Japan

$1200 Christmas chicken fragrantly flaunts recession

For those in Japan willing to splurge this Christmas despite a looming recession, a department store is offering truffle-stuffed roast chickens for 84,000 yen ($1200) apiece.

Geriatric criminal boom in Japan

Crime by elderly Japanese has doubled over the past five years and is likely to keep increasing, posing a serious challenge to one of the world's most rapidly aging societies.

Syunsoku sneakers put the sole back into running

Syunsoku sneakers have helped over 10 million Japanes kids run away from bullies since being launched in 2003, with sales almost equal the number of Sony PlayStation Portable units sold.