China again urges Japan to immediately release its nationals
China on Thursday once again urged Japan to "immediately and unconditionally" release Chinese nationals illegally detained by the latter over the Diaoyu Islands issue. (Xinhua)
View ArticleJapan town official attacked with hammer over bullying case
The superintendent of a board of education in Otsu, Shiga prefecture was hospitalized Wednesday after he was attacked by a youth with a hammer, in the most extreme reaction yet to the town's...
View ArticleJapan's indigenous people eye political power
Shiro Kayano was once just like the millions of salarymen who populate Japan's neon-lit cities. He wore a suit and tie, bought the latest technology and earned a pay cheque in Tokyo's advertising...
View ArticleShare trading ends flat
Japanese shares closed flat Wednesday after trading in a tight range with many investors away for their summer holidays. (Japan Today)
View ArticleWill Japan ever become Greece?
Japan's government has borrowed so much and for so long, without having to pay higher interest rates for the privilege, that we've come to assume it can go on for ever. At the same time, this...
View ArticleJapan's executives swelter in solidarity to save power
The 32-degree Celsius (90-degree Fahrenheit) heat outside Honda Motor Co. (7267)'s office prompts health warnings from the national weather agency. Inside in an executive meeting room, it's only four...
View ArticleSony smartphone games to be offered in 9 nations
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. said Tuesday it will launch a service to distribute games to smartphones and tablet computers in nine countries this autumn. (Yomiuri)
View ArticleBOJ's JGB holdings top banknotes in circulation for 1st time
The Bank of Japan's holdings of Japanese government bonds have exceeded the balance of banknotes in circulation in the nation for the first time due to a special asset purchase program, according to...
View ArticleCesium in those near No. 1 rated low, now
Researchers have found very low amounts of radioactivity in the bodies of about 10,000 people who were living near the Fukushima No. 1 power plant when three of its reactors melted down. (Japan Times)
View ArticleHoliday over; Bon throng returns
People who took time off for the Bon summer holidays began returning home Wednesday morning from their hometowns or tourist spots away from the nation's metropolitan areas. (Japan Times)
View ArticleTeam Japan makes triumphant return from London
After the 17-day extravaganza of the London Olympics, the Japanese delegation - which gave the country excitement and insomnia on a daily basis - made a triumphant return home on Tuesday. (Japan Times)
View Article2 deaths at home for elderly attributed to E. coli infection
A report has concluded that the deaths of two elderly people at a home for the elderly in Sapporo were due to Escherichia coli (E. coli) 0157 infection. (Japan Today)
View ArticleNew lotteries eyed for 2020 Olympic revenue
A group of lawmakers from both ruling and opposition parties is set to propose launching new sport lotteries that will add to the existing "toto" soccer lottery. (Yomiuri)
View ArticleNTT Docomo's global roaming service restored
NTT Docomo Inc.'s international roaming services were fully restored early Wednesday after about 32 hours of disruption, the mobile phone carrier said. (Yomiuri)
View ArticleLee: Emperor can't visit till he apologizes
South Korean President Lee Myung Bak said Tuesday that the Emperor needs to apologize to victims of Japan's past colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula before he possibly visits South Korea. (Yomiuri)
View ArticleInvasive species from Japan ride tsunami debris to American shores
Millions of hitchhikers are being carried to American coasts on large pieces of debris set adrift by last year's Japanese tsunami. Now scientists are concerned that these invading organisms - both...
View Article14-year-old boy held for beating parents, sister with bat while they sleep
Police on Thursday took into custody a 14-year-old boy after he allegedly beat his parents and 8-year-old sister with a wooden bat as they slept at their home in Oshu, Iwate Prefecture. (Japan Today)
View ArticleNikkei closes at six-week high
Tokyo stocks jumped 1.88% to close at a six-week high on Thursday as improved U.S. economic data fueled investors' risk appetite while a weaker yen also provided a boost. (Japan Today)
View ArticleSenkaku activists are sent packing
Authorities were in the process Friday of deporting all 14 Chinese activists who took a boat from Hong Kong to attempt to land on the Senkaku Islands on Wednesday to assert China's claim to the...
View ArticleJapan's 'Galapagos' mobile dilemma
Pop into any electronics store in Japan and you will see two types of mobile phones. The more common variety is a smartphone, exemplified by Apple Inc.'s iPhone. The second type of handset is often...
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