Dover man offers glimpse of Tokyo

If the electronic menu board at the restaurant wasn’t convenient enough, the abundant amount of vending machines (approximately 2.7 million of them) located throughout the city of Tokyo offering people beer, cigarettes, fruits, vegetables, hot and cold ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo medical interns accused in gang rape of unconscious teen

TOKYO (TR) – Two male doctors and and a medical student allegedly ... intoxicated and unable to resist in the apartment in Ota Ward rented by Kaminishi, TBS News reports (Feb. 16). On that day, the men were drinking with numerous women in the room ... ( read original story ...)

Japan tries to shed its pessimistic image

Japan ailing? Japan suffering? Nonsense. “Japan is the richest country in the world,” proclaims Sapio magazine. And the best. And the happiest. The brightest future looms. It’s an interesting identity crisis Japan is going through. Is it a rich ... ( read original story ...)

Chinese curling teams off to winning start at Sapporo Asiad

SAPPORO, Japan, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese women's team overcame Chinese Taipei 20-2 in their first match at the Sapporo Winter Asian Games here on Saturday. China, silver medalist in the Pacific-Asia Championships in 2016, did not give their ... ( read original story ...)

Desert to ice: Qatar takes on curling at Asian Winter Games

SAPPORO, Japan - For members of Qatar women's curling team, just about everything is a new experience. Curling, a sport that has links with medieval Scotland and is more suited to the Canadian prairies, has taken a small foothold in the Middle East. Just ... ( read original story ...)

Robot probes show Japan reactor cleanup worse than expected

TOKYO - Robot probes sent to one of Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear reactors have suggested worse-than-anticipated challenges for the plant's ongoing cleanup. The plant's operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said the remote-controlled "scorpion" robot was ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo seniors gamble time away in Vegas-style care centre

An elderly daycare centre in the Japanese capital of Tokyo, Day Service Las Vegas, has adopted a winning formula to keep its residents entertained with casino-style games, such as poker and pachinko slot machines. "This place is the best. They have games. ( read original story ...)