Japan authorizes action on Algeria hostage crisis
The government in Tokyo has been authorized to do everything possible to ensure the safety of 11 Japanese nationals taken hostage by militants in Algeria. (presstv.ir)
View ArticleJapan, 140 countries adopt groundbreaking treaty to cut mercury emissions
More than 140 nations including Japan on Saturday adopted the first legally binding international treaty aimed at reducing mercury emissions, capping four years of negotiations on what limits to set on...
View ArticleChina ships in waters around disputed islands
Three Chinese government ships Saturday entered Japanese territorial waters around disputed islands, Japan's coastguard said, hours after a veiled US warning to Beijing not to challenge Tokyo's...
View ArticleSumo: Yokozuna Harumafuji remains unbeaten
Yokozuna Harumafuji pulled out the howitzer for Brazilian big boy Kaisei on Saturday to retain his undefeated record on the seventh day of action at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. (Japan Times)
View ArticleRecord high radiation level found in fish caught near Fukushima plant
A fish contaminated with radiation levels more than 2,500 times the legal limit has been caught near Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, its operator said Friday. (Japan Today)
View ArticleJapan to join child abduction treaty
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida announced the government will sign the Hague Convention on cross-border parental child abductions, addressing one of the few sources of tension in Tokyo's ties with...
View ArticleCenter university entrance examinations begin
The two-day national center test for university admissions for enrollment this spring started Saturday. (Yomiuri)
View ArticleTokyo cops bust 3 slot parlors, 6 arrested
Tokyo Metropolitan Police and Fukkuoka prefectural police on Friday announced the bust of speciality gambling parlors operating illegally. (Tokyo Reporter)
View ArticleJapan talk of warning shots heats up China dispute
Japan says it may fire warning shots and take other measures to keep foreign aircraft from violating its airspace in the latest verbal blast between Tokyo and Beijing that raises concerns that a...
View ArticleJapan government, Bank of Japan 'getting closer' on monetary policy statement
Japanese Economics Minister Akira Amari said on Sunday that the government and the Bank of Japan were getting closer to an agreement on a joint statement on monetary policy expected to be issued next...
View ArticleHospital admissions for flu jump
Hospital admissions for flu rose sharply last week, according to the Infectious Disease Surveillance Center (IDSC). (Japan Today)
View ArticleAlgeria gives 'severe' information about Japan hostages
Japan said Sunday it had received "severe information" about Japanese nationals taken hostage at a gas plant in Algeria, which included unconfirmed details of at least one death. (The West)
View ArticleJapan's grandmother poet dies at 101
Japanese poet Toyo Shibata, who started writing at the age of 92 and whose first anthology sold almost 1.6 million copies, died Sunday aged 101, her son said. (Bangkok Post)
View ArticleJapan mourns death of sumo legend
Japan was mourning on Sunday after the death of former sumo grand champion Taiho, who won a record 32 tournaments and became a hugely popular figure in the 1960s when the sport was untainted by the...
View ArticleSingle-person households seen rising to one-third in 2015
One-third of households in Japan will be single-person households in 2015, according to an estimate by the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research. (Yomiuri)
View ArticleHashimoto made coleader of Ishin no Kai
Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) has decided to promote acting President Toru Hashimoto to coleader of the party. (Yomiuri)
View ArticleAbe lauds returning SDF troops
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday congratulated Self-Defense Forces personnel involved in the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Israeli-held Golan Heights during a ceremony at the Defense Ministry....
View ArticleSumo: Harumafuji stays ahead of pack at New Year basho
Yokozuna Harumafuji gave Gagamaru a public flogging to remain the only unbeaten man standing after eight days at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday. (Japan Times)
View ArticleJapan's navy: Sailing towards the future
While Japan's dispute with China over the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands has been notable for a number of reasons - mostly negative - one of the few positive elements has been the refusal of either side to...
View ArticleOvercharged battery didn't cause Boston Dreamliner fire: NTSB
The US agency in charge of transportation safety says a fire sparked after a Boeing 787 Dreamliner landed in Boston was not caused by an overcharged battery. (The Australian)
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