Tokyo Metropolitan Police on Thursday announced the bust of a maid cafe in the Roppongi entertainment area for employing a teenage girl. (Tokyo Reporter)
Roppongi maid cafe busted for employing teen girl
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6,721 teachers across Japan used corporal punishment
The 2012 academic year saw 6,721 teachers at 4,152 schools nationwide use corporal punishment on 14,208 students, 20 percent of whom suffered some form of injury, an education ministry survey showed Friday. (Japan Times)
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First talks with U.S. on TPP wrap up
The first Japan-U.S. talks held in parallel with the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade initiative ended Friday in Tokyo, setting the stage for further discussions on more specific issues. (Japan Times)
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TEPCO digs hole, pumps tainted water from ground
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Friday it has started pumping radioactive groundwater away from areas near water intakes at its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, aiming to prevent further leaks of contaminated water into the sea. (Yomiuri)
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Workers decrease at Japanese makers
Results of a private survey show that over half of Japanese manufacturers employed less people last year. (NHK)
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Japan, Russia to hold talks on isles
Deputy Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama and his Russian counterpart will hold working-level consultations Aug. 19 in Moscow over a long-running territorial dispute, the Foreign Ministry said Friday. (Japan Times)
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Mercury tops 39 degrees in western Japan's Kochi Pref.
A heat wave struck western Japan and the Kanto eastern region on Friday, with temperatures soaring to 39.3 degrees Celsius in Shimanto, Kochi Prefecture, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. (Jiji Press)
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Kanebo confirms skin problems of 5,702 customers
Kanebo Cosmetics Inc. said Friday that 5,702 users of its skin-whitening products in Japan had been confirmed by Sunday to have experienced white blotches on their skin, up from 4,061 in the previous announcement on July 31. (Jiji Press)
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23,699 taken to hospital for heatstroke in July
The number of people taken to hospital by ambulance due to heatstroke in Japan came to 23,699 in July, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Friday. (Jiji Press)
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Tokyo fun park celebrates 160 years
Asakusa Hanayashiki Amusement Park may be small but it is jammed with popular retro rides and has been loved by both young and old for more than 150 years now. (Yomiuri)
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Y1,000,000,000,000,000 - the size of Japan's national debt
Japan's eye-watering national debt has topped one quadrillion yen, official data showed Friday, a record figure that underlines Tokyo's struggle to curb its huge borrowing. (telegraph.co.uk)
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Deadly rains lash N. Japan
Heavy rain lashed the Tohoku region and Hokkaido on Friday, with hourly rainfalls exceeding 100 millimeters at many observation points and a landslide killing one person. (Yomiuri)
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Japanese cargo ship docks with ISS
A Japanese unmanned cargo ship has docked with the International Space Station. (NHK)
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Revision aims to reduce 'orphaned' pets by half
A revision to an animal welfare law set to take effect in September will allow local governments to refuse to take in pets abandoned by their owners, with the aim of reducing the number of abandoned cats and dogs. (Yomiuri)
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TEPCO:Underground wall not effective against leaks
The operator of the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant has confirmed that an underground wall is unable to keep contaminated groundwater from seeping into the sea. (NHK)
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Reform needed to escape debt
With swelling social security costs and slow growth in tax revenues pushing the nation's total debts to a record high, the government must introduce painful measures such as tax hikes and social security system reform to free the nation from its long-standing fiscal dependence on debt. (Yomiuri)
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JR East: Don't walk on escalators
It's common to see people dashing up or down escalators at train stations, past people standing on one side. However, East Japan Railway Co. began making an unusual request this summer, asking its commuters to refrain from walking or running on escalators to prevent accidents. (Yomiuri)
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Bon voyage: Trains, planes, roads swarmed
The annual rush of travelers for the Bon summer holidays peaked Saturday, with roads and railway stations jammed with people heading to their hometowns and other destinations. (Japan Times)
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6 men given suspended sentences over Roppongi club attack
Six men arrested in connection with the fatal beating of a man in a Roppongi nightclub last September have been found guilty of aiding and abetting, and given suspended sentences by the Tokyo District Court. (Japan Today)
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Korean companies struggle to gain traction in Japan
Brandishing a new Sony Xperia as she left a mobile phone shop in a trendy part of Tokyo, Nisako Hanawa, a 17-year-old student, explained that she had chosen that brand "because of its cool design and its good reputation." (New York Times)
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