A website for a dog pedometer has recently been launched by Japan-based multinational Fujitsu, which is a specialist in cloud and mobile computing. The canine health management system is dubbed the `Wandant' system; with `wan' being the Japanese equivalent of `woof'; and `dant' from the word `pendant.'

It is quite a rare chance when opposition agrees with each other. Going with the trend, Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda was found to be criticizing Liberal Democratic Party leader Shinzo Abe over its recommendations on solving financial and other problems of the country.

With Chinese and South Korean stocks slipping down on the day, Japanese stocks were reported highest in seven months on Monday.

With Japan having already banned the sale of R4 cartridges in the country, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has now said in a recent announcement that the import of R4 cart - or other similar flash cart devices for the Nintendo DS - has also been made illegal.

If women are given a chance, they can bring a lot of improvements in Japan's underperforming economy. Common problem is that ageing population is on rise and workforce supporting is on decline.

According to a recently-published Kyodo News story, the Tokyo District Court has asked Internet search giant Google to delete certain terms from its autocomplete search feature; thus approving a last week-filed petition by a unidentified Japanese man who had complained about the mentioned feature.

Heavy equipment manufacturer Caterpillar Inc. has announced its plans to move some of its production from Japan to North America, where it will open a new manufacturing facility.

Caterpillar, the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, said it decided to move production to bring it closer to its customers.

It seems that the new from the Europe has given the much needed push to the financial market as the Nikkei share average was seen edging up by 2%. There have been doubts whether France and Germany would be able to divert the possible debt crisis going on, but with the latest round of talks coming end to a positive note, expectations have raised that something better is stored in future.