News On Japan

Police in Tokyo said Friday they have arrested a 42-year-old newspaper deliveryman from Izumo, Shimane Prefecture on suspicion of sending threatening messages to actress and author Yuri Nakae via an email address on her fan website. (Japan Today)

A bronze statue of Japan's oldest elephant, Hanako, has been unveiled at a train station in Tokyo. (NHK)

Japan has proposed creating bilateral currency swap arrangements with ASEAN countries to provide funds of up to 4 trillion yen, or about 35 billion dollars, in either dollars or the yen, in times of financial crisis. (NHK)

A 14-year-old girl was in a coma on Friday after being found lying on a street in Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture. (Japan Today)

A UNESCO advisory body has made a recommendation to put the island of Okinoshima, an ancient religious site in Japan, on the World Heritage list, the country's Cultural Affairs Agency said Friday. (Jiji)

The body of what police believe is a male university student was found following an explosion at his dormitory on the campus of Nagoya University campus on Thursday in what could have been a suicide, reports TV Asahi (tokyoreporter.com)

The Aomori prefectural government is gearing up to capture all Japanese deer inside the prefecture. The prefecture had not been the animal's habitat for a long time, but it has reappeared in recent years. (the-japan-news.com)

Japan and China agreed to bolster economic and financial cooperation, Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Saturday, as U.S. President Donald Trump's protectionist stance and tension over North Korea weigh on Asia's growth outlook. (Reuters)

A boy slipped off a narrow road and fell into a river where he drowned in Hokuto City, reports TV Asahi. (tokyoreporter.com)

A woman under investigation in a murder in Imabari City has committed suicide, police have revealed, reports NHK (tokyoreporter.com)

Heavy congestion is reported on Japan's roads, railways, and airlines as people return from their hometowns and domestic travel destinations at the end of the Golden Week holidays. (NHK)

Double-decker trains are to disappear from Japan's Shinkansen networks. (NHK)

A man who was having a barbecue with friends at his residence was stabbed to death Sunday in Gifu Prefecture and the assailant, who was promptly arrested, said he had "no intent kill," police said. (Japan Times)

Thousands of people took part in a parade in Tokyo's Shibuya district Sunday to raise awareness of issues related to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, marching on along busy shopping streets led by a float decorated in rainbow colors. (Japan Today)

A sandstorm was observed Sunday stretching from western to northern Japan, including the Kanto region, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. (Japan Today)

At least six people were killed in a fire that gutted an apartment house in southwestern Japan. (NHK)

A survey in Japan shows record-high ratios of 50-year-old men and women have never been married. It says one in 4 men and one in 7 women remain single. (NHK)

Haruhiko Kuroda joked that his previous role running the Asian Development Bank was more exciting than the assignment he's taken on as governor of the Bank of Japan. (Japan Times)

The draw for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan will be held at the Kyoto State Guest House in Kyoto on Wednesday. (the-japan-news.com)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he made his thoughts about constitutional revisions public to spur discussion on the issue among lawmakers. (NHK)

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