Smartphones top 50% of market
Smartphone owners for the first time make up more than 50 percent of people with cellphones in Japan.
read moreNew law allows first imperial abdication in two centuries
Japan's emperor is allowed to abdicate for the first time in 200 years after a special bill is passed in parliament. Aki...
read moreHumble delectable gains fame
Simple things can also be the most extraordinary, and that could be said for food as well. Broth soup now plays a more-t...
read moreHaagen-Dazs recalls 2.74m cups over contaminants
Haagen-Dazs Japan is recalling 2.74 million cups of ice cream after pieces of black rubber were found inside a product.
read moreNuclear regulator hadn't checked container for 26 years
It's been learned Japan's nuclear regulator hadn't checked the fuel container that ruptured and irradiated workers once ...
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