Japan's largest business organization is calling for wage hikes in the upcoming labor negotiations. It's the first time in 6 years the group will make a strong appeal for higher wages. (NHK)
Keidanren to call for wage hike
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World Bank keeps 2014 Japan growth forecast at 1.4 percent
The World Bank said in a semiannual report Tuesday that it has kept its forecast for Japan's real economic growth in 2014 unchanged at 1.4 pct, anticipating continued support from "strong fiscal and monetary stimulus." (Jiji Press)
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Toyota likely the world's top seller again in 2013
Toyota Motor appears to have grabbed the Number 1 spot among global carmakers for the second straight year. (NHK)
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U.S. to conduct health survey of Operation Tomodachi troops
The U.S. Congress plans to mandate health checkups of the crew of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan which joined relief activities after the 2011 disaster in Japan that caused a major nuclear accident, it was learned Tuesday. (Jiji Press)
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Man arrested on suspicion of killing ex-girlfriend
Police in Mito, Ibaraki prefecture, said Wednesday they have arrested a 41-year-old man over the murder of his 47-year-old ex-girlfriend. (Japan Today)
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2 workers killed after 800-kg sign falls on them at construction site
Two construction workers were killed on Wednesday after they were hit by an 800-kilogram metal signboard that fell from a pallet. (Japan Today)
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Man found dead identified as missing ex-JR Hokkaido chief
A man found dead at a port in the town of Yoichi, Hokkaido, northernmost Japan, on Wednesday morning has been identified as missing former Hokkaido Railway Co. President Shinichi Sakamoto, 73, local police and other sources said. (Jiji Press)
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Japan's electrifying election
Two big news items out of Japan this week have captured global attention. Osaka-based Suntory on Monday announced it will buy Beam Inc., BEAM +0.26% producer of Jim Beam, Maker's Mark and Knob Creek bourbons. Then a historically wide trade deficit sent stocks in Tokyo into a nosedive on Tuesday. But investors might have missed what could prove to be a far more consequential development: the start of a local election campaign that threatens to upend national energy policy. (Wall Street Journal)
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12-year-old girl killed by bullet train left note hinting at bullying
A 12-year-old girl who was killed after she walked onto the tracks and was hit by a bullet train in Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, on Jan 7, left a note in which she hinted she had been bullied at school. (Japan Today)
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2 killed in MSDF ship collision
A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force transport ship and a fishing boat carrying four men collided in the Seto Inland Sea off Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Wednesday morning, killing two of the four on the boat. (Jiji Press)
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Tokyo stocks close down 0.39pc
Tokyo stocks closed 0.39 percent lower Thursday, losing steam after early buying stoked by a record close on Wall Street and the dollar's gain against the yen. (brecorder.com)
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Japan families, colleagues mark 1st anniv. of Algerian hostage crisis
Colleagues and family members of those killed in the hostage crisis in Algeria marked the first anniversary Thursday, while the government vowed to improve its crisis management.
(Global Post)
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10 suspects held over shooting of Japanese couple in Ecuador
Ten members of a criminal group have been detained on suspicion of their involvement in a shooting of a Japanese couple in Ecuador last December, interior minister Jose Serrano of the South American country said on Twitter on Wednesday. (Jiji Press)
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Ex-AUM member who spent 17 yrs on run denies part of charges in trial
A former senior member of the AUM Shinrikyo cult who turned himself in to police after nearly 17 years on the run denied part of the abduction charges against him in a first court hearing that began Thursday in Tokyo. (Kyodo)
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Suicides in Japan fall below 30,000 for 2nd straight year
The number of people who committed suicide in Japan in 2013 stood at 27,195, staying below 30,000 for the second consecutive year, preliminary data from the National Police Agency showed Thursday. (Jiji Press)
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Black-footed albatrosses lay eggs on Tokyo island
Researchers say they have found eggs from the threatened black-footed albatross on an uninhabited island south of Tokyo. (NHK)
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Swallows' Balentien released on bail
Tokyo Yakult Swallows slugger Wladimir Balentien, who last year broke the Japanese home runs record, was released on bail on Wednesday following his arrest on charges of domestic violence. (Japan Times)
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BOJ: 5 of 9 Japan regions up economic views on domestic demand
The Bank of Japan said on Thursday that five out of the nine regions in Japan upgraded their economic views from three months ago as domestic demand continues to be backed by better prospects for jobs, wages and factory production.
(marketnews.com)
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30-cm scar discovered on Osumi
The Maritime Self-Defense Force found a 30-centimeter-long scar Thursday on the port side of Osumi, the transport vessel involved in a collision with a sport fishing boat off an island in Hiroshima Prefecture on Wednesday. The scar is believed to have resulted from the collision, officials said. (The Japan News)
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Japan will deploy a space net to capture orbiting debris
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has a plan to start cleaning up the skies with a giant magnetic net that will scoop up space junk. The system will be tested next month with a satellite developed by researchers at Kagawa University. (geek.com)
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