A pet shop in Tokyo has been ordered to close for not maintaining a clean and safe environment for animals. It is the first time for such an order to be issued by the Tokyo metropolitan government. (Japan Today)
Officials close Tokyo pet shop for poor practices in 1st such case
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Foreign visitors to Japan top 1.5 million for 1st time in March
The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan rose for the 26th consecutive month in March and topped 1.5 million for the first time, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday. (Jiji Press)
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Abe assures Xi of upholding past gov't apologies over WWII
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe assured Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday that he will uphold past government apologies over World War II including a 1995 statement that offers a "heartfelt apology" to the people of Asian nations affected by Japan's "colonial rule and aggression" during and before the war, a senior Japanese official said. (Kyodo)
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Police find flare-like objects attached to drone
Police in Japan have discovered what appear to be flares attached to the drone found on the roof of the Prime Minister's Office in central Tokyo on Wednesday. (NHK)
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Japan to hurriedly regulate drones
After a drone was found on the roof of the prime minister's office in Tokyo Wednesday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga underscored the importance of making regulations as soon as possible to prevent such unmanned aerial vehicles from being used for terror attacks. (Jiji Press)
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Darth Vader gets golden makeover in Japan
Darth Vader, the masked villain in the ’Star Wars’ sci-fi universe, has had a makeover. Japanese jeweler Ginza Tanaka unveiled a gold Darth Vader mask on Wednesday, months before the latest film in one of the most popular movie franchises of all time, ’Star Wars: The Force Awakens’, hits cinema screens in December. (Japan Today)
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Man stabbed by unknown woman at entrance to his home
A 72-year-old man was stabbed by a woman at the entrance to his house in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, police said Thursday. (Japan Today)
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Japan police bust live streaming site FC2 on obscenity charges
On Thursday, police from five prefectures, including Kyoto, arrested two executives of a company operating live streaming site FC2 Live in Osaka on charges of distribution of obscene material, reports the Sankei Shimbun. (Tokyo Reporter)
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Tokyo cops arrest yakuza in pregnancy scam
Tokyo Metropolitan Police on Wednesday announced the arrest of an organized crime member believed to be behind multiple fraud scams involving fake pregnancy accusations, reports TBS News (April 23). (Tokyo Reporter)
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Body of missing 6-year-old girl found in Hokkaido river
The body of a 6-year-old girl who went missing on Tuesday afternoon was found floating in a river in Kyowa, Hokkaido, on Thursday morning. (Japan Today)
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Tokyo stocks close up 0.27% at 15-year high
Tokyo stocks extended their gains on Thursday, a day after the benchmark index closed above 20,000 for the first time in 15 years. (Global Post)
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HondaJet makes maiden flight from Sendai to Tokyo
Honda Motor Co.'s first jet plane made its maiden flight Thursday as the company seeks to boost its reputation for cutting-edge technology. (Japan Times)
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China to scrap duties on rare earth exports
China says it will scrap its duties on rare earth exports starting May 1st. (NHK)
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Tokyo park closed after unusually high radiation level is detected; buried substance suspected
An unusually high level of radiation has been detected at a park in Toshima Ward, Tokyo, the ward office said Thursday, prompting speculation that some kind of material has been buried there. (Japan Times)
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Police search for missing Chiba girl in late teens, are told she was buried
Police said Thursday they are searching for an 18-year-old girl from Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, who has not been seen for several days, and after a lead that she has been buried. (Japan Times)
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Industry ministry eyes 20%-22% of electricity from nuclear in 2030
The industry ministry is looking to set the target for the ratio of nuclear power generation to Japan's total electricity production in 2030 between 20 percent to 22 percent, compared with 28.6 percent in fiscal 2010 before the Fukushima nuclear crisis, sources close to the matter said Thursday. (Kyodo)
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Japan considers buying more rice from Australia
The Japanese government has started negotiations with other countries participating in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade talks about increasing imports of rice. (NHK)
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End of an era: Japanese companies to stop making 'Galapagos phones'
Japanese manufacturers from 2017 will end production of conventional mobile phones with custom operating systems, bringing an end to once-pioneering technology that led to the world's first Internet-able cellphones. (Nikkei)
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Right-wing candidate’s nude campaign poster skirts election law
Campaigning for Sunday’s second wave of quadrennial unified local elections has highlighted a legal loophole that allows candidates to go to extremes - including nudity - to gain votes. (Japan Times)
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Japan lifts pilot age limit to 67 amid Asian shortage
Japan raised the age limit for piloting a commercial plane to 67 on Thursday, in the latest effort in Asia to come to grips with a drastic pilot shortage. (Japan Times)
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