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Monday, 08 March 2010 |
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps broke his own U.S. short course record in the 200 yard butterfly at the Maryland Swim Championships on Sunday at the U.S. Naval Academy. |
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Monday, 08 March 2010 |
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"The Cove," a film showing the yearly slaughter of dolphins in Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, took the Oscar for best feature documentary in the annual Academy Awards ceremony Sunday in Los Angeles. |
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Monday, 08 March 2010 |
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Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc. has begun looking into why Fujitsu Ltd. changed the reason given for the resignation last September of its then-president, TSE officials said Monday. |
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Monday, 08 March 2010 |
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The head of a U.N. treaty on conserving biological diversity wants to see the adoption of a new protocol on the use of genetic resources in such sectors as pharmaceuticals, agriculture, horticulture, ... |
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Monday, 08 March 2010 |
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KANAZAWA, Ishikawa Pref. (Kyodo) An appeals court rejected a demand Monday that the government and a machinery maker pay compensation to Korean women coerced into working at a military plant in Japan ... |
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Monday, 08 March 2010 |
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Yomiuri Giants rookie Hisayoshi Chono, first-year Chunichi Dragon Yusuke Matsui and Yokohama BayStars newbie Yoshitomo Tsutsugo have each taken the initiative during the spring and, in at least one ca... |
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Monday, 08 March 2010 |
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LONDON (AP) Defending champion Chelsea beat Stoke 2-0 on Sunday to line up an F.A. Cup semifinal against Aston Villa, which needed a second-half hat-trick from John Carew to win 4-2 at Reading. |
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Monday, 08 March 2010 |
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Geraniums may hold the key to controlling the devastating Japanese beetle, which feeds on nearly 300 plant species and costs the ornamental plant industry $450 million in damage each year, ... |
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Monday, 08 March 2010 |
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Teradata enterprise data warehouse (EDW). The integrated, centralized database system supports the operation of a software-based solution called the Retail Template, developed by Teradata Japan Limite... |
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Monday, 08 March 2010 |
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A dolphin demonstrates a flip at a dolphin pool in Taiji, southwestern Japan, where visitors can play with the animals Monday, March 8, 2010. The Japanese fishing village featured in "The Cove," which... |
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Monday, 08 March 2010 |
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TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, his party flagging in polls ahead of a mid-year election, promised on Monday to find a way to regain public backing but said he was not considering a cab... |
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Monday, 08 March 2010 |
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SAN JOSE, Calif., March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Electronics today announced that its FeliCa contactless integrated circuit chip technology is included in the newest version of the Blackboard Inc. campu... |
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Monday, 08 March 2010 |
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SAN DIEGO, March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) has launched its popular turn-based strategy game PoxNora on Facebook. Tapping into its expertise as a preeminent online entertai... |
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Monday, 08 March 2010 |
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US Marine Corps base on Okinawa is threatening to boil over, with Yukio Hatoyama, Japan's prime minister, admitting at the weekend that failure to resolve the dispute could force his resignation. Give... |
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Monday, 08 March 2010 |
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TOKYO — Japan and South Korea are scheduling a visit by South Korean President Lee Myung Bak to Japan around April 10, a source close to Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Monday. Lee’s ... |
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Monday, 08 March 2010 |
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TOKYO — Sompo Japan Insurance Inc said Monday it will buy out a Singaporean nonlife insurance firm to expand its business in the rapidly growing markets of Southeast Asia. The Japanese nonlife ... |
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Monday, 08 March 2010 |
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Director Louie Psihoyos (2nd R) accepts an award with producer Fisher Stevens (L), producer Paula DuPre Pesman (R), as cast member Richard O'Barry holds up a sign after "The Cove" won best documentary... |
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Monday, 08 March 2010 |
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Japanese company Sanyo has unveiled new cycles that are greener than the ones that already dot the bike parks of Tokyo - the new bikes are complete with a battery than lasts longer than all existing ones. |
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Monday, 08 March 2010 |
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The two companies announced last week that they had scrapped talks on an ambitious capital tie-up that would have created the world's sixth-largest auto alliance, after reports of financial discord. T... |
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Monday, 08 March 2010 |
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A RECORD rise in exports helped Japan's current account stay in the black in January, adding to hopes that overseas demand will continue to support the nation's economic recovery. |
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