More than half of Japanese students see career success as unnecessary
Only 9 percent of Japanese high school students surveyed last year said they strongly hope for success in their careers, a sign that the country's economic woes may be curbing the ambition of its...
View ArticleClue to develop antisuperbug drugs found
A Japanese research team has gained a clue for developing drugs to kill multidrug-resistant bacteria, called superbugs, it said in an article published in the online edition of the British journal...
View ArticleOECD welcomes 'Abenomics,' sharply upgrades Japan's economic outlook
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Thursday that it welcomes Japan's recent economic policies, dubbed "Abenomics," aimed at pulling the country's economy out of a more than...
View ArticleDropped scissors causes chaos at Naha Airport
A large crowd of passengers was rounded up and then evacuated from a restricted terminal area at Naha Airport on Wednesday after reports that a passenger was in possession of a pair of scissors. (Japan...
View ArticleProperty tycoon accused of tax evasion posts Y500 mil bail in cash
Ginza property tycoon Genshiro Kawamoto, 81, who was arrested for tax evasion earlier this month, was granted bail Thursday after he paid 500 million yen in cash. (Japan Today)
View ArticleNEC in talks with Lenovo on selling mobile phone subsidiary
NEC Corp. is in talks with Chinese personal computer maker Lenovo Group Ltd. to sell its mobile phone subsidiary as part of its turnaround efforts, company sources said Friday. (Kyodo)
View ArticleEx-president's daughter to visit Japan with letter from Xi
Li Xiaolin, president of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and the youngest daughter of former president Li Xiannian, may visit Japan next week for talks with...
View ArticleJapan prepares for second asteroid sample return
Japanese engineers hurriedly redesigned the rock-collector and science payloads on the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft set to launch on an asteroid-sampling mission in late 2014, hoping to trump a problem which...
View ArticleJapan, China, S. Korea agree to make early progress toward FTA
Japan, China and South Korea agreed Thursday they will try to make tangible progress at an early date toward forging a free trade agreement among the three countries that account for about 20 percent...
View ArticleAbe vows election reform to fix Japan's vote disparity
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday he will work to address the disparity in the weight of votes in Japan's electoral system, after some courts recently judged unconstitutional or invalid the...
View ArticlePart of tsunami-damaged town hall to be preserved
A town in northeastern Japan has decided to partially preserve its former office building destroyed by the earthquake and tsunami on March 11th, 2011. (NHK)
View ArticleJapanese woman's death sentence upheld in Malaysia
A Japanese woman faces the death penalty in Malaysia after she lost an appeal against a conviction for transporting 4kg of cocaine. (tbsnewsi)
View ArticleJapan Feb. industrial output down 0.1 pct
Japan's industrial production in February fell 0.1 pct from the previous month, down for the first time in three months, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Friday. (Jiji Press)
View ArticleJapan's Feb. jobless rate slightly rises to 4.3%
Japan's unemployment rate rose to 4.3 percent in February from 4.2 percent the previous month, the government said Friday, indicating some companies remain reluctant to hire workers while they wait for...
View ArticleJapan police to launch national cyber crime force
Japan will launch a 140-strong nationwide police task force next week to fight cyber attacks, including those from abroad, the National Police Agency said Thursday. (phys.org)
View ArticleJapanese utility takes blame for nuclear crisis
The utility that operates Japan's crippled atomic plant said Friday that it deserves most of the blame for the country's nuclear crisis, in its strongest remarks about its own shortcomings....
View ArticleTokyo to introduce 'challenge' levels for high schools
The Tokyo metropolitan board of education has decided to introduce a new system that requires high schools to set academic goals for each subject according to three achievement levels. (Yomiuri)
View ArticleIshihara confirms stroke but denies retirement speculation
Shintaro Ishihara on Saturday pledged to remain coleader of Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party), denying speculation he might quit and resign from politics over his poor health. (Japan Times)
View ArticleSophia University dean fired for sexual harassment
A 62-year-old junior college dean at Sophia University in Tokyo has been fired for sexually harassing one of his students. (Japan Today)
View ArticleElderly talent reject threatens TV show
A 70-year-old Japanese man was so enraged at being rejected by a TV talent show that he allegedly threatened to blow up the program's broadcaster, police said Friday. (news.com.au)
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