Former comedian arrested for uploading child pornography
A 25-year-old former television comedian has been arrested for uploading child pornography to a peer-to-peer file-sharing network, police said Friday. (Japan Today)
View ArticleNature's fury gets Japanese to bond at dining table
It was a year that most people in Japan would like to erase from their memory at the earliest. But the earthquake, the tsunami and the nuclear power plant disaster at Fukushima in 2011 has done one...
View ArticleDriver high on loophole drug hurts 2 women in Osaka
A 26-year-old driver was arrested Friday night for hitting and slightly injuring two female pedestrians in Osaka's bustling Minami district and told police that he was taking a so-called loophole drug...
View ArticleJapan, U.S., Australia to boost military ties
Senior defense officials from Japan, the United States and Australia agreed Saturday to draw up an action plan on increased military cooperation. (Japan Times)
View ArticleFutsal: Japan crowned champions
Japan were crowned AFC Futsal Championship UAE 2012 champions with an emphatic 6-1 victory against Thailand at the Al Wasl Indoor Stadium on Friday as the East Asians took the coveted title for a...
View ArticleChinese military spending a 'threat': Japan
Japan on Saturday expressed concern over what it called a lack of transparency in China's massive defence spending, saying the secrecy posed a "threat" to Tokyo. China's military budget jumped 11.2...
View ArticleVolleyball: Japan's volleyball team cleared
The International Volleyball Federation has dismissed claims of Japanese match-fixing at a London Olympics qualification tournament in Tokyo. (ESPN)
View ArticleHigh school students may get 2-yr graduation option
The education ministry aims to introduce a system to allow top-performing high school students to graduate in two years and enroll in universities earlier. Under the system designed for students...
View ArticleTEPCO's new power rate plan questioned
Will Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s new electricity rate plan for households be beneficial to consumers? Observers are questioning whether TEPCO's new plan will really help households save money. (Yomiuri)
View ArticleAutomakers enjoy jump in U.S. sales
Toyota Motor Corp. and other Japanese automakers posted strong year-on-year growth in new auto sales in the United States in May, against last year's slump caused by supply shortages after by the Great...
View ArticleEx-lover arrested over death of kindergarten teacher in Gifu
Police said Saturday they have arrested a man on suspicion of dumping the body of his ex-lover in the woods. The man, who has been named as 60-year-old design company manager Katsumi Ando, is believed...
View ArticleVandalized Namihei statue's trademark single strand of hair replaced
A bronze statue of the well-known cartoon character Namihei that lost its trademark single strand of hair on its otherwise bald head was fitted out with a wire replacement Saturday in Setagaya Ward,...
View ArticleWoman threatens to jump from roof of building in Tokyo's Roppongi
A woman in her 20s sat on the edge of a roof of a building in Roppongi for 3 1/2 hours on Saturday, threatening to jump. (Japan Today)
View ArticleSoccer: Japan cruises past Oman
Ryoichi Maeda and Shinji Okazaki scored second-half goals on Sunday as Japan started its final round of 2014 World Cup qualifiers with a 3-0 win over Oman. (ESPN)
View ArticleJapan city could watch animals for tsunami signs
A Japanese city is considering introducing a tsunami warning system which involves looking out for abnormal behaviour in animals and monitoring water levels in wells for signs of an imminent disaster....
View ArticleTyphoon Mawar to threaten Taiwan and Japan
Typhoon Mawar currently located to the northeast of the Philippines has strengthened over the past 24 hours and currently packs sustained winds near 110 mph and gusts over 130 mph. (accuweather.com)
View ArticleJapan arrests fugitive wanted in 1995 gas attack
The police on Sunday arrested one of the two remaining fugitive suspects from the doomsday cult behind the 1995 nerve-gas attack on the Tokyo subway, Japanese media reported. (New York Times)
View ArticlePartial lunar eclipse visible today
A partial lunar eclipse will be visible Monday night in all parts of the country. In Tokyo, if it is clear, the moon will start waning from the lower right at 6:59 p.m. in the southeastern sky, and the...
View ArticleAIJ's overseas assets to be returned
A total of ¥8.2 billion in overseas assets managed by scandal-tainted AIJ Investment Advisors Co. will be returned to clients via Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, sources close to the matter say. (Japan Times)
View ArticleNoda to tweak Cabinet to win tax hike votes
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Sunday he will reshuffle his Cabinet in a bid to win opposition support for his administration's unpopular tax hike bill. Although Noda refused to give any specifics...
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