Quantcast
Channel: News On Japan
Viewing all 31453 articles
Browse latest View live

Tokyo cops nab 83-year-old female pickpocket in Ueno

0
0
Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a elderly female pickpocket who routinely targets women out shopping, reports TV Asahi (Mar. 22). (Tokyo Reporter)

Man arrested after alleged abduction attempt on two children in Tokyo

0
0
Police in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Monday arrested a man suspicion of attempting to abduct two children, both under the age of 10, after he allegedly persuaded them to following him. (Japan Today)

Cultural Agency to be relocated to Kyoto within years

0
0
Japan on Tuesday adopted a basic policy on the planned relocation of central government functions that stipulates the Cultural Affairs Agency be fully moved to the western prefecture of Kyoto within a few years. (Jiji Press)

Gov't plans to send 140,000 personnel to Tokyo in event of huge quake

0
0
The government will dispatch up to 140,000 Self-Defense Forces personnel, police officers and firefighters from across Japan to the Tokyo metropolitan area in the event of a magnitude 7-class earthquake occurring directly beneath the area, the draft of a government emergency response plan obtained by Kyodo News on Tuesday shows. (Kyodo)

Actress Rie Miyazawa announces divorce

0
0
Japanese actress Rie Miyazawa, 42, has announced that her longtime anticipated divorce with her Hawaii-based husband of seven years has finally been finalized. (Japan Today)

Abused boy left to chance by child consultation center dies of injuries from 2014 suicide attempt

0
0
A 14-year-old boy died last month as a result of injuries from his 2014 suicide attempt after a child consultation center declined to take him from his parents despite evidence of physical abuse, the center said Tuesday. (Japan Times)

Posted land prices mark 1st rise in 8 years

0
0
Land prices in Japan as of Jan. 1 rose for the first time in eight years, reflecting a recovery trend in the country's economy, a land ministry survey showed Tuesday. (the-japan-news.com)

Screening of Kashiwazaki-kariwa plant to be halted

0
0
Japan's nuclear regulator says it will suspend screening for restarts of 2 reactors at a nuclear power plant in central Japan. (NHK)

Runaway zebra caught in Gifu Prefecture

0
0
A zebra that escaped overnight from a horse-riding club in Aichi Prefecture, Central Japan, has died after being shot with a tranquilizer dart. (NHK)

Man slashes ex-wife's face in front of Saitama District Court

0
0
Police have arrested a 69-year-old man on charges of assaulting his former wife in front of the Saitama District Court building. (Japan Today)

Arrested U.S. sailor admits to Okinawa rape charge

0
0
A U.S. Navy sailor arrested on suspicion of raping a Japanese woman in Okinawa has admitted to the charge, having initially denied it, investigative sources said Wednesday. (Kyodo)

2 Japanese among injured in Brussels terror attacks

0
0
Two Japanese men were among the hundreds injured in Tuesday's terror attacks in Brussels, which are feared to have killed more than 30 people, it was learned Wednesday. (Jiji Press)

Skymark set to emerge from bankruptcy

0
0
With plans now in place to pay all of its creditors, civil rehabilitation proceedings for Japanese airline Skymark are likely to wrap up at the end of March. (Nikkei)

Govt., residents argue in court over Monju reactor

0
0
A Tokyo court has begun hearing arguments in a lawsuit filed by residents seeking to revoke a government permit for a prototype fast breeder reactor in Fukui Prefecture. The facility has been mostly idle since an accident in 1995. (NHK)

Mitsubishi to launch UAE Mars probe in 2020

0
0
Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries says it has received an order from the United Arab Emirates to launch a space probe to Mars. (NHK)

Woman charged with cyanide murders in Japan likely to plead innocent

0
0
A woman dubbed the "black widow," who is accused of murdering her husband and other partners with cyanide, is expected to plead innocent to all of the charges in her upcoming trial, sources close to the matter said Wednesday. (Japan Times)

Japanese detained in Turkey for trying to join Islamic State: reports

0
0
Turkish security forces have detained a Japanese man who had attempted to join the Islamic State extremist group near the Syrian border, Turkish media reported Wednesday. (Kyodo)

Kuroda: Consumption tax hike may lower growth

0
0
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda has predicted the consumption tax increase scheduled for April next year may lower the country's economic growth by around 0.7 points. (NHK)

Chat app provider plans low-cost smartphone service

0
0
Japanese chat app developer Line will offer low-cost mobile phone service including unlimited data on certain applications as early as the summer, aiming to grow its user base by drawing more customers into the smartphone market. (Nikkei)

Tokyo cops: Hostess club in Akihabara overcharged customers

0
0
Tokyo Metropolitan Police have busted a hostess club in the Akihabara area that has been overcharging customers, reports TBS News (Mar. 24). (Tokyo Reporter)
Viewing all 31453 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images