A 37-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of drugging a four-year-old girl with a narcotic that induced sleep and impaired the young victim's state of consciousness in Fukuoka. (Japan Today)

Many thought this car didn't even exist. Ferrari had, in fact, only ever commissioned one street version of its Daytona with a full aluminum body. (CNN)

Police on Friday night captured a male Vietnamese national in Saitama Prefecture who eluded custody in Gunma Prefecture the day before, reports TBS News (tokyoreporter.com)

Police arrested a 19-year-old male Thursday for allegedly stabbing and seriously injuring his 18-year-old girlfriend in Tokyo the previous day. (Japan Today)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his British counterpart, Theresa May, have released joint statements on security and economic cooperation after their talks in Tokyo. (NHK)

The Defense Ministry on Thursday requested a record-high budget of ¥5.26 trillion for fiscal 2018, underscoring heightened concern over what Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called the "unprecedented" and "grave" security threat posed by North Korea's military provocations. (Japan Times)

Japan handed Australia a 2-0 defeat on Thursday (Aug 31) that sealed the nation's sixth straight qualification for the World Cup finals and brought praise from coach Vahid Halilhodzic who heralded his young players' performance. (straitstimes.com)

Japan's factory output turned downward in July as manufacturers cut back on inventory stockpiles, government data showed Thursday. (Japan Times)

Police in Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture, said Wednesday they have arrested a 35-year-old male of Peruvian nationality on suspicion of abandoning the body of the six-year-old daughter of his common-law wife. (Japan Today)

Recent data on the production of scientific papers by country point to an overall decline in Japan's capabilities to pursue scientific research. (Japan Times)

Twenty-four-hour gyms are proving popular not only in the cities but also in the suburbs, giving busy workers a cheaper option to exercise. (Japan Times)

Google Inc has issued an apology for the large-scale communication failure that occurred around noon on Aug 25 in Japan, saying that its incorrect settings caused the failure. (Japan Today)

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his British counterpart Theresa May held unofficial talks in Kyoto on Wednesday. She arrived in Japan earlier in the day. May is visiting the country for the first time as prime minister. (NHK)

Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso has retracted a controversial remark that could be seen as defending Adolf Hitler. (NHK)

The parents of a 27-year-old former part-time city worker who committed suicide in 2015 filed a lawsuit Tuesday demanding ¥13 million in compensation from the Kitakyushu Municipal Government, claiming their daughter was overworked and harassed by a supervisor. (Japan Times)

A Japanese probe orbiting Venus has observed especially strong winds over the planet's equator. (NHK)

Young adults under 20 are expected to remain unable to smoke or drink despite legal changes to lower the age of adulthood to 18, National Police Agency officials said Wednesday. (Japan Times)

Struggling Japanese electronics maker Toshiba has received a new offer on the sale of its flash memory unit. (NHK)

Toyota Motor is speeding up its strategy of reaching across industry lines for help in a landscape transformed by high-tech competition by partnering with ride-hailing company Grab as well as five Japanese startups. (Nikkei)

Police divisions from Tokyo and Ibaraki Prefecture on Wednesday announced the arrest of five persons, including an organized crime member, and seizure of more than 30 billion yen in stimulant drugs in the bust of a suspected trafficking ring. The seizure is the largest confiscation nationwide this year, police said, reports Jiji Press (tokyoreporter.com)

Japan's Defense Ministry is investigating whether North Korea deliberately shortened the flight of the missile that it launched on Tuesday. (NHK)

Travel agencies and transport service companies in Japan are increasingly concerned over the impact from a series of missile launches by North Korea. (Japan Times)

The UN Security Council is holding a closed-door emergency meeting to discuss its response to North Korea's latest missile launch. The Security Council convened on Tuesday at the request of Japan, the United States and South Korea. (NHK)

The Japanese government is likely to stipulate for the first time in law that the Ainu are an "indigenous people" of the nation, sources familiar with the matter said Monday. (Kyodo)

Japan's household spending unexpectedly fell in July from a year earlier after last month's spike, data showed Tuesday, casting some doubt on the sustainability of a domestic demand-driven economic recovery seen as vital to boosting tepid inflation. (Japan Today)