News On Japan

Japanese Coast Guard officials say 3 Chinese patrol ships entered Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. (NHK)

Tokyo Metropolitan Police on Wednesday announced the arrest of a 38-year-old male teacher for allegedly taking photos of nude boys, reports Nikkan Sports (Nov. 27). (Tokyo Reporter)

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Sunday held a ceremony to mark 60 years since its establishment in November 1955. (Jiji Press)

Real estate loans extended by banks are surging in Japan on the back of strong demand for redevelopment projects in Tokyo areas and asset management needs of individuals, sources have said. (The Japan News)

Two men assaulted the employee of a KFC store in Chiba Prefecture and stole 900,000 yen early Sunday morning, police said. (Japan Today)

Long-shot Shonan Pandora stunned favorite Lovely Day to win the Japan Cup by a nose Sunday, keeping the trophy out of the hands of foreigners for a 10th successive year. (Japan Today)

Environmental activist group Sea Shepherd on Sunday warned Japan against resuming "research whaling" in the Antarctic while calling on the Australian government to intervene. (Japan Times)

Police in Yokohama said Sunday a 5-year-old boy is recovering in hospital after he fell from the 6th floor balcony of his family's apartment. (Japan Today)

After repeated instances of female tourists being filmed illicitly on the Kiyozimu Temple grounds, Kyoto Prefectural Police have initiated a crackdown, reports the Mainichi Shimbun. (Tokyo Reporter)

Seventy seated Buddhist monks intoned "nenbutsu" prayers and "wasan" hymns while swaying their bodies in unison during the annual memorial service at the famed Higashi-Honganji temple in Shimogyo Ward here on Nov. 28. (Asahi)

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has arrived in Paris for the United Nations climate meeting. The COP 21 conference is due to open later on Monday. (NHK)

Veteran Japanese manga artist Shigeru Mizuki has died. He was known for works featuring "yokai" monsters and those depicting the misery of war. (NHK)

Japanese banks are trying to improve services to accommodate a growing number of foreign visitors, after many have pointed out inconveniences. (NHK)

The Abe administration and ruling camp plan to extend the safeguard import restriction system for beef and pork by one year until the end of March 2017. (Japan Times)

Municipal assembly leaders in Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture, issued a warning Monday to Masumi Tsurusashi, a 71-year-old assemblyman, over discriminatory remarks he made on his Twitter account about gay marriage. (Japan Times)

The Osaka District Court on Monday found a 20-year-old mother not guilty of causing the death last year of her 3-year-old daughter, who had an intractable disease, by not feeding her sufficiently. (Japan Today)

A Japanese ship has set sail for the Pacific and Antarctic Oceans to survey micro-plastics, which are small particles harmful to marine life. (NHK)

A giant float from one of Japan's largest summer festivals has made its debut at the 84th annual Hollywood Christmas Parade. (NHK)

Japanese companies will check their employees' stress levels, starting on Tuesday, as part of efforts to prevent work-related mental disorders. (NHK)

Police in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, have arrested a 23-year-old man and his 17-year-old wife over the fatal abuse of their 16-day-old daughter. The infant died after she was placed in a trash can, Fuji TV reported. (Japan Today)

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