Beijing more sensitive to war tremors
Japan's decision to try to tighten control over disputed islands in the East China Sea looks like a serious miscalculation. It's not extraordinary that protesters in China are baying for war. The...
View Article11 Chinese vessels sail near Senkakus
Ten Chinese surveillance ships sailed into the contiguous zone off the Senkaku Islands on Tuesday afternoon, following a similar incursion by a fishery monitoring ship in the morning, Chief Cabinet...
View ArticleAnti-Japan protests reignite across China on occupation anniversary
Anti-Japan protests reignited across China on Tuesday, the sensitive anniversary marking Tokyo's occupation of its giant neighbour, escalating a maritime dispute which has forced major Japanese firms...
View ArticlePrincipal suggested to parents that student's suicide be explained as accident
The principal of a high school here told the parents of a student who killed himself that he wanted to refer to the death as an accident when explaining it to the rest of the students, it has been...
View ArticleJapan and UK economies have 'eerie parallels'
A third of Japan's energy is currently nuclear generated. However, with emotions running high after the reactor meltdown at Fukushima, the government has committed to phasing that out completely by the...
View ArticleJilted man kidnaps ex-girlfriend's daughter
Police said Tuesday they have arrested a man for allegedly kidnapping the 3-year-old daughter of his ex-girlfriend from a Tachikawa apartment. (Japan Today)
View ArticleTokyo stocks end mixed
Japanese stocks ended mixed on Tuesday after a see-saw session clouded by worries over a diplomatic dispute between Tokyo and Beijing that weighed on China-linked shares. (Japan Today)
View ArticleGenital-cooking Japan man handed to prosecutors
A man who admits cooking and serving his own severed genitals to paying diners in Japan has been handed over to prosecutors on an allegation of indecent exposure, Tokyo police said Tuesday....
View ArticleLearning curve: With a push, Japan's universities go global
To stay competitive, more schools are welcoming international students and teachers, promoting bilingual programs of study and encouraging young Japanese to study abroad. (Time)
View ArticleMinistry to analyze all substances found in cigarettes
The health ministry has decided to analyze all substances found in popular cigarette brands to better understand the adverse health effects of smoking with the aim of reflecting the data in its future...
View Article83% of DPJ backers favor Noda's reelection
Eighty-three percent of eligible voters who support the Democratic Party of Japan are in favor of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's reelection in the DPJ's upcoming presidential race, a nationwide survey...
View ArticleSumo: Yokozuna Hakuho suffers first defeat
Ozeki Harumafuji knocked the daylights out of Takayasu to remained undefeated Tuesday, but yokozuna Hakuho took a spill for his first loss at the hands of Tochiozan on the 10th day of the Autumn Grand...
View Article'Progress' on Osprey safety as clock ticks down
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta believes "great progress" has been made on ensuring safe operations of the Osprey aircraft to be deployed in Okinawa Prefecture. Nevertheless, resistance to the...
View ArticleJapan business chiefs may skip China visit: official
A group of Japanese business leaders that has met top Chinese politicians regularly over 37 years will cut short this year's trip over safety fears amid a worsening island dispute, an official said...
View ArticleThis time is different: post-bubble housing start of US vs. Japan
Japan's real estate bubble and the subsequent lost decades probably serve as a template of what the Western developed economies might be like. A lot of talks about the "Japanification" of Europe and...
View ArticleRussia concerned about new US radar in Japan
Russia has expressed concern about a US plan to deploy a new early-warning radar system in Japan. Defense chiefs from Japan and the United States agreed on Sunday to install a second X-band radar to...
View ArticleSenkaku fight leaves trail of carnage in tourism industry
Travel companies say they are seeing slowing business between China and Japan as the two countries ratchet up the rhetoric in a territorial dispute over a group of East China Sea islands. That has led...
View ArticleMan arrested over smoke bomb incident
Fukuoka prefectural police have arrested a Japanese man on suspicion of throwing smoke bombs onto the premises of the Chinese Consulate General in Fukuoka. (Yomiuri)
View ArticleFire spotted at gate of Chinese school in Kobe
A fire was spotted at the gate of a Chinese school in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, at around 2:40 a.m. Wednesday, prompting police to launch an investigation on suspicion that somebody set the fire in a...
View ArticleJapan Airlines up slightly in Tokyo trading debut
Japan Airlines Co. capped an $8.5 billion initial public offering, the biggest this year after Facebook's, with a modest return to the Tokyo Stock Exchange: Its share price rose only 1 percent in the...
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