Japan’s centenarians hit record for 47th straight year
The number of centenarians in Japan totaled 67,824 as of Friday, hitting a record high for the 47th consecutive year.
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Man arrested on suspicion of killing wife after money argument
The man is accused of strangling his wife to death with a cord.
Shiseido recalls 400,000 eyeliner sticks
Japanese cosmetics giant Shiseido is recalling about 400,000 eyeliner sticks.
Yakuza member reportedly shot dead in Kobe
A man believed to be a bodyguard for a senior yakuza figure was shot dead in Kobe City, western Japan.
Train catches fire in Tokyo
A train caught fire in central Tokyo on Sunday. No one was reported injured.
Japan: Wages drop 1st time in 14 months
A labor ministry survey shows that the average monthly salary dropped for the first time in 14 months in July.
McDonald’s Japan recruiting stay-at-home wives
McDonald's Japan is turning to stay-at-home wives as the restaurant industry struggles with a severe labor crunch.
Japan: Huge quakes may have occurred at shorter intervals
Experts say massive earthquakes off Japan's Kanto region over the past thousands of years may have occurred at intervals far shorter than the government has estimated.
2 Filipino men put on international wanted list for murder
Japanese police have put 2 Filipino men on the international wanted list on suspicion of murdering a female university student 13 years ago.
Filipino man arrested for suspected murder in 2004
Ibaraki prefectural police on Saturday arrested a Filipino man suspected of killing a 21-year-old woman in 2004.
