Doubts grow over voice, image differences in Yukawa death video
The government says Saturday's video containing what appears to be the corpse of hostage Haruna Yukawa is probably authentic, but less certain is whether the same can be said of the voice on the recording claiming in English to be Kenji Goto. The government is ...
The suspected female accomplice of Islamist militants behind last week's attacks in Paris was in Turkey five days before the killings and crossed into Syria on Jan. 8, Turkish officials said on Monday. France launched a search for 26-year-old Hayat Boumeddiene after police killed her ...
FBI posts Islamic extremists' video in hunt for American terrorist
The FBI is asking the public to help turn one of the Islamic State's propaganda videos against it. The bureau has posted online an excerpt of one such video in which a man, whose face is largely obscured by a black mask, speaks in what ...
Government tech lab shelves launch of video tracking at JR Osaka
A government technology laboratory said Tuesday it has delayed the launch of a video-tracking program to monitor passers-by at a major train station — originally scheduled to begin in April — due to "voices of concern" raised by citizens. The project, designed by the National ...
Today's J-blip: Google celebrate's Doraemon's -100th
Google Japan wishes Doraemon a very happy minus 100th birthday.
Today's J-blip: Japanese soldiers march through Tokyo
Something you don't see every day: Ground Self-Defense Force rangers marching through central Tokyo.
Today's J-blip: Very orderly UFOs hover over Japan
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a row of very polite alien spacecraft?
Streamlined offerings from new adult anime titles
15th Japan Media Arts Festival
Creators of interactive technology and cutting-edge eye candy get their week in the spotlight.
Japan by the numbers (3.12.10)
Surveys say ... Holmes is hotter but Watson (or a government worker) would make a better husband.
Nico Nico brings the chattering masses to TV
Until recently, the "viewing audience" was a silent majority. With Nico Nico Douga and a new off-shoot for TV, the audience is becoming very vocal.
