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tokyo's Disney Eyes New Markets as Japan Ages

By Yoko Kubota MAIHAMA, Japan (Reuters UK) - Disney characters who meet-and-greet in Japanese and a staff that speaks only Japanese mean that many of the attractions at Tokyo's Disney resort are lost, without translation, for non-Japanese speakers. "The problem is the language," said Chanida...

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News items 2008-04-14

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Learning curve for Red Sox pitcher Hideki Okajima: with a year under his belt as a major leaguer, reliever from Japan is now accustomed to the style of big league baseball in America

FOR MANY OF HIS RED SOX TEAM-mates, the trip to Tokyo last March was an onerous obligation that included a dreaded 17-hour plane flight, but for Hideki Okajima, Boston's left-handed setup man, it represented a crowning achievement. It was, he explained, an immense honor to represent the world champion Boston...

Articles 2008-06-01

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WORLD MARKETS The Nikkei average rose 0.4 per cent to a four-month closing high as resource-related shares such as Inpex Holdings and trading houses like Mitsubishi Corp jumped on record high oil prices. The market rose sharply at the start of trade after a four-day weekend but...

Articles 2008-05-08

Super Aguri team forced off the F1 road due to lack of funding

*MOTOR RACING Britain's Anthony Davidson found himself at a career crossroads after the Super Aguri team announced their withdrawal from this year's Formula One World Championship yesterday. They had been struggling ever since a proposed takeover by the Magma Group foundered in April, and...

Articles 2008-05-07

F1 Aguri boss 'exhausted' as dream ends

TOKYO (AFP) — Super Aguri's founder admitted he was "exhausted" after a failed global hunt for extra funds ended with his Formula One dream in ruins. Aguri Suzuki's all-Japanese team announced its long-expected collapse after emergency talks with dozens of potential sponsors in a string of countries. ...

Articles 2008-05-07

Paul J. Dolan Joins Hill International as Head of New tokyo Office

MARLTON, N.J. & TOKYO -- Hill International (NYSE:HIL), the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that Paul J. Dolan has joined the firm as a Vice President with Hill's Construction Claims Group. In this role, Dolan will be in charge of Hill's recently-opened office in Tokyo, Japan. ...

Articles 2008-05-07

Microsoft's Gates plays down prospects of fresh Yahoo bid

TOKYO (AFP) — Microsoft chairman Bill Gates on Wednesday played down the chances of a fresh takeover bid for Yahoo, saying the US software giant would focus on an independent strategy. "We put a lot of effort into talking to Yahoo and the conclusion was reached that we...

Articles 2008-05-07

Rambo turns guns on Myanmar junta over cyclone

TOKYO (AFP) — Sylvester Stallone, whose latest "Rambo" film takes him to fight baddies in Myanmar, on Wednesday ripped into the junta's handling of a devastating cyclone. Stallone hoped that both the cyclone, which left more than 60,000 people dead or missing, and his latest "Rambo" film would...

Articles 2008-05-07

Toppan Printing Receives 'Supplier Excellence Award' From Texas Instruments

TI Cites Photomask Maker's Performance in Cost, Environmental Responsibility, Technology, Responsiveness, Assurance of Supply and Quality TOKYO -- Toppan Printing's Semiconductor Solutions Division announced today that it has received a Texas Instruments (TI) "Supplier Excellence Award," TI's highest recognition of performance by its global suppliers. Based...

Articles 2008-05-07

DMP Slashes Power 50% in New 3-D Graphics Processor IP Core "PICA200" with Sequence PowerTheater

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Digital Media Professionals Inc. (DMP), the world-class leader of 3-D graphics solutions, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, has achieved a 50 percent reduction in power for their latest offering using Sequence Design's PowerTheater. DMP's PICA200 is an advanced, fully customizable multiprocessor design optimized for consumer...

Articles 2008-05-07

Super Aguri team forced off the F1 road due to lack of funding

*MOTOR RACING Britain's Anthony Davidson found himself at a career crossroads after the Super Aguri team announced their withdrawal from this year's Formula One World Championship yesterday. They had been struggling ever since a proposed takeover by the Magma Group foundered in April, and...

Articles 2008-05-07

Super Aguri team forced off the F1 road due to lack of funding

*MOTOR RACING Britain's Anthony Davidson found himself at a career crossroads after the Super Aguri team announced their withdrawal from this year's Formula One World Championship yesterday. They had been struggling ever since a proposed takeover by the Magma Group foundered in April, and...

Articles 2008-05-07

Chinese leader arrives in Japan

*TOKYO The Chinese President, Hu Jintao, arrived in Tokyo yesterday on a historic mission to bring what he called a "warm spring of friendship" to a bilateral relationship battered by rows over history, territory - and dumplings. The first visit to Japan by a Chinese leader for...

Articles 2008-05-07

Steel Partners Japan Comments on Meeting with Sapporo Holdings; Urges Management to Discuss Terms of Friendly Transaction

TOKYO -- Steel Partners Japan Strategic Fund (Offshore), L.P. ("SPJSF") issued the following statement regarding its meeting with the Board of Directors and management of Sapporo Holdings Limited (2501.JP) ("Sapporo" or the "Company") held on May 2, 2008. During the meeting at Sapporo's headquarters in Tokyo, SPJSF reiterated...

Articles 2008-05-07

OKI Delivers Large-scale Private IP Centrex System "SS9100" to NTT Communications

NTT Communications displays part of the system at its showroom in the form of a leading-edge office TOKYO -- Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:6703) announced it has delivered an IP telephony system to NTT Communications Corp. The system is based on OKI's IP telephony server, "IP CONVERGENCE[R]...

Articles 2008-05-07

Eisai Establishes a New Subsidiary in China for Marketing Support and Maintenance of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Machinery

Tokyo, Japan, May 7, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Eisai Co., Ltd. (TSE: 4523) announced today that Eisai Machinery Co., Ltd. ('EMC'), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eisai, has established Eisai Machinery Shanghai Inc. ('EMS'), a new subsidiary in China which provides marketing support and maintenance services for pharmaceutical production machines....

Articles 2008-05-07

US envoys travel to Asia to scrap NKorea's nuclear weapons

WASHINGTON (AFP) — The United States launched a new diplomatic drive Tuesday to secure a long-awaited deal to scrap North Korea's atomic arms by sending key envoys this week to Pyongyang and nearby Asian capitals. The State Department said Korea expert Sung Kim was due in Pyongyang on...

Articles 2008-05-06

US Negroponte to head to North Asia this week

WASHINGTON (AFP) — US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte will travel to Tokyo, Seoul and Beijing on May 7-12 for talks on a range of issues, the State Department said Tuesday. "Deputy Secretary Negroponte looks forward to consulting with these key partners on recent developments in the...

Articles 2008-05-06

D&M Holdings and Visteon 'Tune Up' the All-new 2009 Dodge Challenger

TOKYO, May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- D&M Holdings Inc. (TSE 1:6735) and Visteon Corporation announced today they have expanded their relationship to supply Boston Acoustics' branded audio systems to the 2009 Dodge Challenger. The system will include Boston Acoustics' speakers and Visteon's Digital Signal Processing (DSP) amplifier. ...

Articles 2008-05-06

Honda 'disappointed' by 'inevitable' SAF1 decision

Honda has claimed to be 'disappointed' by Aguri Suzuki's decision to pull the plug on his ailing Super Aguri F1 team, but admitted that it was inevitable given the operation's current circumstances. Maintaining its stance that it was not prepared to continue to prop the team up financially,...

Articles 2008-05-06