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• UPDATE 1-Japan govt: Nikkei plunge temporary, won't derail Abenomics Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 7:52 AM ET

  *Japan government puts brave face on Nikkei plunge. TOKYO, May 23- The biggest plunge in Japanese stock prices since a 2011 earthquake and tsunami was a temporary pullback that will not derail the government's "Abenomics" policy of loose money and fiscal stimulus, officials said on Thursday.

• UPDATE 1-Japan to raise $10 bln through Japan Tobacco share sale Monday, 25 Feb 2013 | 2:19 AM ET

  TOKYO, Feb 25- Japan's government will sell around a third of its stake in Japan Tobacco Inc, the world's No.3 tobacco company, in a deal that would raise about $10.4 billion for reconstruction of areas devastated by a 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

• UPDATE 3-Tsunami kills at least five in Solomons after big Pacific quake Wednesday, 6 Feb 2013 | 3:36 AM ET

  *Tsunami hits Solomon Islands, reports of five dead. Feb 6- A powerful 8.0 magnitude earthquake set off a tsunami that killed at least five people in a remote part of the Solomon Islands on Wednesday and triggered evacuations across the South Pacific as island nations issued tsunami alerts.

• Tsunami center cancels alerts after Solomon Islands quake Tuesday, 5 Feb 2013 | 11:04 PM ET

  SYDNEY, Feb 6- The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center cancelled tsunami warnings and watches covering large areas of the South Pacific on Wednesday after a strong earthquake near the Solomon Islands. A small tsunami was generated near the epicentre of the 8.0 magnitude quake, the center reported earlier.

• No Australia tsunami threat from Solomon quake Tuesday, 5 Feb 2013 | 8:57 PM ET

  SYDNEY, Feb 6- Australia was not at risk from a tsunami after a powerful earthquake struck near the Solomon Islands on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology said.

• UPDATE 2-Canada January auto sales dip but Detroit makers strong Friday, 1 Feb 2013 | 5:54 PM ET

  *Chrysler ousts Ford as No. 1 in sales in Canada in January. Feb 1- Auto sales in Canada slipped 2.2 percent in January, data showed on Friday, on weaker demand for European vehicles and strong comparable data from a year ago when Japan's automakers were rebounding from earthquake and tsunami disruptions.

• ANALYSIS-Japan's yen offensive may give Toyota an edge over Hyundai Wednesday, 26 Dec 2012 | 4:00 PM ET

  At the time, Toyota was struggling to rebuild its supply base after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami and the yen was climbing toward a post-war record high against the dollar.

• FOREX-Euro weak as outlook sours, U.S. jobs data in focus Friday, 7 Dec 2012 | 7:26 AM ET

  *Strong earthquake in Japan briefly lifts yen. LONDON, Dec 7- The euro fell to a nine-day low against the dollar on Friday after the Bundesbank slashed its growth outlook for Germany, with the currency at risk of more losses on prospects of a euro zone rate cut. The yen briefly rose after a strong earthquake struck north-east Japan, triggering a one-metre tsunami.

• Japan lifts tsunami warning issued after quake in northeast Friday, 7 Dec 2012 | 5:36 AM ET

  TOKYO, Dec 7- The Japan Meteorological Agency has lifted a tsunami warning issued for northeastern Japan after a strong earthquake centred off the coast shook buildings as far away as Tokyo, public broadcaster NHK said. The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.3, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of deaths or serious damage.

• South Korean, Chinese Papers Fall for The Onion's Kim Jong Un Spoof Tuesday, 27 Nov 2012 | 8:29 PM ET

  

  The Korea Times thinks the North Korean leader really IS the sexiest man alive. The GlobalPost reports.

• Tsunami Watch: Japan's Floating Junkyard Approaches Tuesday, 27 Nov 2012 | 1:15 AM ET

  Japan's environment ministry expects about 33,000 tons of tsunami debris to reach the western coast of North America by next June. The GlobalPost reports.