Ten people have been arrested on suspicion of smuggling about 240 kilograms of stimulant drugs with an estimated street value of 16.8 billion yen into Japan, it was learned Monday. (Yomiuri)
10 held in smuggling of stimulants worth 16.8 billion yen
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168 lawmakers visit Yasukuni shrine
Nearly 170 lawmakers visited a controversial war shrine seen as potent symbol of Japan's imperialist past on Tuesday, stoking regional tensions. (The Australian)
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Tokyo stocks close down
Tokyo stocks closed down 0.29 percent Tuesday as a stronger yen hit sentiment despite a positive performance on Wall Street. (IOL)
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'Abenomics' changing opinions and skirt lengths in Japan
Most Japanese treat Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's new economic program, dubbed "Abenomics," with a heavy dose of skepticism. (CNN)
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Japan PM vows to use force to expel any Chinese landing on disputed islands
Japan's prime minister on Tuesday vowed to "expel by force" any Chinese landing on islands at the centre of a territorial row, after eight Chinese government vessels sailed into disputed waters.
(Straits Times)
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Squid fishermen caught in tentacles of 'Abenomics'
As the yen has plunged in recent months, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's popularity has soared. But would the love still be there if cheap sushi fell by the wayside, a victim of Mr. Abe's economic policies? (Wall Street Journal)
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Even Abenomics can't ignore Japan debt
Investors in Japan are cheering the implementation of "Abenomics," a fresh round of government spending and drastic monetary easing designed to end 15 years of deflation. (CNN)
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Mystery, loss fuel Murakami sales
Haruki Murakami's latest novel, "Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage," has been a phenomenal success for the nation's lackluster publishing market, selling more than 1 million copies in just the first seven days after its April 12 release. (Japan Times)
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Muse uses Japan's Rising Sun imagery
British rockers Muse have a new music video out. It was shot in Tokyo, and it's lighthearted and fun. Oh, except for the part that pissed people off. (Kotaku)
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Japan, U.S. reaffirm cooperation over N. Korea
Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and visiting U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns on Tuesday reaffirmed the importance of cooperation between Tokyo and Washington and among the two countries plus South Korea in dealing with provocations by North Korea in a decisive manner. (Jiji Press)
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Construction worker finds human skeleton during road repairs
A construction worker performing repairs on sound-deadening walls installed along the Tomei Expressway in Kanagawa Prefecture on Monday removed one of the panels and got a grisly surprise: a headless human skeleton. (Japan Today)
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China, Japan tense over disputed islands
The fragile relationship between China and Japan came under fresh strain Tuesday as ships from both sides crowded into the waters around a disputed group of islands and nearly 170 Japanese lawmakers visited a controversial war memorial. (CNN)
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Woman attacks high school girl with knife outside apartment
Police said Tuesday they are looking for a woman who slashed a high school girl with a knife in the grounds of an apartment block in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture. (Japan Today)
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Fast Retailing to unify wages worldwide
As part of its efforts to recruit skilled workers and expand its global business by offering higher wages, the operator of the Uniqlo clothing chain will unify its payment system for its employees and executives worldwide, company officials said Tuesday. (Japan Times)
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Palace's moat to be cleaned up
The Environment Ministry has started to improve the water quality of Chidorigafuchi moat of the Imperial Palace and its surrounding natural environment, including the cherry trees for which the moat is popularly known. (Yomiuri)
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Japan, U.S. to conduct joint military drill in California
Japan and the United States will conduct a joint military drill in California on June 10-26 to practice recapturing a remote island, the Japanese Defense Ministry said Tuesday. (Jiji Press)
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4 teenagers arrested for assaulting man with metal bats
Police in Akiruno, western Tokyo, said Tuesday they have arrested four teenagers on suspicion of beating up a man and robbing him last October. (Japan Today)
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Possible radioactive traces found from North Korea nuclear test
Radioactive gases that could have come from North Korea's nuclear test in February have unexpectedly been detected, a global monitoring body said on Tuesday, possibly providing the first "smoking gun" evidence of the explosion. (The West)
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Nikkei climbs 2.3 pct to nearly 5-yr highs; weak yen buoys exporters
Japanese shares climbed 2.3
percent to their highest level in nearly five years on Wednesday
as the yen resumed its slide towards 100 to the dollar. (Reuters)
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Groser: Address to Japan National Press Club
New Zealand is the formal administrator, or legal 'Depositary' of the TPP Agreement. This reflects the real negotiating history of TPP, which started as a strategic decision by Singapore and NZ to negotiate a bilateral FTA in the 1990s with precisely this concept - a wider Asia Pacific FTA - in mind. That led eventually to P4 and, in turn, to TPP today. (scoop.co.nz)
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