For thousands of people living in the region of Japan devastated by last year's triple disaster, Friday's earthquake served as an unwelcome reminder of their vulnerability to sudden, violent seismic shifts - and as a warning to the rest of the country. (csmonitor.com)
Test passed? Japan's earthquake causes quick response near Fukushima
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Anger over Japan minister's N. Korea rocket gaffe
A Japanese government minister has come under fire from the opposition for saying North Korea should "waste no time" in holding its planned rocket launch so he can campaign in earnest for the upcoming election. (AFP)
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Loose bolts found in Sasago Tunnel
Loose ceiling bolts have been found in a tunnel parallel to the one whose ceiling collapsed Dec. 2 in Yamanashi Prefecture, killing nine people. (Yomiuri)
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Hundreds queue up for Wii U debut in Japan
Hundreds of people queued up at electronics shops across Japan as Nintendo released its new Wii U game console, hoping to reposition itself in a gaming market invaded by online social games. (Japan Today)
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Chinese man arrested for Aichi murder
A 29-year-old Chinese man has been arrested for killing a mother and one of her sons at their home in the town of Kanie in Aichi Prefecture in 2009, after a DNA profile from the murder scene matched that of the suspect. (Yomiuri)
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Japan awaits quake aftershock
More than 20,000 people were evacuated after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck on Friday off the north-east Japanese coast devastated by a quake and tsunami last year. (radioaustralia.net.au)
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Japan heist unsolved, 44 years on
On a rainy morning in December 1968, a police motorcyclist screeched to a halt in front of a cash-laden Tokyo bank vehicle and ordered four men to get out, warning it was about to explode.
Seconds after the cop ducked underneath the car, plumes of smoke began billowing up and he screamed at them to flee. (AFP)
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Crown Princess says she's making efforts for recovery
Crown Princess Masako, who has been receiving treatment for a stress-induced illness for about 10 years, said Sunday on the occasion of her 49th birthday that she is making efforts to recover with support from doctors and the public. (Japan Times)
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ANA plane overruns runway
An All Nippon Airways flight from Tokyo's Haneda airport overran the runway at a northern Japanese airport after the automatic braking system failed, reports said Sunday. (inquirer.net)
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Need for greater energy cooperation in Asia
Led by China, Asia - the ASEAN nations, China, India, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand - was the major contributor to growth in the global economy in the first decade of this century. (East Asia Forum)
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Man killed in hit-and-run in Ibaraki
A 44-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run incident in Yachiyo, Ibaraki Prefecture on Sunday morning. (Japan Today)
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Japan's populist maverick thinks his time is now
Shintaro Ishihara has been a rare flamboyant presence in Japan's otherwise drab political world for half a century.
A novelist turned right-wing firebrand, he has long held celebrity status on the political margins. (Sydney Morning Herald)
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Baseball: Japan schoolboy chooses Sapporo over MLB
Schoolboy pitching sensation Shohei Otani has reversed his decision to jump straight to Major League Baseball by agreeing to join Japan's Nippon Ham Fighters. (chicagotribune.com)
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Japan halts beef imports from Brazil over BSE link
Japan says it has halted beef imports from Brazil after the South American nation notified the World Animal Health Organization (OIE) of the discovery of the protein believed to cause bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a cow. (Reuters)
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North Korea may postpone controversial rocket launch
North Korea may postpone the controversial launch of a long-range rocket that had been slated for liftoff as early as this week, state media said Sunday, as international pressure on Pyongyang to cancel the provocative move intensified. (newschannel10.com)
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Tokyo cops make 10 arrests for robbery of drunk customers in Kabukicho
Tokyo Metropolitan Police on Monday announced the arrest of 10 club employees for the robbing of intoxicated customers in the Kabukicho entertainment area of Shinjuku Ward. (Tokyo Reporter)
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Japan economic data sparks recession fears
Japan has confirmed the world's third-largest economy shrank in the three months to September, fuelling fears the country is slipping into a recession. (The Australian)
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Tokyo stocks mixed by the close
Tokyo shares closed mixed in Monday's session as better-than-expected US jobs data were overshadowed by poor Japanese figures and caution over talks in Washington aimed at averting the fiscal cliff. (The Post)
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Girl hit by train may have committed suicide due to bullying, say police
Police said Monday that a 13-year-old girl who was hit by a train in Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, is believed to have committed suicide as a result of bullying. (Japan Today)
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What it's like to be a 'comfort woman'
During WWII, up to 200,000 women and girls were forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military. These women and girls were kept in 'comfort stations' in China, Taiwan, Borneo, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), Indonesia and many of the Pacific Islands. (Daily Life)
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