Japan sees giant jump in bullying cases
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The number of Japanese youngsters officially punished for bullying last year jumped 41 percent over the previous year, a police report said Thursday, amid heightened concern over bullying in schools. Japan's National Police Agency said there were 233 cases of bullying last year involving 460 youths who were punished through the courts or juvenile authorities.
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Tokyo, May 24 (Jiji Press)--Major listed Japanese firms are planning to raise their consolidated capital expenditures for fiscal 2007 by an average of 5.7 pct from the previous year, posting a rise for the fifth straight year, a Jiji Press survey showed Thursday.
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High-tech Singapore has the highest incidence of bullying among kids via the Internet of any country outside the United States, a report said on Monday.
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A drive to tackle prejudice-driven bullying in schools is launched as a government inquiry into bullying begins.
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TOKYO : Business sentiment in Japan surged to a 13-year high in September, topping market expectations. But the latest Bank of Japan quarterly Tankan
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NEW YORK  - Adolescents who are victims of bullying are likely to take more medications than their peers, a Danish study shows.
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Adolescents who are victims of  bullying are likely to take more medications than their peers,  a Danish study shows.
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The case has focused attention on the tension between parts of JapanÂs corporate establishment and a recent tilt toward American-style capitalism.
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Japan&#39;s stock benchmarks rose, led by telecommunications shares such as Nippon Telegraph &amp; Telephone Corp., after Deutsche Bank AG said their earnings have benefited from a sustained economic recovery.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average rose 1.47 percent  by mid-morning on Friday with broad range of stocks getting a  lift thanks to a higher-than-expected key figure in the Bank of  Japan's latest corporate sentiment survey.
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Ichiro Suzuki's relentless assault on   Major League Baseball's (MLB) record books has given sport in   Japan a huge lift after a disappointing year.
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Tokyo, Sept. 16 (Jiji Press)--Social networking service, a members-only online community, has rapidly been gaining popularity in Japan, fueling competition among major Internet service providers.
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The Nikkei average rose 1.38 percent on   Monday, hitting its highest levels in more than three months,   as exporters such as Canon Inc. 7751.T gained on a slightly   stronger than expected U.S. jobs report.
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Japanese stocks rose Thursday, led by gains in communication and Internet-related stocks. Softbank and mobile carrier KDDI were among the gainers.
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Japan's Nikkei average was up 1.22  percent at midsession on Friday after touching its highest in 2  months on gains on Wall Street that stoked optimism about the  U.S. economy and the outlook for Japan's export-led recovery.
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The Japanese stock market was dominated on Friday morning by some large share moves due to corporate and sector-specific news, which left the broad Topix index down 0.8 per cent.
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Crimes by older people in Japan jumped threefold this year compared with a decade ago, domestic media reported on Friday.