Yields on 10-year Japanese government bonds briefly topped 1 percent for the first time in a year on Thursday, unnerving some investors at a time when Japan's already overburdened government finances are vulnerable to rises in interest rates. Japanese shares fell sharply. Full story
SAGAMIHARA, Japan (Reuters) - When Masayoshi Matsumoto joined the Japanese army in 1943 and was sent to occupied China as a medic, he thought he was taking part in a righteous war to free Asia from the yoke of Western imperialism. Full story
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co Ltd <7201.T> will recall about 841,000 vehicles worldwide including the Micra compact car, also known as the March, as a result of a steering wheel glitch, Japan's No.2 automaker said on Thursday. Full story
The price of oil fell below $94 per barrel Thursday after a private survey showed manufacturing activity in China falling to its lowest level in seven months, a sign that the recovery in the world's No. 2 economy is fading. Full story
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Japanese government bonds plunged on Thursday, taking yields to their highest in a year and leading a selloff in bonds globally after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's remarks sparked worries of a reduction in U.S. monetary stimulus. Full story
TOKYO (Reuters) - Mitsubishi Motors Corp <7211.T> is taking steps toward resuming dividend payments after nearly a decade-long turnaround bankrolled by other Mitsubishi group companies, according to people with direct knowledge of the plans. Full story
History has been made and remembered. Twenty-four surviving sailors from the USS Franklin held a reunion at Patriot's Point in Charleston. In 1945, the Franklin, nicknamed “Big Ben” was hit by 2 Japanese bombs, exploding 31 armed and fueled aircraft sitting on her deck. More than 800 were killed, th
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A Vietnam War veteran punches a portrait of Toru Hashimoto, the mayor of the Japanese city of Osaka, during an anti-Japan rally in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul May 23, 2013. The rally was held to denounce Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and demand an official apology for Japan's war cri
An Vietnam War veteran, who was injured in a scuffle with police, gets help from another veteran during an anti-Japan rally in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul May 23, 2013. The rally was held to denounce Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and demand an official apology for Japan's war crimes
South Korean police try to take a Japanese national flag from protesters as a Vietnam War veteran prepares to burn a portrait of Toru Hashimoto, the mayor of the Japanese city of Osaka, during an anti-Japan rally in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul May 23, 2013. The rally was held to denoun
An injured Vietnam War veteran scuffles with South Korean police during an anti-Japan rally in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul May 23, 2013. The rally was held to denounce Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and demand an official apology for Japan's war crimes during World War Two. Protesters
