Japanese scientist Yoshino accepts Nobel Prize at ceremony
KYODO NEWS - 12 minutes ago - 03:43 | Lifestyle, JapanJapanese scientist Akira Yoshino accepted the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Tuesday at a ceremony in Sweden for his contribution to the d…
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Seven-Eleven failed to pay wage portions to store workers for years
(Seven-Eleven Japan Co. President Fumihiko Nagamatsu (C) bows with other officials at the start of a press conference in Tokyo)Related coverage:Seven-Eleven employees cheated franchise owne…
Japan to double wagyu beef output amid rising overseas demand
KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 14:31 | All, Japan, LifestyleThe Japanese government said Tuesday it hopes to double the country's output of wagyu beef, known for its tenderness and marbled …
Teenager, 2 men referred to prosecutors over online uranium trade
KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 14:15 | All, JapanPolice referred a 17-year-old high school student and two men to prosecutors on Tuesday over their alleged involvement in the online tr…
9-yr-old makes record by passing college-level math test
Shogo Ando, a fourth-year elementary school student in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, passed Suken's top-level 1st kyu test held in October by the Mathematics Certification Institute o…
Disney Japan apologizes for stealthy promotion of Frozen 2
KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 02:29 | Lifestyle, JapanThe Walt Disney Company (Japan) Ltd. on Thursday apologized for promoting its animated movie "Frozen 2" through third-party …
Police seized LSD from home of Japanese actress Sawajiri
KYODO NEWS - 3 hours ago - 06:56 | Lifestyle, Japan, AllPolice have seized LSD from the home of Japanese actress Erika Sawajiri who was arrested last month for possessing the synthetic drug…
Japan Oct. spending logs 1st fall in 11 months after tax hike
KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 10:16 | All, JapanJapan's household spending fell for the first time in 11 months in October, hurt by a 2 percent consumption tax hike implemented on Oct. 1 …
Department store planning redesign of taboo-busting "period badges"
KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 16:58 | Lifestyle, AllA department store in Osaka that suspended a campaign to allow female staff to wear badges indicating they were having their periods is plann…
Japan local gov't hard drives with personal info sold in online auction
The hard drives had been used for data sharing servers at the prefectural government office and were replaced with new ones in the spring. The prefectural government had deleted the data, but th…