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Tsunami towns at crossroads, despite clean-up
The boat that was dumped on the roof of Otsuchi's two-storey hotel has gone, and much of the rubble that littered this fishing port has been cleared. But the town lies paralysed, unable to rebuild and...
View ArticleNikkei snaps 3-day winning streak on caution over rising oil prices
The Nikkei index snapped a three-day winning streak with modest losses Monday as caution over soaring oil prices and the stocks' fast-paced gains in recent sessions prompted selling. The 225-issue...
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Dogs' feet give Japan scientists paws for thought
Ever wonder how dogs can walk barefoot in the snow? Now a Japanese scientist may have the answer - an internal central heating system. The secret lies in how dogs circulate their blood to prevent cold...
View ArticleOlympus board resigns, taps chairman from bank
The entire board of scandal-tainted Olympus Corp. is resigning, and a new president and chairman were tapped Monday to lead a turnaround at the Japanese medical equipment maker. The changes at Olympus,...
View ArticleJapan regulator investigates broker in pension scandal
Japan's securities watchdog is investigating a small Tokyo-based broker, ITM Securities Co, over its possible role in a scandal involving the suspected disappearance of more than $2 billion in...
View ArticleRugby: New Japan coach promises attacking game
Former Wallaby coach Eddie Jones vowed Monday to bring his attacking style of rugby to Japan's national team, the day after after piloting Suntory Sungoliath to the country's top club title. Jones will...
View ArticleRetailers advancing sales drives for seasonal items
More and more supermarkets and other retail stores are beginning sales campaigns for seasonal items several months ahead of time, a move that observers attribute to competition with Internet shopping...
View ArticleBerlitz loses suit over union teacher strikes
The Tokyo District Court on Monday rejected a lawsuit filed by Berlitz Japan Inc. that sought damages from union executives and its teachers for waging strikes and causing substantial damage to the...
View ArticleTepco's political tentacles
Just as Tokyo Electric Power Co. is under fire for trying to raise consumers' electricity bills before making sufficient efforts to streamline its management, a series of cases have surfaced in which...
View ArticleTeacher outfoxes board, exposes bid to fleece JETs
English teachers on the JET program are often faced with the bittersweet moment when they realize their contract is ending and they will soon be returning to their home country. However, for one former...
View ArticleWhaling conflict shifts to NZ waters
The long struggle by anti-whaling activists to shake off Japanese pursuit is shifting to New Zealand waters, where the government is warning the whalers away. Sea Shepherd's two ships are seeking...
View ArticleAsteroids face constant barrage of high-speed impacts
The first dust grains ever retrieved from the surface of an asteroid now confirm that these minor planets are constantly shaped by a continuous barrage of high-speed microscopic impacts, scientists...
View ArticleThreatened Goldman Japan workers unionize
The past year has been anything but business as usual for the financial industry. Faced with a frosty economic climate, financial service companies have been busy chopping dead wood. Last year, 200,000...
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Japan and the importance of the yen
I've been tracking Japan intently since the Bank of Japan decided to follow in the Federal Reserve's footsteps to target inflation and wanted to bring up an important point for those who are of the...
View ArticleProbe finds Japan withheld risks of nuke disaster
The Japanese government withheld information about the full danger of last year's nuclear disaster from its own people and from the United States, putting U.S.-Japan relations at risk in the first days...
View ArticleNew Panasonic chief to chase TV profit, not volume
Japanese electronics giant Panasonic Corp named the head of its loss-making TV business as its new president and pledged to get the TV division back on track within two years as the group heads for a...
View ArticleNikkei hits 7-month closing high, despite Elpida sell-off
Japan's Nikkei average hit a fresh seven-month closing high on Tuesday as investors reassessed the impact of Elpida Memory Inc's bankruptcy protection filing on the chip sector and bought back some of...
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Immigration inmates live life of limbo, at officials' whim
Abubakar Awudu Suraj spent 20 months in an Immigration Bureau detention center before being manhandled onto a jetliner at Narita airport for deportation back to Ghana in March 2010. He died in...
View ArticleAichi governor to Nagoya mayor: Fix Nanjing mess
Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura on Monday urged Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura to quickly address the deteriorating ties between the city and its Chinese sister city, Nanjing, over the mayor's contentious...
View ArticleJapan's sovereign credit rating has yet to reach downgrade point: Moody's
Japan's sovereign rating has yet to reach the point at which it should be downgraded, a senior vice president at Moody's Investors Service said. "There has to be an accumulation or critical massive...
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