All four key chemical manufacturers suffer quarterly sales falls
The country's four leading chemical makers all logged year-on-year falls in group sales and pretax profit from April to June as the European debt crisis hit their core overseas petrochemical...
View ArticleSmallest biometrics device created
Fujitsu Ltd. and its biometrics technology unit Fujitsu Frontech Ltd. have developed what they call the world's smallest and thinnest vein authentication device for logging into PCs without...
View ArticleLibor scandal makes it more costly for bankers to get insured
Some of the world's largest insurers for corporate directors and officers could be on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars in claims over the next few years to cover legal costs for people...
View ArticleMan holds 4-yr-old boy hostage; sends mother into bank to get money
A man who held a 4-year-old boy hostage at knifepoint sent the boy's mother into a bank in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, to get money, on Wednesday morning. (Japan Today)
View ArticlePlane makes emergency landing on one engine
A twin propeller plane with 55 people on board made an emergency landing on one engine in Japan on Wednesday after sensors indicated the other was overheating, Japan Air Commuter said. (Japan Today)
View ArticleIcho captures historic wrestling gold
Kaori Icho's cold, tense stare never changed as she wiped out opponent after helpless opponent. It was only when Icho sealed her third straight Olympic gold medal that she showed the world how relieved...
View ArticleWarning shots fired to stop ex-U.S. marine
A Hiroshima police officer fired warning shots Wednesday in an attempt to restrain a former U.S. marine wielding knives on the street, the police said. (Yomiuri)
View ArticleNagasaki marks A-bomb anniversary with call for nuclear-free Japan
The mayor of Nagasaki on Thursday called for a Japan free of nuclear fears as the city marked the 67th anniversary of its World War II atomic bombing by the United States. (Japan Today)
View ArticleStocks close 1.10% higher
Stocks closed 1.10% higher Thursday as the Bank of Japan stuck to its view that the economy was picking up moderately and held off fresh easing measures. (Japan Today)
View ArticleJapanese fans dejected after 2-1 loss to US women in Olympic soccer final
Japanese soccer fans who got up before dawn to watch their team take on the U.S. women for the Olympic soccer gold medal started their day with disappointment. (Washington Post)
View ArticleBank of Japan keeps policy steady; cuts export, output views
The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy steady on Thursday but cut its assessment on exports and output as companies feel the pinch from slowing global growth, signalling its readiness to expand...
View ArticleBody of newborn baby found in trash can in toilet at train station
The body of a newborn baby boy was found on Thursday morning in the trash can in the women's toilet at JR Yaizu Station in Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture. (Japan Today)
View Article83 cops dismissed, idled; up by 27
Eighty-three police officers were dismissed or suspended from duty on disciplinary grounds in the first half of this year, 27 more than during the same period last year, the National Police Agency said...
View ArticleReport: Middle school students biggest bullies
Middle school pupils accounted for about 80 percent of all students charged with bullying at schools in the first half of 2012, a National Police Agency survey showed Thursday. (Yomiuri)
View ArticleSeawater option for meltdown galled execs
Video footage showing Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s response to the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant calamity shows the utility was reluctant to use seawater to cool the melting core of one of its reactors...
View ArticlePerseid meteor shower best seen Aug. 10-14
The best time to watch the Perseid meteor shower will be from Friday night to before dawn Tuesday, according to the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. (Yomiuri)
View ArticleJapan McDonald's recalls flawed giveaway glasses
McDonald's in Japan said Wednesday it was recalling giveaway glass tumblers after 78 people reported being injured by the Olympic-themed freebies. (AFP)
View ArticleObon exodus gets under way
Trains and planes were full Saturday as the Obon holiday rush got under way. This year, many companies are giving their employees Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday off for the Obon holiday season. (Japan...
View ArticleSouth Korea beat Japan to win first football bronze
South Korea's men beat Asian rivals Japan 2-0 in the play-off for bronze on Friday to claim the country's first ever Olympic football medal. (Channel NewsAsia)
View ArticleJapan to take islands dispute with Korea to international court
Japan said on Saturday it will take the long-running islands territorial dispute with South Korea to the International Court of Justice, after South Korean President Lee Myung-bak made a surprise visit...
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