Hirai Sony's new CEO; Stringer out
Sony Corp. names Kazuo Hirai as president and CEO to replace Howard Stringer, amid a projection for a fourth consecutive year of losses....
Okinawa poll meddling irks defense chief
A senior Defense Ministry official is under suspicion of tampering with both the upcoming mayoral election in Ginowan and a 2010 vote held in Nago — the two Okinawan cities deeply connected to the relocation of the U.S. Futenma air base....
Pipe leaks water from reactor 4 fuel pool
Tepco discovers that 8.5 tons of radioactive coolant water leaked in reactor 4 at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, somewhat higher than its initial estimate of 6 litters, but says none flowed outside the building....