Japan's decision to try to tighten control over disputed islands in the East China Sea looks like a serious miscalculation. It's not extraordinary that protesters in China are baying for war. The difference from times past is that rifts surfacing at the top of the Communist Party render Beijing more sensitive to the popular mood. (Asia Times)
Beijing more sensitive to war tremors
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11 Chinese vessels sail near Senkakus
Ten Chinese surveillance ships sailed into the contiguous zone off the Senkaku Islands on Tuesday afternoon, following a similar incursion by a fishery monitoring ship in the morning, Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura said. However, Fujimura said the government had not confirmed the arrival of about 1,000 fishing boats that Chinese media reported had left several ports Monday for waters near the Senkaku islets. (Yomiuri)
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Anti-Japan protests reignite across China on occupation anniversary
Anti-Japan protests reignited across China on Tuesday, the sensitive anniversary marking Tokyo's occupation of its giant neighbour, escalating a maritime dispute which has forced major Japanese firms to suspend business there. (Reuters)
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Principal suggested to parents that student's suicide be explained as accident
The principal of a high school here told the parents of a student who killed himself that he wanted to refer to the death as an accident when explaining it to the rest of the students, it has been learned. (Mainichi)
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Japan and UK economies have 'eerie parallels'
A third of Japan's energy is currently nuclear generated. However, with emotions running high after the reactor meltdown at Fukushima, the government has committed to phasing that out completely by the 2030s. (telegraph.co.uk)
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Jilted man kidnaps ex-girlfriend's daughter
Police said Tuesday they have arrested a man for allegedly kidnapping the 3-year-old daughter of his ex-girlfriend from a Tachikawa apartment. (Japan Today)
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Tokyo stocks end mixed
Japanese stocks ended mixed on Tuesday after a see-saw session clouded by worries over a diplomatic dispute between Tokyo and Beijing that weighed on China-linked shares. (Japan Today)
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Genital-cooking Japan man handed to prosecutors
A man who admits cooking and serving his own severed genitals to paying diners in Japan has been handed over to prosecutors on an allegation of indecent exposure, Tokyo police said Tuesday. (mysinchew.com)
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Learning curve: With a push, Japan's universities go global
To stay competitive, more schools are welcoming international students and teachers, promoting bilingual programs of study and encouraging young Japanese to study abroad. (Time)
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Ministry to analyze all substances found in cigarettes
The health ministry has decided to analyze all substances found in popular cigarette brands to better understand the adverse health effects of smoking with the aim of reflecting the data in its future countermeasures, according to officials. (Yomiuri)
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83% of DPJ backers favor Noda's reelection
Eighty-three percent of eligible voters who support the Democratic Party of Japan are in favor of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's reelection in the DPJ's upcoming presidential race, a nationwide survey by The Yomiuri Shimbun has revealed. (Yomiuri)
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Sumo: Yokozuna Hakuho suffers first defeat
Ozeki Harumafuji knocked the daylights out of Takayasu to remained undefeated Tuesday, but yokozuna Hakuho took a spill for his first loss at the hands of Tochiozan on the 10th day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. (Japan Times)
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'Progress' on Osprey safety as clock ticks down
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta believes "great progress" has been made on ensuring safe operations of the Osprey aircraft to be deployed in Okinawa Prefecture. Nevertheless, resistance to the deployment remains strong in the prefecture--and the clock is ticking as the planned start of operations involving the tilt-rotor aircraft nears. (Yomiuri)
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Japan business chiefs may skip China visit: official
A group of Japanese business leaders that has met top Chinese politicians regularly over 37 years will cut short this year's trip over safety fears amid a worsening island dispute, an official said Tuesday. (brecorder.com)
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This time is different: post-bubble housing start of US vs. Japan
Japan's real estate bubble and the subsequent lost decades probably serve as a template of what the Western developed economies might be like. A lot of talks about the "Japanification" of Europe and indeed the United States have been mentioned. (alsosprachanalyst.com)
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Russia concerned about new US radar in Japan
Russia has expressed concern about a US plan to deploy a new early-warning radar system in Japan.
Defense chiefs from Japan and the United States agreed on Sunday to install a second X-band radar to counter possible missile threats from North Korea. (NHKReloaded)
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Senkaku fight leaves trail of carnage in tourism industry
Travel companies say they are seeing slowing business between China and Japan as the two countries ratchet up the rhetoric in a territorial dispute over a group of East China Sea islands. That has led to occasionally violent protests in China with a definite anti-Japanese tone. (Wall Street Journal)
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Man arrested over smoke bomb incident
Fukuoka prefectural police have arrested a Japanese man on suspicion of throwing smoke bombs onto the premises of the Chinese Consulate General in Fukuoka. (Yomiuri)
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Fire spotted at gate of Chinese school in Kobe
A fire was spotted at the gate of a Chinese school in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, at around 2:40 a.m. Wednesday, prompting police to launch an investigation on suspicion that somebody set the fire in a protest against China, where anti-Japan demonstrations are continuing. (Mainichi)
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Japan Airlines up slightly in Tokyo trading debut
Japan Airlines Co. capped an $8.5 billion initial public offering, the biggest this year after Facebook's, with a modest return to the Tokyo Stock Exchange: Its share price rose only 1 percent in the first day of trading. (Seattle Times)
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