Rigged online food reviews should come as no surprise
NHK has a regular travel series called "Quiz de Go," which sends TV personalities to far-flung corners of Japan and then asks them questions about the area's local qualities. Several weeks ago, three...
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Call of the powder: sublime snow in Japan
There is nothing quite like the adrenaline rush of hurtling down a steep, untracked slope of knee-deep powder. It is an uncomplicated pleasure, pure and exhilarating; carving turns into the untouched...
View ArticleUniversity entrance exams kick off
The national unified college entrance examinations began Saturday, with more than 550,000 applicants and a record-high 835 public and private institutions taking part. The exams mark the start of an...
View ArticleJapan steps up efforts to crack untapped Myanmar market
yanmar has been billed as "Asia's final frontier," and its rich resources and cheap wage levels are increasingly catching the eye of Japanese companies and the government. Economy, Trade and Industry...
View ArticleJapan murders beg tough questions
Few news stories carry the potential to galvanize the far flung academic and student community of Taiwan like our recent tragedy in Japan. Whether we trace messages on social network systems like...
View ArticlePoll indicates public frustration / Over 80% say Noda has not sufficiently...
The fact that last week's reshuffle of the Cabinet led by Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda did not stop its approval rating from sinking in a Yomiuri Shimbun opinion poll appears to indicate the public's...
View ArticleSumo: Dominating Baruto chalks up another victory
Baruto is building his case as the man standing between Hakuho and his third consecutive championship title - and the Estonian ozeki hasn't looked this dominant since his debut at sumo's second-highest...
View ArticleYokohama antinuclear conference draws thousands of activists, experts
A two-day antinuclear conference kicked off Saturday in Yokohama with the aim of sharing lessons from the Fukushima crisis and fostering global momentum against atomic power. The conference drew...
View ArticleElectronics giants turn to smart cities
Hitachi, Ltd., Toshiba Corp. and other major electronics makers are increasingly turning their sights toward "smart city" projects designed to create eco-friendly, energy-efficient communities. In the...
View ArticleSecond crested ibis found injured after possible attack by bird of prey
An injured crested ibis found on Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture was apparently injured by a bird of prey - the second case of its kind in a week, the Environment Ministry said. The ibis, released...
View ArticleOkada nudges Diet to take wage cuts
Deputy Prime Minister Katsuya Okada said Sunday that lawmakers should take bigger pay cuts than civil servants are facing under new legislation, nudging politicians to an active part in reforms. On a...
View ArticleGolf: Ishikawa mulling U.S. membership
Ryo Ishikawa has never started his season this early, playing in the Sony Open for the first time. It's the start of what should be a long year, even by the Japanese star's standards. Ishikawa is...
View ArticleU.S. auto council opposes Japan joining in TPP talks
A council representing the Big 3 U.S. automakers has declared that it opposes Japan joining negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement at this time, saying Japan's auto market...
View ArticleSydney-bound JAL jet returns due to fire
A Japan Airlines flight bound for Sydney returned to Narita airport after a seat caught fire Saturday night, forcing the passengers to stay in Japan overnight. A cabin attendant confirmed a small fire...
View ArticleTreasured pine still standing tall after tsunami
Izumi no Ichiyo Matsu, a 400-year-old pine tree on the coast of Minami-Soma City, has survived the tsunami following the Great East Japan Earthquake and the subsequent salt pollution. The needles of...
View ArticleNoda Cabinet approval rating falls to 37%
The approval rating for the reshuffled Cabinet led by Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda stood at only 37 percent, down from 42 percent in a December survey, a Yomiuri Shimbun survey has found. In the...
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France's Louvre to show art and solidarity in Japan
The world-renowned and most visited Louvre Museum of France is due to bring more than 20 art works to Japan as a show of solidarity with the Japanese in the wake of the massive earthquake and tsunami...
View ArticleMan fined $2,500 after pleading guilty to hitting flight attendant during...
A 65-year-old Japanese man pleaded guilty Friday to assaulting a flight attendant aboard a Delta Air Lines flight from Tokyo to Honolulu, a federal prosecutor said. Sohei Yamanouchi was expected to...
View ArticleHonda to build NSX 'supercar' in Ohio
With one announcement last week at the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Honda surprised auto industry observers in at least two ways. First, the automaker is resurrecting the...
View ArticleJapan's growing yen for acquisitions
Japan Inc is on an acquisitions march across Asia and around the world, new figures show, as firms armed with ever more valuable yen take strategic advantage of the currency's post-war highs. Western...
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