Japan overwork deaths show lessons still unlearned

TOKYO — Matsuri Takahashi's dream career at Japan's top ad agency, Dentsu, ended with her suicide as her overtime pushed past 100 hours a month. "I'm emotionless and only wish to sleep," she wrote, exhausted and depressed, in a Twitter post in October ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese prefecture helps Vietnam develop hi-tech agriculture

VNA Japanese prefecture helps Vietnam develop hi-tech agriculture, Government news, Vietnam breaking news, politic news, vietnamnet bridge, english news, Vietnam news, news Vietnam, vietnamnet news, Vietnam net news, Vietnam latest news, vn news ( read original story ...)

Okinawa, Osaka governors at odds over police officer’s insult

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 ...)

Japanese pensioner blows himself up in park, injures 3 others

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 ...)

3 injured, 1 killed by explosions in Japan park

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 ...)

One killed, three injured in dual explosions near Tokyo

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 ...)

Japan blasts: One dead in Utsunomiya city

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 ...)

One killed, two injured in Japan park blasts

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 ...)

J-pop and sci-fi: outlandish shows at Tokyo Fashion Week

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 ...)

Osaka: WTA Newcomer of the Year

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 ...)

Japan earthquake: 6.2 magnitude quake hits west of country

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 ...)