Takashi Shimazu allegedly choked a woman he met via a deai-kei service and robbed her of 200,000 yen. Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 39-year-old man for assaulting and robbing a female prostitute inside a hotel in Shibuya Ward last year, reports the Sankei Shimbun (Feb. 9). At approximately 5:30 p.m. on November 29, Takashi Shimazu is alleged […]
The Japanese government has decided to withdraw its request that UNESCO register a group of churches and other Christian places as a World Cultural Heritage site. The Cabinet approved the decision on Tuesday after UNESCO’s advisory body asked Japan to review the content of the nomination for the sites. The International Council on Monuments and […]
Japanese government data show that the average monthly salary in 2015 grew from a year earlier, but real wages adjusted for inflation actually fell for a 4th straight year. Labor ministry officials say the average worker earned about 2,700 dollars a month last year. That was the 2nd year it increased. And it was up […]
The Lower House of Japan’s Diet has unanimously adopted a resolution protesting North Korea’s recent rocket launch. The resolution adopted on Tuesday says the North launched what it calls a satellite-carrying rocket on Sunday, despite international calls for restraint. It calls the act a grave challenge that badly damages peace and safety in the region […]
Third-year students at state-run and other public middle schools fall short of the levels in all four English-language skills. Third-year students at state-run and other public middle schools fall short of the levels in all four English-language skills cited by the education ministry as targets, based on the yardsticks used in the practical English proficiency […]
More foreign travelers are passing through Narita Airport near Tokyo, a major gateway to Japan. Their numbers reached about 1.25 million for the first time last year. The airport’s operator says that’s up 23 percent from the previous year and a record high for the second consecutive year. The operator attributes the growth to the […]
Japan Airlines has been recognized as the world’s most punctual major international airline, in a rating by U.S. flight data services firm FlightStats. JAL achieved a on-time arrival rate of 89.44 percent in FlightStats’ seventh annual survey, a lead of 0.47 point over second-ranked Iberia of Spain and 0.56 point over third-ranked All Nippon Airways, […]
The coastal city of Hamamatsu in Honshu has been crowned Japan’s number one gyoza dumpling centre for the second year in a row. It beat arch-rival Utsunomiya in the sheer volume of the pork and cabbage dumplings consumed by households throughout 2015. Despite missing out on the top spot, Utsunomiya is still considered an important […]
The Japanese government is increasing its vigilance following North Korea’s announcement of a planned launch of what it is calling a satellite. Pyongyang has notified international organizations that it is planning the launch between February 8th and 25th. Japan is gathering and analyzing intelligence in close coordination with the United States and South Korea. The […]
Japanese government officials are set to review regulations on warning messages on cigarette packets, in an effort to enhance public awareness of the health effects of smoking. Officials at the finance ministry say they will set up a panel to study additional measures. Currently there are 8 kinds of general warnings on diseases linked to […]
