Tokyo - Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average gave up early gains Thursday to end at a five-year low as concerns lingered over the global financial crisis.

The key Nikkei index fell 45.83 points, or 0.5 per cent, to close at 9,157.49.

But the broader Topix index of all first-section issues went up 6.1 points, or 0.68 per cent, to 905.11, a day after nine central banks lowered interest rates.

The Bank of Japan injected a record 4 trillion yen (39.8 billion dollars) into the money markets Thursday amid escalating concerns over the financial crisis.

London, October 9: Japanese scientists have found a way to make solid features in cars like dashboard and doors "disappear" from the driver''s point of view without modifying them in any way, thereby making road hazards clearly visible.

The "transparent cockpit" system, as the researchers call it, has been developed in the lab of Susumu Tachi, an electrical engineer at the University of Tokyo.

This system involves a pair of stereo cameras mounted on the passenger-side wing mirror that capture scenery usually hidden from the driver by the dashboard and the solid parts of doors, says Tachi.

Tokyo - The Bank of Japan injected a record 4 trillion yen (39.8 billion dollars) into the money markets Thursday amid escalating concerns over the global financial crisis.

The nation's central bank carried out the emergency measure for the 17th consecutive business day to free up credit and stabilize the markets.

Prime Minister Taro Aso called for new measures to be implemented and said he instructed the ruling coalition of his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the New Komeito party to draw up additional pump-priming measures.

Manila - The Philippine Senate has ratified a controversial trade deal with Japan which was opposed by activists for allegedly compromising the country's sovereignty and patrimony, senate records showed Thursday.

The Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement was ratified late Wednesday by a vote of 16 to 4, with no abstention.

Senator Manuel Roxas, who voted for the ratification of the deal, said it would be damaging to the country if the senate did not ratify the agreement.

London, Oct 8 : Scientists in Japan have unveiled a life-like robot that looks like a five-year-old girl.

The team at Osaka University''s robotics department behind the robogirl, known as Repliee R-1, has claimed that it is the most realistic robot suit ever created.

Repliee R-1 has flexible silicone skin and contains dozens of sensors and motors, enabling it to move and interact with its surroundings like a human, reports the Telegraph.