Police said Wednesday that two men robbed over 28 million yen from a pachinko parlor in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture. (Japan Today)
2 men rob Tochigi pachinko parlor of over Y28 million
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Tokyo stocks up after Wall St. jump on jobs data
Stocks gained further ground on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Monday, helped by bullish New York equities late last week thanks to a jobs recovery in key U.S. industry sectors. (The Japan News)
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Kennedy pledges to help reduce burden in Okinawa
US Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy has told the governor of Okinawa that she will cooperate in reducing the burden of US military facilities on communities in the prefecture. (NHK)
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Watabe grabs silver in Nordic Combined
Japan's top Nordic combined skier Akito Watabe has won silver in the individual normal hill event at the Sochi Olympics. He is the first Japanese athlete to win a medal in the event since the 1994 Lillehammer Games. (NHK)
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Toyota recalls 1.9 million Prius to fix hybrid system
Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it is recalling nearly 1.9 million units of the Prius hybrid sold worldwide because of a programming glitch in the hybrid system. (Kyodo)
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Domino's profit on a roll after Japan buy
Domino's Pizza Enterprises has reaffirmed its full-year guidance for Australia and Europe and lifted its guidance for Japan after increasing profit following its acquisition of Domino's Pizza Japan. (The Ausrtalian)
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Japan's wholesale prices up 2.4% in Jan. on year
Japan's wholesale prices rose 2.4 percent in January from a year earlier for the 10th straight monthly gain as the yen's depreciation boosted import costs of energy, the Bank of Japan said Thursday. (Kyodo)
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Obama to visit Japan, three other Asian countries in April
President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced he will visit Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and the Philippines in April, six months after a scrapped tour of the region raised questions about his commitment to an increasingly influential region of the world. (Reuters)
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Tokyo stocks close down 1.79%
Tokyo stocks closed down 1.79 percent Thursday, hit by profit-taking after recent gains, a stronger yen and a fall on Wall Street. (Global Post)
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Japan's love hotels see business booming
From rooms kitted out like medical clinics where couples can play "doctors and nurses" to grottos where it is permanently Christmas, Japan's "Love Hotels" cater to almost every taste, offering a few hours of reasonably-priced privacy in a crowded country. (nst.com.my)
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17-year-old girl stabbed to death, man arrested
The bloody body of a 17-year-old female high school student was found at a house in Hachioji, western Tokyo, Wednesday night, and a 35-year-old man who lives there was arrested on murder charges Thursday after surrendering to police. (Jiji Press)
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Record cesium level in Fukushima plant groundwater
The operator of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi plant says water samples taken from a newly-dug well contained the highest levels of radioactive cesium detected so far in groundwater at the site. (NHK)
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Japan gets in the mood for love this Valentine's Day
Love is all around at this time of year, but on Valentine's Day in Japan it isn't so evenly distributed. The festival of romance has long suffered from a gender imbalance here: Feb. 14 is traditionally a day for women to give presents to men - not just their partners, but also often fellow students, coworkers, family members or other hangers-on (such gifts are aptly termed giri-choko, or "obligation chocolates"). (Japan Times)
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Hanyu sets world record in men's figure skating
Nineteen-year-old Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan impressed in the men's short program on Thursday, while Canada's Patrick Chan remains in contention for the gold medal, as well. (sbnation.com)
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Sister of lawmaker Tokuda admits election campaign fraud
The eldest sister of Japanese lawmaker Takeshi Tokuda admitted charges of election campaign fraud involving the Tokushukai hospital group during the first hearing of her trial at Tokyo District Court on Thursday. (Jiji Press)
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Kerry urges Japan, S. Korea to overcome history issues
Visiting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday that Japan and South Korea should improve their relations by overcoming history issues. (Jiji Press)
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Japan vows to aid Mekong states toward ASEAN Economic Community
Japan vowed Tuesday to continue assisting five Southeast Asian countries along the Mekong River in building infrastructure and developing the regional economy toward the establishment of a more integrated ASEAN Economic Community by the end of 2015. (Global Post)
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Slowing Japan economy stokes tax-rise fears
Japan's economy slowed to a crawl in the last quarter of 2013, data showed on Monday, exacerbating fears that an April sales tax rise will derail Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's bid to stoke growth after two decades of deflation. (The West)
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Local govts struggle to clear heavy snowfall
The recent heavy snowfall that hit eastern Japan paralyzed traffic systems in many areas, leaving a number of communities isolated. (The Japan News)
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2 bodies found beneath floor in Kyoto residence; possible link to mass suicide 8 years ago
Police said Monday that the bodies of two people were discovered wrapped in a vinyl sheet beneath the floorboards of a house in Kyoto's Fushimi Ward, and that they may be linked to the suicides of three people in the same house eight years ago. (Japan Today)
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