DURBAN, South Africa ? Wesley Sneijder scored the only goal and the Netherlands beat Japan 1-0. The victory, combined with Denmark?s 2-1 win over Cameroon, clinched a spot in the second round for the Dutch. Sneijder ...
June 17 (Bloomberg) -- The following events and economic reports may influence trading in Asia?s local bonds and currencies today. Bond yields and exchange rates are from the previous trading session unless stated ...
"The Cove," an Oscar-winning documentary about dolphin hunting in Japan, would seem to be a natural fit for movie theaters here, but so far the distributor has yet to find a single one that will screen the film. And if Shuhei Nishimura and his compatriots on Japan's nationalist fringe have their way ...
(AP) AMSTERDAM (AP) - A showdown looms this week over the 25-year ban on commercial whaling: Should it be eased, which might mean less whales are killed? Or should it remain - leaving Japan, Norway and Iceland to hunt down as many whales as they want? The International Whaling Commission begins a ...
AYUKAWAHAMA, Japan (AFP) ? In a sushi shop in a traditional Japanese whaling town, Katsuji Furuuchi carves thin slices from a lump of minke meat and adds pieces of blubber to the tiny servings. "Whale meat is a real ...
