Author Archive

Nicole from KARA to appear along Joe Odagiri in ‘My Way’

Japanese singer Nicole, who is also a part of the popular South Korean group KARA, is now all set to appear with Korean actor Jang Dong –gun and Japanese actor Joe Odagiri on the drama ‘My Way’ …

READ MORE

Posted by Parasshuram on December 16th, 2011 in Japan | Comments Off

Japan Set to Impose Emergency Disaster Tax

Japan is gearing up to impose an emergency tax hike to help to pay for reconstructing of the disaster-struck part of the country.
Japan’s more powerful lower house of Parliament has approved a l…

READ MORE

Posted by Parasshuram on November 25th, 2011 in Japan | Comments Off

Tokyo radiation hotspot ‘not linked to Fukushima’

The Elevated levels of radiation seen in the residential area of  Tokyo are not connected to the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, say Japanese officers.
The reading of the radiation level which was…

READ MORE

Posted by Parasshuram on October 14th, 2011 in Japan | Comments Off

300-year-old house in Japan to be preserved in museum after surviving tsunami

A 300 -years- old house that withstood the March earthquake and tsunami will be relocated to Kagawa Prefecture, where it will be restored in a museum.
Shigeyuki Endo, the 61-year-old owner of the hou…

READ MORE

Posted by Parasshuram on October 14th, 2011 in Japan | Comments Off

Japan urges Russia to stop bomber flights

Amid crisis with a territorial dispute, the Japanese foriegn Minister Koichiro Gemba urged the Russian bomber flights said Friday Sept 9, 2011 to stop doing from moves its area.
Russian bombers have…

READ MORE

Posted by Parasshuram on October 12th, 2011 in Japan | Comments Off

Radiation Bankrupts Japanese Cattle Ranch With $5.6 Billion in Liabilities

Radiation Bankrupts Japanese Cattle Ranch
Agura Bokujo, operator of a cattle ranch in  Tokyo, became Japan’s biggest corporate failure this year after consumer fears over beef contaminated with rad…

READ MORE

Posted by Parasshuram on October 11th, 2011 in asia | Comments Off

Japan lets kids and pregnant women return near Fukushima nuclear plant

Japan trade minister has said on Friday that  children and pregnant women will be allowed return to certain areas near the Fukushima nuclear plant. The decision was made  following an improvement in…

READ MORE

Posted by Parasshuram on September 30th, 2011 in Japan | Comments Off

10 million Japanese yen donation found in toilet for Japan tsunami

10million Japanese yen ($131,000) was found in a public toilet by an anonymous donor in Tokyo on Sept 29, 2011.  The letter was found along with the money saying it should be donated to victims of t…

READ MORE

Posted by Parasshuram on September 30th, 2011 in Japan | Comments Off

Japan Investigates Online Posting of Obama Flight Air Force One Plans

Japanese officials ordered to investigate the diplomatic damage which was created after an air-traffic official was grilled for posting secret American flight details on his personal blog which includ…

READ MORE

Posted by Parasshuram on September 10th, 2011 in Japan | Comments Off

Japanese actress Kyoko Kagawa looks back prior to retrospective at Tokyo fest

Japanese actress Kyoko Kagawa, just before her nine-pic retrospective at  24th Tokyo International Film Festival which will be held in Oct. 201,  the legendary actress looked back at making films fr…

READ MORE

Posted by Parasshuram on September 10th, 2011 in Japan | Comments Off