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.
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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.
Man arrested for trying to extort money from smartphone user who ‘bumped’ into him
Police have arrested a man on suspicion of extortion after he threatened to beat up a smartphone user unless he paid money for “bumping” into him.
Yokohama orders eatery to close after e. coli sickens two people
A teenaged girl and a man in his 80s - had shown symptoms including diarrhea after eating at the restaurant.
Japan: Record-high child abuse cases handled in FY2016
The cases involved children aged under 18, who were suspected of being subjected to abuse by their parents or other guardians.
J-ALERT warning drill held for possible missiles
The drill on Friday morning targeted all 202 municipalities in the Chugoku and Shikoku regions by using the J-ALERT nationwide emergency warning system.
No. of foreign visitors to Japan in July hits new monthly record
The number of foreign visitors to Japan marked a monthly record of 2.68 million in July.
