Posts Tagged ‘ japan ’

AP - Toyota started recalling more than 90,000 luxury Lexus and Crown vehicles Monday in Japan over defective engines — the latest setback for the automaker beset with quality problems.
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AP - Even as he missed weigh-in, eating champion Takeru Kobayashi was telling media in his native Japan that he wanted to compete in the Coney Island Fourth of July hot dog contest. Contestants speculated that the six-time champ would make a surprise appearance.
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Here’s a new post from Pop Crunch Photo: Way to ignore those hermaphrodite rumors, Lady Gaga! The pop kook makes a good-looking fellow in a series of snaps taken for the pages of an upcoming edition of Japanese Vogue . Read the original here: Lady Gaga As A Man
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Here’s an interesting post from FanHouse Main Photo: Filed under: FIFA World Cup , Soccer Posts , Japan , Paraguay FanHouse has a Paraguay vs. Japan live blog for a World Cup 2010 second round match from Pretoria, South Africa on Tuesday. Paraguay vs Read more here: Paraguay vs
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Michael Jackson fans in Japan, Taiwan, the United States and China pay tribute to the King of Pop one year after his death. (June 25)
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Here’s a good post from The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Afghan President Hamid Karzai said this week that Japan — not the U.S. — takes priority over other nations when it comes to mining his country’s vast mineral deposits. More here: Japan Has ‘Priority’ On Rights To Mine Afghanistan Mineral Deposits, Says Hamid...
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Here’s a new post from Sri Lanka News – ColomboPage.com Jun 19, Colombo: Representative of the Government of Japan for Peace Building, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction in Sri Lanka, Yasushi Akashi met Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Temple Trees this morning and held discussions on the latest developments in the country. Read...
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Here’s an interesting post from bdnews24.com | English Version The Netherlands face Japan here on Saturday with both teams in a position to battle for top spot in Group E, a position that would see them potentially avoid Italy in the second round.
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The world's first solar sail, the unmanned Ikaros spacecraft built by Japan, shines in new photos taken by a tiny space camera during a deep space photo session.
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AP - A strong earthquake rattled northern Japan on Sunday, and authorities said no tsunami was expected in the area. There were no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries.
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