News On Japan

Fishing season for snow crabs, a winter delicacy, began in the Sea of Japan on Sunday. (NHK)

The Japanese government will increase its support to local authorities for a program that invites English-speaking non-Japanese from abroad in order to enhance English education in elementary schools. (NHK)

Bangladesh police on Sunday arrested four suspected Islamist militants, including two linked to the slaying of a Japanese man one year ago, in a raid on their hideout in an abandoned brick kiln. (Japan Times)

Japan and India are set to sign a controversial civil nuclear deal this week, reports said on Sunday, as the two Asian allies look to boost economic and security ties to counter an assertive China. (Japan Today)

A man who was paragliding in northern India’s Himachal Pradesh state died Friday after losing control of the free-flying glider, local police said. (Japan Times)

Former actress Saya Takagi was arrested in Okinawa on Oct. 25 for possession of marijuana, three months after she unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the Upper House election on a platform to legalize pot for medical purposes. She insists the contraband was not hers. (Japan Times)

Fourteen percent of Japanese adults living alone have no money in the bank to guard themselves for rainy days, according to a recent survey of several thousand people by the nation’s Central Council for Financial Services Information. (Japan Times)

A man suspected in the illicit filming of a woman was found collapsed with broken bones in a bungled escape attempt that began after he snuck past a snoozing officer during questioning, police said on Saturday. (tokyoreporter.com)

Cases of gold smuggling in Japan rose sharply in the 12-month period to June to hit a record high. (NHK)

The central Japan city of Ichinomiya has received nine threatening e-mails after it requested the operator of the smartphone app "Pokemon Go" to disable the game when a player is driving following the death of a boy struck by a truck. (Kyodo)

Hay! Godzilla! Aren’t you a little far from home out here in the field? (rocketnews24.com)

Toyota Motor Corp.’s Prius hybrid topped Japan’s new car sales rankings in October, becoming the best seller for the first time in two months, industry data showed Monday. (the-japan-news.com)

India will agree on Monday to purchase 12 amphibious rescue aircraft from Japanese manufacturer ShinMaywa Industries worth $1.5 billion-$1.6 billion, a Japanese daily reported on Sunday. (ndtv.com)

Japanese wages edged up on year in September, suggesting that workers are only seeing modest pay gains despite government efforts to convince companies to pay more. (marketwatch.com)

A 5-year-old boy died in a fire at an outdoor modern art show in Tokyo on Sunday. His father and another man sustained burns as they tried to rescue him. (NHK)

Fewer people in their 20s hope to marry and have a child, according to the latest National Institution for Youth Education survey. (Japan Times)

Four people, including three children, perished in a fire that destroyed a house in Niigata City late Sunday night. (Japan Today)

Japan's labor ministry has launched a raid on advertising giant Dentsu on suspicion the company makes some of its employees work excessive hours in violation of the law. (NHK)

A Japanese freelance journalist detained by Kurdish authorities near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul has been released. (NHK)

An incandescent lightbulb likely caused the fire Sunday at an outdoor art and design event in central Tokyo that killed a 5-year-old boy, the university whose students made the wooden structure said Monday. (Japan Times)

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