TEPCO mulls cutting off power to companies refusing rate hike
Tokyo Electric Power Co. may suspend power supply to companies and factories that are refusing to accept the utility's higher electricity rates, which it has increased since April last year by an...
View Article5 tonnes of liquid cyanide leaks in Japan
Nearly five tonnes of liquid waste containing an estimated 120,000 lethal doses of sodium cyanide has leaked from a Japanese factory in the northern Japanese city of Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture....
View ArticleMinistry decides standard for PM2.5 pollution alert
The Environment Ministry decided Wednesday it would ask local governments to issue public alerts to stay indoors if the density of PM2.5 particulate matter exceeds 70 micrograms per cubic meter of air....
View ArticleJapan to demand that South Korea return stolen Buddhist statues
The government will demand that South Korea swiftly return two Buddhist statues that were stolen last year from a temple on the Nagasaki Prefecture island of Tsushima, which is situated about halfway...
View ArticleJapan says three Chinese ships in disputed waters
Japan's coastguard said three Chinese surveillance ships were in the territorial waters of disputed islands in the East China Sea on Thursday. (inquirer.net)
View ArticleTokyo shares close 2.71% higher
Tokyo stocks jumped 2.71 percent Thursday, following a strong lead from Wall Street and as the government nominated a new Bank of Japan governor known to favour aggressive monetary easing. (Global Post)
View ArticleJapan PM Abe cites Thatcher reflections on Falklands war
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose country is embroiled in a row with China over tiny islands, on Thursday quoted former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's reflections on the 1982...
View ArticleBeijing restaurant removes 'racist' sign after fury
A defiant Beijing restaurant manager refused to apologize Thursday despite removing a "racist" sign barring citizens of states in maritime disputes with China, along with dogs, following an...
View ArticleIn Japan idled Boeing 787 pilots lose pay
The grounding of Boeing's global fleet of 787 Dreamliners due to battery problems is taking its toll on the hundreds of pilots trained to fly the high-tech plane. In Japan, the 350 or so pilots at All...
View ArticleIn Japan, roundabouts hit the streets
Roundabout intersections, a common sight in Europe, the United States and even New Zealand, are gaining attention in Japan as means of cutting costs and emissions, as well as boosting traffic safety...
View ArticleJapan updates post-Fukushima crisis disaster mitigation guidelines
Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority on Wednesday revised its nuclear disaster mitigation guidelines compiled in the wake of the 2011 accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant by adding a set of criteria...
View ArticleWoman stabbed to death in Tokyo's Kichijoji area
A 22-year-old woman was stabbed to death while walking home in Tokyo's Kichijoji area early Thursday morning, police said, adding that a 17-year-old foreign male has been taken into custody. (Japan Today)
View ArticleKuroda nominated for Bank of Japan
Japan has nominated Asian Development Bank chief Haruhiko Kuroda as the next governor of the Bank of Japan, a key post in Tokyo's bid to overhaul the economy. (news.com.au)
View ArticleSony sells Tokyo office building for $1.2 billion
Sony was rumored to have put its office in Tokyo, Japan, up for sale last month and now the company has confirmed that the building - Sony City Osaki - has been sold for 111.1 billion yen ($1.2...
View ArticleMan kills wife, slashes son in Tokyo home
Police said Thursday they have arrested a 75-year-old man for allegedly murdering his wife and slashing his son with a knife at their home in Tokyo. (Japan Today)
View ArticleTohoku snowfall leaves headaches
Local governments in the Tohoku region are struggling to clear away heavy snow on roads and in residential areas as efforts have not been able to keep up with the accumulated snowfall. (Yomiuri)
View ArticleExit from deflation 'in sight' / Revitalization minister urges vigilance amid...
The economy appears to be bottoming out amid high expectations for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's financial policies, as indicated by a monthly government report that excluded deflation from a list of...
View ArticleTuna collapse fears fail to curb Japan's appetite
It is the king of sushi, one of the most expensive fish in the world - and dwindling so rapidly that some fear it could vanish from restaurant menus within a generation. Yet there is little alarm in...
View ArticleJapan court rejects Samsung claim against Apple
A Japanese court Thursday rejected a claim by Samsung that Apple stole its technology, in the latest round of a global legal battle between the smartphone giants over patents. (AFP)
View ArticleOver 1,000 targeted cyber-attacks hit Japanese entities in 2012
A total of 1,009 targeted email cyber-attacks hit Japanese companies and other institutions last year, the National Police Agency said Thursday. (Japan Times)
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