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Retired U.S. admiral urges Japan, others to join joint cruises in South China Sea
A retired American admiral wants the U.S. military and the Self-Defense Forces to consider joint activities in the South China Sea.
Japan needs to seek out regional allies, view U.S. as 'second resort,' says head of think tank
Japan needs to stop relying on the U.S. for its defense and form a security alliance with other Asian nations if it is to become a respectable global leader in the decades to come, according to the founder and president of Washington-based think tank ...
Kyocera founder's secret: Make workers happy
If this 83-year-old billionaire is right, one of the most important lessons of business school is pretty much wrong. All that stuff about focusing on shareholders, forget it, says Kazuo Inamori, entrepreneur, management guru and Buddhist priest. Spend your time making staff happy instead. He ...
Japan, Kazakhstan urged to lead push for global nuclear test ban
Japan and Kazakhstan should leverage their experience as atomic bomb and nuclear testing victims when they co-chair an upcoming conference aimed at pressing eight key countries to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, a U.N. official said recently. "Japan has a moral responsibility, Kazakhstan ...
New Honda chief discusses air bags, Asimo
Although the root cause of Takata Corp.'s deadly air bag malfunctions remains unclear, Honda's new president on Thursday tried to reassure drivers and passengers that recalled vehicles are rendered safe with replacement inflators. "Takata told us that the new inflator is safe, and we think ...
EU ambassador urges Japan to look to Europe's example to heal rifts with neighbors
Viorel Isticioaia-Budura, the European Union's ambassador to Japan, expressed hope that the government of Shinzo Abe will keep playing an active role in the international arena, but cautioned that new policies should be adopted "with full transparency and in good communication with neighbors." The key ...
Obama, on YouTube, says North Korea likely to collapse and Net may play a role
U.S. President Barack Obama has warned in a recent interview on YouTube that North Korea is likely to collapse and information shared by North Koreans via the Internet can play a role in the possible end to the "authoritarian" regime. "North Korea is the most ...
Sony's 'The Interview' surpasses $40 million in digital sales
"The Interview," the Sony Pictures comedy believed to have triggered a cyberattack on the studio, has racked up over $40 million in sales from 5.8 million digital downloads, the studio said on Tuesday. Michael Lynton, chief executive of Sony Corp.'s entertainment arm, called the ...
The folks behind Sunday night's Golden Globes show say they won't address the Sony hack during the big show, but the subject is fair game for hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. "I think that especially in the last couple of months, the girls have ...
Sony expands 'The Interview' to pay-TV systems, more cinemas
Sony Pictures expanded its release of the Seth Rogen comedy "The Interview" to the largest pay-television services and to additional theaters after initial showings occurred without incident. "The Interview" will be available starting as early as Wednesday on pay-per-view from 10 companies, including Comcast Corp., ...
Sony Pictures' "The Interview" is the top-grossing movie of the year for Google Inc., after earning $15 million in online sales and rentals from all sources through Saturday. The tally on Google's Play and YouTube outlets, Xbox and other Web sources, dwarfs the $2.84 million ...
U.S. moviegoers trumpet free speech as 'Interview' opens to sell-out cinema crowds
"The Interview," the Sony Pictures film about a fictional plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, opened in more than 300 cinemas across the United States on Christmas Day, drawing sell-out audiences in many theaters where outspoken patrons said they were championing ...
