Month: November 2024

TOKYO -- A majority of the wards in Tokyo do not have emergency preparedness measures specifically directed toward international visitors, a Nikkei survey shows, underscoring the urgent need to create ... ( read original story ...)

Japan will hold a memorial ceremony near the Sado Island Gold Mines, which were listed this summer as a UNESCO World Heritage site after the country moved past years of disputes with South Korea and reluctantly acknowledged the dark side of their history. ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Rubber is supplying its BluEarth-GT AE51 tires as original equipment (OE) to Toyota for use on the automaker’s new hybrid sedan, the Camry, sales of which were launched gradually in Europe, ... ( read original story ...)

The Osaka High Court on Monday upheld a lower court ruling that sentenced a doctor to 18 years in prison for the consensual killing o ... ( read original story ...)

Arriving at a destination is always a thrill, but it’s often tempered by the knowledge you may have to negotiate a long “other passports” line at immigration. For me, that’s usually the worst part of ... ( read original story ...)

China placed a buoy within Japan's exclusive economic zone earlier this year without notifying Tokyo, which called the move "regrettable." ( read original story ...)

We are writing our own history story,” Chinese Taipei manager Hao-Jiu Tseng said after his team upset the United States earlier this week to keep its Premier12 gold medal hopes alive. When the U.S. then defeated Venezuela on Friday, ( read original story ...)

Police thought a shoe thief was on the loose at a kindergarten, until a security camera caught the furry culprit in action. ( read original story ...)

South Korea has paid tribute to wartime Korean forced laborers at Japan’s Sado gold mines in a memorial ceremony. ( read original story ...)