Dubya Is Coming: President George W. Bush plans to visit Japan in early September for a summit with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. [Link]
Corrupt Colonel: A Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) colonel under arrest for accepting bribes from a supplier at one point owed consumer credit companies millions of yen in gambling debts. [Link]
Russian Thieves: Two Russian tourists, suspected of stealing and smuggling more than 100 cars in Japan, have been detained by police in the city of Yokohama. [Link]
Earthquake Near Hokkaido: A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 struck northern Japan Saturday morning, but there was no threat of a tsunami. [Link]
The Korean Wave Is Dead: Ampontan reports on how a South Korean newspaper clings to the nationalist dream of the continuation of the “Hallyu Boom” despite the obvious truth that the popularity of Korean drama/films has plummeted in Japan. [Link]
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