News - Mon 9 Jun 2008
5 dead in stabbing spree in Akihabara
TOKYO -- Japanese public broadcaster NHK says the death toll from a midday stabbing spree in Tokyo has risen to five.Views: 31
Western nations complain that NGOs forced through cluster bomb ban
Thomas Nash, coordinator of the Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC), says that lobbyists at the Cluster Munitions Process conference in Dublin, where a draft treaty banning the controversial weapons was adopted, were warned not to approach delegates at the meeting hall for fear they would be accused of trying to influence them.Views: 30
'Soccer-playing' budgie scores a goal for Nagano cafe
SUZAKA, Nagano -- A budgie that has earned a reputation as a "soccer player" is turning eyes at a cafe here, using anything that rolls as a ball.Views: 15
Edo-period irises in bloom at Tokyo park
Purple, white and sky blue Japanese iris flowers at a park in Katsushika-ku, Tokyo, are attracting visitors' attention.Views: 19
Slow Life, Slow Sex: When PMS turns really ugly
Before starting this column, I must first apologize to readers.Views: 27
UCC introduces famous coffee fit for royalty
A legendary coffee patronized by French nobles during the 18th and 19th centuries has been revived by a Japanese coffee company and is aimed at high-end coffee lovers here.Views: 29
Gist of joint statement for meeting of G-8 plus 3 Asian nations
The following is the gist of the joint statement issued Sunday at the end of an energy ministers' meeting of the Group of Eight nations -- Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United States -- plus China, India and South Korea. -- The ministers share serious concerns over the current level of oil prices.Views: 6
7 killed, 10 injured in stabbing rampage in Tokyo's Akihabara
Seven people died and 10 others were injured after a man hit pedestrians with a truck and then stabbed passersby Sunday in broad daylight on a street in Tokyo's busy Akihabara district, a popular electronics area and a magnet for comic and animation fans. Police arrested the man, Tomohiro Kato from Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture, on the street and seized a survival knife he was carrying. The 25-year-old temp staffer at an auto component factory in the prefecture admitted to stabbing people with the knife, which had a 13 centimeter blade, from around 12:30 p.m., the police said.Views: 31
G-8 members agree to set up energy-saving framework on climate change
Energy ministers from the Group of Eight powers on Sunday agreed on the establishment of a new international framework aimed at facilitating energy-saving measures to temper climate change and soaring fuel costs, at a time when crude oil is closing in on $140 a barrel. Japan, which hosted the one-day meeting, and the other G-8 countries -- Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Russia and the United States -- decided to set up the International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation and invited China, India, South Korea and other countries to participate in the initiative.Views: 18
G-8 agrees to set up energy-saving framework for climate change
Energy ministers from the Group of Eight powers on Sunday agreed on the establishment of a new international framework aimed at facilitating energy-saving measures to temper climate change and soaring fuel costs, at a time when crude oil is closing in on $140 a barrel. Japan, which hosted the one-day meeting, and the other G-8 countries -- Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Russia and the United States -- will set up the structure, called the International Partnership for Cooperation on Energy Efficiency, and plan to invite China, India, South Korea and other countries to participate in the initiative.Views: 7
G-8 energy ministers voice concerns over soaring oil prices
Energy ministers from the Group of Eight nations on Sunday voiced concerns over soaring oil prices at a time when crude oil futures are advancing near $140 per barrel. The ministers also agreed to set up a multilateral energy-saving framework at their one-day meeting in the Japanese northeastern city of Aomori. ==KyodoViews: 17
G-8 members agree to create int'l energy-saving framework
Energy ministers from the Group of Eight nations on Sunday agreed on the establishment of a new international framework aimed at facilitating energy-saving measures to temper climate change and soaring fuel costs, at a time when crude oil is closing in on $140 a barrel. Japan, which hosted the one-day meeting, and the other G-8 members -- Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Russia and the United States -- decided to set up the International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation and invited China, India, South Korea and other countries to participate in the initiative.Views: 24
Lead: G-8 highlights importance of energy-saving for climate change
Energy ministers from the Group of Eight economic powers began exchanging views Sunday on how to save more energy to address climate change and soaring fuel costs, at a time when crude oil is close to $140 a barrel. The countries are poised to agree on the establishment of a new multilateral framework to promote sharing of best energy-saving practices at the one-day meeting in the Japanese city of Aomori, according to Japanese officials.Views: 11
