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2010-09-03 17:15

US lauds Japan for new Iran sanctions (AFP)

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton(L) and Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner(R), seen here in May 2010, praised Japan Friday for imposing new sanctions on Iran that include an asset freeze and tighter restrictions on financial transactions, part of a global response to Tehran's contested nuclear program.(AFP/POOL/File/Saul Loeb)AFP - The United States praised Japan Friday for imposing new sanctions on Iran that include an asset freeze and tighter restrictions on financial transactions, part of a global response to Tehran's contested nuclear program.


2010-09-03 13:07

Japan slaps new financial sanctions on Iran (AFP)

US State Department special advisor for nonproliferation and arms control Robert Einhorn (right), accompanied by Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary Daniel Glaser, speaks to press after meeting Japanese officials at the US embassy in Tokyo, on August 4. Einhorn and Glaser urged Japan to follow Europe's example and take AFP - Japan imposed new sanctions Friday against Iran, including an assets freeze on people and entities linked to its contentious nuclear programme and tighter restrictions on financial transactions.


2010-09-03 13:07

Pink Panthers jewel heist suspect charged in Japan (AP)

AP - Japanese prosecutors charged a man believed to belong to the "Pink Panthers" ring of jewelry thieves Friday with stealing a diamond tiara and other jewelry worth millions from a Tokyo store.

2010-09-03 13:07

Japan whale meat case echoes apartheid: Greenpeace chief (AFP)

Greenpeace International executive director Kumi Naidoo speaks to the press with Greenpeace Japan member Junichi Sato beside him, in Tokyo, on September 3. Two japanese activists, includung Sato, are to face possible jail terms for stealing a box of whale meat in a trial the environmental group says will test the country's limits on political activism.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AFP - Greenpeace chief Kumi Naidoo on Friday likened Japan's treatment of two of its anti-whaling activists to the tactics of the former apartheid regime he once campaigned against in his native South Africa.


2010-09-03 09:00

Japan OKs new financial sanctions against Iran (AFP)

The Iranian Bushehr nuclear power plant located in the south of the country. Japan's cabinet has approved new sanctions against Iran, including an assets freeze on figures linked to its nuclear programme and tighter restrictions on financial transactions, media have reported.(AFP/File/Atta Kenare)AFP - Japan's cabinet Friday approved new sanctions against Iran, including an assets freeze on figures linked to its nuclear programme and tighter restrictions on financial transactions, media reported.


2010-09-03 09:00

BOJ to stand pat next week, eyes easing next month (Reuters)

Reuters - The Bank of Japan is expected to hold off on easing monetary policy next week but is gearing up for further action in October as the strong yen threatens to derail its forecast of a moderate economic recovery, sources said.

2010-09-03 09:00

Japan approves economic sanctions against Iran (AP)

AP - Japan approved fresh economic sanctions against Iran on Friday after the United Nations asked Tokyo to tighten restrictions against Tehran over its controversial nuclear enrichment program, an official said.

2010-09-02 16:20

Walkman outsells iPod in Japan for first time (AFP)

A Sony employee poses with the company's digital audio player AFP - In a rare victory for Sony over arch-rival Apple, the Walkman portable music player outsold the iPod in Japan in monthly sales for the first time in August, a survey showed Thursday.


2010-09-02 12:14

Obama urged to help end Japan's dolphin hunt (AFP)

Environmental activists protest against dolphin hunting in Japan near the US embassy in Tokyo on September 2, 2010. Japanese media said fishermen in Taiji had trapped some 20 bottlenose dolphins in the secluded cove on Thursday(AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AFP - Animal rights activists protested against Japan's dolphin hunts in a rally outside the US embassy in Tokyo Thursday, calling on President Barack Obama to pressure the country over the issue.


2010-09-02 12:14

Japan endures hottest summer on record (AP)

In this July 17, 2010 photo, children beat the summer heat in a fountain at a Tokyo park when the temperature in central Tokyo shot up to 31 degrees Celsius (88 F) at noon. Japan had the hottest summer on record, according to weather officials. The country's average temperature from June through August was 24.37 degrees Celsius (75.87 degrees Fahrenheit), the highest since 1898 when records began, said the Japan Meteorological Agency Monday, Sept. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - Japan is sweltering through its hottest summer on record, weather officials said Thursday.


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