Princess Hisako of Takamado will attend the International Olympic Committee's general meeting in Buenos Aires on Saturday, when the host city of the 2020 Summer Olympics will be decided. (Yomiuri)
Princess Hisako to attend IOC meet
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AKB48 agency wins suit over implied relationship involving Mariko Shinoda
The Tokyo District Court on Tuesday ruled in favor of AKS, the management agency of the popular all-girl group AKB48, over publisher Bungeisha regarding an article published more than three years ago that insinuated the existence of a romantic relationship between the company's president and then member Mariko Shinoda. (Tokyo Reporter)
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Aftermath of tornado near Tokyo
People near Tokyo are picking up the pieces after a tornado struck parts of eastern Japan on Monday afternoon. Powerful winds injured 64 people, 7 of them seriously. (NHK)
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TEPCO: Worn resin may be cause of high radiation
The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant says degrading resin may be to blame for extremely high radiation detected on the plant's storage tanks. (NHK)
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Japan will build wall of ice to stem Fukushima leak
It will take until March 2015 to build, cost $320 million and use enough power each day to run 3300 Japanese households. Yet the country's government this week decided a wall of ice is the best solution to stem the flow of radioactive water leaking from Fukushima Daiichi's four stricken nuclear reactors. (newscientist.com)
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Fictional Japanese TV banker takes double the payback
There has been much talk about banking in Japan this summer- but not for the usual reasons like overseas acquisitions or global expansion. Rather, the talk has been more in the living room rather than the boardroom, focusing on a popular TV series about a courageous but fictional mid-level banker: "Hanzawa Naoki." (Wall Street Journal)
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Nikkei rebounds at 1-month high on yen's weakness
Nikkei ended at a one-month high above the 14,000 line as buying on the yen's weakness offset earlier selling to lock in recent sharp gains. (Global Times)
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Japan's Olympus to face British fraud prosecution
Britain's Serious Fraud Office will prosecute Olympus and its subsidiary over a huge loss cover-up scandal, the Japanese camera and medical equipment maker said Wednesday. (france24.com)
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Woman arrested for strangling man to death at Akita home
Police on Wednesday said they have arrested a woman over the murder of a man at his home in Akita City. (Japan Today)
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Monday's tornado in Japan rated 4th strongest on scale
The Japan Meteorological Agency said Tuesday that the violent storm that hit the eastern Japan prefectures of Saitama and Chiba on Monday was a tornado rated F2, the fourth highest level on the Fujita tornado damage scale. (Jiji Press)
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M6.9 quake rattles eastern Japan
A strong earthquake shook the Tokyo area and eastern Japan early Wednesday, though no injuries or damage was immediately reported. (huffingtonpost.com)
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Storm crossing southwestern Japan
A powerful storm is moving through southwestern Japan, bringing heavy rain and strong winds. Weather officials say affected areas should remain alert for mudslides, overflowing rivers and floods. (NHK)
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New tornados hit Tochigi Pref.
Tornados hit Tochigi Prefecture in eastern Japan around midday Wednesday, breaking windows, tearing off roofs and injuring a number of people. (Kyodo)
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Japan pump price tops 160 yen for 5th straight week
The average retail price of regular gasoline in Japan as of Monday rose 0.5 yen from a week before to 160.7 yen per liter, topping 160 yen for the fifth consecutive week, the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy said Wednesday. (Jiji Press)
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Japan rises to 9th in competitive ranking
Japan is ninth in the overall rankings of the World Economic Forum's annual global competitiveness report for 2013-14, up from 10th place the previous year, the forum said Wednesday. (Yomiuri)
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S. Pacific 'Chinese ports' cause worry / Japan, U.S., Australia wary of 'footholds'
Japanese, U.S. and Australian defense authorities are increasingly wary over China's moves to develop port facilities in island countries in the Pacific Ocean amid concern that those facilities could become Chinese Navy footholds in the future. (Yomiuri)
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Japan suspects bid-rigging over Shinkansen equipment
Japan's Fair Trade Commission raided offices of more than 10 firms Wednesday on suspicion of bid-rigging over snow-removing equipment for a Shinkansen rail line under construction in central Japan. (Jiji Press)
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Tokyo sets up English website on radiation
With the announcement Saturday in Buenos Aires of the winning bid for the 2020 Olympics, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government is running an English website dedicated to radiation-related information - a last-ditch effort to brush off the negative impact from the contaminated water problems plaguing the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. (Japan Times)
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Violence revealed at Tenri University judo club
Repeated acts of violence have come to light at the judo club of Tenri University in Nara Prefecture, western Japan. That club is famous for producing many Olympic and world champions. (NHK)
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Google Street View shows Fukushima evacuation zones
U.S. Internet search giant Google Inc. on Wednesday released images of evacuation zones in disaster-hit Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, via its Street View service that allows users to view 360-degree street-level images. (Jiji Press)
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