News On Japan

Like most comedians in Japan, 30-year-old Ike Nwala is an all-arounder. He does live shows with two different comedy troupes, appears on variety shows, and does commercials. He's on TV just about every day, which is a typical workload for a rising star in Tokyo. (vice.com)

The number of regular international flights to Japan is expected to reach a record 5,169 per week this summer, according to the Japanese transport ministry. The increase may boost spending by foreign visitors as well as overseas trips by Japanese travelers. (Nikkei)

The news that Princess Mako of Japan is getting engaged to a man she met at university has come as a pleasant surprise to those who know them. (NHK)

Three men have been arrested for allegedly assaulting a 51-year-old man and robbing him of 4.5 million yen after breaking into his house in Hachioji City, reports TV Asahi. (tokyoreporter.com)

In Japan, women can't ascend to the throne, nor can they retain their royal status if they marry a commoner. (nine.com.au)

KURUMIN Aroma was just walking down the street when she thought she found the opportunity of a lifetime. Little did she know she was being tricked into the porn industry and would later struggle to escape. (news.com.au)

While Japan's failure to spur inflation continues to generate angst about the nation's future, gross domestic product data this week is likely to show that the economy has still managed to eke out five straight quarters of expansion. (bloomberg.com)

Investigative sources with the Tokyo Metropolitan Police have revealed that a teenage boy arrested on suspicion of killing his girlfriend likely drowned her before setting her residence on fire earlier this month, reports NHK (tokyoreporter.com)

NHK has learned that Princess Mako is expected to become engaged to a man she met at university. (NHK)

A wall painting based on the globally popular manga "AKIRA" has appeared at a fashion mall under renovation in Tokyo's Shibuya shopping district. (NHK)

In response to a series of accidents at amusement parks, the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry has decided to review safety standards for devices such as seat belts and safety bars used on roller coasters and other types of rides. (the-japan-news.com)

Tokyo Metropolitan Police have busted a parlor in Sumida Ward featuring Chinese masseuses for allegedly providing sexual services in violation of the law, reports TBS News. (tokyoreporter.com)

One of the reactors at Takahama nuclear plant in the central Japanese prefecture of Fukui has been restarted for the first time in 15 months. (NHK)

A man in Okinawa was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of setting two police officers on fire, apparently with gasoline, leaving one of them badly injured, police said. (Japan Today)

Japan's gross domestic product in January-March grew 0.5 pct from the previous quarter in price-adjusted real terms, the Cabinet Office said in a preliminary report Thursday. (Jiji)

A 16-year-old girl has been charged with abandonment of a body after she showed up at a Nagoya police station with the body of her newborn daughter in a bag, police said Thursday. (Japan Today)

The city government of Nagoya, central Japan, has caught one of the two alligator gars that have been spotted inhabiting the expansive moat of Nagoya Castle. (Jiji)

Toxic benzene at up to 100 times the government safety limit was detected again in groundwater samples collected in April at the planned relocation site for Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market, the Tokyo metropolitan government said Thursday. (Japan Today)

Miyagi Prefectural Police are investigating what is believed to have been a suicide following the discovery of the body of a female middle school student at a hotel in Tagajo City on Wednesday, reports TV Asahi. (tokyoreporter.com)

Two male Nigerian nationals have been arrested after they were found dismantling a stolen Toyota HiAce van at a workshop in Inzai City, reports Nippon News Network. (tokyoreporter.com)

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