News On Japan

A tiny personal computer that is worn on the ear and can be controlled with the blink of an eye or the click of a tongue is being tested in Japan. (hindustantimes.com)

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Saturday warned Japan would face "isolation" if it pushed ahead with a move to revisit an apology over wartime sex slavery. (India Times)

An American customer has filed a damages lawsuit against Mt. Gox, the first such case against the Tokyo-based troubled major bitcoin exchange. (Jiji Press)

Alisdair Rolt, Jordan Simpson-Brown, Tom King and Millie Potts, all from the Daventry area, have been selected to join 3,500 Scouts and Guides from across the UK to attend the 23rd World Scout Jamboree in Japan. (daventryexpress.co.uk)

I've traveled to such countries as France, Italy, South Korea, Spain, Russia and Brazil as the producer of the "Kawaii Ambassadors" (Cute ambassadors) program under the auspices of the Foreign Ministry with model Misako Aoki, who was clad in Lolita fashions. Lolita fashions served as one of the program's major highlights. (The Japan News)

A masterpiece by the Japanese ukiyoe artist Kitagawa Utamaro has resurfaced after more than 60 years. (NHK)

A tuna fishing boat caught fire on Sunday in the Pacific Ocean off Kochi Prefecture, western Japan. (NHK)

The number of new AIDS patients reported in Japan last year hit 469, up 22 from the previous year. (NHK)

If you move to Japan and have a sudden craving for good old-fashioned American pizza, expect to have a hard time finding a simple, pepperoni-topped slice. While Americans like to keep things simple with tomato sauce, cheese, and a few slices of pepperoni, the Japanese prefer to cover their pizza with mayonnaise and sprinkle a generous amount of sweet corn on top. (The Diplomat)

British guitar legend Eric Clapton just may be serious about the whole retirement thing. (AAP)

The U.S. Geological Service says a magnitude 6.7 earthquake has struck in the East China Sea north of the Japanese island of Okinawa. (Washington Post)

An 18-year-old boy was arrested Sunday for allegedly murdering a schoolgirl in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, six months ago. (Jiji Press)

An annual torch ceremony heralding the arrival of spring has begun at Todaiji Temple in the ancient Japanese capital, Nara. (NHK)

Japanese stocks fell, with the Topix (TPX) index capping a fourth day of declines, after the yen gained amid demand for haven currencies as Russia seized control of Ukraine's Crimea region. (BusinessWeek)

An overnight express bus hit two large trucks parked in a service area on the Hokuriku Expressway in Oyabe, Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, early Monday morning, leaving two people dead. (Jiji Press)

The Japanese government is set to appoint Osamu Shimada, 56-year-old president of JR Hokkaido Hotels Co., as the next president of embattled Hokkaido Railway Co., or JR Hokkaido, informed sources said Monday. (Jiji Press)

A 10-year-old in Japan today will likely be hired by a company that does not exist yet. That's because, according to two researchers from Hitotsubashi University and Nihon University here in Japan, Japanese companies created after 1996 contributed a net positive of 1.2 million new jobs. But older companies shed a net 3.1 million jobs in that time. (Forbes)

Japanese regulators are increasing the pressure on regional banks to consolidate, worried that shrinking populations outside the nation's major cities will leave lenders too weak to stand on their own. (wtaq.com)

The Philippine ambassador's official residence in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, where musician and artist Yoko Ono enjoyed cherry blossom viewing in her childhood, was unveiled as a Philippine national historical landmark Monday at a ceremony with diplomats and representatives from Japan and the Philippines. (The Japan News)

Private-sector think tanks in Japan expect a slight upward revision in the government's gross domestic product growth estimate for October-December 2013. (Jiji Press)

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