LDP drafts conservative revisions to Constitution
The Liberal Democratic Party has compiled new proposals for revising the Constitution that more strongly reflect its conservative agenda, including one that would allow the Emperor to be called head of...
View ArticleJapan, Kazakhstan to 'jointly develop rare earths'
Japan will jointly develop rare earths with Kazakhstan as part of its efforts to secure supplies of the key minerals now controlled by China, according to a newspaper. Japan plans to reach an accord...
View Article7 killed in Japan bus smash
At least seven people were killed and 39 others injured on Sunday when their bus bound for Tokyo Disneyland crashed on a highway near the Japanese capital, a police spokesman said. (inquirer.net)
View ArticleChina dismisses Japan's shelf claim
China on Saturday dismissed Japan's claim of UN backing in its extension of continental shelf, saying that Japan's claim was baseless. Japanese media reported that Japanese government officials on...
View ArticleM5.8 quake jolts Kanto; no tsunami warning issued
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted the Kanto region on Sunday night, shaking Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Gunma. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake struck...
View ArticleSchools consider changing hours on annular eclipse day
Many primary and middle schools in the Tokyo metropolitan area plan to change the starting time for classes on May 21, when an annular eclipse will be observed for the first time in 173 years in the...
View Article4,110 people to get spring decorations
Writer Taichi Sakaiya, 76, and actress Shima Iwashita, 71, are among the 4,110 recipients of this year's spring decorations for their contributions to society, the government said Sunday. Sakaiya and...
View ArticleCabinet polling at new record low of 26%
Public support for Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's Cabinet has tumbled to a record low of 26.4 percent, compared with 31.6 percent last month, a Kyodo News poll said Sunday. The weekend poll also said...
View ArticleAcademics eye global cooperation
The presidents and vice presidents of 14 universities in 10 countries and areas around the world gathered in Tokyo on Sunday to discuss how to nurture globally minded citizens in today's changing...
View ArticleUrban safari in the concrete jungle reveals Tokyo wildlife
Tokyo is a city of many things, but "nature"? Not exactly a word that most associate with the metropolis. When it comes to the city's animal life, most Tokyoites think meiwaku dōbutsu (pests) rather...
View ArticleMotorcycle washed up in B.C. may be Japanese tsunami debris
A beachcomber on B.C.'s Haida Gwaii islands has discovered what may be the first piece of debris from the Japanese tsunami to arrive in Canada. Peter Mark was riding his ATV, exploring an isolated...
View ArticleNoda goes to Washington - Japan-U.S. Summit expected to produce Asia-Pacific...
The Washington DC summit between Japanese Prime Minister Noda and US President Obama, which will take place between April 29 ann May 2, is expected to reveal a re-ordering of relations in the...
View Article2-month-old baby boy drowns in Nagano river
Police said Monday they are investigating the circumstances in which a 2-month-old baby boy drowned on Saturday after he fell into a river in Nagano Prefecture. (Japan Today)
View ArticleWoman injured after bolt falls from rollercoaster in Yamanashi
Police said Monday that a woman was injured at Fujikyu Highland in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Sunday after a bolt fell from a rollercoaster. (Japan Today)
View ArticleJapan's largest McDonald's opens in Harajuku Omotesando
McDonald's Japan on Sunday opened its largest store in Japan. The Harajuku Omotesando Branch occupies 795 square meters and seats 328 customers. (Japan Today)
View ArticleYakuza arrested for claiming sex-shop payment was for dining
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Organized Crime Control Division General Affair Division arrested three members of the Inagawa-kai, Japan's third largest organized crime group, on April 27th...
View ArticleObama, Japan's Noda hail security alliance after bilateral meeting
President Obama on Monday reaffirmed the United States' defense commitment to Japan, calling the relationship the "linchpin" of security in the Far East. (Washington Post)
View ArticleMan sentenced to 21 months in prison for smuggling turtles from Japan to US...
A man accused of smuggling dozens of live turtles and tortoises from Japan into the U.S. by hiding them in snack food boxes was sentenced Monday to nearly two years in prison. (Washington Post)
View ArticleU.S., Japan still mulling regional trade pact: Obama
President Barack Obama on Monday voiced support for Japan joining talks with the United States and eight other countries on a free trade agreement in the fast-growing Asia Pacific region, but said no...
View ArticleSamsung moves on from Japan to nibble at Apple
The Japanese may have pioneered the model of a vertically integrated electronics manufacturer, but Samsung looks to have perfected it. The Korean company started by pulling apart Japanese TV sets, then...
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