Kazuhiko Shimokobe, a key official at a public-private fund supporting Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s nuclear compensation payments, on Thursday accepted the government's request for him to become the next chairman of the troubled utility.
(Yomiuri)
Shimokobe accepts govt request to become TEPCO chairman
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Homeowner ordered to remove solar panels
The Yokohama District Court has ordered a homeowner and builder to remove 12 solar panels from a house and pay 220,000 yen in compensation to two neighbors who said light reflecting from the panels prevented them from performing normal daily activities.
(Yomiuri)
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Don't eat that - it's my phone
If you see a lump of rice surmounted by a piece of salmon, topped off with a piece of seaweed, on your co-worker's desk, you should resist the urge to eat it.
Likewise, a deep-fried pork cutlet slathered in curry sauce, and lying on top of next week's management report, shouldn't cause you alarm, or even afflict you with hunger pangs.
It's probably your friend's phone. (majirox news)
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Soccer: Which direction is Japan soccer going?
Argentine great Osvaldo "Ossie" Ardiles urged J-League clubs to spend big to lure the "very, very best" - even Barcelona's Lionel Messi - and warned they were now losing out to deep-pocketed China.
(China Daily)
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Japan flexing its military muscle
Japan is building its military muscle to play a bigger role in Asia and the rest of the world, and it is making its military might more visible.
Japan changed its defense policy last December to allow Japanese companies to export weapons and collaborate with countries other than its main ally, the US.
(China Daily)
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S. Korea denies Japan PM's letter includes 'comfort women' issue
South Korea's presidential office denied a news report Friday that Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda mentioned the issue of Korean women sexually enslaved by Japan during World War II in a letter sent to President Lee Myung-bak.
(Yonhap)
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Nikkei dips, down for third straight week
aight week of losses a fter a Spanish
bond auction failed to extinguish fears of a rerun of the euro
zone debt crisis, though a softer yen offered some support.
The Nikkei closed 0.3 percent lower at 9,561.36,
below i ts 13-week moving average near 9,575, and was down 0.8
percent on the week.
(Reuters)
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Japan stocks, a hedge against slowing China: Analyst
Japan's stock market has had a record first quarter with the benchmark Nikkei up 13% year to date, and one analyst expects the bull run to continue as Japanese equities provide a good hedge against a slowing China.
(moneycontrol.com)
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At least one dead in Japan as bears go on rampage
At least one woman was thought to have died and another was missing after bears escaped from their enclosures in a park in northern Japan, police said Friday, as they struggled to contain the situation.
An unknown number of creatures were on the loose in the snow-covered Hachimandaira bear park in Akita prefecture, which keeps 38 animals, most of them brown bears.
(Daily Star)
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'Lesbian' Japan pop group ad slammed
A commercial showing members of wildly popular all-girl band AKB48 passing bite-sized candies seductively from mouth-to-mouth is under fire in Japan for encouraging homosexuality.
The advertisement, which aired in March, shows the school uniform-clad young women - all in their late teens or early 20s - intimately exchanging the sweet, with the close-up footage slowing as their lips near.
(news24.com)
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The Japanese debt crisis (part 2): When does Japan cross the event horizon?
The economic consequences of Japan's aging population are just beginning to manifest themselves, and dissaving - the act of spending down your life savings - isn't the only problem that arises. Social and healthcare spending also accelerate, often placing greater and greater burdens on the government. (SeekingAlpha)
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Man tries to eat 1,050-bacon-strip Whopper
A Whopper burger garnished with 1,050 bacon strips has defeated an ambitious diner who took advantage of a new Burger King promotion.
Burger King Japan is currently offering customers the chance to add an additional 15 slices of bacon to their order for a mere ¥100, or $1.25.
(inquisitr.com)
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Reports say Japan to station troops on Tinian
Japanese media reported yesterday that the Japanese government is planning to station its own self-defense forces on Tinian where two-thirds of lands are already leased by the U.S. Department of Defense from the CNMI government.
But press secretary Angel Demapan said yesterday that the Fitial administration is not aware of such plan by the Japanese government.
(saipantribune.com)
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A risky game over Japan's disputed islands
Whether it's a genuine attempt to steer Japan's foreign policy or a clever ploy to annoy political leaders in both Japan and China, Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara's plan to buy three disputed islands in the East China Sea is a dangerous game that has the potential to drag both Japan and the U.S. into a shooting war.
(Time)
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New Olympus picks defeat protests
Olympus Corp. won approval Friday to appoint new management, including Yasukuki Kimoto as chief executive officer and Hiroyuki Sasa as president, despite opposition from foreign shareholders.
(Japan Times)
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North sees Japanese wives as leverage
North Korea appears to be considering using home visits by Japanese women who moved to the isolated state with their Korean husbands in a 1959-1984 repatriation project as leverage to improve relations with Tokyo.
(Japan Times)
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Inactivated polio vaccines to get OK
Health minister Yoko Komiyama said Friday the ministry will approve inactivated polio vaccines shortly so they can be prepared in September for immunizations.
A ministry panel Thursday recommended approving the vaccines to make them available this fall. (Japan Times)
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2channel's chief said slow to delete inappropriate posts
The administrator of 2channel, an online bulletin board, is reluctant to delete "problematic" postings, according to a man who helped monitor the site.
The administrator, whose name was not released, "hated too much deletion," said the man, who used to be a member of a volunteer team that would delete inappropriate messages.
(Japan Times)
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81 lawmakers visit Yasukuni ahead of festival
A total of 81 Diet members visited Yasukuni Shrine on Friday, one day before the controversial Tokyo institution starts its annual Reitaisai spring festival.
One participant, Takashi Morita of Kokumin Shinto (People's New Party), is parliamentary secretary of general affairs in the Democratic Party of Japan-led government, but no Cabinet ministers joined the visit.
(Japan Times)
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Japan pledges $7.4 billion aid to Mekong nations
Japan pledged 600 billion yen ($7.4 billion) in development aid to support infrastructure projects in five Southeast Asian nations that share the Mekong River.
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, who met with the leaders of Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar today in Tokyo, expressed appreciation for their self-help efforts, particularly Thailand's contributions to the development of the Mekong region through bilateral and regional frameworks, according to an official statement issued after the summit.
(Bloomberg)
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