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Mt. Gox files for bankruptcy, hit with lawsuit – Reuters
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) – Mt. Gox, once the world’s biggest bitcoin exchange, filed for bankruptcy protection in Japan on Friday, saying it may have lost nearly half a billion dollars worth of the virtual coins due…
Tokyo bitcoin exchange files for bankruptcy – The Seattle Times
Tokyo bitcoin exchange files for bankruptcyThe Seattle TimesThe Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange in Tokyo filed for bankruptcy protection Friday and its chief executive said 850,000 bitcoins, worth several hundred million dollars, are unaccounted for. By…
Mt. Gox files for bankruptcy protection after losing Bitcoins – CNET
CNETMt. Gox, the embattled Bitcoin exchange that fell into a state of disarray earlier this month following a security issue that prompted withdrawal fraud, has filed for bankruptcy protection. The exchange’s CEO Mark Karpeles announced…
AGU: A ‘shark’s eye’ view: Witnessing the life of a top predator – Eureka! Science News
Eureka! Science NewsInstruments strapped onto and ingested by sharks are revealing novel insights into how one of the most feared and least understood ocean predators swims, eats and lives. For the first time, researchers at…
Japan minister calls bitcoin ‘collapse’ expected – Washington Post
Washington PostTOKYO — Japan’s finance minister scoffed at bitcoin woes as inevitable Friday, and Vietnam banned the virtual currency, but enthusiasm was undimmed among its supporters in the aftermath of the apparent collapse of a…
Bitcoin Machine Allowing Cash Exchange Installed in Singapore – Businessweek
BusinessweekTembusu Terminals Pte set up what may be Singapore’s first automated tele-exchange machine for buying Bitcoins days after a Tokyo exchange for the virtual currency was shut amid concerns about possible theft. The ATM was…
Sony Sells 5.4 Million PlayStation 4 Consoles to Beat Forecast – Businessweek
BusinessweekSony Corp. (6758) has sold more than 5.3 million PlayStation 4 game consoles globally, beating its forecast, as it prepares to release the machine in Japan. The sales were for the period through Feb. 8,…
Sony sells 5.3 million Playstation consoles, exceeds full-year target – Reuters Canada
Sony sells 5.3 million Playstation consoles, exceeds full-year targetReuters CanadaTOKYO (Reuters) – Sony Corp said it has sold 5.3 million Playstation 4 game consoles as of February 8, surpassing its full-year target ahead of its…
Japan’s Rakuten buys chat app Viber for $900 million to expand digital empire – Reuters
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc (4755.T), controlled by billionaire Hiroshi Mikitani, will buy call and messaging app provider Viber Media Inc for $900 million in a deal that would more than double…
Kerry in China Seeking Help in Easing Tensions in N. Korea, Maritime Disputes – Voice of America
Voice of AmericaU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Beijing for talks aimed at encouraging Chinese leaders to put more pressure on ally North Korea to end its nuclear weapons program. Kerry began his…
Kerry meets China’s Xi amid heightened Asia tensions – AFP
AFPBeijing — US Secretary of State John Kerry met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday, as Washington’s security allies Tokyo and Manila fret over China’s far-reaching territorial claims. Kerry started his Valentine’s Day visit with…
RPT-Nintendo looks to power-up Mario after not-so-super Wii U – Reuters
Reuters(Repeats item first issued late on Tuesday with no changes to text). By Sophie Knight and Reiji Murai. TOKYO Jan 28 (Reuters) – Nintendo Co Ltd, facing a third year of losses, is getting lots…
Japan revises teaching manuals, says islands its territory – Chicago Tribune
Chicago TribuneBy Elaine Lies TOKYO, Jan 28 (Reuters) – Japan said on Tuesday it was. revising teaching manuals to make clear that two sets of remote islands at the centre of disputes with China and…
After fall, Japan yen in sweet spot for economy, but US watching – Reuters
ReutersTOKYO Jan 27 (Reuters) – After falling by almost a fifth since Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came to power just over a year ago, the yen is in a sweetspot for the economy. Companies…
Kennedy’s dolphin tweet not so diplomatic – USA TODAY
USA TODAYTOKYO — As if the Japanese don’t have enough problems, now they’re being dissed by their favorite new ambassador – via Twitter, no less. In office just two months, U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy took…
Group: Herded dolphins to be slaughtered at Japan’s Taiji Cove – CNN
CNNTokyo, Japan (CNN) — Cornered by fishermen, divers and boats, the bottlenose dolphins splashed frantically as they tried to escape their human captors in the infamous cove in Japan. Appearing severely stressed, some even tried…
Nintendo Shares Recover Slightly After Plunge – New York Times
New York TimesTOKYO — Nintendo shares plunged on Monday, then recovered much of their losses as investors focused on indications that the company was softening its resistance to mobile video gaming. The sharp swing in…
In a City on Okinawa, Mayor’s Re-election Deals a Blow to Marine Base … – New York Times
New York TimesThe fishing hamlet of Henoko, where Marine Corps’ Air Station Futenma is to be relocated. Kyodo/Reuters. TOKYO — Efforts to relocate a Marine air base that has been a longstanding irritant in ties…
US ambassador “deeply concerned” about Japanese dolphin hunt – Reuters
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) – In an unusual move, U.S. ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy has expressed deep concern over the traditional dolphin hunt in western Japan, where local fisherman corral dolphins in a secluded bay before…
