News On Japan

Officials at Japanese electronics maker Toshiba have admitted to 7 additional cases of accounting irregularities involving a total of more than 50 million dollars. (NHK)

Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz has expressed a negative view toward the Japanese government's scheduled raising of the consumption tax rate from 8 percent to 10 percent in April next year. (the-japan-news.com)

Tokyo's Shibuya ward has turned to a hawk in its effort to drive away troublesome crows from downtown areas. (NHK)

FUJIYOSHIDA, Yamanashi Prefecture--Clear skies hot on the heels of a freak snowfall had camera buffs and sightseers flocking to a park here March 15 to grab a magnificent shot of a pagoda with Mount Fuji in the background. (Asahi)

The estimated number of visitors to Japan in February increased by 36.4 percent from a year earlier to 1,891,400, marking the second-highest monthly total ever, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday. (Japan Times)

The Japan Tourism Agency decided Wednesday to ask operators of accommodation and other resort facilities to allow foreign visitors with tattoos to use spas. (Jiji Press)

The US Marine Corps has banned its members and Navy personnel stationed in Okinawa, southern Japan, from staying overnight in Naha City, after a sexual assault there involving a sailor. (NHK)

The number of foreign tourists visiting Japan increased 36% from a year earlier in February, lifted by Chinese visitors even amid the yen's climb against the yuan. (Nikkei)

A photo of a man posing atop a beached and seemingly dead whale won a photography award before triggering a backlash that ended with the prize being revoked, the contest's organizer said Wednesday. (Japan Times)

A video surfaced Wednesday on Facebook indicating Japanese freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda, who went missing in Syria last June, could be a hostage of militants in the country. (Kyodo)

The number of consultations Japanese police received over "revenge porn" came to 1,143 in 2015, National Police Agency data showed Thursday. (Jiji Press)

The town of Biei in central Hokkaido used to be deserted during the winter, but lately it's been attracting many foreign tourists with attractions that have made it a popular cold-weather destination. (Asahi)

A truck slammed into a vehicle triggering a pileup inside a highway tunnel in Hiroshima on Thursday, leaving at least two people dead and nearly 70 injured, police said. (Japan Times)

Foreign investors offloaded Japanese stocks in record numbers last week, due to concern about the impact of a strengthening yen on fiscal 2016 earnings as well as an unwinding of arbitrage positions. (Nikkei)

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on Thursday offered prayers to fishermen and others in the fishing industry who lost their lives during the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami during a visit to a monument in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture. (the-japan-news.com)

Calls for a delay in the planned increase in the consumption tax rate are growing all around Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (the-japan-news.com)

Honda Motor is gearing up to take a second stab at the top-end sports car market dominated by European heavyweights by bringing out a state-of-the-art vehicle made in the U.S. Aside from the car itself, the fact the Japanese automaker chose the U.S. to make the car has intrigued motor enthusiasts. (Nikkei)

The Diet on Thursday enacted a law banning drones from flying over important facilities such as the Prime Minister's Office while giving police the power to destroy drones if necessary. (Japan Times)

Former professional baseball slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara, who has recently been indicted for suspected stimulant use, was released on bail Thursday. (Jiji Press)

Struggling Japanese electronics maker Toshiba plans to sell its refrigerator and other so-called white goods business to China's Midea Group. (NHK)

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