Temperatures in many parts of Japan have hit record highs for the month of January. Record daytime highs were registered at 26 observation points on Sunday. They included the town of Hanawa in the northeastern prefecture of Fukushima, where the mercury rose to 16.9 degrees Celsius. Warmer-than-usual temperatures were reported in many other places. The […]
The naked body of Ryuta Sato, 17, was found at the bottom of the Tega River on Monday. Chiba Prefectural Police have arrested the members of a four-person group that allegedly killed a 17-year-old boy by dropping him into a river in Kashiwa City, reports Nippon News Network (Jan. 5). Police allege that Yohei Kojima, a 22-year-old […]
The Japanese government plans to both increase the number and expand the scale of exercises to counter cyberattacks as part of preparations for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, government sources said Saturday. The drills, now held about six times a year and involving central government ministry and agency officials, will be increased to at least 10 […]
Philippine residents can now get their hands on a plethora of Japanese items at TOKYO STYLE. Although a rising number of Japanese food, media, and accessory retailers online are beginning to go international, it still stands that the majority of the products produced within Japan are for domestic sale only, despite the increasing demand for these […]
A 29-year-old woman suspected of mutilating and abandoning the corpse of a younger acquaintance at her home here was arrested on Dec. 29, police said. “There is a skull in my room, but I don’t want to say anything now,” Terumi Morishima, a self-described illustrator, was quoted as telling officers at Kadoma Police Station. The […]
Kentucky Fried Chicken may be a favorite Christmas food in Japan, but thanks to this limited-time offer, the feasting may just have to continue! The winter holidays are a time for family, presents and eating copious amounts of food. While you probably know that KFC can help you make the most of your Christmas, it can also […]
Tokyo Metropolitan Police arrested a 24-year-old male company employee for smearing his own excrement on a girl in Mitaka City, reports TV Asahi (Dec. 27). On December 5 at 9:45 p.m., Kenta Nagahama used a bicycle to come up from behind the girl, aged in her late teens, at an intersection and rub feces into her mouth […]
Police in Chiba Prefecture on Sunday arrested a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of killing his grandparents. The boy, a high school student in the city of Kimitsu, turned himself in to police Saturday evening, saying he killed his grandparents. Investigators later found the bodies of his grandfather, 67, and grandmother, 64, at their house. The […]
Expected increases in building projects and overseas visitors in the run-up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics could raise Japan’s annual GDP growth by about one percent by 2018. The figure is part of an estimate that the Bank of Japan released on Monday. The central bank’s calculations assume that investment in building projects […]
Japan’s financial regulators will draft new laws to allow debit card holders to withdraw cash at supermarkets and convenience store counters. The service, called “cash-out” in some countries, is handy for areas without ATMs. In the United States, cardholders obtain funds by inputting their PIN numbers at store counters. The service has been unavailable in […]
