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• New sushi guides address sustainability
The sustainability guides are the first specifically for sushi, listing fish by their Japanese and English names. "The sushi industry as a whole is probably pretty far behind the curve," said Trevor Corson, the author of "The Story of Sushi" and a ...
• Japanese stocks take big fall in early trading
TOKYO - Japan's key stock index plunged more than 10 percent in early trading Thursday, hit by another dive on Wall Street and growing recession fears. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average nose-dived a staggering 985.95 points, or 10.33 percent, to ...
• Japanese Man Facing Murder Charges In LA Hangs Himself
LOS ANGELES - A 61-year-old Japanese businessman, acquitted in his own country of murdering his wife, committed suicide in a Los Angeles jail cell, according to sources at the Los Angeles police headquarters. Kazuyoshi Miura hanged himself sometime ...
• Nissan recalls more than 200,000 vehicles
An electronic component in the control unit located in the passenger seat cushion may have been made out of specification. The Japanese automaker said that could interrupt a signal in the sensor system and prevent the passenger air bag from deploying ...
• Japan pulls tainted Chinese beans from stores
TOKYO - A Japanese supermarket chain pulled frozen beans produced in China from its shelves on Wednesday after they were found to be tainted with pesticide, the latest in a string of food safety scandals to hit Chinese producers. At least one woman ...