Japan became the largest music market

International Federation of Phonogram and Videogram Producers(IFPI) on April 8th announced that Japan became the largest market of music software sales in the world including CDs and music data downloads in 2012.
Japan sold 4.3 billion dollars of music software in last year, the United States on the other hands sold 4.1 billion dollars.
Mr. Children's "[(an imitation) blood orange]" selling about 1.3 million disks acquired the 29th place in the best-selling album rankings, which is the highest among Japanese artists.


日本が音楽ソフト・配信で1位に、2012年売上が米国上回る　―INTERNET Watch
http://internet.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20130409_595139.html


[SONY WALKMAN] music and swimming

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U.S. Navy Japan prohibits alcohol after 10 PM

U.S. Force Japan Sasebo Base

U.S. Naval Force Japan ordered the prohibition of alcohol between 10 pm to 8 am to all the bases in Japan. It earlier prohibited the officers from going out between 11 pm and 5 am after two officers were arrested for assaulting an Okinawan female.


日本の全基地に夜間禁酒令　米海軍　―日本経済新聞
http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNZO48860040X21C12A1CC1000/

U.S. Forces officer became naked and urinated inside an internet cafe

USS George Washington at Yokosuka, Kanagawa

A crew of the USS George Washington, Petty Officer 3rd Class Oscar Hayes Wiygul(23) on November 23rd was arrested for being naked and urinating inside a manga and internet cafe in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama.
He was drunk when he came to the cafe with his colleague(21).
U.S. Forces Japan is prohibiting all the officers from going out between 11PM and 5AM.


米兵が漫画喫茶で全裸、公然わいせつ容疑で逮捕、外出禁止時間に／神奈川　―カナロコ 神奈川新聞社
http://news.kanaloco.jp/localnews/article/1211230036/

U.S. marine officer found dead in the train station

The U.S. Naval Base in Sasebo

Petty officer, second class, Samuel Lewis Stiles, 25 who belongs to the U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo found dead on the platform of JR Haiki Station in Sasebo City, Nagasaki at 5AM on October 28th.
The right shoulder of his jacket was burnt and he was bleeding from the forehead. He appeared to have electric shock by touching a pantograph on the roof of the train stopping at the station. Police found cans of alcohol beverage on the floor and from his bag.


米軍兵士:駅ホームで死亡　電車に登り感電し転落か…長崎　―毎日jp
http://mainichi.jp/select/news/20121029k0000m040054000c.html

90 percents of Japanese men think economically supporting family is husband's role

Annual income of women who have been jobless once after marriage

Japanese women: Approximately 70% are below 1.3M yen($16,500)
American women: Over 40% are below 1.42M yen($18,000)


Men who think economical support for family is husband's role

Japanese men: Approximately 90%
American men: Approximately 50%


Women who do not want husband to take child-care leave

Japanese women: 53%
American women: 29%


Research was conducted by the team of Ochanomizu University to women aged between 20 to 39(917 Japaneses/1,508 Americans) and men who have a child aged below 12(715 Japaneses/1500 Americans).


-FACTS-
It is still popular for Japanese women leaving job for a long time after marriage and having baby. However working as part timer is common among them.


男性の９割「経済的に家族支えるのは夫」　―SankeiBiz
http://www.sankeibiz.jp/econome/news/120826/ecc1208261501006-n1.htm

The U.S. F-16 fighter crashed into the sea near Nemuro

F-16 fighter


A F-16 fighter took off from Misawa Air Base in Aomori in July 23rd at around 3PM fell into the sea 870km offshore from Nemuro, Hokkaido.
A male pilot escaped from the aircraft was saved by a ship of Hokkaido National Fisheries Institute after after floating on the water for about 6 hours.


墜落の米軍Ｆ１６パイロット救助　海上漂流中、水産研究所の船に　―MSN産経ニュース
http://sankei.jp.msn.com/affairs/news/120722/dst12072219450013-n1.htm