Asahi Shimbun News

The Japanese daily Asahi Shimbun reported Wednesday that Japan's Defense Ministry is reviewing plans to deploy Aegis warships in "the surrounding waters of North Korea's recent rocket launch" suggesting the West Sea.

Sony Corp and Panasonic Corp are the leading contenders to take an equity stake in Olympus Corp as the scandal-hit medical equipment maker moves to shore up its finances, the Asahi Shimbun reported on Wednesday.

Asahi Shimbun noted that Darvish achieved that 100th win with considerable speed compared to other Japanese players who have made the leap to the majors.

Japan's leader felt fearful and helpless during last year's nuclear disaster and lacked experts capable of giving him guidance, he testified Monday in his first response to a public investigative inquiry on the crisis.

TOKYO: Toyota on Thursday denied a press report that it was to begin selling cars in India priced at around US$6,000 as the Japanese auto giant looks to boost its share of the country's growing affordable car market.

Korea's rocket technology remains at the level of Japan's in the 1960s even though its satellite technology may be superior, an expert at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency told the Asahi Shimbun last Thursday.

The United States and Japan have decided to deploy MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft to Japan's Okinawa Prefecture in mid-July, the Asahi Shimbun reported Friday.

After decades of self-imposed isolation and self-inflicted pariah status, Burma's regime is pushing ahead with political reform and diplomatic openness.