A 25-year-old former television comedian has been arrested for uploading child pornography to a peer-to-peer file-sharing network, police said Friday. (Japan Today)
Former comedian arrested for uploading child pornography
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Nature's fury gets Japanese to bond at dining table
It was a year that most people in Japan would like to erase from their memory at the earliest. But the earthquake, the tsunami and the nuclear power plant disaster at Fukushima in 2011 has done one good for the country: it brought families together at the dining table. (India Times)
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Driver high on loophole drug hurts 2 women in Osaka
A 26-year-old driver was arrested Friday night for hitting and slightly injuring two female pedestrians in Osaka's bustling Minami district and told police that he was taking a so-called loophole drug behind the wheel, the police said early Sunday.
(Mainichi)
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Japan, U.S., Australia to boost military ties
Senior defense officials from Japan, the United States and Australia agreed Saturday to draw up an action plan on increased military cooperation. (Japan Times)
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Futsal: Japan crowned champions
Japan were crowned AFC Futsal Championship UAE 2012 champions with an emphatic 6-1 victory against Thailand at the Al Wasl Indoor Stadium on Friday as the East Asians took the coveted title for a second time, a press release from the AFC said. (Khaleej Times)
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Chinese military spending a 'threat': Japan
Japan on Saturday expressed concern over what it called a lack of transparency in China's massive defence spending, saying the secrecy posed a "threat" to Tokyo. China's military budget jumped 11.2 percent year on year to $106 billion in 2012, a rise that has caused unease around the region and especially in Tokyo, Japan's Parliamentary senior vice-minister of defense Shu Watanabe said. (India Times)
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Volleyball: Japan's volleyball team cleared
The International Volleyball Federation has dismissed claims of Japanese match-fixing at a London Olympics qualification tournament in Tokyo. (ESPN)
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High school students may get 2-yr graduation option
The education ministry aims to introduce a system to allow top-performing high school students to graduate in two years and enroll in universities earlier. Under the system designed for students planning to attend university, the Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry aims to foster graduates who can perform well internationally. (Yomiuri)
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TEPCO's new power rate plan questioned
Will Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s new electricity rate plan for households be beneficial to consumers? Observers are questioning whether TEPCO's new plan will really help households save money. (Yomiuri)
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Automakers enjoy jump in U.S. sales
Toyota Motor Corp. and other Japanese automakers posted strong year-on-year growth in new auto sales in the United States in May, against last year's slump caused by supply shortages after by the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011. (Yomiuri)
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Ex-lover arrested over death of kindergarten teacher in Gifu
Police said Saturday they have arrested a man on suspicion of dumping the body of his ex-lover in the woods. The man, who has been named as 60-year-old design company manager Katsumi Ando, is believed to have invited kindergarten teacher Yoko Matsui out for a drink on May 7, following which she disappeared. (Japan Today)
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Vandalized Namihei statue's trademark single strand of hair replaced
A bronze statue of the well-known cartoon character Namihei that lost its trademark single strand of hair on its otherwise bald head was fitted out with a wire replacement Saturday in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo. (Japan Times)
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Woman threatens to jump from roof of building in Tokyo's Roppongi
A woman in her 20s sat on the edge of a roof of a building in Roppongi for 3 1/2 hours on Saturday, threatening to jump. (Japan Today)
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Soccer: Japan cruises past Oman
Ryoichi Maeda and Shinji Okazaki scored second-half goals on Sunday as Japan started its final round of 2014 World Cup qualifiers with a 3-0 win over Oman. (ESPN)
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Japan city could watch animals for tsunami signs
A Japanese city is considering introducing a tsunami warning system which involves looking out for abnormal behaviour in animals and monitoring water levels in wells for signs of an imminent disaster. (AFP)
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Typhoon Mawar to threaten Taiwan and Japan
Typhoon Mawar currently located to the northeast of the Philippines has strengthened over the past 24 hours and currently packs sustained winds near 110 mph and gusts over 130 mph. (accuweather.com)
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Japan arrests fugitive wanted in 1995 gas attack
The police on Sunday arrested one of the two remaining fugitive suspects from the doomsday cult behind the 1995 nerve-gas attack on the Tokyo subway, Japanese media reported. (New York Times)
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Partial lunar eclipse visible today
A partial lunar eclipse will be visible Monday night in all parts of the country.
In Tokyo, if it is clear, the moon will start waning from the lower right at 6:59 p.m. in the southeastern sky, and the eclipse will end at 9:07 p.m. The eclipse will be best seen at 8:03 p.m. when about 38 percent of its surface is shaded.
(Yomiuri)
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AIJ's overseas assets to be returned
A total of ¥8.2 billion in overseas assets managed by scandal-tainted AIJ Investment Advisors Co. will be returned to clients via Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, sources close to the matter say. (Japan Times)
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Noda to tweak Cabinet to win tax hike votes
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Sunday he will reshuffle his Cabinet in a bid to win opposition support for his administration's unpopular tax hike bill.
Although Noda refused to give any specifics on the shakeup, expected Monday, Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka and land minister Takeshi Maeda, who were censured by the opposition-controlled Upper House in April, are likely to face the ax. (Japan Times)
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