Japan Tobacco facing EU probe over Syria
Japan Tobacco said Wednesday it was being probed by the European Union after a report it broke sanctions by shipping cigarettes to a firm linked to the Syrian regime, but denied any wrongdoing. (AFP)
View ArticleJapan citizens favor zero nuclear in debate over energy options
Japan's public wants the government to phase out nuclear power according to the results of town hall-like forums to give the public a say in the debate on the nation's energy supply post-Fukushima....
View ArticleJapan back to trade deficit, $6.5 billion in July
Japan slipped back into a trade deficit in July, as exports languished and imports of gas and generating equipment surged, the Ministry of Finance reported Wednesday. (marinij.com)
View ArticleSyria: last footage filmed by killed Japanese journalist released
Japanese news agency Japan Press releases the footage shot by journalist Mika Yamamoto in the hours before she was shot dead in the Syrian city of Aleppo. (telegraph.co.uk)
View ArticleDepartment store sales decline
July sales for members of the Japan Department Stores Association fell to 575.9 billion yen, down 3.3 percent from a year ago on an existing store basis. This year, stores launched their summer sales...
View ArticleGerman customs demand $475,000 for Japanese musician's violin
German customs seized a $1.2 million violin from a Japanese professional musician and are demanding she pay almost $475,000 to get it back, reports said on Wednesday. (Japan Today)
View ArticleSlain Japanese journalist's relatives arrive in Istanbul
Relatives of a slain Japanese journalist arrived in Istanbul on Wednesday evening to bring her body back to Japan. (Mainichi)
View ArticleParalympians set out for London
A departure ceremony for Japanese Paralympians who will participate in the London Paralympics, which begin next Wednesday, was held Wednesday at Narita Airport in Chiba Prefecture. (Yomiuri)
View ArticlePlutonium traces detected at 10 locations in Fukushima
Plutonium believed to be from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant has been detected at 10 locations in four municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture, the science ministry said. (Japan Times)
View ArticleFuji landslide would cause massive damage: study
A study reveals that a massive landslide from Mt. Fuji caused by an earthquake would affect some 400,000 people in peripheral areas. (NewsOnJapan.com)
View ArticleEmperor, empress arrive in Karuizawa for short holiday
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrived in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Thursday for a short summer break. The couple arrived aboard a special bullet train just after 11 a.m. (Japan Today)
View ArticleWorker at Fukushima nuclear plant dies after collapsing
Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) confirmed Thursday that one of its workers at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant died after collapsing on Wednesday. (Japan Today)
View ArticleMinistry to make univ. database / New online resource due in FY 2014 to help...
The education ministry has decided to create an online database of information about public and private universities in Japan as early as fiscal 2014, sources said. (Yomiuri)
View ArticleAirlines in row over Haneda slots / Bankruptcy should bar JAL from getting...
A coming increase in arrival and departure slots for domestic routes at Haneda Airport has sparked a row over the slots' allotment, with All Nippon Airways insisting Japan Airlines does not deserve any...
View ArticleJapan says no decision on buying Korean debt, island row festers
The Japanese government has not reached a decision yet on whether it will buy South Korean government debt, Finance Minister Jun Azumi said on Friday, as a diplomatic row escalates between the two...
View ArticleMan arrested for beating 3-year-old daughter after he loses at video game
Police on Thursday arrested a 39-year-old man for allegedly beating his 3-year-old daughter in a fit of anger after he lost while playing a video game on his TV at his home in Kasugai, Aichi...
View ArticleWoman's remains found in Gunma mountain forest
Police said Thursday that the remains of a woman were found in a mountain forest in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, on Tuesday. (Japan Today)
View ArticleGymnastics gold medalist Uchimura spooked by 'stalker'
Olympic gymnastics champion Kohei Uchimura has experienced the darker side of celebrity after complaining of a schoolgirl stalker, local media reported on Thursday. (Japan Today)
View ArticleTyphoon heading toward Okinawa
A powerful typhoon was moving toward Okinawa on Friday afternoon, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. (Japan Today)
View ArticleSoftbank, Mitsui to open Japan's biggest solar park
Softbank Corp., Japan's third- biggest mobile phone company, and Mitsui & Co. plan to build and start operating what may be the nation's biggest solar power plant. (Bloomberg)
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