http://news.japanesetranslator.co.uk/ Japan-related items from the BBC newsfeeds, aggregated by japanesetranslator.co.uk en-gb Thu, 17 May 2012 01:53:27 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation 60 Japan's economy grows by 1.0% between January and March compared with the previous three months, official figures show. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18099349#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18099349 Thu, 17 May 2012 01:13:21 GMT A young penguin which escaped from Tokyo's Sea Life Park has reportedly been spotted swimming in waters around the Japanese capital. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18094833#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18094833 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:34:52 GMT Officials from China and Japan hold talks on maritime issues, with a group of disputed East China Sea islands top of the agenda. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18082168#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18082168 Wed, 16 May 2012 08:37:25 GMT Japan's biggest banks expect a tough year ahead, with two of the top three forecasting falls in profits as domestic demand for loans dampens. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18082040#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18082040 Wed, 16 May 2012 08:27:44 GMT Morning newspaper round-up: Mixed expectations for the first China-Japan security talks on a maritime territorial row. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18082099#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18082099 Wed, 16 May 2012 03:52:42 GMT Nvidia unveils a new GPU which it says should help the the US overtake Japan to claim the world's fastest supercomputer. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/18033970#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/18033970 Tue, 15 May 2012 21:10:32 GMT The credit rating agency Moody's has announced a downgrade of 26 Italian banks, including Italy's two biggest lenders. Sony Kapoor, managing Director of think tank Re-Define, gives his view on the issue and on the future of the eurozone. http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9720000/9720959.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9720000/9720959.stm Tue, 15 May 2012 09:48:55 GMT Digital radio station BBC 6 Music is named UK station of the year at the Sony Radio Academy Awards, two years after it was saved from closure. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18062515#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18062515 Tue, 15 May 2012 08:37:10 GMT Morning newspaper round-up: Heavily criticism of Japan's decision to allow an organisation of Uighur exiles to meet in Tokyo. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18068309#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18068309 Tue, 15 May 2012 03:58:00 GMT Sony-award winning BBC Radio Humberside presenters Beryl and Betty tell the BBC's David Sillito that the reason they get on so well is because they are ''different'' from each other. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18073696#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18073696 Tue, 15 May 2012 12:36:54 GMT