In an annual year-end event, the 10 most memorable words and phrases of the year in Japan were announced on Tuesday. The top award went to 2 phrases. One is a baseball term, “triple three,” which means that a player had a batting average exceeding .300 , 30 homeruns and 30 stolen bases in a […]
The plaintiffs claim that the new system infringes privacy rights guaranteed by the Constitution. Around 150 citizens filed lawsuits Tuesday with five regional courts in Japan demanding the government suspend the use of identification numbers under the new My Number social security and tax number system due to be launched in 2016. The plaintiffs claim […]
Japanese banks are trying to improve services to accommodate a growing number of foreign visitors, after many have pointed out inconveniences. Seven Bank is set to increase the number of languages available at its ATMs by mid-December. The bank operates over 20,000 cash dispensers nationwide, mostly at 7-Eleven stores.Currently users can choose to conduct their […]
Tochigi Prefectural Police on Monday arrested a 33-year-old housewife in Utsunomiya City for attempting to kill her estranged husband by poisoning his alcohol, reports Nippon News Network (Nov. 30). Yoko Kage is alleged to have entered the kitchen of her husband, a 34-year-old member of the Ground Self-Defense Forces, and inserted the poison ricin, which she had […]
Isang nakakaaliw at masisteng badya na kamakailan lang ay ipinamalas ng mobile carrier NTT Docomo Inc. ng ibinahagi nito ang isang bidyo hinggil sa isang pulutong ng mga kawal na Samurai sa kanilang paglalakbay tutok sa kanilang mga smartphones. Maging ang mga kawal na ito’y hindi ligtas sakaling sila’y nakababad sa kani-kanilang mga smartphones habang […]
Japanese companies will check their employees’ stress levels, starting on Tuesday, as part of efforts to prevent work-related mental disorders. The government is requiring firms to make the checks because of the increasing number of workers who fall ill due to stress in their places of work. Firms with 50 or more employees will have […]
Two men assaulted the employee of a KFC store in Chiba Prefecture and stole 900,000 yen early Sunday morning, police said. According to police, the robbery occurred at the Kentucky Fried Chicken Noda branch at around 2 a.m. Fuji TV reported that the 42-year-old male employee was taking the trash out the back when he […]
Government figures show a sharp and continuous fall-off in the number of farmers over the past five years that potentially threatens the landscape as its stewards leave the sector and are not replaced. The number of workers in farming and forestry fell 19.8 percent over the five years, shrinking to 2.09 million this year, the […]
Takoyaki, chunks of octopus covered in batter, are one of the many wonderful treats Japan has to offer. They’re sold in grocery stores and you can always count on stalls serving up fresh ones at Japanese festivals. Besides being filled with octopus, takoyaki are almost always cooked in a special griddle with half-spherical molds that evenly heat the dough. The home […]
Foreign workers in Japan contacted lawyers via a special hotline on Sunday. They sought advice on overtime hours, annual leave and other issues. Lawyers took the calls at offices in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Hiroshima. The phones at a law office in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district started ringing immediately after the hotline opened at 2 PM. […]
