Japan plans to scrap nuclear plants after 40 years
Japan says it will soon require atomic reactors to be shut down after 40 years of use to improve safety following the nuclear crisis set off by last year's tsunami. Concern about aging reactors has...
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Tiny particles may illuminate reactor cores
Using particles from space to look into the heart of nuclear reactors--this is the goal of researchers at Nagoya University. The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned that a team of researchers from the...
View ArticleResearchers strive to discover whether dogs also like hot springs
Are hot-spring baths as relaxing for dogs as they are for humans? A research team from a professional training college in Okayama City is looking into the matter. Dogs unaccustomed to bathing in hot...
View ArticleWomen with 80-cm girth could be 'obese'
Women with an abdominal girth of more than 80 centimeters could be categorized as obese under new guidelines being considered, a revision from the current 90-centimeter standard used as a marker for...
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Sales tax hike insufficient / Consumption levy of 17% needed to cover social...
The government and ruling parties have described the planned increase in the consumption tax rate as a "first step" because they have deemed the boost to 10 percent will not fully cover the shortfall...
View ArticleFree English tests for students / Ministry to pay for proficiency checks at...
n a bid to boost English skills among youngsters, the education ministry will allow students at a certain number of public middle and high schools to take English proficiency tests at government...
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Hide out with Samurai in Japan
SURROUNDED by unspoilt forest, we traverse the footbridge over a steep ravine to the crystal-clear Umenoki Todoro Falls. There is hardly a person in sight it feels a world away from the bright lights...
View ArticleJapan defence minister 'faces sack' over gaffes
Japan's defence minister faces the sack, reports said Saturday, after a series of gaffes including describing the rape of a 12-year-old girl by three US servicemen as a "sexual orgy incident". Yasuo...
View ArticleChinese held for firebomb attack at Japan embassy in Seoul
A Chinese man who reportedly said his grandmother was one of many thousands forced into prostitution for the Japanese army during World War Two was arrested on Sunday for a firebomb attack at the...
View ArticleActivists detained on Japan whaling vessel: Sea Shepherd
Three Australian environmental activists were detained on board a Japanese whaling ship on Sunday after boarding in protest at Japan's annual whale cull in the Antarctic, anti-whaling group Sea...
View ArticleSupport rate for Cabinet sinks to 35.7%
Public support for Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's Cabinet has plunged to 35.7 percent from 44.6 percent last month, with more than half - 50.5 percent - expressing disapproval for the first time since...
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Sumo: Kisenosato, Hakuho roll; Kotoshogiku falls at New Year basho
Newly promoted ozeki Kisenosato tossed aside Goeido to get off to a high-octane start, Kotoshogiku took a first-day spill and yokozuna Hakuho was his usual dominant self on the opening day of the New...
View ArticleBaseball: Ichiro welcomes Iwakuma to Seattle
Ichiro Suzuki welcomed Hisashi Iwakuma to the Seattle Mariners with open arms Sunday, saying the right-hander's addition to the team was a "pleasant surprise." "Playing behind him in right (field) at...
View ArticleBasketball: Sunflowers capture fourth-straight Empress' Cup
The JX Sunflowers once again proved that they are the queens of the floor, giving their opponent Denso Iris a tough lesson. The Sunflowers overwhelmed Denso in every phase of the game as they grabbed...
View ArticleOlympus likely to retain TSE listing
Olympus Corp. likely will be allowed to remain on the Tokyo Stock Exchange--at least for the time being--but the scandal-mired optical equipment maker could be fined and forced to reform its...
View ArticleSony quits organic-screen TV business
Sony Corp. has discontinued production of TV sets with organic electroluminescence (EL) display panels, widely seen as the mainstream panel to be used in next-generation flat-screen TVs, it was learned...
View Article2 towns at risk of disappearing / Okuma, Futaba face uncertain future due to...
How will the government help the estimated 25,000 people who lived in areas where residency likely will be prohibited for an extended period due to the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power...
View ArticleJapan plans to scrap nuclear plants after 40 years
Japan says it will soon require atomic reactors to be shut down after 40 years of use to improve safety following the nuclear crisis set off by last year's tsunami. Concern about aging reactors has...
View ArticleComing-of-Age Day ceremonies held across Japan
New adults attended ceremonies and festive events across Japan on Monday to mark Coming-of-Age Day. Festivities were toned down out of respect for the victims of last year's March 11 disaster. In some...
View ArticleX Japan member to compose theme song for Golden Globe Awards
Japanese artist Yoshiki is writing the theme song for one of the most anticipated and watched awards show for film and television. Barely a week before the glittering 2012 Golden Globe Awards, it has...
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