A public bath house in Tokyo is offering classes to its naked customers, hoping the experience of learning in the nude will not only be liberating but also bring back a young audience to the dying tradition of communal baths. ( read original story ...)
New compound that can break down plastic waste developed
Researchers from Nagoya University in Japan developed a series of organometallic ruthenium catalysts to break down even the toughest amide bonds effectively under mild conditions. "Our previous catalysts could hydrogenate most amide bonds, but the ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama defends WTCC tyres after Nurburgring Nordschleife problems
Yokohama has defended its World Touring Car Championship tyres ... More in WTCCCatsburg into WTCC lead with Nordschle... More WTCC News Catsburg into WTCC lead with Nordschleife win Polestar Volvo's Nicky Catsburg surged into the World Touring Car ... ( read original story ...)
Japan public split on idea to cite military in constitution
Poll results released Monday show that about half of Japan's population supports a constitutional revision that would clarify the legality of the country's military, a new approach Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is proposing as his party struggles to gain ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Miyazato retiring at end of season
The Okinawan-born 31-year-old, a nine-time winner on the U.S. LPGA Tour, told a Tokyo news conference she had made the decision last summer that this season would be her last. "I actually began feeling this four to five years ago, and at that point I ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 51.52 points, or 0.26 per cent, from Friday to 19,635.32, Xinhua news agency reported. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, fell 2.39 points, or 0.15 per cent ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile into waters off western Japan
It landed in Japan's exclusive maritime economic zone ... according to the official Korean Central News Agency. KCNA cited Kim as ordering officials to mass-produce and deploy the system all over the country so as to "completely spoil the enemy's wild ... ( read original story ...)
NKorea fires short-range ballistic missile off western Japan
It landed in Japan's exclusive maritime economic zone ... according to the official Korean Central News Agency. KCNA cited Kim as ordering officials to mass-produce and deploy the system all over the country so as to "completely spoil the enemy's wild ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea test-launches likely ballistic missile, Japan protests provocation
READ MORE: The 3 North Koreans who are rocketing its missile program forward The projectile was likely a ballistic missile, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said citing an unidentified source. Japan has protested against North Korea‘s latest launch of ... ( read original story ...)
OSAKA ORGANIC CHEMICAL IND. LTD. : ex-dividend day for interim dividend
2016 OSAKA ORGANIC CHEMICAL IND: Patent Issued for Hydrophilic Coating Agent (USPTO .. 2016 OSAKA ORGANIC CHEMICAL IND. LTD.: ex-dividend day for interim dividend 2015 OSAKA ORGANIC CHEMICAL IND. LTD.: ex-dividend day for final dividend 2015 OSAKA ORGANIC ... ( read original story ...)
Seoul, Tokyo say North Korea launched ballistic missile
North Korea on Monday fired an apparent ballistic missile off its east coast that landed in the waters of Japan's economic zone ... according to the official Korean Central News Agency. KCNA cited Kim as ordering officials to mass-produce and deploy ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka cops: Decayed corpse with stab wound found in lake
Osaka Prefectural Police have launched an investigation following the discovery of a decayed corpse in a lake in the town of Kumatori on Friday, reports Nippon News Network (May 27). At around 5:50 p.m., a woman alerted police after seeing the body ... ( read original story ...)
Australian convict pirates in Japan: evidence of 1830 voyage unearthed
Exclusive: Fresh translations of samurai accounts of ‘barbarian’ ship arriving at the height of Japan’s feudal isolation corroborate a story long dismissed as fantasy A watercolour of a British-flagged ship that arrived off the coast of Mugi ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan, single mothers struggle with poverty and with shame
[Japan’s Abe wants more women to work ... correspondents around the world Like Washington Post World on Facebook and stay updated on foreign news ( read original story ...)
Japan’s growing concern over China’s naval might
The pride of Japan's naval defence, the JS Izumo, is making an unprecedented journey through Asian waters over the next three months. The Izumo is the largest vessel built by Japan since the end of World War Two - and she looks very much like an aircraft ... ( read original story ...)
Being Asian in Winnipeg: panel to talk human rights Sunday
The history of Japanese Manitobans will be put in the spotlight Sunday at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. And that means having some uncomfortable conversations about the forced internment of Japanese citizens and children that occurred when Canada ... ( read original story ...)