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Japan's Unemployment Rate Falls to 4%, Job Prospects Worsen
(Bloomberg)
Japan horror guru's switch to home life pays off
(Reuters)
Ban lifted on use of space for defense
The basic space law went into force Wednesday, lifting a long-standing ban on the government use of space for defense purposes.
The headquarters for space development strategy, led by Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, also was established with the enactment of the basic law. The law also stipulates that the government formulate a basic plan for space use. (Yomiuri)
SKorea, Japan Island Dispute Worsen
(Time)
NGO worker's body found in Afghanistan
(Yomiuri)
Police collar colorful bag snatcher
Prosecutors have indicted a suspected serial bag snatcher who was nicknamed "chameleon man" for trying to avoid being identified during a theft by wearing layers of T-shirts. (Asahi)
Mixed reaction as Japan's citizen juries are put on trial
(FT.com)
British man arrested in Japan for killing his baby son
A British man living in the outskirts of Tokyo with the teenage Japanese wife he met over the internet, was arrested last night on suspicion of shaking their 12-day-old baby son to death. (Times Online)
Buddha statues switched with fakes
Nine statues of Buddha have been stolen from temples and other places in five cities and towns in Shizuoka Prefecture since late July, with thieves using such methods as replacing them with fakes during the thefts, police said. (Yomiuri)
Sumo association fires arrested Russian wrestler, stablemaster quits
The Japan Sumo Association fired top-division Russian wrestler Wakanoho on Thursday after he was arrested earlier this week on suspicion of possessing marijuana, becoming the first active wrester to be dismissed in sumo's long history. (Kyodo)
Whale activists vow to fight Japan despite arrest threat
(AFP)
Arrested Russian wrestler Wakanoho to be dismissed
The head of the Japan Sumo Association indicated Tuesday that he is set to take the unprecedented step of dismissing Russian wrestler Wakanoho, who was arrested earlier on suspicion of possessing marijuana. (Kyodo)
Russian sumo star arrested in Japan for marijuana
One of Japan's highest ranking foreign sumo wrestlers has been arrested on suspicion of marijuana possession, Japanese authorities said today in the ancient sport's first major drug scandal. (Boston Herald)
Japanese man detained in Cambodia for taking nude photos of children
A Japanese man has been arrested and charged in Cambodia's coastal town of Sihanoukville for having taken nude photos of children there, local officials said Tuesday. (Kyodo)
Hundreds evacuated after fire at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel
(AFP)
Kitajima sweeps into Olympic history
(CNN)
Missile message mistakenly played in Japan
Government workers throughout Aichi Prefecture in western Japan heard a message saying there was a ballistic missile attack after it was mistakenly played. (CNN)
Google photos raise privacy issue in Japan
(Japan Times)
Japanese Arrested For Drugs In Indonesia; Faces Death Penalty
A Japanese man is facing the death penalty in Indonesia after being arrested with 86 grams of marijuana on Bali island, police said Wednesday. (Nasdaq)
Shinjuku gals going all-out for the gold
(Tokyo Reporter)
Old Marxist novel revived by Japan's economic anxiety
A Marxist novel written in 1929 has climbed high on Japan's best-seller lists, reflecting growing anxiety about job security and widening income gaps in the Japanese economy. (International Herald Tribune)
Winnie-the-Pooh held for robbery?
Japanese police have arrested a 20-year-old man who attacked and robbed two people after they stared at his Winnie-the-Pooh costume, officials said on Tuesday. (Reuters)
Will Japan become a society of half-breeds?
(Tokyo Reporter)
Man arrested after throwing bottle at U.S. Embassy
Tokyo police on Tuesday arrested a 36-year-old man, who was armed with a Japanese sword and who tried to throw a bottle into the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, they said. (Kyodo)
Ominous rumblings on the love hotel front
(Tokyo Reporter)
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