Japan skating rink shuts over frozen fish controversy

A theme park in Japan has closed a skating rink featuring frozen fish after ... General manager Toshimi Takeda told the AFP news agency said the theme park would now hold a memorial ceremony for the fish. Pictures posted on the park's Facebook page ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo’s station master

Although the 2020 Tokyo Olympics are almost four years off, the station master at the city’s train station already seems to be running his own kind of marathon every day. Seth Doane has sent us a Postcard From Japan: It’s home to Japan’s super-sleek ... ( read original story ...)

Woman in Japan Reclaims Dad, US Identity in 6-Decade Journey

At a public bath in a Yokohama slum in the 1950s, a red-haired girl scrubs her skin with a pumice stone, hard, to try to get the white out. Other kids sometimes taunt her. "American, American." She yells back, "I'm Japanese!" She is told she was abandoned. ( read original story ...)

Osaka inks deal with Nissin

Osaka, 19, said at a news conference in Tokyo that she was happy to be with Nissin as she has eaten the popular Cup Noodle since she was a child. Nissin also sponsors Kei Nishikori, the fifth-ranked player on the men’s ATP Tour. “I hope that Nishikori ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo hit with first November snowfall in over 50 years

Tokyo residents woke up Thursday to the first November snowfall in more than 50 years. And the Japan Meteorological Agency said it was the first time fallen snow on the ground was observed in November since such records started to be taken in 1875. An ... ( read original story ...)

An Identity Lost in Post-War Japan Took 67 Years to Reclaim

At a public bath in a Yokohama slum in the 1950s, a red-haired girl scrubs her skin with a pumice stone, hard, to try to get the white out. Other kids sometimes taunt her. "American, American." She yells back, "I'm Japanese!" She is told she was abandoned. ( read original story ...)

Hanyu dominates men's short program at NHK Trophy

SAPPORO, Japan - Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu recorded a season-best score to dominate the men's short program at the NHK Trophy on Friday. Skating to Prince's "Let's Go Crazy," the defending champion from Japan stumbled on the landing of his opening quad ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s CPI Falls Again, Extending Longest Streak Since 2011

Japan’s consumer prices fell for an eighth straight month -- the longest streak of declines since 2009-2011, underlining how distant the nation is from achieving its 2 percent inflation target. Consumer prices excluding fresh food, the Bank of Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's consumer prices drop

Consumer prices in Japan were down 0.4 per cent year-on-year for October for the eighth straight month of decline amid sluggish consumer spending and falling global energy prices. The figures were far off the 2 per cent inflation target that the Bank of ... ( read original story ...)