http://www.mail.com/locations/3432-tokyo.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/3432-tokyo.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1763236-crime-osprey-add-to-okinawan-anger-us-bases.html OKINAWA, Japan (AP) — For nearly 70 years, Okinawa has gotten more than its share of America's military — more jets rattling homes, more crimes rattling nerves. It's the only Japanese island invaded by U.S. land forces during World War II. It endured 27 years under U.S. administration, and it continues to host two-thirds of Japan's U.S. bases. The 1995 ra... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1763236-crime-osprey-add-to-okinawan-anger-us-bases.html 2012-12-13T12:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1760484-japan-election-puts-spotlight-reviving-economy.html TOKYO (AP) — It's the $6 trillion question: how to jolt Japan out of its 20-year economic slump. The dozen or so parties vying in a Dec. 16 parliamentary election all agree the world's third-largest economy needs a jump-start, now that it has slid back into recession for the fifth time in 15 years. They are at odds, however, over how t... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1760484-japan-election-puts-spotlight-reviving-economy.html 2012-12-12T23:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1757144-nkorea-extends-window-readies-rocket-launch.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is pressing ahead with preparation for a long-range rocket launch after extending its liftoff window by another week until Dec. 29 because of technical problems. It's North Korea's second attempt this year, and the fifth since 1998, to launch a rocket that the United Nations, Washington, Seoul and others call a cover ... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 23:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1757144-nkorea-extends-window-readies-rocket-launch.html 2012-12-10T23:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1755220-nkorea-extending-rocket-launch-period-to-dec-29.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Monday extended the launch period for a controversial long-range rocket by another week until Dec. 29, citing technical problems. An unidentified spokesman for the North's Korean Committee of Space Technology told state media that scientists found a "technical deficiency in the first-stage control engine module of ... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1755220-nkorea-extending-rocket-launch-period-to-dec-29.html 2012-12-10T12:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1750138-sign-imminent-rocket-launch-north-korea.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea held off launching a long-range rocket Monday, the first day of a 13-day window during a frigid, snowy stretch of winter weather, a day after announcing it may delay the controversial liftoff. Pyongyang had made a surprise announcement earlier this month that it would launch a rocket mounted with a satellite one morni... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 04:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1750138-sign-imminent-rocket-launch-north-korea.html 2012-12-10T04:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1750346-tsunami-warning-lifted-strong-japan-earthquake.html TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake Friday struck the same Japanese coast devastated by last year's massive quake and tsunami, generating small waves but no immediate reports of heavy damage. Several people along the northeastern coast were reportedly injured and buildings in Tokyo and elsewhere swayed for several minutes. The earthquake had a preliminary ma... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1750346-tsunami-warning-lifted-strong-japan-earthquake.html 2012-12-07T11:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1747362-us-situation-dangerous-ahead-nkorea-launch.html TOKYO (AP) — The commander of American troops in Japan said Thursday that the situation ahead of North Korea's planned launch of a long-range rocket this month is "very dangerous." Lt. Gen. Salvatore Angelella said U.S. troops in Japan are closely monitoring activity in North Korea as it prepares for the launch. He said the United States sees the launch a... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 08:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1747362-us-situation-dangerous-ahead-nkorea-launch.html 2012-12-06T08:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1741668-japan-tunnel-disaster-aging-public-works.html TOKYO (AP) — The deadly collapse last weekend of hundreds of concrete ceiling slabs in a tunnel outside Tokyo is raising calls for more spending on Japan's aging infrastructure, but the country might simply not have the money. Nine people were killed Sunday in the tunnel, a major link between the capital and central Japan that opened in 1977 at the peak o... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 10:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1741668-japan-tunnel-disaster-aging-public-works.html 2012-12-04T10:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1741294-japan-campaign-opens-with-focus-economy-nukes.html TOKYO (AP) — Leaders of Japan's major political parties kicked off campaigning Tuesday for this month's parliamentary elections in nuclear crisis-hit Fukushima prefecture, where more than 100,000 people remain displaced from their homes. Nuclear energy and reviving the stagnant economy are key issues in the Dec. 16 election, which Prime Minister Yoshihiko... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 08:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1741294-japan-campaign-opens-with-focus-economy-nukes.html 2012-12-04T08:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1712934-asia-sees-obamas-pivot-to-pacific.html TOKYO (AP) — A lot has happened in Asia while the United States was off fighting its wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and most of it can be summed up in one word — China. Fueled by China's amazing growth and the promise of its huge and expanding consumer market, the Asia-Pacific region is now, as experts like to say, the global economy's center of gravity. Sorry, Europe. ... Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1712934-asia-sees-obamas-pivot-to-pacific.html 2012-11-20T23:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1712846-nissan-upgrades-leaf-electric-car-lowers-price.html TOKYO (AP) — The upgraded Nissan Motor Co. Leaf electric car can travel further without recharging, comes in a cheaper model and tells drivers how much battery life is left. The changes in the revamped model, shown Tuesday at a Tokyo hotel, were based on feedback from owners whose chief worry was running out of electric juice while driving, Nissan officia... Tue, 20 Nov 2012 07:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1712846-nissan-upgrades-leaf-electric-car-lowers-price.html 2012-11-20T07:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1704780-japan-pm-dissolves-parliament-vote-set-dec-16.html TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda dissolved the lower house of parliament Friday, paving the way for elections in which his ruling party will likely give way to a weak coalition government divided over how to solve the nation's myriad problems. Elections are set for Dec. 16. If Noda's center-left party loses, the economically sputtering ... Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1704780-japan-pm-dissolves-parliament-vote-set-dec-16.html 2012-11-16T11:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1704306-japan-set-polls-clear-winner.html TOKYO (AP) — Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda was poised to dissolve Japan's parliament Friday, setting the stage for elections next month that will likely result in a weak coalition government with differing policies on the country's economic woes, territorial disputes and other problems. Polls show that nearly half of the electorate is undecided on which p... Fri, 16 Nov 2012 04:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1704306-japan-set-polls-clear-winner.html 2012-11-16T04:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1701630-japan-north-korea-reopen-stalled-bilateral-talks.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan and North Korea began bilateral talks Thursday in Mongolia that Tokyo hopes will shed light on a series of decades-old abductions. The talks in the Mongolian capital of Ulan Bator are scheduled to last through Friday. In August, lower-level negotiators from Japan and North Korea held the countries' first bilateral talks in four years, b... Thu, 15 Nov 2012 06:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1701630-japan-north-korea-reopen-stalled-bilateral-talks.html 2012-11-15T06:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1694754-china-slams-dalai-lama-tibetans-self-immolate.html BEIJING (AP) — China accused the Dalai Lama of allying with Japanese right-wingers in an island dispute as a way of attacking China and blamed him for glorifying a wave of self-immolations among Tibetans. The comments came as state media reported two more Tibetans died after setting themselves on fire. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said the ... Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1694754-china-slams-dalai-lama-tibetans-self-immolate.html 2012-11-13T00:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1693950-japan-economy-shrinks-china-dispute-takes-toll.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's economy contracted in the latest quarter, signaling that like Europe it may already be in recession, further weighing down world growth. On an annualized basis, the world's No. 3 economy shrank 3.5 percent in the July-September quarter, the government reported Monday. It was in line with gloomy forecasts after Japan's territorial disp... Mon, 12 Nov 2012 04:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1693950-japan-economy-shrinks-china-dispute-takes-toll.html 2012-11-12T04:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1691568-us-computer-graphics-scientist-wins-kyoto-prize.html TOKYO (AP) — An American regarded as a father of computer graphics, an Indian literary critic and a Japanese molecular cell biologist have received the Kyoto Prize, Japan's highest private award for global achievement. The Inamori Foundation awarded its advanced technology prize on Saturday to U.S. computer scientist Ivan Sutherland, who developed the gra... Sat, 10 Nov 2012 07:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1691568-us-computer-graphics-scientist-wins-kyoto-prize.html 2012-11-10T07:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1689148-chinas-auto-sales-rebound-october.html BEIJING (AP) — China's auto sales rebounded in October but Japanese brands suffered a sharp downturn amid a territorial dispute between Beijing and Tokyo, an industry group said Friday. Sales in the world's biggest auto market rose 6.4 percent to 1.3 million vehicles, according to the government-sanctioned China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. Th... Fri, 09 Nov 2012 10:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1689148-chinas-auto-sales-rebound-october.html 2012-11-09T10:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1688946-japan-to-seek-defense-talks-with-us.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's defense minister says Tokyo is seeking talks with the United States to update their mutual defense guidelines and expressed concern over China's increasingly assertive maritime policies. Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto told reporters Friday he would like to see the talks begin next month and cover a wide range of issues, including a... Fri, 09 Nov 2012 06:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1688946-japan-to-seek-defense-talks-with-us.html 2012-11-09T06:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1683816-japan-utility-seeks-funds-nuclear-crisis.html TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese operator of the nuclear power plant devastated in last year's disasters is seeking more government financial support, saying the cost of the cleanup could be double the 5 trillion yen ($62.5 billion) allocated so far. Tokyo Electric Power Co. made the appeal in a management "action plan" it presented Wednesday. TEPCO, its finance... Thu, 08 Nov 2012 01:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1683816-japan-utility-seeks-funds-nuclear-crisis.html 2012-11-08T01:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1681098-nissan-profit-rises-8-percent-cuts-forecasts.html TOKYO (AP) — Nissan's quarterly profit rose nearly 8 percent, but the Japanese automaker lowered its full-year forecasts Tuesday because of a sales slump in China and weakness in Europe. Nissan Motor Co. reported a July-September net profit of 106 billion yen ($1.3 billion), slightly better than the 96 billion yen ($1.2 billion) profit forecast by analyst... Tue, 06 Nov 2012 08:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1681098-nissan-profit-rises-8-percent-cuts-forecasts.html 2012-11-06T08:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1678486-china-relentlessly-harries-japan-island-dispute.html BEIJING (AP) — Chinese patrol boats have harried the Japanese Coast Guard many times a week for more than a month in an unusually relentless response to their latest maritime spat. Four Chinese craft typically push to within hailing distance of Japan's ships. They flash illuminated signs in Japanese to press Beijing's argument that it has ancient claims t... Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1678486-china-relentlessly-harries-japan-island-dispute.html 2012-11-05T11:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1678330-toyota-quarterly-profit-triples-raises-forecast.html TOKYO (AP) — Toyota's quarterly profit tripled, driven by a recovery from natural disasters, and the company raised its full-year earnings forecast Monday despite a sales slump in China. Toyota Motor Corp., on track to regain the crown of world's No. 1 automaker this year, reported a July-September net profit of 257.9 billion yen ($3.2 billion) compared w... Mon, 05 Nov 2012 09:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1678330-toyota-quarterly-profit-triples-raises-forecast.html 2012-11-05T09:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1675434-4-japan-nuclear-safety-team-took-utility-money.html TOKYO (AP) — Four members of a Japanese government team that sets atomic reactor safety standards received funding from utility companies or nuclear manufacturers, raising questions about their neutrality in the wake of last year's tsunami-triggered disaster. The Nuclear Regulation Authority said Friday that Nagoya University Professor Akio Yamamoto recei... Sat, 03 Nov 2012 12:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1675434-4-japan-nuclear-safety-team-took-utility-money.html 2012-11-03T12:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1671824-edwin-q-white-ap-saigon-chief-dies.html HONOLULU (AP) — One night in 1969, as a salvo of Viet Cong rockets exploded in the streets of Saigon, Edwin Q. White paused after typing a dateline on his typewriter to light his pipe and reflect on his belief that as an American journalist, he belonged in Vietnam. To his Associated Press colleagues, it was typical of the reporter-philosopher known as "un... Fri, 02 Nov 2012 02:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1671824-edwin-q-white-ap-saigon-chief-dies.html 2012-11-02T02:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1670346-sony-reduces-loss-sales-recovery-restructuring.html TOKYO (AP) — Sony Corp. reported Thursday a smaller flow of red ink for the fiscal second quarter on a sales recovery and restructuring efforts and stuck to its full year forecast for a return to profit from its worst loss in company history the previous year. The Japanese electronics and entertainment company recorded a 15.5 billion yen ($193 million yen... Thu, 01 Nov 2012 07:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1670346-sony-reduces-loss-sales-recovery-restructuring.html 2012-11-01T07:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1667580-sandy-shuts-northeast-air-travel.html Superstorm Sandy grounded more than 18,000 flights across the Northeast and the globe, and it will take days before travel gets back to normal. According to the flight-tracking service FlightAware, more than 7,000 flights were canceled on Tuesday alone, with traffic resuming slowly on Wednesday. Delays rippled across the U.S., affecting travelers in citie... Wed, 31 Oct 2012 13:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1667580-sandy-shuts-northeast-air-travel.html 2012-10-31T13:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1665732-japan-spent-rebuilding-money-unrelated-projects.html SENDAI, Japan (AP) — About a quarter of the $148 billion budget for reconstruction after Japan's March 2011 tsunami and nuclear disaster has been spent on unrelated projects, including subsidies for a contact lens factory and research whaling. The findings of a government audit buttress complaints over shortcomings and delays in the reconstruction effort.... Tue, 30 Oct 2012 23:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1665732-japan-spent-rebuilding-money-unrelated-projects.html 2012-10-30T23:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1662936-apnewsbreak-toyota-headed-to-record-global-sales.html TOKYO (AP) — Toyota is shrugging off a sales plunge in China set off by a territorial dispute and says it is headed to a record year on the back of strong growth in the rest of Asia and the U.S. Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Yukitoshi Funo acknowledged Monday that achieving the company's target of 9.76 million vehicle sales this year will be... Mon, 29 Oct 2012 13:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1662936-apnewsbreak-toyota-headed-to-record-global-sales.html 2012-10-29T13:28:00Z