Woman's face burned with alkaline solution in store attack
A woman was attacked with a strong alkaline liquid in a store at a train station in Tokyo's Ota Ward on Friday night. (Japan Today)
View ArticleReplica of ancient priest's statue unveiled
A replica of a statue of the ancient monk Ganjin has been shown to the media before being put on public display. (NHK)
View ArticleJapan, U.S. considering deploying unmanned aircraft
Japan and the United States are considering deploying the Global Hawk unmanned high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft at a U.S. military base in Japan to enhance surveillance over North Korea, bilateral...
View ArticleU.S. and Japan unveil plan for returning Okinawa land
The U.S. and Japan unveiled plans Friday for gradually returning some land on Okinawa now used by the American military, but still intend to relocate a U.S. Marine base elsewhere on the island, an idea...
View ArticleRadioactive water leak feared at Japan nuclear plant
The operator of Japan's crippled nuclear plant said Saturday that it is moving tons of highly radioactive water from a temporary storage tank to another after detecting signs of leakage - a blow to the...
View ArticleStorm forces train cancellations in southern, western Japan
A storm packing winds as high as 83 kilometers (52 miles) per hour disrupted train operations and may cancel flights in southwestern Japan before moving northeast toward the nation's largest urban...
View ArticleUS may be out of nuclear North Korea's reach, but Japan fears Tokyo, US bases...
It's easy to write off North Korean threats to strike the United States with a nuclear-tipped missile as bluster: it has never demonstrated the capability to deploy a missile that could reach the...
View ArticleNew tick-borne virus death reported in Japan
An adult woman in Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern Japan early this month died of severe fever thrombocytopenia syndrome, or SFTS, the prefectural government said Monday. (Jiji Press)
View ArticleFukushima N-accident not yet resolved: expert
The Fukushima nuclear accident has not yet been resolved, Kiyoshi Kurokawa, former chairman of the committee appointed by Japanese parliament to investigate the March 2011 disaster, said Monday. (Jiji...
View ArticleJapan govt orders TEPCO to prevent water leaks
Japanese industry minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Monday ordered Tokyo Electric Power Co. to take steps to prevent radioactive water from leaking from the accident-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power...
View ArticleMerits, demerits of 'Abenomics' emerging with yen plunging
Japanese economic data have started to clarify the merits and demerits of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic policies, with the value of the yen declining sharply. (Kyodo)
View ArticleGeisha establishments begin wooing women
Faced with flagging demand from their usual customer base of wealthy male patrons, a number of establishments employing traditional geisha entertainers are enthusiastically courting interest in their...
View ArticleSchool board reverses policy on pro-Pyongyang students after protests
The Machida City Board of Education in Tokyo has reversed a decision by the city to exclude students at a pro-Pyongyang school from receiving personal safety alarms because of Japan's tense political...
View ArticleJapan outranks U.S. as world's biggest recorded music market
Japan surpassed the United States as the world largest recorded music market in 2012 for the first time, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry said Monday. (Kyodo)
View ArticleMoody's: BOJ move won't solve fundamental problems
Credit ratings agency Moody's Investors Service says the Bank of Japan's bold monetary easing will buy time, but will not eliminate the country's structural economic problems. (NHK)
View ArticleSigns N.Korea may conduct 4th nuclear test
South Korea's Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae says there are signs that North Korea may conduct a 4th nuclear test. (NHK)
View ArticleAbe expresses condolences over Thatcher's death
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed his condolences over the death of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Monday. (Jiji Press)
View ArticleMexico backs Japan's participation in TPP talks
Japan won the support of Mexico Monday for its bid to join Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations. (Jiji Press)
View ArticleAbe calls for practical English teaching in education system reform
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called on Monday for more practical English-language education as the ruling party's advisory panel submitted to him a set of education reform proposals, including a...
View ArticleMan arrested over murder of wife in Oita
Police have arrested a 46-year-old man over the murder of his wife at the apartment they shared in Oita. (Japan Today)
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