why NASA administrator Charles Bolden was absent from the conference – Russia and Japan laid out their plans for space exploration, both focusing on Earth’s natural satellite. (mashable.com)
Publ.Date : 2012-05-23 21:04:25

Japan stocks fall on Fitch downgrade, trade data
Japanese stocks opened lower Wednesday against the backdrop of a surprise downgrade to the nation’s sovereign debt and weaker-than-expected trade data, with the U.S. providing a mixed lead. (MarketWatch)
Publ.Date : 2012-05-23 21:01:32

Eight babies left in hospital's baby hatch last year
Eight infants were left during fiscal 2011 in the baby hatch facility for unwanted newborns at a Kumamoto hospital, the fewest since the service was started in May 2007, the Kumamoto Municipal Government said Tuesday. (Japan Times)
Publ.Date : 2012-05-22 21:25:13

74 people visit eye clinics after observing eclipse
At least 74 people sought help for eye problems at eye clinics in 18 prefectures across Japan after observing the annular solar eclipse on Monday, the Japanese Ophthalmological Society reported on its website Tuesday. (Japan Today)
Publ.Date : 2012-05-22 21:21:38

Aliens in Japan, kiss your gaijin card bye bye
After over a decade in Japan, this week I got a letter from the Japanese government. It said that the alien registration card, or informally “gaijin card”, was vanishing. (Kotaku)
Publ.Date : 2012-05-22 21:04:29