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    Inside Japan's retro video game stores

    Inside Japan's retro video game stores Renewed interest in vintage Japanese video games is drawing buyers to the country’s*online markets and retro gaming shops.
  3. Newsfeed

    Don’t stress if you lose your phone in Japan

    Don’t stress if you lose your phone in Japan When Maithilee Jadeja reported her lost phone to police in February 2017, she had both a precise and vague location. It was in a shallow crevice, somewhere near the summit of Mount Aso, Japan’s largest active volcano. She had dropped it while...
  4. Kevin Lancaster

    Airbag giant Takata files for bankruptcy

    Airbag giant Takata files for bankruptcy Japan’s crisis-hit car parts manufacturer Takata said it filed for bankruptcy protection in Japan and the US on Monday, after deadly faults in its airbags triggered the auto industry’s biggest ever safety recall.
  5. RyanBrothwell

    Mugabe promises 'good returns' to Japanese investors

    Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Monday promised that Japanese investors in Zimbabwe would be treated in a "robust and effective manner", state-owned ZBC television reported. Mugabe said Zimbabwe was ready to do business with Japan and ensure good returns for investors. Accompanied by...
  6. HAL 9000

    Japan may expand air bag recalls; worried about impact on industry

    Honda Motor and Mazda Motor may have to recall another 200,000 cars in Japan to replace Takata Corp air bags if Takata complies with a U.S. order to recall cars across the United States rather than just in humid regions. Several automakers in the U.S. have issued regional recalls of certain...
  7. Kevin Lancaster

    Future tech shown off in Tokyo

    Future tech shown off in Tokyo Glasses that tell you how to get home, adverts that know where you are looking and a T-shirt that knows how fast your heart is beating were on display at a huge tech gathering in Japan Tuesday
  8. Kevin Lancaster

    Robot cheerleaders make their dancing debut

    Robot cheerleaders make their dancing debut A team of cheerleading robots made their dancing debut in Tokyo on Thursday as creator Murata Manufacturing demonstrated its cutting-edge sensor technology
  9. Kevin Lancaster

    Kids’ school marks suffer due to smartphones

    Kids’ school marks suffer due to smartphones Children who spend more than four hours a day on their mobile phone perform significantly worse on school tests than those who are limited to just 30 minutes
  10. Kevin Lancaster

    Japanese space army in the works

    Japan to launch “Space Army” Japan is planning to launch a military space force by 2019 that would initially be tasked with protecting satellites from dangerous debris orbiting the Earth
  11. mercurial

    Japan Display unveils 12.1" 4K tablet display

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    Hacker 'mercenaries' linked to Japan, South Korea spying: researchers

    Hacker 'mercenaries' linked to Japan, South Korea spying: researchers A small, sophisticated international hacking group was responsible for dozens of previously undisclosed breaches at government agencies and strategic companies in Japan and South Korea
  13. LazyLion

    Japanese Teen runs up $54K Bar tab on Dad's Credit Card

    A man whose teenage son ran up a $54,000 credit card bill in a champagne-fuelled tour of Japanese girlie bars does not have to pay most of it back, a court has ruled. The 16-year-old and his friend took his father's platinum American Express card around luxury nightspots in the ancient...
  14. LazyLion

    Japan Executes Two Convicts

    Japan hanged two convicts early Friday, the first executions in two months, the Justice Ministry said. Katsuji Hamasaki, 64, and Yoshihide Miyagi, 56, were executed in Tokyo on convictions for the fatal shooting of two leaders of a rival organized crime syndicate at a restaurant in 2005, the...
  15. LazyLion

    Japan PM Vows to 'Expel by Force' any Chinese Landing

    Japan's prime minister Tuesday vowed to "expel by force" any Chinese landing on islands at the centre of a territorial row, after eight government vessels from China sailed into the disputed waters. The latest clash over the islands came as 168 Japanese lawmakers visited the controversial...
  16. LazyLion

    Japan, US Reach Deal on Okinawa Land Return

    Japan and the U.S. said Friday they have agreed on plans for returning to Japan land near Kadena Air Base on the southern island of Okinawa that is now used by U.S. troops, in an effort to balance local concerns with support for the countries' military alliance. A statement issued by both...
  17. LazyLion

    Japanese Utility Takes Blame for Nuclear Crisis

    The utility that operates Japan's crippled nuclear plant says it deserves most of the blame for the crisis, in the company's strongest remarks about its own shortcomings. Tokyo Electric Power Co. acknowledged in a report Friday that it was not prepared to deal with the earthquake and tsunami...
  18. mercurial

    Samsung announces a beefed up Galaxy S III for Japan

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  19. jes

    Nokia to walk away from Japanese market

    Nokia to walk away from Japanese market Nokia has decided to pull out of Japan to focus on other areas of its business
  20. jes

    Ricoh to cut 10,000 jobs over three years

    Ricoh to cut 10,000 jobs over three years Japanese office equipment and digital camera maker Ricoh said Thursday it plans to cut 10,000 jobs worldwide over three years to turn around sagging business operations, media reports said.
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    Japanese earthquake, tsunami tops SA Google search

    Japanese earthquake, tsunami tops SA Google search South Africans flock online to find out more about the Japanese disaster that shocked the world
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