News On Japan

The bodies of seven people, including three children, were found at the site of a house that burned down in Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture, according to police. (The Japan News)

The head of the Asian Development Bank has agreed to cooperate with the China-proposed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank on development in the region. (NHK)

A suicide attempt by a 33-year-old Korean male on Saturday lead Tokyo Metropolitan Police to the discovery of his girlfriend's body inside a hotel room in Minato Ward, reports the Asahi Shimbun (May 3). (Tokyo Reporter)

Competition in the mobile phone industry is expected to heat up now that providers must allow customers to unlock the subscriber identity module (SIM) cards in their cell phones. (The Japan News)

Japan's highways, railways and skyways were crowded on Saturday as people headed for resorts and hometowns amid the country's spring holiday period. (NHK)

Tsunami warnings were lifted for Japanese islands early on Sunday after they experienced a series of small waves following an earthquake, public broadcaster NHK said. (Japan Today)

As Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling Liberal Democratic Party prepares the way to hold a referendum in 2017 on amending its pacifist Constitution, Japan on Sunday marked the 68th anniversary of the supreme law coming into force. (Kyodo)

In the geisha quarters of Kyoto's Miyagawacho, training to become a maiko requires around 10 months. During that time, all the young trainees sleep and eat with their proprietress and senior geisha, who are called geiko in Kyoto. Trainees are immersed in what they must learn to work in the geisha quarters. (The Japan News)

Police in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, arrested a 28-year-old man on Sunday on suspicion of stabbing his 53-year-old mother to death at their home. (Japan Today)

Just as hydrogen fuel is gaining more attention as clean energy, a project that would produce liquid hydrogen by utilizing geothermal power is about to kick off on the volcanic island of Iojima (See below) in Mishima, Kagoshima Prefecture. (The Japan News)

Japan's public and private sectors will work together to improve the quality and amount of infrastructure investment in Asia, Finance Minister Taro Aso said Sunday. (Jiji Press)

Various rallies and events were held in many cities across Japan on Sunday to mark Constitution Day. (Japan Today)

A group of Nepalese living in a city north of Tokyo have gathered to mourn the victims of the earthquake that hit their country a week ago. (NHK)

A 15-year-old boy, driving without a license, and four passengers in his mini-vehicle were injured when they crashed into a 10-ton truck in Nagoya on Monday morning. (Japan Today)

A UNESCO panel has recommended that sites related to Japan's industrial revolution in the Meiji era should be put on the U.N. cultural agency's World Heritage list, the Japanese government said Monday. (Jiji Press)

The number of children under 15 years of age hit a record low of 16.17 million in Japan as of April 1, marking the 34th straight year of decrease, the government estimated Monday. (Jiji Press)

The Japanese Meteorological Agency said Monday that steam is gushing at the Owakudani volcanic valley in the Hakone hot spring resort area in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo. (Jiji Press)

Airports and train stations were packed on Tuesday as the Golden Week holiday U-turn rush started to peak. (Japan Today)

Taylor Swift kicked off the Japan portion of her "1989" world tour Tuesday after she touched down in Tokyo at Narita Airport and incited a fan frenzy Sunday. (ibtimes.com)

A cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers on Tuesday agreed with a senior Chinese political leader that once frosty relations between the two countries have started thawing following a series of recent exchanges. (Kyodo)

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