An oil painting by French impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir that was stolen from a private residence in Tokyo in 2000 was auctioned in February at Sotheby's in London for about £1.05 million ($1.6 million), investigative sources said Monday. (Japan Times)
Tokyo man discovers Sotheby's auctioned his Renoir stolen in 2000
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S. Korea asks Japan to skip visit to war shrine
South Korea has asked Japanese officials to forgo a visit to the Yasukuni shrine to pay homage to their dead during World War II. (UPI)
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Japan UFO video mysteriously deleted from YouTube
Images from a video are making the rounds, reportedly showing a large glowing UFO flying near a plane over Japan. But the lack of sufficient detailed information about this so-called close encounter raises a few doubts about the whole thing. (huffingtonpost.com)
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Ando warns media to back off
Two-time former world figure skating champion Miki Ando, who gave birth to a baby girl in April, has asked the media to respect her privacy as she continues her preparations to return to competition for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. (Japan Times)
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Kanebo to be called to report on disclosure delay
Japan's Consumer Affairs Agency will demand that cosmetic maker Kanebo investigate why it delayed revealing problems with its skin-whitening products. (NHK)
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Computer hackers can now hijack toilets
Hackers can harass users of a smart toilets in Japan by exploiting the power of a free Bluetooth app.
(Daily Mail)
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IMF calls for Japan reforms, plan to clear debt
The International Monetary Fund said Japan's economy is recovering from years of stagnation, but that far-reaching reforms and a "credible plan" are needed to reduce its debt mountain and sustain growth in the long run. (miamiherald.com)
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Shin Shin had a phantom pregnancy: Ueno panda experts
Specialists at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo have concluded that giant panda Shin Shin, 8, experienced a phantom pregnancy, the zoo said Monday. (Japan Times)
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Japan nuclear body says radioactive water at Fukushima an 'emergency'
Highly radioactive water seeping into the ocean from Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is creating an "emergency" that the operator is struggling to contain, an official from the country's nuclear watchdog said on Monday. (Reuters)
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Hand, foot and mouth patients hit 100,000
Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), which causes rashes to break out on these parts of the body and affects mainly infants, is rampant nationwide this year, with the number of patients exceeding 100,000. (Yomiuri)
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Japan's tough choice on tax hike
Japan is beginning to emerge from 15 years of economic stagnation but a tax rise aimed at controlling sky-high borrowing could spoil the party. (CNN)
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Sony rejects Third Point's proposal to sell entertainment unit
Sony Corp. on Tuesday rejected U.S. hedge fund Third Point's proposal that the Japanese electronics firm sell a stake in its entertainment business. (Kyodo)
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Korean Air plane overshoots runway in Japan
A Korean Air passenger jet has overshot the runway at an airport in north-western Japan and ended up with its nose in the grass. (The Guardian)
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Okinawans protest additional Osprey deployment
Protests are intensifying in Okinawa against the additional deployment of US Osprey transport aircraft following the crash of a US military helicopter in the prefecture. (NHK)
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Tokyo stocks close up 1.00%
Tokyo stocks have ended 1.00 per cent higher after a late buying surge, while the US dollar rebounded moderately against the yen. (Daily Telegraph)
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U.S. military helicopter crashes in Okinawa
A U.S. military helicopter crashed on Japan's southern island of Okinawa on Monday, U.S. Forces in Japan said, an incident that could stoke anger over the concentration of U.S. military bases on the island. (chicagotribune.com)
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Abe vows utmost efforts for elimination of nuclear weapons
At a ceremony Tuesday marking the 68th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed to do his utmost to realize a nuclear-free world and to offer better support to atomic-bomb survivors with radiation-caused health problems. (Kyodo)
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Police blunders taint murder probe
The Toyama prefectural police in December 2012 arrested a 54-year-old assistant police inspector, Takeshi Kano, on suspicion of murdering an elderly couple who had been his friends for more than 30 years and of setting their residence afire in April 2010. (Japan Times)
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Big firms to boost capital spending 10%
Large companies plan to increase capital spending by 10.3 percent in the current fiscal year compared with last year, a Development Bank of Japan survery shows. (Yomiuri)
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Yanba dam completion put off to FY 2019
The Japanese land and infrastructure ministry said Tuesday that it has revised the basic plan on the construction of the Yanba dam to put off its scheduled completion to fiscal 2019 from fiscal 2015. (Jiji Press)
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