Sanctions noose makes it harder for Japan's Koreans to help their own
When the now elderly man left Japan on a Soviet ship in 1960 for North Korea, he thought he was headed to the promised land. In reality, he survived 47 years there thanks only to $1 million in support...
View ArticleJapan's military chief says F-35 is 'best fighter'
Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighters are the best choice for Japan's future operational needs, the nation's highest-ranking uniformed officer said on Wednesday, in a vote of confidence for the...
View ArticleChat app Line releases safety guide for girl teens after string of incidents
Line, the chat app that is exploding in popularity in Japan and other Asian countries, has published an online safety guide for teens after a string of incidents in which it was used to maliciously...
View ArticleGoogle adds street views of Japan nuclear zone
Concrete rubble litters streets lined with shuttered shops and dark windows. A collapsed roof juts from the ground. A ship sits stranded on a stretch of dirt flattened when the tsunami roared across...
View ArticleOversimplifying Japan's right turn
The victory of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in the December 2012 national election brought the hawkish Shinzo Abe into the prime ministership, and a new 'nationalistic' party, the Japan...
View ArticlePanasonic aims to achieve 350 bil. yen operating profit in FY 2015
Panasonic Corp. said Thursday it aims to achieve a group operating profit of over 350 billion yen in fiscal 2015 by further accelerating streamlining of its loss-making businesses including the...
View ArticleBOJ's past exits from monetary easing inappropriate: Kuroda
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said Thursday that the central bank's decisions to end its zero interest policy in 2000 and its quantitative easing policy in 2006 were premature and...
View ArticleJapan venture to bring electric tuk-tuks to Asia
A Japanese company is hoping to win a big slice of Asia's tuk-tuk market, it said Wednesday, betting battery-operated buggies could cut burgeoning city pollution. (inquirer.net)
View Article3 years sought for 3 ex-JR West chiefs over 2005 crash
Lawyers designated to serve as prosecutors demanded Wednesday that three former presidents of West Japan Railway Co., or JR West, be sentenced to three years in prison over a train crash that killed...
View ArticleJapan mother jailed for starving children to death
A 25-year-old mother whose two young children starved to death surrounded by rubbish after she locked them in her apartment has been sentenced to 30 years in jail in Japan, reports said....
View ArticleGoogle Street View Cherry Blossom Edition
People come from all over the world to get a short glimpse of Japan's blooming cherry blossoms. Google is taking advantage of this worldwide sakura passion to show off their virtual-tour map feature...
View ArticleJapanese automakers show luxury, SUV offerings at New York auto expo
Japanese carmakers showcased their sports utility vehicles and luxury cars at the annual New York International Auto Show, which opened on Wednesday. (Kyodo)
View ArticleInternet access criminals hit record high in Japan last year
The number of people police took action against in Japan last year on suspicion of violating a law banning illegal access to computer networks rose from 40 to 154, the highest since the law took effect...
View ArticleResearcher retracts erroneous result on active fault under Tokyo area
A leader of a team of researchers on earthquakes admitted Thursday that they made an erroneous announcement confirming the presence of an active fault in an area near Tokyo after mistaking what appears...
View ArticleYokohama casino busted, 3 arrested
Kanagawa Prefectural Police on Monday raided a Yokohama casino for providing illegal gambling. (Tokyo Reporter)
View ArticleNikkei falls 1.3 pct as profit-taking hits exporters; GS Yuasa tumbles
Japan's Nikkei share average fell to a one-week closing low on Thursday as concerns about Italy's funding costs and the rescue deal for Cyprus prompted investors to take profits on exporters. (Reuters)
View ArticleThai man nabbed after locking himself in ex-partner's home
Japanese police on Thursday arrested a 38-year-old man who claims to be a Thai national for breaking into his former partner's home in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, and locking himself inside....
View ArticleJapan man 'tries to kill woman with poisoned shoes'
A Japanese man who allegedly tried to kill a woman he was stalking by putting poison in her shoes was arrested Thursday, police and reports said. (Jakarta Globe)
View ArticleAll of Japan's prefectures' populations will be down in 2040 from 2010 levels
By 2040, the populations of all 47 of Japan's prefectures will be less than their 2010 levels, a health ministry-affiliated research institute said Wednesday, with Okinawa marking the least decline,...
View Article128 foreigners pass Japan's exam for care workers
Japan's health ministry said Thursday that 86 Indonesians and 42 Filipinos have passed Japan's national examination for certified care workers for fiscal 2012 ending Sunday. (Jiji Press)
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