News On Japan

Chinese authorities executed on Friday a Japanese man who had been sentenced to death in connection with stimulant drug smuggling, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said. (Nikkei)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has left for a five-nation tour of Latin America. (NHK)

Tokyo stocks surged 1.13 percent Friday, with its benchmark the Nikkei stock index ending at a six- month high following yen's depreciation. (globalpost.com)

The Japan Meteorological Agency on Friday issued heat warnings for most prefectures across Japan, and forecasters say there are probably more days like it coming up. (Wall Street Journal)

Police in Osaka said Friday that a reckless driving incident involving five vehicles left three people injured. (Japan Today)

The government plans to join shale gas development in Mexico, aiming to start imports of the cheap natural gas in the mid-2020s, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. (The Japan News)

Yokozuna Hakuho suffered a stunning defeat on Friday to fall back into a three-way tie for the lead with an 11-2 record at the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. (Japan Times)

Scorching heat has been the norm across Japan in recent days. On Friday, Tajimi in the landlocked prefecture of Gifu saw thermometers hit 39.3 C, the nation's highest temperature so far this year. (Nikkei)

South Korean President Park Geun-hye told visiting Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe on Friday that she wants the Japanese government to resolve the issue of so-called comfort women, mainly Asians, who were forced to serve as prostitutes for Japanese troops during wartime. (Jiji Press)

A volcanic island off Japan's southern coast continues to smoulder with lava flowing from its craters into the sea, new aerial images showed Friday, July 25. (rappler.com)

South Korea's War Museum has retracted its decision to cancel an exhibition of the popular Japanese manga "One Piece" after a court ordered that the event should go ahead. (NHK)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will carry out a cabinet shakeup and a portfolio change in his Liberal Democratic Party's leadership in the first week of September, informed sources said Friday. (Jiji Press)

Fast food restaurant chain operator McDonald's Japan says it has stopped using chicken meat from all Chinese suppliers. (NHK)

A name-list trader that bought Benesse Corp. customer information from a systems engineer arrested last week has resold data on some 470,000 Benesse customers for 1.2 million yen to an education-related company in the Kyushu southwestern Japan region, investigative sources said Friday. (Jiji Press)

Japan can increase its female workforce by about one million if it takes steps to improve the working environment for women raising children, the government said in its annual economic and fiscal white paper on Friday. (Jiji Press)

With the number of privately run nursery schools increasing in Japan, many such facilities are working to come up with novel services in order to survive, including original educational materials and English conversation classes. (The Japan News)

Derek Jeter stood on the dugout steps, stone-faced as a statue, when Ichiro Suzuki approached after rounding with the bases with his first home run since last August. (Japan Times)

Ozeki Kotoshogiku has changed an improbable script into his moment of truth ahead of the final day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. (Japan Times)

Uniqlo, Japan's largest clothing store chain is keen on sourcing the garments from India. Uniqlo is the wholly owned subsidiary of Yanai controlled company, Fast Retailing. (fibre2fashion.com)

Fukushima Prefecture's Arakawa River has been deemed to be the cleanest river in Japan by the federal Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism. (straight.com)

Latest Images