March 11, 2014
University of Yamanashi Prof. Teruhiko Wakayama who coauthored articles about stimulus-triggered acquisition pluripotency (STAP) cells with RIKEN researcher Haruko Obokata and others proposed on Monday that all the researchers involved withdraw the articles, saying there are many questionable point...
A proposed set of new rules for arms transfers is likely to authorize only weapons exports that are directly related to Japan’s national security and other vital interests, and subject such exports to rigorous prior scrutiny, government sources have said. The new rules would also apply to arms t...
The nation’s current account deficit surged to ¥1.59 trillion in January, hitting the highest monthly level since comparable data became available in 1985 and expanding from ¥348.4 billion a year earlier, the Finance Ministry said Monday. The country suffered a current account deficit for the ...
This is the ninth installment of the “Message” series, this time featuring Jon Kabira, a media personality known for hosting various TV and radio shows. The World Cup soccer tournament will b...
If someone abroad asks me about Japan, I would say Japan probably has something to offer which you do not even imagine. You may have an idea of how Japan is like, what its people are like. But if you...
NEW YORK—There are many souvenir shops in New York, but if you want something more than the ordinary items found at typical shops, New York City’s CityStore is a great recommendation. About a thi...
BEIJING—Xiaochi are a variety of light meals enjoyed by Beijing citizens when they go out. Among these meals, fried starch chips called “zha guanchang” are particularly popular with people who l...
WASHINGTON (AP)— A special blend of mother’s milk just for girls? New research shows animal moms are customizing their milk in surprising ways depending on whether they have a boy or a girl. The ...
NEW YORK (AP)—U.S. scientists say they’ve taken a key step toward harnessing nuclear fusion as a new way to generate power, an idea that has been pursued for decades. They are still a long way f...
Last Friday I was heading into Tokyo for a meeting. The morning broke cold but clear, so I left a bit early to spend some time at Shinobazu Pond in Ueno Park. I wanted a last chance to enjoy the winte...
The major general “was visibly agitated about the long delay” at the airport, the witness said. “He appeared drunk and, in the public area, talked loudly about the importance of his position as ...
WASHINGTON—Egypt’s musical-chairs government faces enough challenges. So why is a construction project almost 1,800 miles from Cairo provoking fears over Egypt’s national survival? Egypt and Et...
BRUSSELS—Gerard Mortier, a Belgian opera director whose nonconformist style often grated the tradition-bound elite and who became a fiercely avant-garde impresario, has died. He was 70. Prime Mini...
BEIJING (Bloomberg)—Passenger vehicle sales in China gained 18 percent last month, beating analysts’ estimates, as deliveries surged at Toyota Motor Corp. and Ford Motor Co. Wholesale deliverie...
The government has revised downward its estimated growth for the country’s seasonally adjusted real gross domestic product for the October-December quarter to 0.2 percent, compared to the previous ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP)—Comcast Corp. is stepping outside its core business of telecommunications and investing hundreds of millions of dollars in California and Florida theme parks in an effort to boost...
The average daily loan balance at Japanese banks in February rose 2.2 percent from a year earlier to ¥474.4 trillion, the Bank of Japan said Monday. Although it increased for the 28th straight mon...
DALLAS (AP)—Devin Harris rolled through the lane, hit a layup and pumped his fist when the whistle blew for a foul. Vince Carter tipped a loose ball three times before emphatically grabbing the r...
ST. LOUIS (AP)—Fred VanVleet scored 22 points including several key baskets late to lead another strong ensemble effort and No. 2 Wichita State remained the nation’s lone unbeaten after defeating...
LONDON (AP)—England secured its place in a three-way fight for the Six Nations title next weekend by blowing away Wales in a 29-18 win at Twickenham on Sunday, delivering a potent mix of clinical f...
BOGOTA (AP)—Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe is back in elected office—this time in the Senate. Uribe’s party was the top vote-getter in the Senate in congressional elections Sunday in...
Seven & i Holdings Co. will agree to an increase in base pay in this year’s spring wage negotiations, informed sources said Monday. The retail giant is in the final stages of talks to increase mo...
When Daisuke Takahashi arrived in Sochi on Sunday, determined to deliver his best performance at the Olympic Games, his parents were back in his hometown of Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, planning to...
The Philippine ambassador’s official residence in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, where musician and artist Yoko Ono enjoyed cherry blossom viewing in her childhood, was unveiled as a Philippine national hist...
SOCHI (Jiji-Japan News)—Gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu has given his exhibition program at the Sochi Olympics a theme: resurgence. The 19-year-old, who made history by becoming the first Japanese mal...
SOCHI—Four years since shedding bitter tears after her second-place finish at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, Mao Asada shed tears of joy at Sochi after delivering a near-perfect performance in the wo...
NEW YORK (Bloomberg)—J. Crew Group Inc., the retailer owned by TPG Capital and Leonard Green & Partners LP, is in talks about a potential sale to Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing Co., two people with kn...
The troubled radioactive water cleanup system at the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant was hit by a new problem Wednesday, operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said. An alarm went off at abo...
It’s becoming increasingly difficult to be an effective English teacher these days without an understanding of ESP. I’m not referring to the Extra Sensory Perception that informs teachers as to h...
SENDAI—Clad in a brand-new, dark blue uniform, Iroha Ishikawa, 3, slipped past her mother who was trying to take a photo of her daughter with her smartphone, jumping around in front of the hina doll...
With his innovative presentation techniques, and a keen eye for beauty and political themes within daily life, German artist Wolfgang Tillmans has broadened the boundaries of photographic expression. ...
NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo—The Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra is giving fans of the Romanticism movement a musical treat with plans to hold special monthly concerts, each featuring a Schumann sympho...
The Japan News has renewed its pages from the March 1 issue. The above is the new weekly schedule of main sections and articles in our print editions.
The Japan News is like no other English-language newspaper. Published by The Yomiuri Shimbun, the largest-circulation newspaper in the world, The Japan News is plugged into an extensive national and i...
