Man reported to prosecutors for littering in escalator accident that severed...
A man accused of discarding a whiskey bottle that led to an accident on a station escalator in which a woman's finger was severed was referred to public prosecutors on Sept. 10, police said. (Mainichi)
View Article2 men arrested for shooting close-up video of high school dancers' bodies
Two men who took close-up video footage of the bodies of cheer dancers at a high school festival were arrested Sept. 9 after a teacher noticed them and alerted police, law enforcers said. (Mainichi)
View ArticleJapan infuriates China by agreeing to buy disputed isles
Japan has agreed to buy a group of islands disputed with China from their private owners, a government official said on Monday, prompting an angry rebuke from China a day after Chinese President Hu...
View ArticleJapan is not broke
Japan's massive government debt conceals massive benefits for the Japanese people, with lessons for the US debt "crisis". In an April 2012 article in Forbes titled "If Japan Is Broke, How Is It Bailing...
View ArticleSumo: Triumphant ozeki provide no surprises
The top wrestlers held sway on the second day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday as the lone yokozuna and all six ozeki all walked off winners. (Japan Times)
View Article7 lawmakers to quit their parties to join Hashimoto's group
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto is emerging as a major player in the next lower house election. (Japan Today)
View ArticleJapan Airlines sets IPO at $8.5 billion in sign of strong demand
Japan Airlines Co Ltd set the pre-market price for its initial public offering at the top end of the range, raising $8.5 billion for state coffers in a sign of solid demand for the world's...
View ArticleClinton to Tokyo, Seoul: Cool It
An escalating island row between South Korea and Japan has been an annoyance for the U.S., coming at a time when Washington needs all the help it can muster from friends in Asia to counter China's...
View ArticleJapan Airlines' fate held in retail investors' hands
Japan Airlines priced the IPO of one of Japan's most remarkable turnaround stories to raise nearly $8.5 billion. Its next challenge is to persuade its legions of Japanese retail investors to stay the...
View ArticleDead baby found in coin locker, mother arrested
Police have arrested the mother of a newborn child that was left in a coin locker in Tsukuba city, Ibaraki Prefecture. (FNNnewsCH)
View ArticleNearly 3,000 still missing in Japan 18 months after major quake
Japan on Tuesday marked the one and a half year anniversary of the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters that devastated northeastern Pacific coastal regions, with the official death toll...
View ArticleWoman killed by oncoming train, 6 passengers treated for shock
A woman died Tuesday morning after jumping onto the tracks of the JR Keihin Tohoku Line in Tokyo's Ota Ward. Six passengers on the train were also rushed to hospital after complaining of the effects of...
View ArticleSony 3D head-mounted display to launch in Japan for $900
Sony said Tuesday a new version of its popular "Personal 3D Viewer" head-mounted display, which wraps around the eyes and shows video so it appears at the size of a virtual movie screen, will go on...
View ArticleNikkei drops before German ESM ruling, Fed meeting
Japan's Nikkei average sagged on Tuesday as investors cut their exposure to exporters and riskier stocks, awaiting a ruling from German's constitutional court on the legality of the European bailout...
View ArticleChina sends patrol ships to islands held by Japan
A territorial flare-up between China and Japan intensified Tuesday as two Beijing-sent patrol ships arrived near disputed East China Sea islands in a show of anger over Tokyo's purchase of the largely...
View ArticleJapan's finance minister commits suicide on Suicide Prevention Day
Tadahiro Matsushita, the Minister of Financial Services, was found dead Monday, on World Suicide Prevention Day in what police are investigating as a suicide. He allegedly hung himself in his own home....
View ArticleOne and half years after Fukushima accident
One and a half years have passed since the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Tokyo Electric Power Company has many problems to overcome before achieving its promise to decommission...
View ArticleNew nuclear watchdog launches September 19th
Japan's government decided on Tuesday to formally launch its new nuclear regulator on September 19th. (NHKReloaded)
View ArticleFukushima aftermath - Fish contamination
Eighteen months after the nuclear accident in Fukushima, fishermen working mainly in Pacific coastal areas of northeastern Japan are catching more fish and shellfish off Fukushima Prefecture on a trial...
View ArticleBullied student gets apology / School recognizes problem, but victim asked to...
A private high school in Sendai has apologized to a second-year student who suffered cigarette burns and other bullying by his classmates, but was asked to leave school because his scars might make...
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