Japan has more than 50 gigantic nuclear "pressure cookers" ripe for exploitation by terrorists. And they wouldn't even have to lay siege to the facilities. Instead, they could just walk into a nuclear plant and leave with enough weapons-grade plutonium for a small atomic device - which later could be detonated wherever they chose. (Japan Times)
Yakuza links put nation at added nuclear risk
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Princess Masako shows signs of confidence
Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako, who returned Friday morning from a six-day trip to the Netherlands to attend the new Dutch king's coronation ceremony, smiled as they were greeted by their daughter Princess Aiko, 11, at the crown prince's palace. (Yomiuri)
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Japan's child population falls for 32nd year in row
The number of children aged 14 and under in Japan fell for the 32nd straight year, standing at a record-low 16.49 million as of April 1, the government said Saturday, reflecting the continued drop in the country's birthrate. (Kyodo)
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Japanese researchers cause rain for 2nd straight year
A group of Japanese researchers have successfully produced artificial rain for two years in a row, in February 2012 and March 2013, proving the effectiveness of the spraying of liquid carbonic acid onto the bottom of clouds from aircraft. (Jiji Press)
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Man hit by arrow while walking in garden in Ibaraki
A man was struck by an arrow while walking in a garden alongside an archery ground in Inashiki, Ibaraki Prefecture, police said Sunday. (Japan Today)
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Car goes off bridge after being rear-ended by Ferrari
A car went off a bridge and fell about 7.5 meters to the road below after being rear-ended by a Ferrari on Sunday morning in Tokyo. (Japan Today)
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Baseball: Matsui feted in Tokyo retirement ceremony
Hideki Matsui brought down the curtain on his playing career on Sunday in an elaborate ceremony at his former home park, Tokyo Dome, as he and his first pro skipper Hall of Famer Shigeo Nagashima each received the People's Honor Award from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Kyodo)
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Live chatrooms prey on young, runaway girls
Live chats, a type of real-time webcast, have rapidly become pervasive in offering adult content at a low cost. However, the arrest of three men in February revealed that sites hosting such chats are breeding grounds for child pornography, particularly targeting runaway girls. (Yomiuri)
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Japan tried to buy isles before Soviet collapse: Ozawa
Japan tried to buy the four disputed islands off Hokkaido from the former Soviet Union as proposed by an aide to then-President Mikhail Gorbachev, opposition leader Ichiro Ozawa said Saturday. (Japan Times)
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Contaminated water transfer to end early in June
Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, plans to complete the transfer of radioactive water from leaking underground storage pools to tanks above ground at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant early in June. (NHK)
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Japan's reconstruction minister visits Chernobyl
A Japanese minister has visited Chernobyl in Ukraine to learn from the recovery from the severe nuclear accident there. (NHK)
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Race to turn 'big data' into gold heating up
If used widely, "big data," the massive amount of electronic information that has been generated with advances in computing and Internet technology, could create a market worth tens of trillions of yen. (Yomiuri)
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Tokyo to clamp down on shijimi clam hunters
Collecting shijimi clams at the mouth of the Tamagawa river, which forms the border between Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture, has recently been growing into a popular pastime, but fears of overfishing have prompted the Tokyo metropolitan government to reinstate fishing rights for the first time in a half century. (Yomiuri)
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Article 96 key in panel's debates
Political parties are set to clarify Thursday their stances on amending Article 96 of the Constitution at a meeting of a House of Representatives panel tasked with studying revisions to the top law. (Yomiuri)
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With caution, Japan's neighbors welcome 'Abenomics'
Emerging Asian neighbors are bracing for a surge in capital flows after Japan's unprecedented bid to pump up its long-moribund economy but most believe the upside of cheap cash and a stronger Japanese economy outweighs the risks. (Reuters)
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Thieves steal Y5 mil worth of jewelry after backing car into store
Two men got away with 5 million yen worth of jewelry after they backed their car through the front of a jewelry store in Ushiku, Ibaeraki Prefecture, on Sunday morning. (Japan Today)
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Was fatal Tokyo spa blast foreseeable?
With the Tokyo District Court set to rule Thursday on a 2007 fatal explosion at a Tokyo spa facility, the prosecution and defense teams clashed over the key question of whether the accident was foreseeable. (Yomiuri)
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Athletics: American Rodgers wins 100-meter race in Japan
Mike Rodgers of the United States won the men's 100 meters on Sunday at the Golden Grand Prix. (newstimes.com)
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New mobile standard available for users in 2 years
Japanese telecom companies are developing an extremely high speed mobile technology to be introduced in years to come. (NHK)
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Carp streamers displayed in Fukushima town
As Japan observes Children's Day on Sunday, around 100 carp-shaped streamers are flying in the sky of a town near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. People are not allowed to live there, but they can visit some parts of the town during the daytime. (NHK)
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