Japan concerned at geographical names becoming Chinese trademarks

" TOKYO — Japan has decided to step up its efforts to protect Japanese place names, such as Kyoto and Hiroshima, from being registered as trademarks in China, government officials said Wednesday. As the Chinese and Japanese languages share many kanji characters, an...

RI Embassy to enlighten illegal workers in Japanese towns

"The Japanese government had put Indonesia in seventh place on the list of countries of origin of immigration rule violators. "We must know about all Indonesians in Japan as there are many things they should know, mainly about their rights based on the new citizenship law,"...

Thomson Scientific salutes Japan`s contribution to research

"Based on the findings the top 10 Research Front areas where Japanese scientists have had greatest emphasis and influence are: - Research Front #170 - Dr. Yoshio Okamoto, Guest Professor, Funded Research Division of Chiral Polymer Technologies (Daicel), EcoTopia Science...

Credit crunch batters Japanese housewives

The $US2.5 billion that Japanese individuals lost last month was just a minuscule fraction of the nation's overall household savings, say some analysts."It's comparable to what Japan spends in two weeks on...

100 Biggest Cities in the World

Measured by population. Tokyo comes out top. But news stories about Tokyo are not the most popular. At least not outside Japan.

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