Asahi in Japan offers the first word on how the 3DS achieves its 3D-ness by suggesting that the new portable game machine with feature a parallax barrier LCD from Sharp.

ENGADGET: Nintendo 3DS to come with '3D control stick,' vibration, and Sharp's parallax barrier 3D LCD?

On a related note, Japan's Asahi Shimbun recommends changes in Japan's energy policy, hoping for a quick shift towards more use of natural sources of power.

CNN: Highlights from the world's press

In Japan, Asahi Shimbun says U.S. President Bush will now face difficulties in advancing his trade policies because of the Democrats, who favour protectionism.

CNN: Highlights from the world's press

The world's second largest brewer, SABMiller, is trying to buy Foster's, with Mexico's Groupo Modelo and Japan's Asahi also thought to be eyeing up a bid.

BBC: The amber nectar

On the Asian crisis, he told the Asahi Shimbun newspaper in November that Japan needs to stimulate its economy and boost imports to help its neighbors recover.

CNN: WHAT NEXT JAPAN?

Mitsubishi is also said to be seeking an injection of tens of billions of yen from the Japan Development Bank, the Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported on Friday.

BBC: Chief executive Rolf Eckrodt is taking charge of sales