US envoy tweets concern at Japan dolphin hunt – Press Trust of India
Press Trust of IndiaTokyo, Jan 19 (AFP) US ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy has tweeted her concern at the “inhumaneness” of a Japanese village’s traditional dolphin hunt. “Deeply concerned by inhumaneness of drive hunt dolphin…
China, Japan Slug It out in the World’s Press – ABC News
ABC NewsChina and Japan are engaged in a war of words that is lighting up editorial pages around the world as Beijing takes aim at a recent visit by Japan’s leader to a controversial war…
Japan’s Last WWII Straggler Dies at 91 – ABC News
ABC NewsHiroo Onoda, the last Japanese imperial soldier to emerge from hiding and surrender 29 years after the end of World War II, has died. He was 91. Onoda died Thursday at a Tokyo hospital…
RC F Adds Hot Sauce to Lexus Line – New York Times
New York TimesWhat is it? A blistering hot sport coupe meant to replace the outgoing IS F sedan in the Lexus lineup. Is it real? The basic styling of the new RC line was previewed…
Blast at Japan chemical plant kills at least 5 – USA TODAY
USA TODAYTOKYO (AP) — Authorities and news reports say an explosion at a chemical factory in central Japan has killed at least five people and injured more than 10 others. Police say the explosion occurred…
CES 2014: Toyota says fuel-cell car has 310-mile range – USA TODAY
USA TODAYLAS VEGAS –The hydrogen-powered car is back, and it’s wearing a Toyota badge. After its initial debut at the Tokyo Motor Show in November, the hydrogen-powered Toyota FCV made its first US appearance at…
Japan prime minister says door open to talks with China, Korea, offers no fresh … – Fox News
Fox NewsTOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he wants to explain to leaders in China and South Korea about his visits to the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, which honors the country’s war dead….
Chinese cook crashes on balloon to disputed isles – USA TODAY
USA TODAYTOKYO (AP) — A Chinese cook who crashed into the sea while trying to fly on a hot-air balloon to islands claimed by both China and Japan has been rescued by Japan’s coast guard….
US base on Japan’s Okinawa will be allowed to move after 17-year deadlock – CNN
CNNTokyo (CNN) — A Japanese governor has approved a measure to allow for the relocation of a controversial U.S. military base on Okinawa, breaking 17 years of stagnation on the base’s transfer plan, the government…
China’s State Media Condemns Abe Amid Boycott Calls on Weibo (1) – Businessweek
BusinessweekShinzo Abe, Japan’s prime minister, center, waves as he leaves the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2013. Photographer: Haruyoshi Yamaguchi/Bloomberg. China’s state media condemned Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to a war shrine…
Japan’s Abe visits shrine for war dead, China, South Korea angered – Reuters
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited a shrine on Thursday that is seen by critics as a symbol of Tokyo’s wartime aggression, infuriating China and South Korea and prompting concern from the…
Japan’s Abe Visits Controversial War Shrine – Voice of America
Voice of AmericaJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has paid respects at a Tokyo war shrine that many of Japan’s neighbors see as a symbol of its militaristic past. The visit to the Yasukuni Shrine, the…
Japanese Premier Visits Contentious War Shrine – New York Times
New York TimesTOKYO — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan visited a contentious Tokyo war shrine early on Thursday, reviving a practice that has long strained relations between Japan and its Asian neighbors. World Twitter…
Japan PM close to deal on controversial US base on Okinawa – Reuters
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday moved close to winning approval from the island of Okinawa on a replacement for a U.S. air base, a move that would resolve a nearly…
Japanese team reverses course, will post Masahiro Tanaka – USA TODAY
USA TODAYTOKYO (AP) — Pitcher Masahiro Tanaka is set to move to the majors next season after his Japanese team Rakuten Eagles announced Wednesday it was prepared to let him leave, reversing its earlier rejection….
Tokyo Governor Who Helped Get Olympics Resigns – ABC News
ABC NewsThe Tokyo governor who helped his city secure the 2020 Olympics resigned Thursday after revelations that he received 50 million yen ($480,200) from a hospital company. Gov. Naoki Inose had come under growing pressure…
Tokyo governor Naoki Inose resigns over money scandal – ABC Online
ABC OnlineThe governor of Tokyo has resigned after he admitted receiving $500,000 from a hospital tycoon ahead of his election in what he claimed was an interest-free, personal loan. Naoki Inose, who was elected head…
Masahiro Tanaka says he wants to pursue career in MLB – USA TODAY
USA TODAYTOKYO (AP) — Pitcher Masahiro Tanaka wants to move to Major League Baseball next season but his Japanese team doesn’t want to let him go. MLB and Nippon Professional Baseball’s new posting system caps…
Japan hawks unveil sweeping defense upgrade – USA TODAY
USA TODAYTOKYO — Japan unveiled a sweeping national security strategy Tuesday that will boost defense spending and see troops and equipment shifted to the nation’s southwest islands — part of a move to develop the…
Japan sets out defence strategy amid China tensions – BBC News
BBC NewsJapan’s cabinet has approved a new national security strategy and increased defence spending in a move widely seen as aimed at China. Over the next five years, Japan will buy hardware including drones, aircraft…
