50% of Japan men hope to marry same partner: survey
Some 50 pct of men in their 40s to 60s in Japan say they would marry the same partner if they were born again, but the rate is below 40 pct for women in the same age bracket, a survey by major ad...
View ArticleMSDF officer arrested for alleged groping
A Maritime Self-Defense Force lieutenant commander has been arrested in Kanagawa Prefecture for alleged sexual harassment on a train. (Yomiuri)
View ArticleIdentity of Osaka elementary school bandit discovered
From November last year until this January, Nozato Elementary School in Osaka City had been the scene of a string of robberies. In 16 different incidents, up to 235,000 yen was stolen from the wallets...
View ArticleJapanese businessman shot to death in Cambodia during street robbery
A Japanese businessman was shot to death during a robbery early Sunday on a street in Phnom Penh, local police reported. (Japan Times)
View ArticleBank of Japan nominee Kuroda: huge purchases of longer-dated JGBs natural
Huge purchases of longer-dated Japanese government bonds is a natural way to ease monetary policy, but central bankers must monitor the side-effects, Haruhiko Kuroda, the government's nominee to be the...
View ArticleTokyo shares close 0.40% higher
Tokyo stocks have closed 0.40 per cent higher after the government's nominee to lead the Bank of Japan vowed to do "everything possible" to conquer the country's long-running deflation. (news.com.au)
View ArticleBOJ chief nominee Kuroda vows to swiftly achieve 2% inflation target
The government's nominee for Bank of Japan chief, Haruhiko Kuroda, said Monday that achieving a 2 percent inflation target as early as possible will be critical for the central bank and that it must...
View ArticleMan killed in snow plow accident
Police said Monday that a man died after being run down by a snow plow in Aomori Prefecture. According to police, Ken Sato, 25, was crossing the street at a crosswalk in Kuroishi at around 4 a.m....
View ArticleAmerican denies intent to kill Irish exchange student as murder trial begins...
An American man accused of strangling an Irish exchange student in Tokyo told a Japanese court Monday he had no intention of killing the woman but acknowledged he was with her the night she died....
View ArticleFather dies sheltering girl from Japan blizzard
A father froze to death while sheltering his nine-year-old daughter from severe weekend blizzards that swept northern Japan, two years after her mother died, reports said on Monday. (NDTV)
View ArticlePeak bloom dates announced for Washington DC cherry trees
Washington's famous cherry tree blooms are expected to be at their best between March 26 and March 30. (app.com)
View ArticleJapan's sumo wrestlers grapple with tradition
As the sun rises over Tokyo, six men, naked apart from loincloths, stand on sand and stamp their feet repeatedly. Six trunk-like thighs are heaved into the air, pausing for a second before crashing...
View ArticleKey 10-year JGB yield falls below 0.6 pct
Japanese government bond prices climbed further in interdealer trading in Tokyo Tuesday morning, with a key 10-year JGB yield hitting a low in some nine years and eight months below 0.6 pct. (Jiji Press)
View ArticleBalloon crash victims return to Japan
The bodies of the four Japanese who died in a hot air balloon crash in Luxor, southern Egypt, last week arrived at Narita International Airport near Tokyo on Monday evening aboard an Egyptair plane....
View ArticleKnives 'used in killing' of woman in Tokyo found
Two knives possibly used in the recent murder of a 22-year-old woman on a Tokyo street have been discovered following the statement of a suspect in the case, investigation sources said Monday. (Yomiuri)
View ArticleMarines show off controversial Osprey ahead of Japan training
The U.S. military spent Sunday and Monday showing off its controversial Osprey aircraft, which is set to begin its first air operations on the Japanese mainland this week. (stripes.com)
View ArticleLarge wind power facility starts tests off Chiba coast
An experimental wind turbine off the coat of Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, started its operation Monday. (Jiji Press)
View ArticleUniv. of Tokyo maintains No. 1 reputation in Asia: survey
The University of Tokyo remains the most prestigious higher education institution in Asia, according to a study released Tuesday, but the editor of the study said Japan is slipping in relative academic...
View ArticleJudge says girl abducted to Japan by mother deserves crime victim compensation
Remember the young Fox Point girl whose mother kidnapped her to Japan in violation of a Wisconsin court order, and her father's long, expensive, international legal battle to get her back? A few weeks...
View ArticleNikkei ends at new 4-1/2 year high on BOJ hopes
The Nikkei average ended at a new 4-1/2 year high on Tuesday as confirmation hearings for Bank of Japan leadership nominees buoyed sentiment, but gains were trimmed in late trade on profit-taking in...
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