The approval rating of the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was 52 percent, according to a Yomiuri Shimbun survey conducted on Monday and Tuesday in response to Sunday's House of Representatives election results, up 11 percentage points from the previous survey on Oct. 7 and 8. (the-japan-news.com)
The government intends to impose a ¥1,000 "departure tax" on tourists and other travelers when they leave Japan to raise funds for tourism promotion, according to a draft plan. (the-japan-news.com)
Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district is one of the top tourist sites in the country, drawing thousands of tourists to the area every year. (rocketnews24.com)
Weather officials say a tropical storm, Saola, formed over waters south of Japan on Tuesday afternoon. (NHK)
The head of Fast Retailing Co. on Tuesday ruled out the possibility of the Uniqlo chain selling its casual wear through the online retail giant Amazon.com. (Japan Times)
A wild boar, about one meter in length, entered a commercial facility in Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture and went on a rampage on Monday night. Five people, including store employees and customers, sustained minor injuries after being bitten by the boar, Fuji TV reported. (Japan Today)
An industry group says the sales of Japanese animation, related services, and products topped 2 trillion yen, or about 17.6 billion dollars, for the first time in 2016. (NHK)
Power transmission trouble halted three JR Utsunomiya Line trains in Kuki, Saitama Prefecture, on Monday, stranding about 1,900 passengers for about two hours. (Japan Times)
Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak, has been capped with snow for the first time this season. (NHK)
Typhoon Lan blazed through Tokyo on Monday morning after making landfall along the central Pacific coastline earlier in the day, leaving seven people dead as it pummeled Honshu with heavy rain and strong winds. (Japan Times)
Up to now, it has been a real hassle making advance reservations for Japan's bullet trains from overseas. JR East finally set up an online reservation system a while back, but that was only for trains heading north from Tokyo. (rocketnews24.com)
Fresh off a decisive election victory, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged Monday to tackle what he called Japan's two national crises: the military threat from North Korea and an aging and shrinking population. (Japan Today)
Two activists were arrested Sunday on suspicion of obstructing a dolphin show by diving into a pool during the performance at a zoological theme park in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, police said. (Japan Today)
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 on Monday posted the longest winning streak in its nearly 70-year history as markets cheered the weekend election victory of Japan's pro-business prime minister. (Japan Today)
Voters across Japan have given Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, Komeito, enough seats to maintain a two-thirds majority in the Lower House. (NHK)
Olympic gold medalist Ryota Murata has obtained another shining treasure. (Japan Times)
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday congratulated Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on his ruling camp's big victory in the general election the previous day. (Japan Today)
A three-year-old boy was killed and his 31-year-old mother seriously injured in a hit-and-run in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Friday. (Japan Today)
Amazon Japan K.K. is running a bar in Tokyo's posh Ginza district for 10 days through Oct. 29, with the aim of promoting a broad lineup of alcohol products the online shopping giant offers, in addition to its traditional business of books and commodity goods. (Kyodo)
A 44-year-old man held for alleged shoplifting at a shopping mall snatched a gun from a police officer during questioning and fired two shots, the police said. No one was injured. (Japan Times)
On the occasion of her 83rd birthday Friday, Empress Michiko welcomed the award this year of the Nobel Peace Prize to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons as a meaningful development in efforts to eliminate nuclear weapons. (Japan Times)
Nissan Motor has just announced it will suspend domestic shipments of vehicles from all 6 factories in Japan. (NHK)
Japanese police say more than 900 people under the age of 18 were victimized through social media in the first 6 months of this year. (NHK)
Police in Shizuoka city on Wednesday began a murder investigation after the body of a 62-year-old woman was found in a mountain forest. (Japan Today)
Four people were found alive Wednesday on snowy Mount Asahidake in Hokkaido after they went missing Tuesday, police and rescue workers said. (Japan Times)
Pages: [<<] ... 866 867 868 869 870 871 872 873 874 875 876 877 878 879 880 ... [>>]