News On Japan

A severe heat wave continued to engulf wide areas of Japan on Tuesday, with temperatures in one western city reaching 40 C for the fourth day in a row, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. (Kyodo)

Novartis (NYSE:NVS) has come under scrutiny in Japan, where researchers have been forced to retract studies claiming multiple benefits for the popular blood pressure drug Diovan. (Wall Street Journal)

Australia's Domino's Pizza Enterprises said on Tuesday it is expanding into Asia, taking a 75 percent stake in the fast-food brand's Japanese business for 12 billion yen (US$123.4 million). (channelnewsasia.com)

Families have come back to Tsukihama beach in Higashi-Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, nearly 30 months after the Great East Japan Earthquake. (Yomiuri)

A meteor streaks across the night sky above Mt. Rokko in Kobe shortly before 4 a.m. Tuesday during the annual Perseid meteor shower. (Yomiuri)

Japan's police authorities on Monday decided to send a team of officers to the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the investigation of a fire in June at the Japanese embassy in Kinshasa, the capital of the African nation, sources said. (Jiji Press)

Participants perform the graceful Awa-odori dance in front of spectators lining the street during the Awa-odori festival in Tokushima on Monday evening. (Yomiuri)

Japan's crown prince and princess plan to visit areas hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami for the first time in 2 years. (NHK)

Japan's Navy has detonated a live bomb dropped by American forces during World War II. (foxnews.com)

The Nikkei has continued its improved performance this week and by the end of trading today (August 14th), the index had reached a one-week closing high. (cityindex.co.uk)

Police in Chiba Prefecture have taken into custody a child who allegedly burned down her house following parental neglect. (Japan Today)

A commuter train in Tokyo is struck by lightning illuminating the evening sky and sending sparks across the railway tracks. (telegraph.co.uk)

Japanese trade minister Toshimitsu Motegi and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman agreed Sunday that the two countries will work together toward concluding the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations within the year. (Kyodo)

Japanese companies operating in China are considering measures in response to China's new rules on visa renewal. (NHK)

Japan's trade deficit widened significantly in July, the Finance Ministry reported Monday, as imports rose sharply amid gains in energy costs. (MarketWatch)

Heavy rains have disrupted train services in Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, affecting local residents and tourists. (NHK)

On Thursday, investigators revealed that Mamoru Goda, the artist known for the popular manga "Mori no Asagao," has been charged with indecent assault and the infliction of bodily injuries. (Tokyo Reporter)

A boy, 10, has died after he suffered burns on his entire body in an explosion that occurred at a fireworks event site in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on Thursday, the prefectural police department said Monday. (Jiji Press)

Tokyo stocks closed 0.79% higher today, driven largely by bargain-hunting while the yen held steady against the dollar, brokers said. (themalaysianinsider.com)

An active front is bringing heavy rain to northern Japan while most of the remainder of the country is still in the grips of a heat wave. (NHK)

Latest Images