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.
Moscow - Japan scrambled four fighter jets on Wednesday to flank Russian bombers on a long-range patrol over the Sea of Japan, a Russian air force official said.
"Four Japanese air force F-15 fighters escorted the long-range aviation crews as they flew over the Sea of Japan," Lieutenant- Colonel Vladimir Drik was quoted by news agency Interfax as saying.
Russia ordered out an extra two Russian Su-27 fighters to backup their TU-22 bombers, known as Backfires by their NATO codenames, while they completed their training, Drik said.
Tokyo - Shares of Toyota Motor Corporation fell sharply Wednesday after a report that Japan's leading carmaker will cut its earning forecast by 40 per cent owing to shrinking demand triggered by the global financial crisis.
Citing informed sources, the Japanese business daily Nikkei reported that Toyota has to adjust its profit forecast downwards by 40 per cent for the current business year, ending March 31.
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.
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.
London, Oct 8 : Scientists in Japan have unveiled a life-like robot that looks like a five-year-old girl.
Moscow - Japan scrambled four fighter jets on Wednesday to flank Russian bombers on a long-range patrol over the Sea of Japan, a Russian air force official said.
Tokyo - Shares of Toyota Motor Corporation fell sharply Wednesday after a report that Japan's leading carmaker will cut its earning forecast by 40 per cent owing to shrinking demand triggered by the global financial crisis.
