News On Japan

Hyogo Prefectural Police have found fingerprints on items that were believed to have been used to dismember a corpse discovered last week in a riverbed in Itami City, reports the Sankei Shimbun (Tokyo Reporter)

Veteran Hiroshima Carp right-hander Hiroki Kuroda announced on Tuesday that this will be his last season. Now he will see if he can go out as a champion. (the-japan-news.com)

Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries says it will stop building large passenger vessels as part of a broad restructuring of its troubled shipbuilding business. (NHK)

Japanese government and business officials have come up with a plan called "Premium Fridays" to boost consumer spending. (NHK)

The average cost of wedding ceremonies and receptions hit a record high in fiscal 2015 for the second straight year, according to Recruit Marketing Partners Co. (Japan Times)

Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 44-year-old former gang boss for allegedly assaulting a bar hostess in the Roppongi Entertainment district of Minato Ward, reports TV Asahi (Tokyo Reporter)

A short anime video encouraging crime syndicate members to leave their gangs has been produced by a Fukuoka center that promotes activities to eliminate violent crimes by gangsters. (the-japan-news.com)

A group of 85 Japanese lawmakers visited Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Tuesday for its autumn festival. (NHK)

A Japanese private think tank has ranked Tokyo in 3rd place in its evaluation of the world's major cities. Tokyo overtook Paris to make it into the top 3 for the first time. (NHK)

Osaka Prefectural Police have arrested a 24-year-old man after a stabbing incident at a residence in Kadoma City left one person dead and three others injured, reports TBS News (Oct. 19). (Tokyo Reporter)

The suicide of a woman who worked excessive hours at Japan's biggest advertising agency has prompted the company to lower the amount of overtime employees can book. (Japan Times)

Tokyo and Kyoto have been picked as the world's best and second best cities outside the United States, the U.S. travel magazine Conde Nast Traveler said Tuesday. (Japan Today)

The organizers of a photo contest in northeastern Japan have decided to withdraw their revocation and award a prize for a picture of a teenage girl who apparently committed suicide due to bullying. They had originally revoked the prize after learning the girl had died. (NHK)

Tokyo Metropolitan Police believe that a corpse found between two buildings in the Shimbashi area of Minato Ward is that of a woman who went missing earlier this year, reports TV Asahi (Oct. 19). (tokyoreporter.com)

Much like its predecessor in California does, every autumn Universal Studios Japan gets into the Halloween spirit with a collection of spooky, limited-time attractions. (rocketnews24.com)

Japanese Empress Michiko, who turned 82 on Thursday, has said in a written interview with journalists that she was very shocked to see the word "abdication" in the headlines of front-page newspaper stories earlier this year that reported Emperor Akihito's desire to step down from the Chrysanthemum Throne. (Jiji)

A gangster died in police custody on Wednesday after seven officers tried to restrain him during a possibly drug-fueled rampage that included him biting two of them, Fuji News Network reports (October 20). (tokyoreporter.com)

Japanese policymakers are proposing an overhaul of the country's inheritance tax, targeting those who shift their wealth abroad to take advantage of a foreign residency loophole. (Nikkei)

Nissan Motor Co. CEO Carlos Ghosn announced Thursday he will become chairman of Mitsubishi Motors Corp., vowing to help reform the struggling automaker. (Japan Times)

Japanese 4-time Olympic gold medalist in women's wrestling, Kaori Icho, has received the People's Honor Award. (NHK)

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