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Updated list: How to donate to relief efforts in Japan
Note: This is an updated list from the previous entry. If you have anything to add, please let us know in the comments. For those who are interested in contributing…
"If the cooling system stops, we could be facing a catastrophe" Nuclear Engineer at FCCJ
Anti-nuclear group, the CNIC (Citizen’s Nuclear Information Center) held a press conference on March 13th, at the Foreign Correspondents Press Club (FCCJ) with Masashi Goto, a former Toshiba engineer who…
For those in Japan: Protecting yourself from nuclear radiation. What you can do.
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor (福島第一原発)in Fukushima Prefecture has seriously malfunctioned. The Tokyo government announced on the 15th that levels of radiation in Shinjuku-ward were at their peak as high…
Tohoku disaster: How to help
As I’m sure everyone is aware, Japan was hit by a massive M8.8 earthquake off the coast of Sendai on March 11. As aftershocks still rock most of Honshu, the…
The Coast Guard Agent Who Tried To Rescue Japan: A Humble Hero
Mr. Masaharu Isshiki (一色正春元海上保安官), the former Coast Guard official who released a classified videotape of the Chinese boat incident on Youtube last December, held a press conference at the FCCJ…
First-ever arrest of Japanese national for making child porn abroad
Police made their first-ever arrest of a Japanese national for producing child pornography while overseas apprehending a 64-year-old man for taking nude photos of a 15-year-old girl while in the Philippines.…
Child porn group unmasked in southern Japan
Police have uncovered a group of seven child pornographers who are believed to have taken pornographic shots of young elementary school girls, and are currently in the final stages of…
Kyoto Prefecture to become the first to ban child pornography, while Japan's Ruling Party does nothing.
You read that right! Kyoto Prefecture announced plans to roll out a policy that will officially outlaw the possession and acquisition of child pornography, with plans to enact the regulations some time this…
Prosecutors demand jurors pull the trigger in shooting trial
Monday saw the opening of a trial against ex-yakuza boss, Takashi Kajiwara, who was accused of attempted murder in the March 2009 shooting of an acquaintance. The defence asserted during the hearing that…
Sumiyoshi-kai member caught in horse race scam
As a departure from baseball and sumo, a Sumiyoshi-kai higher up was arrested for fraud after he was discovered charging money for false tips about horse races. According to police,…