NRA backs Tsuruga active fault finding
The Nuclear Regulation Authority accepts an assessment that reactor 2 at the Tsuruga nuclear plant sits on an active fault, increasing the likelihood that the ...
Pacy racing pigeon Bolt sets new world record
Flying high above Europe's economic crisis, a local lightning-fast pigeon called Bolt became the world's most expensive racing bird when his Belgian breeder sold it ...
Ai Weiwei uses obscenity-filled music video to mock state power in China
Two emotionless prison guards watch Ai Weiwei as he eats, sleeps, paces, showers — and even sits on the toilet — in the artist's new ...
30% of indecent assault victims were staring at mobiles
About 30 percent of victims of indecent assaults in Osaka last year were using cellphones, smartphones or portable music players at the time of the ...
Olympus fears compact camera sales will keep falling
Olympus Corp. fears sales of its compact cameras may fall by half next fiscal year, extending a decline as consumers increasingly use smartphones to take ...
BOJ maintains monetary easing policy, upgrades economic appraisal
The Bank of Japan pledged to adjust its unprecedented stimulus program as needed after a jump in bond yields that highlighted risks linked to policymakers' ...
Apple CEO Cook grilled in Congress on offshore taxes
Apple chief Tim Cook faced a grilling Tuesday by U.S. lawmakers on "sham" subsidiaries and "convoluted" strategies to shift profits offshore, but denied the company ...
Kyoto papers seek heritage status
The government will recommend a set of old documents at a Kyoto Buddhist temple for UNESCO's Memory of the World Register, according to the culture ...
Hell hath no fury: Pope an exorcist?
Pope Francis' fascination with the devil took on remarkable new twists Tuesday, with a well-known exorcist insisting Francis helped "liberate" a Mexican man possessed by ...
Myanmar sanctions list languishes
If you're American and want to do business in Myanmar, there's a list of people and companies you have to steer clear of by law. ...
Nationalism rearing ugly head with greater frequency
Angry protesters took to the streets Sunday in Tokyo's Shin-Okubo district, home to many Korean shops and restaurants, describing the Korean residents there as "cockroaches" ...
Sony to mull selling stake in show biz
Sony Corp. said Wednesday that its board of directors will consider a proposal by a U.S. hedge fund to put on the stock market a ...
Annual entrance passes eyed for Skytree
The operator of Tokyo Skytree is considering issuing annual observatory entrance passes, Michiaki Suzuki, president of Tobu Tower Skytree Co., said in an interview.
"A new ...
Does France have right revival plan?
The man charged with reviving France's shrinking economy and attracting businesses to invest there is gaining a reputation for doing the opposite.
As the country's first-ever ...
Cesium levels in water, plankton baffle scientists
Plankton and seawater samples taken less than a year after the Fukushima meltdowns show high concentrations of radioactive cesium at different locations, puzzling scientists.
As Hashimoto self-destructs, party also reels
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto's remarks justifying the wartime "comfort women" brothel system have caused major parties to distance themselves from his Nippon Ishin no Kai. ...
Kim sends special envoy to Beijing
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatches a high-profile official and close confidant to China at a time of strained relations and ahead of a ...
Britain told U.S. in early 1941 Japan might be preparing for war
Prime Minister Winston Churchill ordered that transcripts of tapped telephone conversations indicating the possibility Japan could go to war with Britain in early 1941 be ...
FBI kill man linked to Boston suspects
A Chechen man linked to one of the Boston bombing suspects is shot and killed in an unusual encounter with the FBI inside his ...
U.S. admits drone strikes have killed four Americans
The White House acknowledged publicly for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009 in Pakistan and ...
Brutal meat cleaver murder in London blamed on radical Islam
Two men with butcher knives hack another to death near a London military barracks and one then go on video to explain the crime — ...
Japanese becomes oldest person to conquer Everest
Eighty-year-old Yuichiro Miura has become the oldest person to scale Mount Everest, his management office said Thursday.
