News On Japan

A panel of experts urged the Japanese education ministry Monday to clarify the definition of serious school bullying cases and draw up guidelines for investigations of such cases. (Jiji)

Allegations of software-assisted cheating led the Japan Shogi Association to suspend top-ranked player Hiroyuki Miura from competition earlier this month, but a lack of hard evidence and a dubious investigation process has left more questions than answers about the controversial decision. (Japan Today)

Police arrested a taxi driver on Monday for allegedly abandoning on the roadside a drunk passenger who later died in a traffic incident. (tokyoreporter.com)

Having witnessed the massive influx of young people to the area around Shibuya Station in Tokyo on Halloween last year and the year before, the Metropolitan Police Department this year is planning to make the streets in the area partially vehicle-free. (the-japan-news.com)

Investigative sources have reportedly found evidence that suggests the man who died in an explosion at a park in Utsunomiya City near Tokyo detonated a homemade bomb. (NHK)

A male high-school student in Nishiyodogawa Ward, Osaka Prefecture, was found dead with multiple stab wounds in the hallway of his apartment Monday afternoon, and his mother jumped to her death from a nearby building soon afterward when approached by investigators, police said. (Japan Times)

Japan's Kyushu Railway skyrocketed 20 percent as the former state-owned firm made its Tokyo trading debut on Tuesday, after one of this year's biggest initial public offerings. (Japan Today)

Aichi Prefectural Police have arrested a 28-year-old male Chinese national in the killing of a woman in Kasugai City, reports TBS News (Oct. 24). (tokyoreporter.com)

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has begun a 3-day visit to Japan. Duterte held talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida for 2 hours over dinner on Tuesday evening. (NHK)

Over 60 pct of companies in Japan are short-staffed, the Finance Ministry said Tuesday. (Jiji)

Former actress Saya Takagi, who ran unsuccessfully in July's upper house election, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of possessing marijuana, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said. (Japan Today)

A member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police saved an injured raccoon dog after it was found unable to move on a roadside here on Monday. (tokyoreporter.com)

Officials at a school here on Tuesday downplayed a video released on social media that shows a student from the baseball team confined in a small space behind bars and being bullied. (tokyoreporter.com)

Princess Aiko, the only child of Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako, has been absent from her junior high school for a month due to her poor health condition, an Imperial Household Agency official said Tuesday. (Japan Today)

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party plans to propose extending the maximum tenure of office for party president to three consecutive three-year terms for a total of nine years, officials said Tuesday. (Jiji)

A 50-year-old man was arrested Tuesday on initial suspicion of discarding the dismembered corpse of his 24-year-old ex-girlfriend, who vanished last month after telling police she was being stalked, the police said. (Japan Times)

A new office and shopping complex will open next April in Tokyo's historic Ginza district. The complex will offer the latest fashions as well as traditional Japanese food and culture. (NHK)

The Bank of Japan is expected to discuss revising down its inflation estimates and pushing back its forecast for when inflation will reach its target of 2 pct at its two-day Policy Board meeting from Tuesday, informed sources said. (Jiji)

Fierce competition in Japan's soft drink market has made the Coca Cola group and Kirin Holdings consider a business tie-up. (NHK)

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