Copyright © 2007 Yahoo! Singapore Pte. Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. http://sg.news.yahoo.com/japan.html en-en Fri, 16 May 2008 11:41:00 +0800 5 http://sg.news.yahoo.com/japan.html http://sg.yimg.com/i/sg/mastheads/ma_nws_1.gif 30 140 http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080516/tap-japan-us-military-crime-court-verdic-d1078a1.html /afp/20080516/r_t_afp_ap_jp/tap-japan-us-military-crime-court-verdic-d1078a1_1 Fri, 16 May 2008 11:41:00 +0800 A US military court martial found a US Marine guilty of sexual abuse of a 14-year-old Japanese girl in a case that triggered mass protests on the southern island of Okinawa. AFP http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20080515/tap-as-gen-japan-smallest-helicopter-4cec4ac.html /ap/20080515/r_t_ap_ap_jp/tap-as-gen-japan-smallest-helicopter-4cec4ac_1 Thu, 15 May 2008 23:56:00 +0800 A Japanese man who developed the world's smallest helicopter will take flight in the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci in tribute to the Renaissance genius' original idea. AP http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080515/tts-japan-banking-company-earnings-mizuh-7d7070a.html /afp/20080515/r_t_afp_ts_jp/tts-japan-banking-company-earnings-mizuh-7d7070a Thu, 15 May 2008 15:49:00 +0800 Japan's second-largest bank Mizuho Financial Group said on Thursday that its annual net profit had roughly halved amid heavy losses from the subprime loan crisis in the United States. AFP http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080514/tap-nkorea-nuclear-weapons-us-japan-skor-d1078a1.html /afp/20080514/r_t_afp_ap_jp/tap-nkorea-nuclear-weapons-us-japan-skor-d1078a1_1 Thu, 15 May 2008 04:08:00 +0800 Christopher Hill, the US envoy leading negotiations to scrap North Korea's nuclear weapons, will meet his Japanese and South Korean counterparts early next week, a US official said Wednesday. AFP http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20080514/tap-as-gen-japan-new-zealand-4cec4ac.html /ap/20080514/r_t_ap_ap_jp/tap-as-gen-japan-new-zealand-4cec4ac_1 Wed, 14 May 2008 22:12:00 +0800 Japan and New Zealand said Wednesday they are worried about the effects of rising food prices on the world's poor, especially in developing countries. AP http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080514/tts-japan-italy-aviation-history-offbeat-7d7070a.html /afp/20080514/r_t_afp_ts_jp/tts-japan-italy-aviation-history-offbeat-7d7070a_1 Wed, 14 May 2008 15:13:00 +0800 The world's smallest one-man helicopter will soon take flight in the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci, who is credited with having first thought of a vertical-flight machine, its developer said. AFP http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080513/tap-japan-weather-typhoon-d1078a1.html /afp/20080513/r_t_afp_ap_jp/tap-japan-weather-typhoon-d1078a1_1 Tue, 13 May 2008 20:13:00 +0800 Japan's weather agency downgraded Typhoon Rammasun on Tuesday as it passed over Pacific waters off Tokyo after generating hours of strong winds and waves. AFP http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20080513/tap-japan-g8-labor-4cec4ac.html /ap/20080513/r_t_ap_ap_jp/tap-japan-g8-labor-4cec4ac Tue, 13 May 2008 17:46:00 +0800 The world's top industrialized countries should develop environmentally friendly workplaces and help workers move to nonpolluting industries, their labor ministers said Tuesday. AP http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20080512/tap-as-gen-japan-detergent-suicide-4cec4ac.html /ap/20080512/r_t_ap_ap_jp/tap-as-gen-japan-detergent-suicide-4cec4ac_1 Mon, 12 May 2008 16:52:00 +0800 Three Japanese men were found dead in a car Monday in what police suspect is the latest in a string of suicides using lethal gas made from household detergent. AP http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20080512/tap-japan-us-military-4cec4ac.html /ap/20080512/r_t_ap_ap_jp/tap-japan-us-military-4cec4ac_1 Mon, 12 May 2008 13:50:00 +0800 A Japanese court Monday rejected a lawsuit demanding a halt to harbor work to accommodate a U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier that is to be based south of Tokyo starting in August, a court spokeswoman said. AP