News On Japan

Their chicken might be finger lickin' good, but now we don't have to put up with any of the oily mess that comes with it! (rocketnews24.com)

Japan will likely continue facing a tough road ahead over its decades-old territorial row with Russia although the leaders of the two countries have agreed on the start of talks for conducting joint economic activities on four northwestern Pacific islands at the center of the dispute as a step toward concluding a bilateral peace treaty. (Jiji)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed at a chicken farm in the town of Shimizu, Hokkaido, northernmost Japan, the prefectural government said Friday. (Jiji)

A pony escaped from a pet store and ran loose on the streets of Shibuya in Tokyo on Thursday night. (Japan Today)

Japan and Russia signed economic cooperation agreements in a wide range of fields on Friday that involve massive economic assistance from Japan to Russia. (Jiji)

China's holdings of U.S. government debt have declined, lifting Japan into first place as of the end of October, with Beijing's market interventions to prop up its home currency taking a toll. (Nikkei)

An amusement park in southwestern Japan that sparked a flood of criticism for using thousands of frozen fish in an ice rink said Friday it will be closing at the end of 2017. (Japan Today)

The Japanese government plans to grant highly skilled foreign people permanent residency after they live in Japan for one year, at the earliest, informed sources said Saturday. (Jiji)

Japan's foreign ministry will ease visa requirements for Russian nationals to promote people-to-people exchanges. The move came after the Japan-Russia summit held last Thursday and Friday. (NHK)

Japanese workers put up with long hours and unpaid overtime under pressure from cost-cutting companies, and figures from government, which wants more money in workers' pockets to boost consumer spending, appear to underestimate the problem. (Japan Times)

Real Madrid has claimed their 2nd FIFA Club World Cup title after defeating Japan's Kashima Antlers 4-2 in extra-time. (NHK)

Now's your change to look just like John, Paul, George, and Ringo did when they first touched down in Tokyo in 1966. (rocketnews24.com)

In an apparent suicide, police said Sunday that a 23-year-old officer had shot himself at a police box in Niigata Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast. (Japan Times)

Overshadowed by the 11th-hour furor over casino legalization and other legislation forced through the Diet by the ruling bloc last week was the enactment of a lesser-known law that has significant implications for Japan's minority burakumin. (Japan Times)

A withering factory town in the rust belt is looking for revival through a dose of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's "robot revolution." (Japan Times)

The U.S. military resumed flights of the Marine Corps' MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft in Japan on Monday, only six days after a major Osprey accident in the southernmost Japan prefecture of Okinawa. (Jiji)

The Japanese government will decommission the Monju nuclear reactor in Fukui prefecture after a series of safety problems. (NHK)

The Imperial Household Agency said Monday that Emperor Akihito's annual year-end luncheon with the prime minister, slated for the afternoon, has been canceled because the Emperor is still suffering from symptoms of a cold. (Japan Times)

Tokyo prosecutors have dropped charges against singer ASKA, who was arrested last month on suspicion of using illegal drugs. He was released on Monday. (NHK)

There's less than a week to go until Christmas Eve, the biggest date night of the year in Japan. (rocketnews24.com)

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