A Chinese fishing boat and two Japanese coast guard vessels collided on Tuesday near a group of disputed islets in the East China Sea. Japanese authorities have arrested the captain of the Chinese vessel sparking a new international row between the two nations.

The incident took place near what Japan calls the Senkaku Islands and China calls the Diaoyu Islands. Both countries as well as Taiwan claim sovereignty over the islets.

A Chinese fishing boat and two Japanese coast guard vessels collided on Tuesday near a group of disputed islets in the East China Sea. Japanese authorities have arrested the captain of the Chinese vessel sparking a new international row between the two nations.

The incident took place near what Japan calls the Senkaku Islands and China calls the Diaoyu Islands. Both countries as well as Taiwan claim sovereignty over the islets.

Today, August 9th marks 65 years since the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki.

Still only the second nuclear weapon ever used by one country on another, the detonation of "Fat Man" killed between 60,000 and 80,000 people.

The citizens of the Japanese city of Hiroshima today (8/6) marked the 65th anniversary of the U.S. dropping the first ever atomic bomb. And for the first time, a U.S. government representative attended the ceremonies. John Roos, U.S. Ambassador to Japan, led the American delegation in attendance.

French police last Friday arrested a 47-year-old female Air France flight attendant for allegedly stealing cash, credit cards, checks and jewelry from business and first class passengers while they slept. The thefts happened on more than 140 flights between France and the Far East. She was arrested in Tokyo.

A former employee of Mazda Motor Corp. drove his car into the automaker's plant in Hiroshima City, Japan Tuesday morning, killing one worker and injuring 10 others. The suspect fled the scene, but police later arrested him.

By way of this The Register article we learn that about 1,700 Olympus Stylus 6010 digital compact cameras sold in Japan came with a piece of malware pre-installed on the internal memory card. While the virus does not affect the cameras, it can be transferred to a PC via the USB connection cable.