Postal insurer finds unpaid benefits
Japan Post Insurance Co. has discovered about 100,000 cases of possibly unpaid insurance benefits totaling some ¥10 billion over the past five years, according to its ...
View ArticleSkillful Artifice in Japans Old Smoking Paraphernalia
In the Edo Period (1603-1867), people in Japan used pipes called kiseru to smoke tobacco. Their search for a more comfortable and flexible smoking experience later led to the invention of portable ...
View ArticleU.N. chief for female empowerment equality takes lowly ranked Japan to task
The head of the U.N. entity for promoting gender equality is calling on Japan to make more efforts to increase women's political and economic ...
View ArticleChristians exploring new ways to spread the word
Matsutani said he hoped the flea market would provide a rare opportunity for Christians from different sects to interact, as well as serve as a place for everyone interested in Christianity to ...
View ArticleMarlins ship out stars
Fish in a barrel: Miami starting pitcher Mark Buehrle is part of a blockbuster trade that will also see Marlins high-earners Jose Reyes and Josh Johnson join the Blue Jays. ...
View ArticleS. Korea financial dialogue mulled
The Japanese and South Korean governments are considering setting up a bilateral dialogue between their finance ministers in Seoul on Nov. 24 and 25, according to ...
View ArticleEx-aides want to be off the hook like Ozawa
Three former aides to Ichiro Ozawa on Wednesday urged the Tokyo High Court to reverse their guilty verdicts over the political money scandal involving the former Democratic Party of Japan president, ...
View ArticleHow long can the CCP put off political reforms
While it was known that President Hu Jintao would give up his position as general secretary during the party's week-long congress, it was not known whether he would also give up his other hat as ...
View ArticleUniversity decision was spot on
Ms. Tanaka's irrational decision ": Sorry, but Education Minister Makiko Tanaka was absolutely right. She tried to open a debate on the quality of Japan's educational system. It makes ...
View ArticleDisaster-hit towns face massive staff shortages
More than 30 percent of posts for such projects remain vacant in 52 municipalities in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures — the three hardest hit by the March 2011 Great East Japan ...
View ArticleJohnson Melvin named MLB managers of year
NEW YORK — Davey Johnson of the Washington Nationals and Bob Melvin of the Oakland Athletics were chosen as managers of the year on Tuesday after guiding their teams to huge turnaround ...
View Article2.77 million vehicle recall deals blow to Toyota
Automo-deal: Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda speaks to reporters after talks Saturday with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in Jakarta. ...
View ArticleRadiation-shield seat to hit market
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and general contractor Obayashi Corp. said Wednesday they have jointly developed a radiation-shielding seat that can significantly reduce radiation exposure for ...
View ArticleNoda will schedule election for Dec. 16
Noda made the offer in return for the opposition camp's agreement to support an electoral reform bill submitted by his Democratic Party of Japan, when the Diet reconvenes in ...
View ArticleNoda Dissolution Places Japan in Limbo Yen Bearish
In a somewhat surprising turn of events, Japanese PrimeMinister Yoshihiko Noda announced his intention to dissolve the lower house of Japan's parliament, essentially paving the way for general ...
View ArticleJapan megabanks $6.7 billion stock losses seen spurring selloff
Japan's biggest banks are poised to accelerate sales of their stock holdings after 534 billion yen ($6.7 billion) in equity investment losses eroded ...
View ArticleOverseas content sellers face tax
The government is set to impose the consumption tax on online content purchased from overseas vendors by making them register with Japanese authorities, officials said ...
View ArticlePension cut set to match with deflation
A Lower House committee approved a plan Wednesday to reduce pension payments that the government has kept unchanged despite declines in consumer ...
View ArticleJapans sun is setting quickly
It's hard these days to be optimistic about Japan's economy or have much faith in Japan as the Rising Sun, a global economic power, Asia's industrial and technological powerhouse, or ...
View ArticleSumo Yokozuna Harumafuji takes down Shohozan
Harumafuji is quickly making everyone forget about his second-day loss to Okinoumi as the Mongolian stayed perfect in three career bouts against Shohozan (2-2), who tumbled to defeat after a ...
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