News On Japan

Typhoon Saola is expected to approach the Kanto region between Sunday night and early Monday morning. (NHK)

Japan's Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso has clarified his remark suggesting that his Liberal Democratic Party achieved its recent landslide election victory thanks to North Korea. (NHK)

Dozens of fake US 100-dollar bank notes have been discovered in Tokyo, prompting authorities to investigate. (NHK)

The Finance Ministry considers it inappropriate to make higher education in Japan free without exception, informed sources said. (Japan Times)

Retiring Kitasan Black, ridden by Yutaka Take, completed a Tenno-sho double Sunday as the top favorite came from behind to win the autumn race and pick up his sixth Grade One victory. (Japan Times)

Japanese people have grown less interested in the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture and the islets of Takeshima in Shimane Prefecture, claimed by China and South Korea, respectively, Cabinet Office surveys showed Friday. (Jiji)

Houston Astros infielder Yulieski Gurriel will be suspended for the first five games of the 2018 season for making a racist gesture directed at Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yu Darvish during Friday's World Series game, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said Saturday. (Kyodo)

Art lovers are visiting a special exhibition in Tokyo that focuses on the connection between the Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh and Japanese culture. (NHK)

Eating sushi in Japan is about to get even more awesome. (rocketnews24.com)

Haruhiko Kuroda should be reappointed to continue as governor after his current term expires in April, and comfortingly, as of last week, he easily leads the field of contenders. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s big election win must also be in Kuroda’s favor. All to the good. (Japan Times)

The leaders of Japan and the Philippines say they will work closely together to address North Korea's nuclear and missile programs. (NHK)

As its data-doctoring scandal continues to unfold, Kobe Steel is grappling with the consequences for a diversification plan that has returned it to the cusp of profitability. (Nikkei)

Oscar-winning Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki who has come out of retirement is now working on a new animated feature film titled "Kimitachi wa Do Ikiru ka," (How do you live?), studio sources said. (KyodoK)

As morning frosts fall on the vast marshlands of Oze National Park, north of Tokyo, final preparations are under way for the quiet winter season. (NHK)

Seiji Maehara, the leader of the opposition Democratic Party, resigned on Monday to take responsibility for the disarray following a failed merger with the fledgling force led by Tokyo Gov Yuriko Koike ahead of the Oct 22 lower house election. (Japan Today)

Police in Date, Hokkaido, have arrested a 19-year-old woman worker on suspicion of attempted murder after she stabbed her father at their home. (Japan Today)

Cold wind from the north buffeted many locations across the country, with the first kogarashi wintry blasts of the season observed in central Tokyo and the Kinki region. (the-japan-news.com)

Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a male employee at a family restaurant chain who is suspected of stealing the underwear of his female colleagues, reports Nippon News Network (tokyoreporter.com)

Japan will roll out its No. 1 golfer and a singer known for his viral hit song "PPAP" to entertain President Donald Trump during his upcoming visit, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hoping to keep the mood upbeat during the U.S. leader's official visit. (Kyodo)

Japan's tallest mountain loses its icy top covering as storm blows through eastern Japan. (rocketnews24.com)

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