Hisashi Moriguchi, who falsely announced that he transplanted cardiac muscle cells derived from induced pluripotent stem cells to heart disease patients, has admitted five of the six transplants he claimed to have performed were lies. (Yomiuri)
Moriguchi: 5 iPS transplants were lies
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'Online threat perpetrator' sends e-mail to TBS
TBS Television, Inc. has received an e-mail that apparently claims responsibility for online threats sent via personal computers infected with remotely controlled viruses, according to a senior official at the Metropolitan Police Department. (Yomiuri)
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Sudanese man held over drug possession
A Sudanese man was arrested Monday in Tokyo for allegedly possessing illegal drugs with a total street value of more than 100 million yen.
(Yomiuri)
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World matched record for hottest September
If you thought September felt a bit warmer than usual, you weren't alone.
Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday that last month tied a 2005 record for the warmest September on record worldwide. The heat was most notable in parts of Russia, Japan, Australia, Argentina, Paraguay, Canada and Greenland. (nbcnews.com)
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Gov't urged not to use quake reconstruction budgets for other areas
The government should hammer out a clear-cut policy not to direct budgets for the reconstruction of areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami for other purposes, Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Policy Research Committee Chair Goshi Hosono stated over the weekend.
(Mainichi)
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'Gangnam Style': Is Japan immune to PSY mania?
It's an unsual paradox: Korean pop, a.k.a. K-Pop, is huge in Japan as it is elsewhere in Asia, with artists like Girls' Generation and TVXQ regularly drawing teenyboppers' ears. But for a variety of reasons, "Gangnam Style" just isn't all that big in Japan.
(Time)
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Soccer: Japan angered by French TV host's Fukushima joke about goalkeeper Kawashima
Japan has reacted angrily to a French television host who showed a composite picture of national team goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima with four arms and made a joke about the "Fukushima effect." (chicagotribune.com)
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Japanse stocks advance on U.S. retail sales, weaker yen
Japanese shares rose, with the Nikkei 225 (NKY) Stock Average increasing the most in about a month, as exporters gained after U.S. retail sales beat estimates and the yen weakened. (BusinessWeek)
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7 Chinese Navy warships pass waters near Okinawa island
Seven Chinese Navy warships on Tuesday passed the contiguous zone, a band of water just outside Japan's territorial waters, around an Okinawa island amid a dispute over the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, which are claimed by China, the Japanese Defense Ministry said. (Mainichi)
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Elephant tramples keeper to death in Japan
An elephant trampled its keeper to death at a Japanese zoo on Tuesday as he tried to stop the gigantic animal from attacking its new-born calf, police and reports said. (Straits Times)
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Japan police find 3 bodies at house, look for more
Police in Japan probing the disappearance of seven people said on Tuesday they had found three badly decomposed bodies in a house and were still looking to see if they would unearth more. (khaleejtimes.com)
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Mitsubishi Motors logs profit rise
Japan's Mitsubishi Motors said on Tuesday its net profit soared 60 per cent year on year in the three months to September, boosted by strong sales in Southeast Asia. (Channel NewsAsia)
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5 held over apps that stole smartphone info
Five people, including the owner of an information technology-related company, were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of providing a virus built into smartphone applications that stole more than 10 million pieces of personal information from users' address books.
(Yomiuri)
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Job ratio falls for 1st time in 3 yrs
The seasonally adjusted effective ratio of job openings to job seekers in September fell 0.02 point from the previous month to 0.81, the first decline since July 2009, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said Tuesday.
(Yomiuri)
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Yamanaka to be awarded Order of Culture
The government announced Tuesday that Nobel laureate Shinya Yamanaka will be one of six people to receive this year's Order of Culture award.
(Yomiuri)
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Baseball: Fighters come alive in Japan Series
A change in scenery got the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters back in their comfort zone and back in the Japan Series. (Japan Times)
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Government urged to ease vehicle taxes
The nation's car industry leaders urged the government Monday to abolish automobile-related taxes to help ease the impact of the coming sales tax hike on vehicle sales. (Japan Times)
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Isuzu opens new Thai plant
Major Japanese truck maker Isuzu Motors has built a new plant in eastern Thailand. The company is hoping to make the country its export hub to the world market. (NHKReloaded)
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Autumn stardust shrimp season starts in Suruga Bay
This year's autumn fishing season for stardust shrimp began on Monday in Suruga Bay, Shizuoka Prefecture. (NHKReloaded)
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Japan: Tax matters
A rule of thumb in Japanese politics is that a prime minister who proposes a tax increase will not be long-lived. In fresh memory are prime ministers who came up with just such an idea and fairly soon had to look for another job. (Asia Times)
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