Indonesia envoy to Japan leaves for Jakarta for preparation of Prince Akishino

" "I am leaving for Jakarta on Wednesday to help the State Secretariat prepare various activities which have been put in the agenda by the Japanese empire and the governments of the two countries," Ambassador Jusuf Anwar said here on Tuesday.He said his return to...

Court rules Japan whalers breaking Aust law

"The [Australian] Federal Court has ruled that the Japanese whaling fleet is breaking Australian law, and has issued an injunction to stop its activities.  The court says it is satisfied that the Japanese whaling fleet, controlled by Japanese company Kyodo Senpaku...

Indonesia now Japan`s eighth investment destination

""The latest survey is like the best New Year`s present for Indonesia," Economic Affairs Coordinator at the Indonesian Embassy in Japan, M Abas Ridwan said on Friday.The subject was raised at a year-end meeting between the Indonesian Embassy`s economic team with JBIC...

Japan intercepts missile in milestone test

"The $55 million test was a "major milestone" in growing U.S.-Japanese cooperation, said Rear Adm. Katsutoshi Kawano of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and Lt. General Henry Obering, head of the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency.U.S.-Japanese missile-defense ties have...

NATO chief asks Japan to mull civilian participation in Afghan aid

"I made a plea and asked them if it were at all possible that on the civilian side, not from the military side...that there would perhaps at a certain stage be support from Japan by sending civilian helicopters to Afghanistan,`` Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said in Tokyo.``I...

Japan - Santa Claus rides on eel

Tree in Japan is drawing tourists from all over the country Japanese inventor, Kazuhiko Minawa devised a system which uses an electric eel to light up a Christmas tree. Two aluminum panels inside the eel's tank work as electrodes to catch its power. Cables attached to the...

Ang Lee`s steamy spy thriller sweeps Chinese-language "Oscars"

""Lust, Caution," took home seven awards, including the coveted best film, best director, and best actor accolades. Lee was also recognised as the outstanding Taiwanese filmmaker of the year at the 44th edition of the awards in a glittering ceremony in the Taipei Arena. "I am...