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Japan tourism struggles to recover after disasters
More than 10 months after the Fukushima meltdown and Japan is still dealing with the fallout - this time the key industry of tourism is reeling from the catastrophe. According to government figures...
View ArticleMacho urinal game makes a splash in Japan
Three years ago the "Toylet" was just a pipe-dream for developers at Japanese video game maker Sega, but now the urinal video game has been rolled out at pubs across the nation. Users target their...
View ArticleEuro-yen intervention an option for Japan, but not now
Japanese authorities, while reluctant to act now, may consider engaging in a rare intervention to stem yen rises against the euro if the moves appear to be driven by speculators and sharp enough to...
View ArticleKen Ishii, out of dance clubs and into daydreams
Japan's trail-blazing techno king Ken Ishii has rocked massive crowds the world over with his dance floor beats, but for his latest album he drew inspiration from what some may think an odd choice much...
View ArticleEndoscope looks inside marred Japan nuke reactor
Workers inserted a remote-controlled endoscope inside a damaged Japanese nuclear reactor Thursday, hoping the first look inside since the tsunami disaster helps them better assess conditions and make...
View ArticleTokyo stocks close 1.04% higher
Tokyo stocks have ended up 1.04 per cent at their highest close in more than a month on hopes for a boost in the International Monetary Fund war chest and a stable euro against the yen. The Nikkei 225...
View ArticleJapanese war dead dug up in India
Workers have begun exhuming the remains of what are believed to be 11 Imperial Japanese Army soldiers at a war cemetery in India's northeastern state of Assam. The exhumations started Wednesday in the...
View ArticleEx-cop pleads not guilty in fatal '01 Akashi crush
A former deputy police chief pleaded not guilty Thursday to professional negligence over a fatal pedestrian crush after a fireworks show in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, in 2001. Kazuaki Sakaki, 64, was...
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Coast guard plane survives albatross strike
Bird strikes are a chronic problem for pilots, but an incident Wednesday over the East China Sea involving a Japan Coast Guard patrol plane was particularly serious. After hitting an albatross at...
View ArticleForeign Ministry hires interpreters for media
Foreign Minister Koichiro Genba has begun providing simultaneous interpretation in English at his weekly press conferences to provide more information to the international community about Japan's...
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FamilyMart to add 600 Southeast Asia stores
FamilyMart Co. plans to open 600 stores in Indonesia and the Philippines, tapping demand from young people as an aging population saps growth at home. FamilyMart, Japan's largest convenience store...
View ArticleTohoku turned 2011 into record year for losses
Economic losses from disasters around the world in 2011 totaled a record $366 billion due mainly to the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, according to a United Nations report released Wednesday. The...
View ArticleToshiba wins U.S. turbine order
Toshiba Corp. said Thursday it has won an order to supply a steam turbine and generator for a thermal power plant in the United States for $80 million. Under the contract with Colorado-based utility...
View ArticleSumo: Baruto slips past Kisenosato as Hakuho falls again
Estonian ozeki Baruto zeroed in on his first championship title with a crafty win over Kisenosato on Thursday, preserving his unbeaten record with three days left at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament....
View ArticleScientists say they can find melted reactor fuel
One major mystery - and a source of serious concern - at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant is the exact location of the molten fuel from reactors 1, 2 and 3. Hindered by the dangerously high radiation...
View ArticleOther universities may follow Todai's lead
A number of leading public universities have announced they will consider shifting to autumn enrollment, in tandem with the University of Tokyo's steps to move enrollment for all academic departments...
View ArticleJapan's age of denial
Japanese are disappearing in slow motion and so far, there is no rescue plan. Every January, those turning 20 over the next twelve months celebrate their Coming-of-Age Day at shrines across the nation....
View ArticleGeneral Motors ousts Toyota, retakes title of world's top-selling automaker
General Motors Co. has retaken the title of world's top-selling automaker, selling just over 9 million cars and trucks across the globe. The company said Thursday that it sold 9.03 million vehicles...
View ArticleKorea and Japan ― a tale of two countries
Over the past two decades, as Japan has gradually slipped down the OECD ladder in terms of GDP per capita, Korea has progressively climbed the same ladder. It's just a matter of time before Korea...
View ArticleDPJ seeks 40% trim to institutions
The Democratic Party of Japan's research committee on administrative reform on Thursday approved a proposal to decrease the number of independent administrative institutions from 102 to 65 through...
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