News On Japan

A 52-year-old woman was found beaten to death in the bathtub of her home in Gosen, Niigata Prefecture, police said Friday, adding that her 20-year-old son is missing. (Japan Today)

Zuishinin Temple is there for women who say one lifetime together is enough. (rocketnews24.com)

Unbeaten WBC bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka was named the 2016 Boxer of the Year on Friday by the Japan Boxing Commission. (Japan Times)

A 78-year-old woman died after being hit by a train in Tokyo's Toshima Ward, after her pushcart got stuck in the tracks at a crossing. (Japan Today)

Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko will visit Vietnam and Thailand from Feb. 28, a cabinet meeting was told on Friday. (Jiji)

President Trump only chose media outlets owned by conservative mogul Rupert Murdoch to ask questions during Friday's joint press conference with Japanese President Shinzo Abe. (thehill.com)

Komehyo announced steps Friday meant to help the retailer of secondhand clothing and accessories find its footing after a year in which profits plunged. (Nikkei)

Miyagi Prefectural Police have arrested a 44-year-old male company employee in the theft of dozens of race queen uniforms from an automobile event in Sendai last year, reports Kahoku Shimpo (tokyoreporter.com)

Heavy snow plastered much of the Sea of Japan coast on Friday as a cold wave hit the archipelago, disrupting transportation and causing power outages. (Japan Times)

Iyo Matsumoto and Yu Hayami, Japanese TV personalities known as "mama-dols," or former pop idols continuing their show-business careers even after becoming mothers, face charges after jointly trespassing onto a railway track. (Japan Today)

Nearly half of married couples in Japan said they have not had sex in more than a month, meaning they are effectively in a sexless relationship, a private survey showed Friday. (Japan Today)

President Donald Trump says the alliance between the United States and Japan is a cornerstone of regional peace and stability, edging away from campaign pledges to force Tokyo to pay more for the US security umbrella. (abc.net.au)

Jiro Taniguchi, a legend in Japan's comic art of manga, died in Tokyo on Saturday at the age of 69, leaving behind an international following for his exquisite line drawing of scenes from everyday life. (AFP)

Fire fighters are still fighting a blaze that broke out overnight at a recycling factory in Tsukuba City, authorities said on Sunday. (tokyoreporter.com)

North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan early Sunday as U.S President Donald Trump met with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Florida. The test was the first such launch since Trump was sworn into office on Jan. 20. (Japan Times)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe played golf with U.S. President Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida, Saturday, in another round of diplomacy intended to build a personal relationship of trust following their first summit in Washington on Friday. (Jiji)

Hokkaido Prefectural Police have confirmed the identity of a male corpse found found floating off the coast of Muroran City to be that of a city councillor who went missing last month, reports TV Asahi. (tokyoreporter.com)

A police officer was caught taking illicit photos of a high school girl with a camera concealed in his bag at a mall in Koshigaya City, police said on Saturday. (tokyoreporter.com)

Police in Tokyo have arrested a 20-year-old man on suspicion of killing his mother at their home in Gosen, Niigata Prefecture. (Japan Today)

Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe is currently in the United States for series of meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. On the agenda are discussions regarding the two nation's deep economic and security ties, but as is always the case when world leaders meet, the pair also made time for a photo session. (rocketnews24.com)

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