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Japanese politician causes uproar by giving letter on Fukushima to emperor

2013-11-07 10:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: A novice Japanese lawmaker who wanted to draw attention to the Fukushima nuclear crisis has caused an uproar by doing something taboo: handing a letter to the emperor. The ruckus began at an annual autumn Imperial Palace garden party last week. As Emperor Akihito and his wife, Michiko, greeted a line of guests, the outspoken actor-turned-lawmaker Taro Yamamoto gave the emperor the letter a gesture considered both impolite and inappropriate. Video of the encounter, repeatedly aired on television,...

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German, Japanese Carmakers Drive Mexican Auto-Industry Expansion

2013-11-01 01:37:07| autocentral News Articles

The Mexican auto industry will embark on a $10 billion factory-building spree, spearheaded by German and Japanese automakers

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Japanese firms to join Thilawa project

2013-10-31 13:53:33| Food - Topix.net

Three of Japan's biggest trading houses have agreed to form a venture with Myanmar that will build an industrial hub in the Southeast nation within two years, aiming to export electronics parts and clothes across Asia.

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