A seven-year-old giant panda raised in Japan gave birth to twins Saturday morning at the zoo where she is located. With one male and one female cub, Rauhin is the first Japanese-born panda to breed.
[Source: Yahoo!News]
Congratulations to mommy panda, hopefully her cubs will have a long and healthy life.

All you long term gaijins in Japan might have to dig out that old Japanese lesson book and put it to use.
According to Mainichi Daily News the government is going to “consider Japanese language ability as requirement for long-stay foreigners.”
The aim of the measures is to make it easier for the increasing number of non-Japanese [...]

You think that cute little cat is just for little girls? Think again!
It seems there are now going to be Hello Kitty products targeted to boys. Personally, I’m not sure why, but maybe the company is just trying to milk out more money.
Mainichi Daily News has a picture of some of the products (as does [...]