Japan's major automakers see sales in China fall in 2012 amid territorial row
Japan's three biggest automakers - Toyota, Nissan and Honda - say their vehicle sales in China fell last year amid a territorial dispute that prompted Chinese consumers to boycott Japanese products....
View ArticleGree lays overcharges to filter flaw
Social game site operator Gree Inc. said Monday that minors who use its site were inadvertently overcharged because of a flaw in its filtering settings. (Japan Times)
View ArticleTokyo, Madrid and Istanbul submit their bids to host 2020 Olympics Games
The International Olympic Committee was offered a choice between a 2020 Games in Asia, Europe or a combination of the two when delegations from Tokyo, Madrid and Istanbul submitted their official...
View ArticleJapan finalizing Y10 trillion stimulus package
Japan's government is finalizing an emergency economic stimulus package of up to Y10 trillion ($113 billion) that includes public works spending of more than Y5 trillion, the Yomiuri Shimbun said...
View ArticleAbe courts controversy by singing national anthem
Hawkish Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his ruling party kicked off their first full working day of 2013 by singing the national anthem, seen by critics as a symbol of past imperialism and...
View ArticleWoman, 2 children found dead in apparent murder-suicide in Saitama
Police said Monday that a woman and her two children were found dead in their Saitama home in an apparent case of murder-suicide. (Japan Today)
View ArticleParked Japan Airlines plane catches fire at Logan Airport
Firefighters responded to a report of a fire at Logan Airport in Boston Monday morning. (necn.com)
View ArticleBag in Okinawa explodes, hurts three
Three people were injured Monday by an explosive hidden inside a plain paper bag in a residential district of Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture, after a man picked it up and took it into his house, local...
View ArticleSmall, midsize enterprises to get more help
To strengthen support for small and midsize enterprises, the government plans to reorganize the current Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corporation of Japan (ETIC) in April, an organization backed by...
View ArticleJapan party opposes shift on sex slave apology
Japan's main opposition party urged Tuesday against Tokyo revising an apology for Japan's use of sex slaves during World War II. (wsls.com)
View ArticleEast Asian cooperation: Is Japan falling behind China?
China's presence in East Asian regional cooperation has been conspicuous. As one of the founding members of the two key regional institutions - the Asean +3 and the East Asia Summit - Beijing seems to...
View ArticleSharp to release 4K TV in N. America
Sharp Corp. said Monday it will release a mass-market, ultrahigh-definition 4K TV in North America in its fiscal second half starting in October. (Yomiuri)
View ArticleWang Xizhi calligraphy work found in Japan
An extremely rare copy of a work by fourth century Chinese calligraphy legend Wang Xizhi has been unearthed in Japan, the first such discovery in four decades, Tokyo National Museum said Tuesday....
View ArticleOsaka high school boy commits suicide citing slaps by basketball coach
The Osaka City Board of Education said Tuesday that a 17-year-old high school boy committed suicide last month after receiving physical punishment from his basketball coach. (Yomiuri)
View ArticleJapan summons China's envoy in latest escalation of tension over disputed...
The Japanese Foreign Ministry summoned China's ambassador on Tuesday after Chinese ships entered Japanese-controlled waters for 13 hours, a prolonged incursion that seemed to escalate a standoff over a...
View ArticleJapan sumo champions perform New Year rituals
Japan's sumo stars ushered in the New Year on Tuesday with a foot-stomping performance at a Tokyo shrine. (9news.com)
View ArticleAmbulance misdirected; man dies
A man in his 60s died after a rescue team took more than 30 minutes to arrive at his Yokohama home because it initially went to the wrong house, it has been learned. (Yomiuri)
View Article2 men found dead in sauna in Wakayama hotel
Two men were found dead Tuesday in a sauna at a business hotel in Wakayama City. (Japan Today)
View ArticleNikkei ends higher, exporters gain on yen's pullback
Japan's Nikkei average rose on Wednesday, as a halt in the yen's gains prompted investors to buy shares of exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp and Honda Motor Co who would gain from a more competitive...
View ArticleJapan's forgotten debt threatens stock bulls' case
Japan has been the land of the rising stock. The Nikkei 225 stock average rose by almost 23% in 2012 - most of that gain coming after the election late in the year. Foreigners boosted holdings of...
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