Tokyo students have held a memorial for Japanese freelance reporter Mika Yamamoto. She was killed while working in Syria in August. (NHKReloaded)
Symposium held for reporter, Mika Yamamoto, killed in Syria
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Myanmar to contest in Miss International Tiara in Okinawa
For the first time in 51 years, a Myanmar nominee will be competing for Miss International Tiara, to be held in Okinawa on Oct. 21. Nan Khin Zay Yar, 24, will compete with 68 contestants in a general beauty pageant, that is considered one of the "Big Four" pageants. (myanmaronlinecentre.com)
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Japanese workers begin search for tsunami bodies in Okawa 19 months later
Work has finally begun to find some of those still listed as missing following the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, 19 months on. (telegraph.co.uk)
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Tycoon offers Chinese cars for Japanese amid row
SHANGHAI -- A Chinese philanthropist known for his populist gestures has pledged to give domestically made cars to more than 40 people whose vehicles were damaged in widespread anti-Japan protests last month. (mysinchew.com)
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Japan to resume financial aid for Myanmar
Japan announced a plan Thursday to restart yen loans to rapidly reforming Myanmar, as Tokyo steps up efforts to help bring the once-pariah Southeast Asian nation into the fold of the global economy and benefit from its high economic growth potential. (Wall Street Journal)
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Noh time like the present
Noh -- derived from the Sino-Japanese word for "skill" or "talent" -- is a major form of classical Japanese musical drama that has been performed since the 14th century. Many characters are masked, with men playing male and female roles. (NHKReloaded)
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Sprint in talks on potential sale to Japan's Softbank
Japanese wireless service provider Softbank Corp is looking to buy roughly 70 percent of Sprint Nextel Corp in a bold move that would make it a major player in the U.S. mobile market. (Reuters)
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Virus-infected computer used in bomb threat had email log erased
The log of a bomb threat email sent from the virus-infected computer of a man who was arrested and later released was erased, say investigators, who suspect a third-party of trying to destroy evidence.
(Yomiuri)
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Prosecutors to assert Mainali's innocence
Prosecutors are expected to assert that a Nepalese man is not guilty of the 1997 murder of a Japanese woman in a retrial to be held later this month, as it has been concluded that DNA evidence collected from her body came from a man other than the defendant, it has been learned.
(Yomiuri)
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New justice minister allegedly had yakuza ties
Justice Minister Keishu Tanaka was stung by a fresh scandal Thursday as the Shukan Shincho weekly magazine reported that he used to have close ties to a major yakuza group in Yokohama. (Japan Times)
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Japan may intervene on yen without U.S. support
Japan's economy minister said Thursday that Tokyo may intervene in the currency market on its own to rein in the yen's strength, even without the consent of the U.S. (Wall Street Journal)
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Rakuten to expand in Asia as Japan online retailer chases Amazon
Rakuten Inc., Japan's biggest Internet retailer, plans to expand in India and Australia as the outlook for slowing economic growth at home hurts demand at its online shopping malls.
(BusinessWeek)
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Post deletion requests declined at 2channel
The number of requests by an oversight body for the deletion of online posts containing illegal information on 2channel, one of the nation's largest Internet forums, fell to 311 in the first half of 2012, down about 90 percent from 3,122 a year before, National Police Agency data showed Thursday. (Yomiuri)
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Beer shipments hit record low in Jan.-Sept.
Shipments of beer and quasi-beer in Japan for the January-to-September period fell 1.4 percent from a year before to 320,767,000 cases, the lowest level for the period since record-keeping began in 1992, major brewers' data showed Thursday. (Yomiuri)
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Dogs abandoned at Fukushima, Japan, suffer PTSD-like effects
She was found roaming the streets of Fukushima's exclusion zone, the sprawling ghost town that now surrounds Japan's quake-crippled nuclear reactor.
One of an unknown number of dogs that were left chained or abandoned amid the disaster, the haggard-looking mutt bore a scar over one ear and unmistakable signs of chronic stress. (Los Angeles Times)
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Super forms of gonorrhea on way
The ''clap'' is making a comeback, and experts say it is only a matter of time before superbug strains of the sexually transmitted infection reach Australian shores. The first form was in Japan, while the second was found in France and soon after jumped to Spain. (The Age)
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Eyeing Sprint, Softbank in talks with Japan banks for $23 billion loan: sources
Japanese wireless service provider Softbank Corp is in talks with three major Japanese banks to borrow $23 billion (1.8 trillion yen) to finance a bid for U.S. operator Sprint Nextel Corp, sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Friday. (Reuters)
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Japan government cuts economic view for three months in a row
Japan's government downgraded its view of the economy for the third straight month in October as worries about Europe's debt crisis and China's slowdown intensified, adding pressure on the central bank to offer further stimulus to support growth. (Reuters)
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Moody's: Japan political impasse a concern for debt outlook
The stand-off between Japan's government and opposition parties is a concern as it has stalled important legislation needed to fund government spending, credit rating agency Moody's Investors Service said on Friday. (Reuters)
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Japan's top nuclear regulator says no restart until fault checks, tighter safety standards met
TOKYO - The head of Japan's new nuclear regulatory agency says reactors will not be allowed to restart until they pass seismic inspections and meet safety standards to be instituted next year. (Washington Post)
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