Nikkei slips to more than 2-mth closing low, led by Softbank
Japan's Nikkei share average slipped to its lowest close in more than two months for the second day in a row on Friday, with Softbank Corp tumbling 17 percent after it said it was in talks to invest in...
View ArticleOECD: Japan Public Debt in 'Uncharted Territory'
Japan's huge public debt load puts the world's third-largest economy in "unchartered territory" and means the country may have to push through further tax and immigration reform over time, the head of...
View ArticleJapan, China to hold talks on islands
Japanese and Chinese vice-ministers will hold talks soon in a bid to resolve a bitter row over disputed islands that has severely damaged ties between the Asian giants, a report says. (The Australian)
View ArticleEarthquake shakes eastern Japan, no tsunami warning issued
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5 hit eastern Japan on Friday, public broadcaster NHK said. (Reuters)
View ArticleAn Abe from the past worries Japan
With the nuclear crisis from last year's earthquake forever plaguing Japan, the problematic row over the Senkaku Islands with China that has resulted in political and economic ramifications, as well as...
View ArticleBOJ Shirakawa: Female labor participation in Japan still low
Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said on Saturday that female labor participation in Japan is still too low on a global scale, even compared with some other Asian economies. (deutsche-boerse.com)
View ArticleNoda pressured by minister's yakuza link
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is facing mounting pressure following his justice minister's admission to past links with a yakuza gang, just 10 days after he was appointed. (AFP)
View ArticleJapan's biggest daily admits its iPS transplant reports were wrong
The Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan's biggest daily, published a front page apology in its Oct. 13 morning edition admitting its sensational reports earlier in the week on the transplant of human induced...
View Article3 more suspects nabbed in Aomori confinement death case
Three more people were arrested on suspicion of imprisoning a woman found dead at an apartment here, following the Oct. 5 arrest of a truck driver on the same charges, police said on Oct. 13. (Mainichi)
View ArticleJapan pledges continued fiscal consolidation efforts at IMF meeting
Japanese Finance Minister Koriki Jojima told the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund on Saturday that Japan will continue implementing measures necessary to cut its debts and achieve...
View ArticleHornets sting 11 students in Niigata
Eleven students and teachers were stung by hornets in Shibata, Niigata Prefecture, on Saturday morning. (Japan Today)
View ArticleMan held for confining ex-girlfriend in apartment for 11 days
A man has been arrested in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, after he allegedly imprisoned his ex-girlfriend in his home for 11 days. (Japan Today)
View ArticleMother arrested for attempting to kill 3-year-old daughter
Police on Sunday arrested a 27-year-old woman for allegedly trying to strangle to death her 3-year-old daughter at their home in Inashiki, Ibaraki Prefecture. (Japan Today)
View ArticleMotoGP: Dani Pedrosa stuns Jorge Lorenzo in Japan
Dani Pedrosa battled from behind to beat championship leader Jorge Lorenzo at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, stepping up his bid to overtake his fellow Spaniard for his first MotoGP title. (The Age)
View ArticleTennis: Heather Watson wins Japan Open to break British WTA title drought
Heather Watson edged past Taiwan's Chang Kai-Chen in a marathon final of the Japan Women's Open to become the first Briton in 24 years to win a WTA title. (Herald Sun)
View ArticleBoxing: Nishioka announces retirement after world title defeat
Nonito Donaire of the Philippines stopped Toshiaki Nishioka in the ninth round of their world super bantamweight title unification fight on Saturday. (Japan Times)
View ArticleFamily of killer whales creates splash at Nagoya aquarium
Since a family of killer whales has been on display at the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium, the number of visitors to the facility has jumped. (Mainichi)
View ArticleChina would be wise to accept Japan's olive branch over the Senkaku Islands
Japan's putative "grabbing" of the Senkaku Islands has been shrilly reported in Chinese media this past month. Known in China as the Diaoyu Islands, this small collection of islets and rocky...
View ArticleRugby: Rampant Hong Kong decimate Japan for Rugby Sevens title
Hong Kong put on a dominant display beating arch rivals Japan 28-7 to be crowned champions of the HSBC Asian Sevens Series Mumbai Sevens, at the Bombay Gymkhana grounds, on Sunday. (India Times)
View ArticleSydney turns Japanese, with all eyes on Jackman
Four blocks of Parramatta's city centre were transformed into a downtown Japanese city as Hugh Jackman was spotted filming for the action movie The Wolverine on Saturday. (Sydney Morning Herald)
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