Month: September 2017

A Japanese funeral parlour is set to offer relatives the chance to pay their final respects to deceased loved ones without leaving the comfort of their cars. The firm claims that the "drive-thru" service is a first in Japan, where a rapidly ageing ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO—The anti-missile batteries deployed on the sprawling grounds of the Japanese defence ministry are a stark reminder that here, the dispute with North Korea goes beyond bombast and rhetoric. These PAC-3 portable batteries are a version of the Patriot ... ( read original story ...)

With her death, the Gerontology Research Group lists Nabi Tajima of Japan was the oldest surviving person. She was born on Aug. 4, 1900. Brown was born Violet Moss -- or Mosse: Both spellings were sometimes used -- on March 10, 1900, and spent much of her ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Zarina Diyas made it second time lucky at the Japan Women’s Open on Sunday when she beat fellow qualifier and local hopeful Miyu Kato 6-2 7-5 to win her maiden WTA title. The 23-year-old Kazakh lost to Sam Stosur in her only previous ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO – A powerful typhoon ripped into southern Japan on Sunday, dumping torrential rain, grounding hundreds of domestic flights and halting train services. Typhoon Talim made a landfall in Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's four main islands, packing ... ( read original story ...)

Lawmakers close to Tokyo Gov Yuriko Koike are still at the stage of preparing ... The possibility of a snap election, reported by the nation's major news media on Sunday, has scrambled opposition party lawmakers into action. The leaders of the Democratic ... ( read original story ...)

The North's official Korean Central News Agency carried Kim's comments a day after U.S ... is meant to allow North Korea greater military freedom in the region by raising doubts in Seoul and Tokyo that Washington would risk the annihilation of a U.S ... ( read original story ...)

This, in turn, is meant to allow North Korea greater military freedom in the region by raising doubts in Seoul and Tokyo that Washington would risk the annihilation of a U.S. city to protect its Asian allies. Emergency sirens and announcements blared out ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike criticized Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Abenomics economic policy mix on Saturday, saying it has failed to meet expectations and inspire confidence. Abenomics “has not produced an actual feeling of growth or led to hope,” Koike ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Zarina Diyas won her first WTA title on Sunday, beating home favourite Miyu Kato 6-2, 7-5 to take the Japan Women's Open title. In a final made up of two qualifiers, the 23-year-old Diyas broke Kato in the first game before a double fault from ... ( read original story ...)

THREE years out from the Paralympics in Tokyo and triathletes Katie Kelly and Michellie Jones have emerged from the pack as major contenders to lead Australia’s gold rush in Japan. The pair, who won a gold medal in para-triathlon’s debut at the Rio ... ( read original story ...)

HK Express’ plan to launch its Guam service from Nagoya, Japan next month is on hold. "HK Express regrets to inform that its planned services on the Hong Kong-Nagoya-Guam route will be deferred in view of geopolitical concerns in the region," according ... ( read original story ...)

North Korea has fired a ballistic missile across Japan, creating new tension in the region after its nuclear bomb test less than two weeks ago. The missile reached an altitude of about 770km (478 miles), travelling 3,700km before landing in the sea off ... ( read original story ...)