Foreign student stabbed at Osaka University
A foreign student is in a serious condition after he was stabbed in the stomach Tuesday by unknown suspect at Osaka University in Japan's Osaka Prefecture, local press reported. (CRIENGLISH.com)
View ArticleAs investors seek havens, demand for Japan debt grows
Chikahisa Sumi, the Japanese finance ministry official tasked with marketing government debt, is realistic about what's driving a spike in demand for Japan's bonds from foreigners: they don't have...
View ArticleBaseball: Japan fans hail Ichiro's move to Yankees
Japanese fans and media on Tuesday hailed Ichiro Suzuki's surprise move to the New York Yankees as crowning his career and his best chance of clinching a World Series title before he retires. (AFP)
View ArticleOlympics: Japan set sights on more golden glory
Japan's women footballers kick off their quest for a rare double on Wednesday as the first action of the 2012 London Olympics gets under way. (fifa.com)
View ArticleJapanese man allegedly goes on shooting spree in Philippines
A Japanese man was arrested for allegedly killing one person and wounding five others with a handgun Sunday evening outside Manila. (Japan Times)
View ArticleJapan unexpectedly posts a trade surplus as oil prices drop
Japan posted an unexpected trade surplus in June as lower oil prices contributed to the first drop in imports since December 2009. Imports fell 2.2 percent from a year earlier, resulting in a trade...
View ArticleThieves snatch 23 million yen in insurance, funeral money from woman's car
Two men broke into a woman's car in the Tokyo city of Kokubunji on July 23 and stole 23 million yen in insurance and funeral money for her deceased husband, police said. (Mainichi)
View ArticleRadioactive strontium detected in 10 prefectures
Radioactive strontium, thought to have been released following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster last year, has been detected in 10 prefectures across Japan, the government said Wednesday. (Japan...
View ArticleNikkei hits 7-week closing low on U.S. earnings
The Nikkei share average fell to a seven-week closing low on Wednesday after disappointing results from Apple Inc hit the iPhone maker's Japanese suppliers, while printer makers fell after Lexmark...
View ArticleHitachi inks British rail deal
Japan's Hitachi will supply nearly 600 train carriages for Britain's inter-city high-speed rail project in a deal worth &pund;4.5 billion, the company and the British government said Wednesday. (AFP)
View ArticleWoman's body found in car in Odawara parking lot
The body of a woman was found in a car in a parking lot in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Wednesday. (Japan Today)
View ArticleFeuding Gallagher brothers to share rock bill in Japan
The feuding Gallagher brothers may not be speaking to each other after their acrimonious Oasis split three years ago, but they will share the bill at this weekend's Fuji Rock festival in Japan. (AFP)
View ArticleTEPCO to raise household electricity rates 8.46% from Sept.
The government approved Wednesday a request from Tokyo Electric Power Co. to raise household electricity rates by an average 8.46 percent from Sept. 1 to help the utility overcome its financial plight...
View ArticleYouTube video shows junior high school student bullying boy, 7
A video posted on YouTube has led to the discovery of yet another bullying case involving teenagers, it has been learned. (Mainichi)
View ArticleJapan defeats Canada 2-1 in opening Olympic game
World champion Japan scored twice in the first half Wednesday and then held on for a 2-1 win over Canada in its opening game of the women's Olympic football tournament. (sfgate.com)
View ArticleFukuoka police officer arrested over mob bribes
The Fukuoka Prefectural Police arrested one of its officers Wednesday for allegedly taking bribes from mobsters. Two members of Kudo-kai, based in Kitakyushu, were arrested for allegedly bribing the...
View ArticleSoftbank starts using newly allocated cellphone frequency band
The cellphone arm of Softbank Corp. began using the "platinum band," a 900-megahertz radio frequency band, on Wednesday to improve signal reception for its handsets in Japan. (Japan Times)
View ArticleFoods for easing sleep disorders
Sapporo Breweries Ltd. will release yogurt and other foods this year that contain a lactic acid it says has proven to be effective in easing stress-induced sleep disorders in mice. (Japan Times)
View ArticleMinimum hourly wage hike of 7 yen proposed
A subcommittee of a labor ministry advisory panel decided Wednesday to recommend that the nation's minimum hourly wage be raised by an average of 7 yen in fiscal 2012. (Yomiuri)
View ArticleTSE probe finds 'questionable stock deals'
A series of questionable stock deals in which trading volume surged just after the capital increase announcements has been found by a probe conducted by the Tokyo Stock Exchange, it has been learned....
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