Earliest fish stews were cooked in Japan during last ice age, experts say
In the chilly final years of the last ice age, hunting communities in Japan may have served up warm fish stews of salmon and shellfish for dinner. (nbcnews.com)
View ArticleAbe urges review of textbook screening standards
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called for a review of the school textbook screening guideline to better reflect the ideas, such as patriotism, contained in the revised basic education law. (NHK)
View ArticleTokyo cops raid Kanda massage parlor, arrest manager on prostitution charges
As a part of an ongoing sweep of illegal massage parlors, Tokyo Metropolitan Police on Tuesday announced the arrest of the manager of an operation in Chiyoda Ward on prostitution charges. (Tokyo Reporter)
View ArticleAssistant judge fired for taking upskirt film
A 28-year-old assistant Osaka district court judge has been fired after he was arrested for filming up a woman's skirt while on a train last August. (Japan Today)
View ArticleHow cherry blossoms came into budding US popularity
The pink cherry blossoms that explode into bloom every spring in Washington, D.C., are famous around the country, flowering due to a courtesy gift from Japan more than a century ago. But one of the...
View ArticleWater, rats, outages: Japan nuke plant precarious
A rat causing a power outage by short-circuiting a temporary switchboard. Another blackout occurring as workers install anti-rat nets. Holes in the linings of huge underground tanks leaking radioactive...
View ArticleNikkei rises to highest since July 2008; ends 1.96% up
Tokyo stocks rallied further on Thursday, closing at their highest level since July 2008 with exporters the main beneficiaries as the dollar approaches the 100 yen mark. (Economic Times)
View ArticleU.S. says Okada's Universal is target of criminal bribery probe
Japanese billionaire Kazuo Okada and his companies are being investigated in the United States for potential violations of anti-bribery laws in relation to a $2 billion casino project in the...
View ArticleJapan, U.S. to reach accord in TPP prelim. talks on Fri.
The Japanese and U.S. governments are expected to reach an accord on Friday in their preliminary consultations on Japan's entry into Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks, Japanese government...
View ArticleWard office worker arrested for assaulting cop in Tokyo
Police on Thursday arrested a 30-year-old employee of the Taito Ward office in Tokyo for allegedly assaulting a police officer. (Japan Today)
View ArticleBuses carrying S.Korean tourists collide in Aso
Two buses, both carrying South Korean tourists, have collided in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, injuring 27. (NHK)
View ArticleTEPCO reports another water leak
Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, says more radioactive water has leaked at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The trouble occurred on Thursday during work to transfer contaminated water. (NHK)
View ArticleTokyo Disneyland turns 30!
Tokyo Disneyland (or "TDL" as it's known to the Japanese) turns 30 on April 15, but like George Clooney, or heck, even the famed Mouse himself, age hasn't withered it a bit. (Japan Times)
View ArticleJapan carmakers recall 3.4 million vehicles for Takata airbag flaw
Four Japanese automakers, including Toyota Motor Corp and Nissan Motor Co, are recalling 3.4 million vehicles sold around the world because airbags supplied by Takata Corp are at risk of catching fire...
View ArticleRohingya 'barred from Suu Kyi meet' in Japan
Members of Myanmar's Muslim minority Rohingya community said they have been barred from a gathering to welcome democracy hero Aung San Suu Kyi when she visits Japan. (Gulf Times)
View ArticlePutin posts photos of puppy gifted from Akita Prefecture
Photos showing Russian President Vladimir Putin playing with a puppy he received recently from Japan were posted on his official website Wednesday. (Yomiuri)
View ArticleFord, Toyota both claim to have top-selling car
For the second time in seven months, Toyota Motor Corp. and Ford Motor Co. both claim to produce the world's top-selling car. The clash shows how counting in the global automotive industry is...
View ArticleNikkei slips after rally to near 5-year high
Japanese shares slipped on Friday, coming off a near five-year high, but they still ended the week sharply higher, buoyed by optimism that bold central bank policies would revitalise the economy....
View ArticleJR East train travels 48 kms with door open
JR East said Friday that a train in Funabashi, Chiba prefecture, traveled 48 kilometers with one carriage door open after a cord from a passenger's rucksack became stuck in the mechanism and prevented...
View ArticleJapan decides to put anti-new flu law into effect on Sat.
The Japanese government decided at a cabinet meeting Friday to put a special law to combat new highly virulent strains of influenza into effect on Saturday, in the face of the spread of the H7N9 bird...
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