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A private boarding school in Aichi setup smoking rooms for its students. The police busted them. The school denies it and says the rooms were actually for "anti-smoking education."

Unbelievable that a private boarding school cannot stop its students from smoking. read more »
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Save your bark for the Shibuya monkey. Also, see what the monkey looks like now as we head into winter. read more »
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I feel sorry for these obasan when I see a program on the TV where they show old people shoplifting because they have no money to buy food. read more »
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You didn't think the monkey would stay undercover? read more »
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Barack Obama has been elected to be the best U.S. president, and the citizens of Obama a small city in the Fukui Prefecture of Japan, are celebrating their namesake's victory. read more »
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Now this is an interesting article. I wonder who'd be the best foreign candidate for the job ? I nominate myself. read more »
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Perhaps "litter" is not quite the word to describe the mountain of trash piled up in front of this guy's house. So much in fact, that it's got him arrested. Are you able to keep up with Japan's ever-changing, always complicated, trash disposal rules? read more »
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I know this article is nearly 10 YEARS OLD, but it's new to me! A man living near an air base demanded it be evacuated because as a potential target, it posed an extreme danger to his life in the event of a war breaking out on the Korean Peninsula. The court rejected his demand. Question: W read more »
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After all the trouble the Los Angeles authorities went through to get this guy back to LA to face a murder trial, he goes and offs himself.
Is this self-imposed justice? I mean, does this act by him basically state, "Hey, I did it. I'm sorry." read more »
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Call it "don't mask, don't smell" clothing! Specially treated fibers used to make Aoki's summer clothing line not only absorb odors, they kill the bacteria that make them. read more »
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A Japanese appeals court upheld the conviction of flamboyant former Internet mogul Takafumi Horie on Friday in an ongoing case that has come to symbolize this nation's effort to deal with white collar crime at emerging dot-coms. read more »
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The number of the injured people from a strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 in northeastern Japan early Thursday has risen to 130. Among them, 16 were in serious condition. read more »
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