Japan detects its first case of NDM-1 superbug (AFP)

A researcher holding a petri dish with a culture at a microbiology lab in Belgium in August 2010. Japan on Monday said it has detected its first case of an antibiotic-resistant AFP - Japan on Monday said it has detected its first case of an antibiotic-resistant "superbug" that surfaced in South Asia and has triggered a global health alert.
Abducted Japanese reporter returns home (AP)

Japanese journalist Kosuke Tsuneoka who was abducted by militants in Afghanistan five months ago, arrives at Kansai International Airport in Izumisano in Osaka, western Japan, Monday, Sept. 6, 2010. After being kidnapped on April 1, Tsuneoka, a freelance journalist and veteran of war zones, was released Saturday night, Sept. 4 to a Japanese embassy and appeared tired but otherwise unharmed, the ministry said in a statement. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) ** JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, FOR COMMERCIAL USE ONLY IN NORTH AMERICA **AP - A Japanese journalist returned home Monday after militants in Afghanistan released him from five months in captivity.
Greenpeace two get jail terms in Japan whale meat case (AFP)

Anti-whaling activists Toru Suzuki (R) and Junichi Sato are pictured in the Greenpeace Japan office in Tokyo on August 25. A Japanese court Monday sentenced the two Greenpeace activists to suspended one-year jail terms for stealing a box of whale meat that the group said was proof of embezzlement in state-run AFP - A Japanese court Monday sentenced two Greenpeace activists to suspended one-year jail terms for stealing a box of whale meat that the group said was proof of embezzlement in state-run "research whaling".
Japan fiscal targets need review: PM candidate's aide (Reuters)
Reuters - Japan needs fiscal reform targets to tackle its massive debt but existing goals heavily influenced by bureaucrats should be reviewed, said an aide to the ruling party powerbroker challenging Prime Minister Naoto Kan.
'The Cove' star: Dolphin activists need to ease up (AP)
AP - The star of an Oscar-winning documentary about a Japanese village's infamous dolphin hunt said Monday that activists trying to stop the killing might need to back off and allow the Japanese people to tackle the issue themselves.
2 activists convicted of whale meat theft in Japan (AP)
AP - A Japanese court on Monday convicted two members of the environmental group Greenpeace of stealing whale meat they claim was intended for illegal consumption, giving each suspended jail terms.
Japan fattens textbooks to reverse sliding rank (AP)

In this photo taken on May 11, 2010, teacher Kazuyo Arai, background standing, and her class listen to a student speaking at Honmoku Elementary School in Yokohama, south of Tokyo. Alarmed that its children are falling behind those in rivals such as South Korea and Hong Kong, Japan is adding about 1,200 pages to elementary school textbooks, bringing the total to nearly 6,100. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - When Mio Honzawa starts fifth grade next April, her textbooks will be thicker.
Most Japanese want Kan to stay as Japan PM: polls (AFP)

Japanese Prime Minister and ruling Democratic Party (DPJ) leader Naoto Kan speaks before his supporters during a joint election campaign for the DPJ presidency in Tokyo. More than six in ten Japanese want Kan to win his party leadership battle with powerbroker Ichiro Ozawa, polls showed Monday.(AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AFP - More than six in ten Japanese want Prime Minister Naoto Kan to win his party leadership battle with powerbroker Ichiro Ozawa, polls showed Monday.
Afghan governor says kidnapped Japan journalist freed (Reuters)
Reuters - A Japanese journalist kidnapped in Afghanistan in April has been freed, according to an Afghan provincial official who said on Sunday the journalist had been abducted by the Taliban.
Japanese journalist freed in Afghanistan: report (AFP)

This handout photo released by Amnesty International shows Japanese freelance journalist Kosuke Tsuneoka. Tsuneoka, who has been missing since April and was believed to have been kidnapped by the Afghan Taliban, has been freed.(AFP/HO/Amnesty International/Amnesty International)AFP - A Japanese journalist believed to have been kidnapped by the Afghan Taliban has been released after five months, a report said on Sunday.
Suzuki to build new auto plant in India (AFP)

Japan's top minicar maker Suzuki Motor Corp. is to build a new auto assembly plant near the Indian capital New Delhi in a bid to meet growing demand in the country, a newspaper reported on Sunday.(AFP/Gabriel Bouys)AFP - Japan's top minicar maker Suzuki Motor Corp. is to build a new auto assembly plant near the Indian capital New Delhi in a bid to meet growing demand in the country, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
Thousands of Japanese schools serving whale meat (AFP)

File photo shows slabs of whale meat, or 'kujira', for sale at a seafood shop in Itabashi-ku, Tokyo. Whale meat is on the menu at around a sixth of Japan's state-run elementary and junior high schools, a survey released Sunday showed.(AFP/File/Richard A. Brooks)AFP - Whale meat is on the menu at around a sixth of Japan's state-run elementary and junior high schools, a survey released Sunday showed.
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