Narita airport employees down 20% from 2009 level
The number of people working at Narita International Airport has declined by around 9,715 from three years ago as a result of the global economic downturn and massive corporate downsizing at airline...
View ArticleNo. 1 long way from being out of the woods
A year after the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant was ravaged by an earthquake and tsunami, the challenge of keeping the facility under control continues, and does so without a clear picture of what...
View ArticleNoda support rate up but more snub tax hike
Public support for Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's Cabinet has risen 2.6 percentage points from February to 31.6 percent, according to a Kyodo News poll released Tuesday. But the telephone poll...
View ArticleNumbers of young scientists declining in Japan
Junior researchers are being squeezed out of Japanese universities by government policies aimed at cutting costs. The claim, from the Council for Science and Technology Policy (CSTP), the government's...
View ArticleLexus GS 450h production begins in Japan
Lexus starts production of its finest model currently, the GS 450h hybrid. Based on the new sporty GS, the car the aggressive styling, amazing technology features and the stunning interior, plus the...
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Japan's tattoo master: inside the studio of Horiyoshi III
Tattoo artist Horiyoshi III (real name Yoshihito Nakano) has been described as a living legend, and has a long waiting list of clients for his traditional full body tattoos. As his artwork is exhibited...
View ArticleWrestling: Saori Yoshida has the intimidation factor
Despite her small stature and penchant for fluffy socks, Japanese wrestler Saori Yoshida could be the most intimidating athlete in any sport at this year's London Olympics. Yoshida, the gold medallist...
View ArticleKARA's 'Mister' Japanese single song alone sells over 2 million
Girl group KARA adds another unprecedented record in Japan. The group's first Japan single 'Mister' was released August, 2010 has sold over 2 million copies along from this one song. This record was...
View ArticleAirAsia X sees budget air travel boom in Japan
Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia X sees a big opportunity in Japan, a new market for budget airlines, and has big plans for expansion, according to a recent interview with its chief executive...
View ArticleE-Girls chosen for Ebi-chan's CM song
The 2nd single of Japanese pop girl group, E-Girls, has been selected as the theme song for a new TV commercial campaign for Samantha Thavasa, Golf & Travel, featuring popular model Yuri Ebihara....
View ArticleBaseball: For some women, the name of the game is baseball
The professional baseball players were warming up for an evening game at Wakasa Stadium in Kyoto: One was hitting grounders to some infielders, a few were tossing a ball around, and the home team was...
View ArticleJapan Airlines takes home their newest toy: A Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Until now there's only been one airline with access to the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, but that's about to change. All Nippon Airways is about to get some company when it comes to flying the 787, as it's...
View ArticleVendors of stimulant herb products on the rise in Tokyo
An increasing number of youths are being hospitalized in Tokyo after inhaling herbs for their stimulatory or hallucinatory effects. An investigation by the Tokyo metropolitan government has found that...
View ArticleAtsuko Maeda says she will leave AKB48
Atsuko Maeda, one of the most popular members of the all-female idol group AKB48, said she will leave the group. "Joining AKB48 was the first big decision in my life," Maeda, 20, was quoted as saying...
View ArticleDetainees' families fighting for dignity - and hugs
The East Japan Immigration Center, more commonly known as the Ushiku detention center, stands in the middle of sleepy countryside in Ibaraki Prefecture, 50 km north of Tokyo. With one of the world's...
View ArticleJapan reactor has fatally high radiation, no water
One of Japan's crippled nuclear reactors still has fatally high radiation levels and hardly any water to cool it, according to an internal examination Tuesday that renews doubts about the plant's...
View ArticleVisa overstayers rally to maintain privileges after immigration revision
Foreigners overstaying their visas took to the streets of Tokyo on Monday, calling for the Justice Ministry to grant them special residency permits before the new immigration law takes effect July 9....
View ArticleHonda fires up flood-hit Thai plant
Honda Motor Co. restarted production at its four-wheel vehicle plant in Thailand on Monday after massive flooding last year crippled the automaker's output for 5.5 months. The move marked the return of...
View ArticleJapan declares island near Senkakus new national asset
Japan has registered one of the four islands near the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea as a national asset, Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura said Monday. The move came after Tokyo...
View ArticleOld guard see despot in Hashimoto
Toru Hashimoto's push to fundamentally reform Japan picked up steam Saturday with the opening of Ishin Seiju Juku (Restoration Political Institute), as criticism grows in Tokyo that the outspoken Osaka...
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