今週の日本 Japan Tries to Ease a Crisis in Corporate Credit With Emergency Lending New York Times Tourists banned from Tokyo tuna auctions Guardian S. Koreans seek A-bomb redress Japan Times Japan extends citizenship to out-of-wedlock babies Washington Post Osaka schools split on student cell phone ban The Daily Yomiuri Japan sells Icelandic whale meat BBC Miller time in Japan BBC North Korea 'to shun' Japan at talks BBC Japan driving back to the bleak days of the '70s Times on Line Suddenly, Aso hits it off with scribes Asahi Honda says Japan Grand Prix at Suzuka to go ahead Yahoo! Sports Last week's Japan news Japan Statistics In 2007, there were 177 recorded incidences of the 419 or "Nigerian scam" in Japan, with 264 cases so far this year. In total, there were 419 cases of similar scams in Japan with losses of 27 billion yen - the 3rd highest amount in the world for 2007. Source: Foreign Ministry The amount of tax paid on a packet of cigarettes, usually costing 300 yen, is 189.17 yen or 63.1%. Source: Japan Tobacco Inc Okayama has more cemeteries than any other prefecture with 107,726, followed by Shimane and Nagano. Source: Asahi Book a hotel in Japan with Bookings Japanese Fiction Happi Coats Tags Japan News Japan Statistics politics |