International Business News - japanese http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif No evidence of foul play was found in the jail-cell death of a Japanese businessman accused of a decades-old murder-conspiracy involving his wife, a police official said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/156444-us-japanese-businessman.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081020/lawyer-businessmans-cell-death-likely-homicide.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081020/lawyer-businessmans-cell-death-likely-homicide.htm Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:43:20 EDT A judge on Tuesday formally dismissed the case against a Japanese businessman who hanged himself in a jail cell while awaiting trial for allegedly plotting his wife's death 27 years ago during a visit to Los Angeles. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/152369-us-japanese-businessman.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081014/judge-dismisses-case-against-japanese-businessman.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081014/judge-dismisses-case-against-japanese-businessman.htm Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:08:02 EDT An attorney for a Japanese businessman accused of conspiring to have his wife murdered says his client has been found dead in an apparent suicide. Attorney Mark Geragos, who has been representing 61-year-old Kazuyoshi Miura, says prosecutors in the case called him and told him that Miura had hanged himself. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081011/accused-japanese-businessman-found-dead.htm Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:57:57 EDT A strange cold case murder story that stretched halfway around the globe and back over a span of nearly 30 years ended this weekend a few blocks from where it began, with the shocking suicide of Japanese businessman Kazuyoshi Miura in a downtown jail cell. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/150339-us-japanese-businessman.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081011/accused-japanese-businessman-found-dead.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081011/accused-japanese-businessman-found-dead.htm Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:51:40 EDT A Japanese businessman accused of conspiring to have his wife killed 27 years ago was returned to Southern California on Friday to face trial. Kazuyoshi Miura, 61, arrived at Los Angeles International Airport shortly before 5 a.m. on a flight from Saipan that stopped in Guam and Honolulu. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/japanese-man-held-in-la-in-wifes-1981-slaying.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:22:12 EDT A Japanese businessman cannot be tried for murder in the 1981 shooting death of his wife, but prosecutors may proceed with a charge of conspiracy to commit murder, a judge ruled Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/140236-japanese-businessman.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080927/japanese-man-cant-be-tried-in-la-for-murder.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080927/japanese-man-cant-be-tried-in-la-for-murder.htm Sat, 27 Sep 2008 07:39:51 EDT A Japanese businessman cannot be tried for murder in the 1981 shooting death of his wife, but prosecutors may proceed with a charge of conspiracy to commit murder, a judge ruled Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/judge-drops-murder-count-in-kazuyoshi-miura-case.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:23:07 EDT A complicated court hearing about a Japanese businessman accused of murdering his wife 27 years ago in Los Angeles ended Friday without a decision on whether he will be extradited and tried in the United States. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/ruling-in-1980s-japanese-businessman-case-delayed.htm Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:47:45 EDT The Oscar nominated actress Rinko Kikuchi, is planning to star in "Map of the Sounds of Tokyo," a dual-identity drama. The thriller, which has a Japanese setting, is directed by Isabel Coixet and produced by Mediapro. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/108531-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/japanese-actress-rinko-kikuchiin-drama-thriller.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/japanese-actress-rinko-kikuchiin-drama-thriller.htm Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:06:57 EDT California prosecutors insisted Friday that a Japanese businessman can be prosecuted for the 1981 murder of his wife in Los Angeles even though he was acquitted of the crime in Japan. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/la-prosecutors-insist-they-can-try-japanese-man.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 23:18:55 EDT A grown man wearing a diaper is spun around until he can barely stand, then is made to try an obstacle course carrying pitchers of milk without spilling any. Another man, dressed like an insect, flings himself onto a giant-sized "windshield" with a giant-sized "splat." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/82390-ap-on-tv-japanese-game-shows.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080629/japanese-game-shows-coming-to-america.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080629/japanese-game-shows-coming-to-america.htm Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:15:08 EDT A Japanese gang boss and another alleged gangster who had liver transplants at UCLA Medical Center each donated $100,000 to the hospital soon after their surgeries, according to a published report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080531/report-japanese-mob-boss-gave-100-000-to-ucla.htm Sat, 31 May 2008 05:14:04 EDT A Los Angeles hospital provided liver transplants to four Japanese gang figures, including one of Japan's most powerful gang bosses, over a period when several hundred area patients died while awaiting transplants, according to a published report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080530/report-ucla-gave-transplant-to-japanese-gang-boss.htm Fri, 30 May 2008 21:38:39 EDT Nissan Motor Co. is planning to raise its vehicle prices in Japan in a bid to pass along higher raw-material costs, according to a Japanese media report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/nissan-autos-japanese-carmaker-prices.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 23:10:13 EDT