Last Harry Potter Novel Hits Store Bookshelves in Japan
By billywest • Jul 14th, 2008 • Category: Japan News
The seventh and final Harry Potter novel went on sale today (Wednesday, July 23rd) in Japan. Fans lined up early at one book store in Hachioji and waited to be the among first to get their little fanboy hands on the earliest-sold copies. The Japanese version of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” is selling for 3,990 yen at bookstores throughout the country.
Early End to Japan’s Rainy Season Announced
Meteorological Agency officials have declared the rainy season over in Japan. The weather should be clear throughout most of next week due to a high pressure system over the Pacific. However, there is a possibility of a typhoon bringing bad weather to the mainland later in the week. This year has seen a fairly mild rainy season that started earlier in the Kanto region than in Kyushu.
Tokyo Police Seize Record Amount of Marijuana
A record amount of wacky tobacky was seized by police in Tokyo on Thursday. The total weight of the pot was 180 kilograms. It had been separated into 1.1 kg bundles and packaged in Chinese tea bags. The street value has been reported to be 720 million yen. The arrested, Hiroaki Fukui (40), told investigators he thought it was tea that couldn’t be sold in Japan. His story is likely to go unbelieved since he was arrested on suspicion of selling stimulants last year.
Japan And S. Korea: Tensions Rising
Japan has reasserted its claim to Takeshima, a small group of islands about halfway between Japan and South Korea. Japan’s claim that it has a right to the islands has been put into teaching manuals in Japan and South Korea has taken offense, recalling it’s ambassador in from Tokyo. The territorial dispute may increase the friction between the two nations, but South Korea controls Takeshima. Its military stands ready to fire on any vessels it believes poses a threat or engages in an act of agression.
US Consulate General in Urasoe, Okinawa receives a Molotov cocktail
Someone hurled a Molotov cocktail at the US Consulate General in Urasoe, Okinawa today (Monday, July 14). Minor damage was reported and the suspect is still at large.
For more of the latest Japan News, check out the Mainichi Daily News.
billywest is a resident of South Tokyo and lives on the Toyoko line.
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ooh well here we go again…this has been going on for years
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I saw on the JT that the rainy season was declared over … we didn’t have much of one here in Sendai.
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