News On Japan

A total of 41 people have been injured in a 6.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, Saturday, prefectural police said Sunday. (Jiji Press)

The health ministers of Japan, China and South Korea said Sunday they will collaborate closely in preventing Ebola and other deadly diseases from entering their borders. (Kyodo)

Mongolian Hakuho tied sumo legend Taiho's record of 32 Emperor's Cup wins on Sunday to send shockwaves through Japan's ancient sport. (SBS)

South Korea conducted a military drill around the disputed Takeshima Islands in the Sea of Japan on Monday. (Jiji Press)

Architectural structures aimed at withstanding heavy snow may have helped fewer houses collapse in the earthquake that struck northern Nagano Prefecture late Saturday than in previous quakes of similar intensity in the nation. (The Japan News)

There has been a sharp increase in the number of people failing to report taxable earnings from the sales of gold, silver and other precious metals. (The Japan News)

Voters, puzzled as to why Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is calling an election now and unimpressed by opposition alternatives, may shun the Dec. 14 election in record numbers. (Japan Times)

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday surveyed damage from Saturday's strong earthquake that hit the northern part of Nagano Prefecture in central Japan, left 44 people injured and heavily damaged or destroyed 141 houses. (Kyodo)

Osaka University Hospital said Monday it has successfully transplanted a heart provided by a Japanese girl less than six years old who was judged brain dead in a boy aged below 10. (Jiji Press)

A 49-year-old man was arrested on Monday afternoon after he fired shots into the Yokohama apartment of his former wife, police said. (Japan Today)

The government's Earthquake Research Committee announced Sunday that the quake that rocked Nagano Prefecture on Saturday was highly likely to have been caused by a jolt along a section of the Kamishiro Fault, located in the northern area of the prefecture. (The Japan News)

The Japanese government is to ease conditions for multiple entry visas issued to independent Chinese tourists. (NHK)

Honda Motor Co. told U.S. safety regulators Monday a recently completed third-party audit shows the automaker did not report 1,729 accident claims involving an injury or death since 2003, including eight cases tied to defective air bag inflators from Japanese supplier Takata Corp. (Kyodo)

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said Tuesday the central bank is closely watching the impact of the yen's sharp fall against other major currencies following its additional monetary easing last month. (Kyodo)

Tokyo stocks rose 0.29 percent on Tuesday in post-holiday trading after another record close on Wall Street and as the yen remained weak against the dollar. (brecorder.com)

Japan's political parties are expected to announce their campaign agendas this week for the Lower House election on December 14th. (NHK)

Winter resort operators here are scrambling to quash rumors at home and abroad that a recent earthquake caused serious damage to their ski hills and facilities. (Asahi)

Police in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, said Tuesday that around 16,000 New Year greeting cards ("nengajo") have been stolen from 26 Lawson convenience stores. Security cameras have captured footage of two men who are believed to be the thieves. (Japan Today)

Primary and middle school children in Fukui Prefecture have achieved the best scores among all 47 prefectures in physical strength and athletic ability tests, the education ministry has announced. (The Japan News)

Japanese authorities say a large amount of chemical materials used to make what are considered dangerous drugs is imported from China. (NHK)

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