Rubber futures hit 28-year high in Tokyo The StarPETALING JAYA: Natural rubber futures in Tokyo climbed to a 28-year high yesterday as crude oil surged to a record above US$141 per barrel. With higher oil prices,... (photo: Creative commons)
Disputed islets lead to chill between Seoul and Tokyo International Herald Tribune: South Korea announced Monday that it would recall its ambassador in Tokyo, voicing outrage over what was seen as a renewed claim from Japan to a set of South Korean-controlled islets. President Lee Myung Bak, for whom improving ties with Japan has been a major foreign policy goal, said he was... (photo: AP Photo / Jo Yong-Hak, Pool)
SKorea recalls Tokyo envoy over islands row Turkish PressA patrol ship of the South Korean coast guard near a group of disputed islets known in Korea as "Dokdo" and in Japan as "Takeshima", in the Sea of Japan. South Korea will recall its ambassador to Tokyo after Japan reaffirmed its claim to a group of islands controlled by Seoul, the foreign ministry... (photo: UN)
Taiwan's president moves toward looser Japan, U.S. ties Canada Dot ComAn unforeseen effect of the coming to power in Taiwan in May of president Ma Ying-jeou and the Kuomintang (KMT) party is an apparent loosening of relations with Japan and the United States, traditionally the two guarantors of the island's independence. Ma's victory in the March presidential election... (photo: AP / Wally Santana)
Tourism dep't drive targets Japanese golfers InquirerMANILA, Philippines--The Department of Tourism (DOT) is now wooing Japanese golfers as the country's next "quality tourists." DOT Secretary Ace Durano said he and other tourism officials have been working with the Philippine Airlines Nagoya Consortium to reach niche markets in the Japanese travel... (photo: Creative Commons / David Wise)
