Bullying Flap Shakes Japan’s Royals (New York Times)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:41:18 GMT
The bullying of the 8-year-old daughter of Princess Masako has put the princess’s history of depression into the glare of Japan’s tabloid press.
Anti-whaling activist faces arrest on arrival in Japan (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:03:03 GMT
A New Zealand anti-whaling activist held on a Japanese harpoon ship he boarded in Antarctic waters last month was expected to arrive in Tokyo harbour on Friday and likely face arrest.
Crime › Japan Coast Guard arrests antiwhaling activist (Japan Today)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:11:36 GMT
The Japan Coast Guard arrested a member of the antiwhaling Sea Shepherd Conservation Society on Friday for allegedly trespassing last month on a ship of…
Tokyo ward mayor sets example by taking paternity leave (The Japan Times)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:04:49 GMT
Hironobu Narisawa, mayor of Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, plans to take about two weeks of paternity leave in April to encourage other male staff to follow suit, officials said Thursday. "I want to enjoy both the joy and pain of child-rearing as a father," said the mayor, 44, whose wife had their first child, a boy, on Feb. 5.
Bullying Flap Shakes Japan’s Royals (New York Times)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:58:30 GMT
The bullying of the 8-year-old daughter of Princess Masako has once again put the princess’s history of depression into the harsh glare of Japan’s tabloid press.
Yakuza - Bailout for Japan's four-finger economy (The Age)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:27:35 GMT
Amid all the Japanese gloom, it will soon be good to be a yakuza, a member of Japan’s organised-crime syndicates.
Pesek: Japan's Yakuza Gets Bailout (BusinessWeek)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:48:10 GMT
Japan’s gangsters may remember 2010 as a banner year.
Japan seeks DPRK's denuclearization along with resolution of abduction issues: Japanese Ambassador (People's Daily)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:24:42 GMT
The Japanese Ambassador to Seoul said Wednesday Japan is seeking denuclearization of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) along with the resolution of abduction issues between the two countries, local media reported Wednesday. "If North Korea (DPRK) moves toward the resolution of abduction issues based on agreements between Tokyo and Pyongyang, Japan will also take action in response ...
Lisa Twaronite's This Week in Japan: Fujitsu's woes highlight governance (Market Watch)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:15:40 GMT
Fujitsu's disclosure incident this week shows how much Japan has changed -- and also how much it remains the same.
Murder in Japan (Boise Weekly)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:40:04 GMT
Analysis: Killings are down. So why is anxiety up? by Gavin Blair, GlobalPost TOKYO, Japan — Late last year, the outspoken new financial services minister, Shizuka Kamei, launched a blistering attack on corporate Japan, accusing it of raising the murder rate among families by laying-off workers to increase profits. Meanwhile, the media is full of stories of heinous crimes and tragic victims. A ...
