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Japanese group asks Google to stop map service TOKYO (Reuters) - A group of Japanese lawyers and professors asked on Friday that Google Inc stop providing detailed street-level images of Japanese cities on the Internet, saying they violated privacy rights. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Reuter |
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Japanese Group Asks Google to Stop Map Service A group of Japanese lawyers and professors asked that Google stop providing detailed street-level images of Japanese cities on the Internet, saying they violated privacy rights. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > NY Time |
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Japanese browser maker taking on IE, Firefox A Japanese software company is stepping up international promotion of its Web browser in the hope of carving out a 5 percent share over the next few years of a market dominated by Internet Explorer and Firefox.T Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Activists claim rough tactics in battle with Japanese whalers - Guardian Unlimited KVALActivists claim rough tactics in battle with Japanese whalersGuardian Unlimited - 3 hours agoThe battle of wills between Japanese whalers and environmentalists in the Antarctic took a dramatic turn yesterday when two members of the marine conservation group Sea She Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Japanese whalers lash protesters to mast Alleged assault during boarding Two campaigners from anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd are "in custody" aboard Japanese whaling vessel the Yushin Maru 2 after boarding the ship in the Antarctic, the BBC reports. The pair were allegedly assaulted and tied to a radar mast during the action, Sea Sheph Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Japanese whalers accused of seizing activists An anti-whaling group is accusing the crew of a Japanese vessel of kidnapping two activists who climbed on board the ship to try to stop its whaling operations in Antarctic waters. Home > Rss Directory > General > CNN |
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Vintage Japanese Robots Storm Sci-Fi Museum : Though made for children, Japanese toy robots can catch the eye of even the most discriminating adults. Iconic graphic designer Tom Geismar, whose firm Chermayeff & Geismar has created memorable logos for Mobil, PBS and other U.S. institutions, has been collecting the shiny bots Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Vintage Japanese Robots Storm Sci-Fi Museum : Though made for children, Japanese toy robots can catch the eye of even the most discriminating adults. Iconic graphic designer Tom Geismar, whose firm Chermayeff & Geismar has created memorable logos for Mobil, PBS and other U.S. institutions, has been collecting the shiny bots Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Weather Channel Is Sold to NBC and Equity Firms - New York Times Weather Channel Is Sold to NBC and Equity FirmsNew York Times - 1 hour agoBy MICHAEL J. de la MERCED An investor group led by NBC Universal and two private equity firms clinched a deal for the Weather Channel on Sunday after three weeks of negotiations.NBC Universal, Ba Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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A Brief Tour of the Japanese Web I'm sitting in a smoky room on the second floor of a Tully's Coffee in Western Tokyo, looking over the shoulder of Ichiroo Kiyota as he types on his laptop. Kiyota, an executive at Six Apart Japan, is showing me around some of the most popular — and useless — Web apps in the countr Home > Rss Directory > Business > Wired News |
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Taiwan's Mitac to buy Magellan's consumer GPS group Looking to beef up its GPS product line, Mitac International has agreed to buy the consumer products division of GPS maker Magellan Navigation for an undisclosed sum. Taiwan-based Mit Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Anti-Whaling Campaigners Held on Japanese Ship Near Antarctica - Voice of America Telegraph.co.ukAnti-Whaling Campaigners Held on Japanese Ship Near AntarcticaVoice of America - 14 hours agoBy Phil Mercer Japanese whalers are holding two anti-whaling activists who leapt aboard a Japanese ship near Antarctica. The Japanese fleet is being followed by Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Business Briefing | Earnings: Japanese Securities Firm Posts Loss on Subprime Debt Nomura Holdings, Japan’s largest securities business group, posted a net loss of $1.48 billion Friday for the January-March quarter, largely because of ties to bad United States debt. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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Barclays Said to Seek Capital From Japanese Rival Barclays, which is seeking funds to replenish its capital, is reportedly talking with Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group about a cash infusion of 100 billion yen, or $927 million. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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Japanese Bank Buys Rest of UnionBanCal Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, one of Japan’s largest banks, agreed to buy the remaining part of UnionBanCal Corporation that it does not already own for about $3.5 billion. Home > Rss Directory > General > NY Time |
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Japanese Bank Buys Rest of UnionBanCal Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, one of Japan’s largest banks, agreed to buy the remaining part of UnionBanCal Corporation that it does not already own for about $3.5 billion. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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Company Behind Many TV Hits Is Sold Ben Silverman, the co-chairman of NBC Entertainment, announced Thursday the sale of his independent production company Reveille to a British firm, the Shine Group, for $125 million. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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Univision’s Music Assets Are Sold The Universal Music Group, the world’s biggest music conglomerate reached a deal to acquire the recorded music and music publishing assets of Univision. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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World Business Briefing | Europe: The Netherlands: ABN Amro Units Sold The Belgian-Dutch financial services group Fortis will sell about 10 percent of ABN Amro’s Dutch operations to Deutsche Bank for 709 million euros ($1.12 billion). Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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Weather Channel Is Sold to NBC and Equity Firms An investor group led by NBC Universal and two private equity firms clinched a deal to pay about $3.5 billion for the Weather Channel, people briefed on the matter said. Home > Rss Directory > General > NY Time |