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 ...)
Common Asian Tree Frog Found in Japan May Be 2 Seperate Species, Genetic Data Shows
Japanese scientists have discovered that a common species of Asian tree frog may actually be two separate species based on their genetic data. The ongoing research project led by Ikuo Miura, PhD, an Associate Professor in Amphibian Research Center at ... ( read original story ...)
Tsunami hits Japan after strong quake near Fukushima disaster site
Tohoku Electric Power Co said there was no damage to its Onagawa nuclear plant, while the Kyodo news agency reported there were no irregularities at the Tokai Daini nuclear plant in Ibaraki prefecture. Japanese Minister for Disaster Management Jun ... ( 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 ...)
Japan pledges response to 'serious' Russian missile deployment on disputed islands
Japan has pledged to respond to Russia's "significant" decision to install anti-ship missiles on the disputed Kuril islands. The countries are trying to arrange a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe next month to settle a ... ( read original story ...)
TPP not ‘completely dead,’ Japan’s ambassador to Canada says
OTTAWA — Japan’s ambassador to Canada is still holding out hope for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and wants as many countries as possible to ratify it, saying that might send a “signal” to president-elect Donald Trump. “We don’t think it’s ... ( read original story ...)
Japan urges wary firms to invest in Russia
Japan's government is lobbying its firms to invest in Russian projects to help secure a breakthrough in a festering territorial row with Moscow when President Vladimir Putin visits Japan in December, sources told Reuters. Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Moves Closer to Deployment of U.S. Missile Defense Shield
Japan moved closer to the introduction of a U.S. anti-ballistic missile shield, with Defense Minister Tomomi Inada saying Friday such systems would strengthen Japan’s defense capabilities. “We are investigating future systems for intercepting missiles ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stunned to wake up to snow in November for the first time in 54 years – just days after basking in 20C heat
Tokyo woke up today to its first November snowfall in more than half a century, leaving commuters to grapple with train disruptions - a rarity in Japan - and icy streets. Snow began falling before dawn with the mercury approaching zero as a cold weather ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-Cedar to buy lands and building in Sapporo for 403 mln yen
Nov 24 Cedar Co Ltd : * Says it will buy lands and building in Sapporo for about 403 million yen on Dec. 15 Source text in Japanese:goo.gl/yiC3AJ Further company coverage: (Beijing Headline News) Next In Healthcare ( read original story ...)
Fukushima evacuee bullied by Yokohama classmates issues appeal against suicide
YOKOHAMA – A 13-year-old boy in Yokohama who was bullied by classmates after evacuating from nuclear crisis-hit Fukushima, on Wednesday made public a message through his parents in which he urges young people suffering a similar ordeal not to consider ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo drift: Japanese capital sees first November snow storm in 54 years
Tokyo residents woke up Thursday to the first November snowfall in more than 50 years. An unusually cold air mass brought wet snow to Japan's capital. Above-freezing temperatures kept the snow from sticking in most places, though it did accumulate on ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo sees first November snow in 54 years
Tokyo experienced its first November snowfall in 54 years on Thursday. Residents of the Japanese capital were taken by surprise, as the temperatures around this time of the year usually range from 10C to 17C. The snow was caused by an unusual cold front ... ( read original story ...)