TOKYO -- More Japanese women are staying in work after childbirth as government policy to keep young mothers in the workforce begins to pay off. A tight labor market due to the shrinking population and the ongoing economic recovery are also factors ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: American tourist arrested after female body parts found across Osaka
He was arrested last week on suspicion of illegally confining the woman to another short-term rental property in Osaka’s Higashinari ward ... according to Kyodo News, which cited anonymous investigative sources. Those same sources said the two were ... ( read original story ...)
American linked to missing woman’s severed head in Japan is from New York, in custody, reports say
On Feb. 24, law enforcement reportedly found the unidentified missing woman’s severed head in a suitcase in the Osaka apartment — reportedly one of multiple condos the American rented while visiting Japan. Bayraktar, according to Kyodo News ... ( read original story ...)
Prophetic dream warns of coming earthquake in Japan
Z3er Christian Block shared a prophetic dream today, which he received this past weekend, revealing a 7.5 earthquake hitting an island nation in the West Pacific. He knew in the dream this earthquake would be followed by a more powerful earthquake hitting ... ( read original story ...)
Missing Hokkaido woman’s head found east of Sapporo; two men arrested
SAPPORO – The severed head of a missing Sapporo woman has been found and two men are being held in connection with the case, the Hokkaido Prefectural Police said on Saturday. Tomonori Jin, 31, and Kotaku Hasegawa, 31, are suspected of abandoning the body ... ( read original story ...)
Flu drug designed to kill the virus in a day approved in Japan
The Japanese firm that makes Xofluza ... will ideally position us to address the unmet need of influenza patients," the company told ABC News, referring to their positive trial results and the goal of killing the flu virus within a day. ( read original story ...)
North Korea threatens Japan with ‘disaster’ claiming it’s ‘sharpening sword’ for INVASION
Returning to their usual rhetoric, the North Korean news agency’s report took on a more aggressive stance - highlighting the reckless sabre-rattling they were accusing Japan of exaggerating. “The report said: “The Japanese reactionaries sharpening ... ( read original story ...)
Strong yen emerges as threat for 2018 Japanese corporate earnings
TOKYO -- A rising yen threatens to depress annual profit growth at export-driven Japanese companies that close their books ... data compiled by The Nikkei shows. Sales are forecast to grow 5% to 51.19 trillion yen, down from the 11% rise last year. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s tourism-linked shares thrive amid rise in visits
TOKYO -- Investors are piling into Japanese companies that serve international visitors ... Shiseido's shares have surged 19%, and Don Quijote's more than 6%, since Feb. 6, when the Nikkei Stock Average tumbled 1,071 points. The index itself has rallied ... ( read original story ...)
Third man arrested over death of beheaded Sapporo woman
SAPPORO – A third man was arrested Monday in connection with the death of a 19-year-old Sapporo woman two days after her severed head was found in a mountainous area in Hokkaido. Kazuo Shibata, 47, was arrested on suspicion of abandoning the body of Yuri ... ( read original story ...)
Chumba and Dibaba cruise to second Tokyo Marathon titles | iaaf.org
Dickson, who won here in 2015, clocked 2:05:30 to take his second Tokyo title while Dibaba joined the sub-2:20 club with her 2:19:51 run to also capture her second Tokyo crown. Both runners became the first man and woman to ever win a second Tokyo Marathon ... ( read original story ...)
What Tokyo wants to show with Summer Games
Tokyo used its famous 1964 Olympics to show off a miraculous recovery from defeat in World War II. Japan was back after just 19 years with high-speed trains, geeky gadgets, and dazzling efficiency. Tokyo's back again with the 2020 Summer Olympics, this ... ( read original story ...)
Japan gets its first office building fully powered with solar energy
SAGA – The country’s first office building fully powered by off-the-grid solar energy opened Monday in the city of Saga. Daiwa House Industry Co. is promoting the two-story, 2,400-square-meter facility as a “net-zero energy building” that offsets ... ( read original story ...)
Sompo Japan looks to boost nursing care business with early-stage dementia detection and other services
Major Japanese insurance group Sompo Holdings Inc. plans to bolster its nursing care business in response to the rapid aging of the country’s population, sources with knowledge of the matter have said. The firm will analyze big data related to elderly ... ( read original story ...)
Police enter an Osaka, Japan, apartment building where a severed head was found in a suitcase.
The arrest of a 26-year-old New Yorker in Japan reportedly led to a gruesome find at his Osaka rental: a severed head stuffed into a suitcase. More dismembered body parts of a woman, including her torso, were found in the mountainous regions of Osaka and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan return to hero’s welcome after best winter medal haul
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Olympic team returned to a hero's welcome on Monday ... The fact that I won with support of everyone made this gold medal even more valuable," Hanyu told a joint news conference. The win, ahead of compatriot Shoma Uno, who took ... ( read original story ...)