In his third successful attempt to climb the 8,848-meter ...
Spurs ride out storm
Tim Duncan saves the day as the Spurs hold off the Grizzlies in overtime
Yankees, City to co-own MLS team
Hoping their baseball success will translate to titles in another sport, the Yankees are combining with English power Manchester City to own a Major League ...
Bruins take 3-0 series lead
It took 40 years for Original Six rivals Boston and New York to face off again in the playoffs.
Beantown's Bruins seem intent on wrapping up ...
San Francisco Bay Area awarded ’16 Super Bowl
The NFL will celebrate its 50th Super Bowl in northern California, where its newest, most high-tech venue is being built.
That makes South Florida, in the ...
Confident rookie Straily outduels Darvish in A’s victory
Oakland rookie right-hander Dan Straily was well aware of the ace pitcher and the powerful lineup he was facing.
Now everyone can take notice of Straily, ...
Wagner, Kudo propel Kashiwa into Asian Champions League quarterfinals
Jorge Wagner scored one and created another as Kashiwa Reysol beat South Korea's Jeonbuk Motors 3-2 on Wednesday night to secure their passage into the ...
Kagawa can become United star despite frustrating first season
Shinji Kagawa's debut season at Manchester United was a quiet one, but if luck goes his way the forward can play a major role for ...
Hakuho, Kisenosato win to keep title within reach
Yokozuna Hakuho dispensed with Kotooshu, and Kisenosato did a hatchet job on Aran to improve to 11-0 with four days remaining at the Summer Grand ...
Guitarist Dustin Wong brings singer Takako Minekawa out on a ‘Toropical’ journey
Guitarist Dustin Wong hesitates for a split second. It's a pause that would go unnoticed during most other sets, but Wong has spent the last ...
Explore one of Tokyo’s most indie neighborhoods at Shimokitazawa Sound Cruising
Tokyo's Shimokitazawa neighborhood is one of the most important places for indie music in the city. A lively suburb at the nexus between the Inokashira ...
The humor of candid camera
With the advent of the digital camera, mobile phones and social networking, the world is now drowning in photographic imagery. This raises the question: Can ...
Finding an artistic home for fashion
Almost everything in the room is transparent. From the ceiling dangle two clear plastic jackets. Against the glass walls are empty glass display cases. Past ...
Sometimes it’s hard for Leonardo to impress
The reputation of Leonardo da Vinci is like an inverted pyramid — a massive, impressive structure that can draw a vast audience, but stands on ...
Ms. Park’s triumphant U.S. visit
The prospect of a clash over defense policy between South Korea's new president and the U.S. has been diminished by North Korea's own ham-fisted behavior.
Watching what the church does
It is instructive to parse Jennifer Kim's May 16 letter, "Catholic link to human rights," to see what she is really saying:
1. She calls my ...
Inventors of human rights?
Jennifer Kim, in her letter of May 16, seems to be doing a bit of an Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto special. She appears to be ...
Perfect material for bullying
Regarding Kaori Shoji's May 13 article, "It ain't easy being a bilingual girl": I agree that bilingual Japanese face obstacles today as they did 30 ...
Hitler cited his religious faith
While there does seem to be some disagreement among historians about the degree of Adolf Hitler's religious beliefs, I think it's inaccurate for Jennifer Kim, ...
Use of ‘force’ was the difference
Perhaps I am in a rare position to comment, from almost firsthand experience, on the statements [about the inevitability of wartime prostitution] made by Osaka ...
Embarrassing for the Japanese
Many of us who are of Japanese descent, but who are now citizens of foreign countries by birth or emigration, are totally in shock and ...
‘Obama scandals’ could actually hurt Republicans
Three current controversies about the Obama administration won't help Republican politicians if they cannot devise a popular agenda on health care and other issues.
Not for impressionable men
Regarding the May 16 front-page article "Hashimoto sticks to guns on sex slaves": The cruel and insensitive statements from Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto about encouraging ...
