Japan News for February 07, 2007
This morning’s Japan-related links:
- Scandal-tainted confectioner Fujiya Co. will receive technical support on quality control from Yamazaki Baking Co., the companies said Monday. [Link]
- Japanese media on Monday expressed dissatisfaction on Japanese players’ performance on the Winter Asian Game held in Changchun city, where Japan finished with 13 golds. [Link]
- An educational officer at Shizuoka Prison who prevented inmates from obtaining qualifications by failing to process the paperwork for their correspondence courses has resigned and faces charges. [Link]
- The perv who never existed: A 20-year-old man arrested for stealing a little girl’s underwear caused quite a stir when it emerged he was never listed in his family register. [Link]
- Eiga.com reports that the movie “Dororo” has made 1.26 bil. yen gross so far and is still in a tragectory to 4 billion yen. “Dororo” keeps the top position in the weekend BO ranking, while Will Smith’s “The Pursuit of Happyness” keeps No. 2. Andi Lau’s “Battle of Wits” started at No. 3 this past weekend in Japan. [Link]
- Nintendo Co. Ltd.’s Wii game console outsold Sony Corp.’s PlayStation 3 by nearly three to one in January, [Link]
- John F. Howes and Denis Thériault have been named winners of the Japan-Canada Literary Award, which recognizes Canadian authors writing about Japan and Japanese themes. [Link]
