http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Content for Japan en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:25:05 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/japan/news/headlines.cfm?l_id=57 Japanese media have expressed frustration at a NZ activist's anti-whaling protests, with one newspaper accusing him of terrorism and another blaming cultural misunderstanding for the situation. Sea Shepherd activist Peter Bethune,... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/japan/news/article.cfm?l_id=57&objectid=10632168&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +1200 The leader of Australia's Green Party, Bob Brown, has announced he is backing an international campaign to free Peter Bethune. The New Zealand anti-whaling activist is being held in Japan after being detained when he boarded a... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/japan/news/article.cfm?l_id=57&objectid=10631797&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:30:00 +1200 All Black utility Tamati Ellison will head to Japan later this year. The Dominion Post reported that Ellison, 26, had put his family's future ahead of his chances of playing for the All Blacks in next year's World Cup. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/japan/news/article.cfm?l_id=57&objectid=10631704&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:55:00 +1200 TOKYO: Tokyo's third international airport opened yesterday with festivity - and heavy criticism that it is a wasteful project likely to serve just a fraction of the passengers forecast. Hundreds of passengers and visitors wandered... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/japan/news/article.cfm?l_id=57&objectid=10631713&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 The New Zealand dollar drifted lower for most of a quiet session but recovered to finish near where it started. The dollar was US69.98c at 5pm from US70.03c at 8am and US69.80c at 5pm yesterday. It had dropped to about US69.65c... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/japan/news/article.cfm?l_id=57&objectid=10631658&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:51:27 +1200 WASHINGTON - US government vehicle safety regulators may seek greater authority to investigate defects in cars and trucks following Toyota's recall of more than eight million vehicles for safety problems. David Strickland, head... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/japan/news/article.cfm?l_id=57&objectid=10631551&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:14:59 +1200 Japan's economy grew sharply less in the fourth quarter than initial estimates, the Government said yesterday. GDP expanded at an annual pace of 3.8 per cent in the October-December quarter, revised down from 4.6 per cent. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/japan/news/article.cfm?l_id=57&objectid=10631456&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:50:00 +1200 OTSUCHI - As soon as the fishermen saw my TV camera, one ran at me, yelling "No!" and pushing me out of the building. Another smeared his rubber fish-gutting glove across my lens. Following the success of The Cove , a documentary... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/japan/news/article.cfm?l_id=57&objectid=10631446&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 During the 1990s, the Square brand was synonymous with the role-playing video game. A generation of gamers got hooked on the challenging quests, quirky characters and sweeping story lines of Square RPGs like Chrono Trigger , The... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/japan/news/article.cfm?l_id=57&objectid=10631352&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:59:15 +1200 SAN FRANCISCO - Last year, Palm thought it had all the pieces for a turnaround in the market it pioneered: A new CEO known for making the iPod a household name, a sleek new smart phone called the Pre and fresh, intuitive operating... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/japan/news/article.cfm?l_id=57&objectid=10631329&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:51:27 +1200 Has New Zealand sold out to Japan by backing a compromise proposal before the International Whaling Commission which would reopen the door to commercial slaughter of whales, albeit in limited numbers? The answer is an emphatic... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/japan/news/article.cfm?l_id=57&objectid=10631021&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:18 +1200 Almost 3000 Japanese consumer finance companies risk being shut out of the lending market by the end of June, according to data from credit-checking firms the Government is employing to help police loan applications. Lenders must... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/japan/news/article.cfm?l_id=57&objectid=10630955&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 The New Zealand sharemarket eased today, turning its back on nine consecutive days of gains despite the release of positive results from two of the smaller companies. The benchmark NZX-50 index closed down 9.6 points, or 0.3 per... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/japan/news/article.cfm?l_id=57&objectid=10630941&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:57:00 +1200 TAIJI, Japan - The gala crowd in Los Angeles cheered as The Cove won the best documentary Oscar with its grisly portrayal of dolphin hunting. Half a world away, residents of the small Japanese village shown in the film abhorred... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/japan/news/article.cfm?l_id=57&objectid=10630870&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:20:21 +1200 Women students are demanding government action after a new survey showed men with the same tertiary qualifications start earning more after just one year. Women's Affairs Minister Pansy Wong said the survey showed a wage gap opened... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/japan/news/article.cfm?l_id=57&objectid=10630836&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:42:28 +1200 Any deal with Japan to allow whaling would have to be very attractive to get New Zealand support, Foreign Minister Murray McCully says. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has repeated his threat to take Japan to the International... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/japan/news/article.cfm?l_id=57&objectid=10630655&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +1200 New Zealand International Whaling Commission (IWC) representative Sir Geoffrey Palmer has defended a new proposal on commercial whaling after harsh criticism from anti-whaling groups. The proposal, presented to the IWC at a informal... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/japan/news/article.cfm?l_id=57&objectid=10630642&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 Toyota President Akio Toyoda urged thousands of his employees yesterday to work toward a new start and win back customer trust following safety lapses that have battered the world's biggest carmaker. "Let's go with high spirits,... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/japan/news/article.cfm?l_id=57&objectid=10630200&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:00:14 +1200 TOKYO - Toyota's Prius remains the top-selling car in Japan despite the automaker's global recall woes that included braking problems with the hit hybrid. More than 27,000 of the gas-electric hybrids were sold in February, making... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/japan/news/article.cfm?l_id=57&objectid=10629903&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:07:52 +1200