Landslide victory of LDP voted top Japan story in 2005
December 23, 2005The Liberal Democratic Party's landslide victory in the Sept 11 House of Representatives election was voted as the top domestic news of 2005, according to a Kyodo News poll released Friday. The poll covered senior editors at Kyodo News, its member ne...
Heavy snowfall to continue across nation
December 23, 2005The Japan Meteorological Agency on Friday renewed its warning against heavy snow and avalanches in many areas across the nation. Heavy snow is expected particularly in the northern and central Japan regions along the Sea of Japan coast from Friday th...
Kubota to apologize, compensate asbestos victims
December 23, 2005Machinery maker Kubota Corp will apologize and provide compensation to the bereaved families of residents near its former plant in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, who died from an asbestos-linked disease and to people suffering from the illness, Kubota...
No. of data-falsified buildings comes to 85
December 23, 2005The number of buildings, whose quake-resistance data were falsified by a disgraced architect Hidetsugu Aneha, came to 85 in a total of 17 prefectures, infrastructure ministry said Thursday. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said i...
Y300 mil alloted to fight jellyfish
December 23, 2005Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki on Thursday approved an Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry request that the government earmark 300 million yen in fiscal 2006 to tackle a surge in the number of giant jellyfish, which fishermen in the Sea...
No. of foreign workers highest on record
December 23, 2005A record high 198,380 foreigners were working in Japan as of June 1, up 10.2% from a year earlier, according to a survey result released Thursday by the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry. Some 43.2% were from East Asia, 30.4% from Central and South...