Month: October 2016

TOKYO (The Japan News/ANN) - A promise between Japanese and Chinese leaders appears to have been one-sidedly discarded similar to a mere scrap of wastepaper, and this should not be overlooked. It has been learnt that China has started operating two gas ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA – Like millions of others who attended Osaka’s 1970 World Exposition, Kazuhiko Masuda, who was just 10 years old at the time, can still vividly recall it today. “I remember standing in line for a very long time to see a moon rock brought back ... ( read original story ...)

Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga told a news conference that Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui “lacked consideration for the Okinawan people,” after Matsui expressed appreciation for the work of his police officers on Wednesday, a day after one of them called the ... ( read original story ...)

A 72-year-old retired soldier blew himself up in a park in the Japanese city of Utsunomiya, killing himself and injuring three other people in an apparent suicide, state broadcaster NHK reported. A second explosion, separate from the blast that killed the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 shakes western Japan, but there is no danger of a tsunami being caused. The Meteorological Agency said the earthquake occurred Friday at 2:10 p.m. local time in Japan's western prefecture ... ( read original story ...)

The explosions occurred at a park in Utsunomiya, some 100km north of Tokyo, shortly after 11:30am local time, a fire department spokesman said. The Japan Times reported a festival that taught traditional culture had been underway at the time. It was not ... ( read original story ...)

three have been injured, according to the local fire department. The twin explosions occurred in a park in Utsunomiya, around 60 miles (100 kilometres) north of Tokyo. Authorities are unsure what caused the blasts. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Two near-simultaneous blasts in a Japanese park on Sunday (Oct 23) killed one person and injured at least three others. The explosions occurred at a park in Utsunomiya, some 100km (60 miles) north of Tokyo, shortly after 11.30am (0230 GMT), a fire ... ( read original story ...)

The explosions occurred at a park in Utsunomiya, some 100 kilometres north of Tokyo, shortly after 11:30 am, a fire department spokesman said. It was not immediately clear what caused the blasts. “One person was found dead,” the fire department ... ( read original story ...)

north of Tokyo. Two cars in a nearby parking area also caught fire at the same time, police said. It was not immediately clear what had caused the explosions. Kyodo news agency said a festival celebrating traditional culture had been taking place in a ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - One person was killed and at least two injured by two near-simultaneous blasts in a Japanese park on Sunday, the local fire department said. The explosions occurred at a park in Utsunomiya, some 100 kilometres north of Tokyo, shortly after 11.30am ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - The Marc Jacobs of Japan, singing cats and models cloaked in armour: J-pop and science fiction transformed Tokyo Fashion Week spring/summer 2017 into a style fest unlike any other. In a world where fashion mines entertainment like never before ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - Naomi Osaka has been named WTA Newcomer of the Year for 2016. The 19-year-old has enjoyed a breakthrough year on the tour in 2016, rising to a career-high ranking of No.40 after finishing 2015 ranked No.203. Osaka made an impact at Grand Slam ... ( read original story ...)

A powerful earthquake with a suspected magnitude of 6.6 has shaken western Japan, injuring seven people -– one seriously. The Meteorological Agency said the earthquake occurred Friday at 2:10 p.m. (0510 GMT) in Japan's western prefecture of Tottori ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 shook western Japan on Friday, the Japan Meteorological ... Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference. The epicenter of the earthquake was in Tottori prefecture at a depth of ... ( read original story ...)

HAVING just returned from my second visit to Japan, I’m struck by the vast differences between them and us. I’m experiencing a strange type of sadness and not just regular post-holiday blues. I was in Japan with my boyfriend to see Boston rock band ... ( read original story ...)