Daniel Sloan

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Position: Senior Correspondent

Based in Tokyo, Dan has worked for Reuters TV and text for 15 years, covering everything from financial markets and coups to robots and baseball while managing Consumer Television output from Asia.

Articles

"Greatest feeling" for Japanese as team reach final March 23, 06:59am EDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Baseball-mad Japanese celebrated outside electronic stores and at work on Monday morning after Japan crushed the United States to reach the final of the World Baseball Classic. Full Article

Airbags provide silver lining for Japanese seniors

Japan to see more shareholder activism: EU McCreevy

Japan's Horie faces verdict in Livedoor fraud case

UPDATE 5-Murdoch says may offer MySpace on Japan cellphones

MySpace may be offered on Japan cell phones: Murdoch

Blog Posts

JAL's game of chicken

National flag carrier Japan Airlines is in a spiralling game of chicken with retirees and unions over a $3.7 billion pension shortfall, with both sides and the government waiting for someone to blink. Full Article

Two dimensions of 3D

Sony sees an $11-billion 3D market by early 2013, with three-dimensional PlayStation 3s, TVs, Blu-ray Disc players, cameras, live broadcasting and -- the historic staple -- movies and theatres. Full Article

Obama bowing to convention

U.S. President Barack Obama's bow -- and handshake -- with the Japanese Emperor has become a heated on-line topic, with sides arching into political camps as to whether the traditional greeting went too far -- literally -- or was appropriate based on customs and culture. Full Article | Comments [27]

Japan's Boys of Summer

Game on!

High town, low town

Electric dreams