News On Japan

In terms of response to rape victims, Japanese authorities are a century behind their U.S. and European counterparts, Catherine Jane Fisher, who was raped by a U.S. serviceman in Japan in 2002, said in a lecture on Saturday. (Jiji)

The Chiron 401 planetarium system at the Yokkaichi Municipal Museum in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, has been recognized by Guinness World Records as being capable of projecting the largest number of stars in the world, the museum said Saturday. (Jiji)

Two statues of young girls symbolizing the so-called comfort women who were forced to serve as prostitutes for Japanese troops before and during World War II were unveiled in Shanghai in a ceremony held on Saturday. (Japan Times)

Japanese alpinist Junko Tabei, the first woman in the world to scale the peak of Mt. Everest, died of peritoneal cancer at a hospital in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, on Thursday. She was 77. (the-japan-news.com)

Don't be frightened! In Japan, bath houses are everywhere, but none are as mystical as Dogo Onsen. (ONLY in JAPAN)

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is looking to offer 5 billion yen ($48.2 million) in loans when he meets with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte next week, bilateral diplomatic sources said Saturday. (Kyodo)

Weather officials are warning people in quake-struck Tottori Prefecture to be on the alert for landslides, as rain is expected on Sunday. (NHK)

Subway operator Tokyo Metro was forced to change the design of one of its official "Tetsudou Musume" mascots last week after an outcry over what some deemed as inappropriate elements, including a see-through skirt. (tokyoreporter.com)

Japanese actor Mikijiro Hira, who performed in various fields including television dramas and theater plays, died on Sunday. He was 82. (Jiji)

Hiroshima Carp fans might have gone home feeling that a little can sometimes go a long way after Game 2 of the Japan Series. Their Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters counterparts, however, head back to Sapporo thinking that snowballs have a nasty tendency to start avalanches. (Japan Times)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has instructed the Self-Defense Forces to fully prepare for their expected new tasks under new national security laws that took effect earlier this year. (NHK)

Two explosions in Utsunomiya, north of Tokyo, on Sunday killed one person and injured 3 others. Police suspect a man killed himself with explosives. (NHK)

Candidates aligned with Japan's governing Liberal Democratic Party have won 2 Lower House by-elections held on Sunday. (NHK)

Maple, mountain ash and other trees are awash in autumn colors Monday on Haccho Dejima, a small peninsula that juts into Lake Chuzenji in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture. (the-japan-news.com)

Fukuoka Prefectural Police are hunting for a woman who posed as a postal worker and slashed an elderly woman here on Saturday. (Tokyo Reporter)

Japanese defense officials have measured noise levels from US Osprey aircraft at a Self-Defense Forces base in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo. This is the first time for the aircraft to fly over the Chiba base. (NHK)

Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 53-year-old male taxi driver over the assault of a man outside a restaurant in Fuchu City who later died, reports TV Asahi (Oct. 22). (Tokyo Reporter)

In a small coastal town on the Sea of Japan, Uber Technologies Inc. is deploying an unusual strategy. (the-japan-news.com)

The Bank of Japan is closely monitoring developments in the real estate market. It says financial institutions are lending more to the sector as property prices rise in the metropolitan areas. (NHK)

Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force has invited the media to a drill of new duties the government is considering for its peacekeeping unit in South Sudan. (NHK)

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