News On Japan

Police and JR officials said Saturday that a 40-year-old woman who was running to catch a JR Yamanote line train before it departed from Kanda Station got her bag stuck in the train doors and was forced to run along the platform for 50 meters as the train began moving forward. (Japan Today)

Friends of the rape suspect who was recaptured Thursday after two days on the run provided him with a place to hide and lent him a car, investigators said Friday. (The Japan News)

Police said Saturday that a 33-year-old woman has been arrested for breaking and entering into the home of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. (Japan Today)

Japanese opposition lawmaker Antonio Inoki left for North Korea on Sunday for his second visit to the reclusive country in as many months. (Jiji Press)

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori agreed Sunday to serve as chairman of the organizing committee for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Jiji Press)

Japan will provide a total of 70 billion yen in official development assistance to Mozambique over five years for a transport corridor project, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Sunday. (Kyodo)

The 1st Airborne Brigade of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force has opened its drills to the public in an annual event. (NHK)

The volume of foreign exchange margin trading between the yen and the dollar more than doubled in 2013 from the previous year thanks to the weakening of the Japanese currency against the dollar. (The Japan News)

Police in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, said Sunday that the bodies of three men were found among the ruins of a multifamily dwelling that was destroyed by fire. (Japan Today)

Ozeki Kisenosato's second bid at yokozuna promotion crash landed before it even got off the runway after a lopsided defeat on the opening day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday. (Kyodo)

Japan on Sunday joined the United States in criticising China's new fishing restrictions in the South China Sea, saying the curbs, coupled with the launch last year of an air defence zone, has left the international community jittery. (Reuters)

A typical winter weather pattern and a powerful cold air mass have driven down temperatures across Japan. (NHK)

Japan will help the Philippines adopt a new disaster response system based on resilient information communications technology (ICT) to help save lives and reduce damage to property. (gmanetwork.com)

China and Japan should put aside their diplomatic differences and find common ground in protecting the environment, the Asian Development Bank said on Monday. (channelnewsasia.com)

Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Akira Amari has signaled the government's readiness to draw up another economic stimulus package if the consumption tax is to be raised to 10 percent in October 2015 as planned. (The Japan News)

Police in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, said Monday that an 11-year-old girl has been missing since Saturday. (Japan Today)

Police said Monday they have arrested a 42-year-old man for fatally stabbing his 39-year-old brother at their home in Yurihonjo, Akita prefecture. (Japan Today)

Japanese automakers dominate their home market with more than a 90 percent share, and have also captured more than a third of the United States market. American automakers say the playing field is tilted against them. (New York Times)

Suntory Holdings Ltd on Monday said it would buy U.S. spirits company Beam Inc for $13.6 billion cash in a deal that would make the Japanese company the world's third-largest spirits maker. (Reuters)

Aichi prefectural police have arrested a 35-year-old unemployed woman for leaving her 6-year-old daughter naked out on a balcony. (Japan Today)

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