The National Police Agency has extended by one year the offer of a 3 million yen reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for the murders of three women workers at a supermarket in Tokyo's Hachioji in 1995. (Japan Today)
Reward period extended in 1995 Hachioji supermarket triple murder case
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Bears in Japan may be turning into man-eaters
Animal experts warn that bears in Japan have become accustomed to such sounds as radios and the ringing of bells used by humans to frighten them away and now may instead be attracted by the sounds as a marker of human prey. (the-japan-news.com)
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Nishinoshima island ban being mulled
The Environment Ministry is considering banning people from Nishinoshima island, which is part of the Ogasawara Islands, a remote part of Tokyo. According to the ministry, Nishinoshima is the world's sole "natural experimental site," and its local ecological system is expected to grow from scratch having almost been destroyed by volcanic eruptions starting in 2013. (the-japan-news.com)
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Sumo icon Chiyonofuji dies at 61
Former yokozuna and 31-time champion Chiyonofuji died Sunday in Tokyo due to pancreatic cancer, a sumo source said. He was 61.
(Japan Times)
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Tokyo elects first woman governor
Former Japanese Defense Minister Yuriko Koike has won the Tokyo gubernatorial election. She will be the first woman to lead the Japanese capital. (NHK)
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What a show
Fireworks light up the sky over the Sumidagawa river on Saturday for the 39th Sumida River Fireworks Festival. (the-japan-news.com)
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81.5% of women take childcare leave
The percentage of female workers who took childcare leave in fiscal 2015 fell 5.1 percentage points from the previous fiscal year to 81.5 percent, while that of male workers rose 0.35 percentage points to 2.65 percent, according to the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry's Basic Survey of Gender Equality in Employment Management. (the-japan-news.com)
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Japan biz leaders hope for Tokyo reform
Japan's top business leaders expressed hopes that Yuriko Koike, former defense minister and the winner of the Tokyo gubernatorial election Sunday, will carry out administrative reform in the capital and regain public trust in the metropolitan government. (Jiji Press)
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Fukuoka police expand undercover network to halt teen prostitution
Amid the growing problem of teenage prostitution in Japan, Fukuoka Prefectural Police are stepping up surveillance on young girls who are offering sex via the internet and trying to prevent such cases by posing as potential clients. (Japan Times)
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Minamiaso railway resumes operations
Minamiaso Railway Co. in Kumamoto Prefecture partially resumed train operations on Sunday, after the 18-kilometer-long railroad was closed 108 days ago due to severe damage caused by powerful earthquakes that struck the prefecture. (the-japan-news.com)
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Prison guard arrested for filming up woman's skirt
Hyogo prefectural police said Sunday they have arrested a 39-year-old prison guard on suspicion of filming up a woman's skirt on an escalator at a train station in Kobe. (Japan Today)
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Pension fund's huge Y5.3 trillion loss tied to management's passive investing
Friday was a big day for the world's largest pension fund, which posted its worst annual loss since the financial crisis and disclosed individual equity holdings for the first time. The two may be connected.
(Japan Times)
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In first, MSDF ship visits London
The first Maritime Self-Defense Force ship to visit London passed under Tower Bridge over the weekend. (Japan Times)
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Koike vows to push ahead with reforms for Tokyo
Tokyo governor-elect Yuriko Koike says she feels inspired by the huge show of support for her run in Sunday's election, and will push ahead with reforms for the capital. (NHK)
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NHK tests ultra high-definition broadcasts
Japan's public broadcaster, NHK, has started testing an ultra high-definition video system that provides images dramatically sharper than those available through current high definition television.
(NHK)
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Hokkaido cops: Man assaults, kisses woman playing Pokemon Go
Hokkaido Prefectural Police are searching for a man who assaulted a female player of Pokemon Go on a street in Obihiro City, reports NHK. (Tokyo Reporter)
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5 banks see April-June net profit fall amid BOJ negative rate policy
Japan's five major banking groups reported lower net profits in the April to June quarter than a year ago, as the Bank of Japan's negative interest rate policy ate into lending income, their earnings results showed Monday. (Kyodo)
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Test of driverless bus starts in Chiba
Members of the public have taken the first test-ride on a driverless bus in Chiba City, near Tokyo. Operators hope to introduce the "Robot Shuttle" at a shopping mall to ferry customers around. (NHK)
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Maiko entertainers in Kyoto thank supporters
Traditional Japanese female entertainers have made an annual excursion through the streets of Kyoto to visit and thank the people who have supported them.
(NHK)
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Erroneous alert of massive Tokyo quake causes brief panic
Railway companies temporarily stopped trains and social media users were in a state of panic after the Meteorological Agency sent a false alarm of a magnitude-9 earthquake across wide parts of the Kanto region Monday afternoon. (Japan Times)
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