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Chinese companies push out Japan on Fortune Global 500 list
China overtook Japan on the Fortune Global 500 for the first time on the list of the world’s biggest companies by revenue, the US business magazine said Monday. While US companies held the plurality of slots on the list, with 132 US firms featured, Chinese companies came in second, with…
‘Anonymous’ activists in Japan pick up litter to protest download laws
About 80 masked people, calling themselves allies of the global hacker group Anonymous, picked up litter in Tokyo Saturday in a novel protest against Japan’s tougher laws against illegal downloads. In light rain, they took part in an “anonymous cleaning service” for one hour in a park and on pavements…
Japan, Norway block attempt to give UN more power over whaling
By Shaun Tandon (AFP) PANAMA CITY — Japan, Norway and their allies blocked a bid Friday to give the United Nations a greater role in protecting whales, as sought by conservationists frustrated by deep polarization over whaling. The International Whaling Commission was closing its latest annual meeting marred by intense…
Whaling nations defeat proposed Atlantic sanctuary
PANAMA CITY — Japan and its allies on Monday shot down a Latin American-led proposal to create a sanctuary for whales in the southern Atlantic Ocean, reigniting international tensions over Tokyo’s whaling. The International Whaling Commission, which has long been torn by disputes, fell into familiar divisions just hours after…
Pufferfish a hit in Japan despite the risks
Every year in Japan people are hospitalised after eating pufferfish; sometimes the result is fatal. But despite apparent dangers, strict rules on serving the toxic delicacy in Tokyo are to be relaxed. Aficionados say the tingle that the meat of the pufferfish leaves on your lips — caused by the potent neurotoxin it contains —…
Japan finds 6.8 million tonnes of rare minerals used in electric cars, iPods and lasers
Japan has found a large deposit of rare earth minerals in its Pacific seabed, enough to supply its hi-tech industries for more than 200 years, a scientist said Friday. Around 6.8 million tonnes of the valuable minerals, used in electric cars, iPods and lasers, are sitting under the seabed near…
Japan probes website attacks amid Anonymous claims
Japan probed attacks on government websites Wednesday after hacker collective Anonymous lashed out at beefed-up laws against downloading copyrighted works, and warned of more to come. A site purporting to speak for the group said newly enacted laws that could mean jail for anyone downloading copyrighted music and movies “will…
Zookeepers hunt for squirrels that escaped during Japanese typhoon
Zookeepers in Japan were Thursday hunting a group of squirrels that made a break for freedom under cover of a powerful typhoon. About 30 of the bushy-tailed creatures saw their chance when typhoon Guchol felled a tree near their enclosure at Tokyo’s Inokashira Park Zoo, cutting a hole in the…
Work begins on controversial Japan nuclear restart
Japan started work to put nuclear reactors back online Saturday, despite public distrust of the technology after last year’s meltdowns at Fukushima, the world’s worst atomic accident since Chernobyl. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, seeking to head off a summer energy crunch, told Kansai Electric Power (KEPCO) to put into operation…
Oregon tsunami wreck sightseers mull Japan ‘tragedy’
Sightseers flocking to see a tsunami-wrecked dock washed up on a US beach were urged Friday to reflect on the “tragedy” of last year’s killer quake and tidal wave in Japan. Local authorities in Oregon, where the 66-foot (20-meter) floating dock made landfall Tuesday after a 5,500 mile, 15-month trip…
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