North Korea declares 'state of war' against South Korea
North Korea has announced it has entered a "state of war'' with South Korea and will deal with every inter-Korean issue accordingly. (news.com.au)
View ArticleCourt to allow testimony of Aum death-row inmates
The Tokyo District Court has decided to accept prosecutors' requests to question three death-row inmates who were senior members of the Aum Supreme Truth cult as part of the lay judge trial of another...
View ArticleNarita Airport operating hours to be extended until midnight in some situations
Narita Airport is to be allowed an extension on the landing and take-off times of its evening flights, beginning Sunday. Narita city has granted the Narita Airport operator an extension to fly until...
View ArticleJapan eyes big wage hike for public project workers
Japan's land and infrastructure ministry said Friday it will substantially raise pay rates for workers in public projects in fiscal 2013 to cope with construction labor shortages after the March 2011...
View ArticleJapan seeks Mongolia support in China island row
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sought support from Mongolia on Saturday in Tokyo's territorial row with Beijing over disputed East China Sea islands, during a visit to the country. (Global Post)
View ArticleWhat sort of partnership across the Pacific brings benefit?
The grand vision for a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) outlined by President Obama at the APEC Summit in 2011 has moved a little closer to realisation, in scope at least, with announcement by Prime...
View ArticleIt's all change at Shibuya Station for the Toyoko Line
On March 16, the platforms for the Tokyu Toyoko Line at Shibuya Station moved from the chijō nikai (地上二階, second floor) to the chika gokai (地下五階, fifth basement floor) to connect the Toyoko Line with...
View ArticleTaiwan adds new ship to patrol waters off disputed East China Sea isles
President Ma Ying-jeou on Saturday commissioned a 2,000-ton frigate to join a coast guard fleet patrolling waters near a cluster of Japanese-administered islands in the East China Sea, a move that...
View ArticleComputer beats active 'shogi' pro for first time
A computer programmed to play "shogi," also known as Japanese chess, defeated an active professional player in a public match for the first time ever Saturday. (Japan Times)
View ArticleJapan comic superhero back to save 'birthplace'
Japanese comic strip football superhero Captain Tsubasa, who has inspired stars such as Lionel Messi and Fernando Torres, has returned from a storybook stint in Spain to save his "birthplace". (Global...
View ArticleBOJ considering introduction of new monetary easing scheme
The Bank of Japan is considering introducing a new monetary easing scheme, centering on the idea of integrating its two longer-dated bond-buying programs into one, in an attempt to achieve its newly...
View Article'Family' of 3 found stabbed in Chiba
Two men have died and one woman is in a coma after they were found stabbed in a house in Futtsu, Chiba Prefecture, early Sunday, police said. (Yomiuri)
View ArticleWoman, son held over Hyogo death
Police have found a man's mummified body at a home in Ashiya, and arrested the man's wife and eldest son Sunday on suspicion of abandoning the body. (Yomiuri)
View ArticleAsian stocks drop after Japan's Tankan misses estimates
Asian stocks fell, with Japan's Topix Index falling the most since March 2011, after a survey of sentiment among the country's largest manufacturers missed estimates and an official gauge of China's...
View ArticleJapan business mood improves as market reacts to 'Abenomics'
Japanese business sentiment improved in the first three months of 2013, a central bank survey showed, after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's aggressive monetary and fiscal policy prescriptions helped to...
View Article840,000 new recruits in Japan mark 1st day at work
An estimated 840,000 new recruits nationwide marked their first day of work Monday at the start of Japan's new fiscal year, after surviving a difficult job-hunting season amid severe economic...
View ArticleBaseball: Ex-Giants manager Nagashima, ex-Yankee Matsui set to receive honor...
The Japanese government is considering presenting former Yomiuri Giants manager Shigeo Nagashima and former New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui with the People's Honor Award for their...
View ArticleUnderwater ceremony held to welcome new employees
A different way to welcome new employees was tried at an aquarium in western Japan...a ceremony held underwater. (NHK)
View ArticleJapan's zombies: the walking dead of Tokyo
People dressed as zombies wander through the streets of Tokyo on Easter Sunday for a parade of the undead. (guardian.co.uk)
View ArticleFukushima's Namie sees no-go zone designation lifted
The no-go zone designation was lifted Monday for the town of Namie near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. (Jiji Press)
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