News On Japan

Marin Cilic overwhelmed Kei Nishikori to end a tournament of shocks as one of the US Open's most unlikely champions. (theguardian.com)

Police are searching for a man who gave a 9-year-old girl candy that was laced with a powerful sleeping drug, in a Tokyo suburban park on July 29. (Japan Today)

The U.S. dollar stayed in the lower 106 yen zone in Tokyo on Tuesday morning, in the wake of its surge in New York overnight, to hover near its six-year high as a combination of statements by economic heavyweights convinced traders the Federal Reserve is on track to hike interest rates sooner than expected. (Nikkei)

Last weekend, McDonald's Japan launched a new Happy Meal, or "happy set" as they're known here. As with all of the fast food giant's kid-centric food boxes, these sets come bundled with a gift guaranteed to appeal to children so much that they'll bug their parents incessantly to take them to the Golden Arches. (rocketnews24.com)

Japanese stocks edged up on Tuesday after the yen dropped to a six-year low against the dollar, lifting exporters such as Honda Motor Co and Sony Corp, but weak crude oil prices weighed on energy shares. (Reuters)

McDonald's Holdings Co. (Japan) said Tuesday its sales plunged 25.1 percent in August from a year earlier on a same-store basis due largely to food safety concerns, marking the biggest fall since it went public in 2001. (Kyodo)

Japan remained bottom among 32 comparable Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development member states in public spending on education in 2011, an OECD survey showed Tuesday. (Jiji Press)

Japan's Imperial Household Agency has compiled a 61-volume biography of former Emperor Hirohito that portrays him as being distressed that he could not stop his country from going to war, according to Japan's Kyodo News agency. (abcnews.go.com)

A man in his 60s is believed to have been infected with dengue fever in Chiba, east of Tokyo, the first infection outside the capital since the first domestic case in nearly 70 years was reported last month, the health ministry said Tuesday. (Jiji Press)

The Bank of Japan bought government bonds with negative yields Tuesday in an apparent effort to demonstrate its commitment to large-scale monetary easing, which could further push down long rates and the value of the yen. (Nikkei)

Major Japanese supermarkets are implementing new staffing policies to cope with a serious labor shortage, including promoting part-time workers to regular status and recruiting the elderly. (Nikkei)

As Qantas subsidiary Jetstar continues to build up its Boeing 787 fleet, it is focusing its latest deliveries on upgrading direct routes from Australia to Japan. (atwonline.com)

Volkswagen AG, vying with Toyota Motor Corp. for the lead in the global auto industry, said cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells will probably struggle catching on beyond Japan's borders. (detroitnews.com)

Asia Atlantic Airlines began a direct flight between Narita and Phnom Penh on Monday. (bangkokpost.com)

When coming to Japan, there's a wealth of things to do and see-even just staying within the Tokyo city limits, you'd be hard pressed to enjoy everything available in a week. One of the things apparently gaining popularity is sento, or public bathhouses. (rocketnews24.com)

Opposition politicians and industry groups in Australia demanded clarity from the government Tuesday over reports that it could buy a new submarine fleet from Japan rather than build its own at home. (Japan Times)

The government has decided to extend the limits of the continental shelf to which Japan maintains sovereign rights. (NHK)

The tiny Japanese community of Mishima was desperate to reverse its shrinking population so officials came up with what they hoped would be a game-changing plan: free cows. (chinapost.com.tw)

The Tokyo Metropolitan government will send 100,000 sets of protective gear to Ebola-hit countries in West Africa. The region is facing a serious shortage of medical workers and equipment. (NHK)

Before Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, Emperor Hirohito criticized plans to go to war with the United States as "self-destructive" and opposed an alliance with Nazi Germany, though he did little to stop the war that Japan waged in his name, according to the long-awaited official history of his reign released on Tuesday. (nytimes.com)

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