News On Japan

The stronger yen is reducing the value of Japanese exports amid signs of a rebound in volume terms. (Nikkei)

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida urged China on Monday to abide by a recent international tribunal ruling that rejected its claims in the South China Sea over its territorial dispute with the Philippines. (Jiji Press)

A shark is believed to have attacked a 29-year-old man Sunday evening when he was surfing in shallow waters off Irino Beach, a popular surfing spot in Kochi Prefecture, according to the Japan Coast Guard. (Japan Times)

The Emperor and Empress arrived at the Nasu Imperial Villa, north of Tokyo on Monday for rest and recuperation. (NHK　)

A Japanese council for cultural affairs endorsed on Monday Christian churches and related sites in the southwestern prefectures of Nagasaki and Kumamoto for addition to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2018. (Jiji Press)

A panel of experts for the Environment Ministry on Monday selected eight out of Japan's 32 national parks under a model project aimed at attracting foreign tourists. (Japan Today)

The Sakurajima volcano in Kyushu Japan had an explosive eruption early Tuesday, spewing volcanic ash 5,000 meters into the sky, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. (Japan Today)

Tokyo Metropolitan Police have re-arrested a 36-year-old Chinese man for the dumping of the body of his wife in a canal in Shinagawa Ward last month, reports the Asahi Shimbun (July 26). (Tokyo Reporter)

SAGAMIHARA - Shock and bewilderment gripped neighbors of a center for mentally disabled people in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Tuesday after a man stabbed and killed 19 residents in their sleep and wounded dozens more in Japan's worst mass killing in decades. (Japan Today)

Following the murder of 19 people at a care facility by a former staff member, experts are trying to determine the motivation behind the attack. (Japan Times)

A knife-wielding man stabbed and killed 19 people as they slept at a facility for the disabled in a town near Tokyo early on Tuesday, a senior government official said, Japan's worst mass killing in decades. (cnbc.com)

The man who went on a stabbing rampage at a facility for the disabled had written a letter hinting about the attack to the speaker of the Lower House of the Diet. (NHK)

Oedo-Onsen Holdings, a leading operator of Japanese hot-spring hotels, is about to make a splash by offering the world's first real estate investment trust specializing in those resorts. (Nikkei)

The tachineputa parade - an annual procession of towering neputa statues of warriors and other historical figures - offers a spectacular summer-night pageant for visitors to Goshogawara, Aomori Prefecture. (the-japan-news.com)

Nintendo affiliate Pokemon Co. has announced that the Pokemon Go Plus wearable game accessory will not hit the market until September. (Nikkei)

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 struck 20 kms off the east coast of Japan on Wednesday night, the United States Geological Survey reported. (Japan Today)

Japan's prime minister has responded to the shock of Brexit on the country's already struggling economy by announcing that his government will deliver an economic stimulus package worth more than ￥28tn. (theguardian.com)

Police in Sapporo have arrested a 24-year-old man for causing damage to a taxi after he got into the vehicle naked and caused a ruckus when the driver asked him to get out. (Japan Today)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki have asked the developer of Pokemon Go to exclude key places for prayer in the western Japan cities from the sites featured in the blockbuster smartphone game, it was learned Wednesday. (Jiji Press)

Japanese women relinquished the world's top spot in average life expectancy at 87.05 years in 2015, overtaken by women from Hong Kong at 87.32 years, according to the welfare ministry's data released Wednesday. (Japan Today)

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