Sept. 30 (UPI) --Typhoon Trami shut down railway transportation in Tokyo Sunday as it continued to bring heavy rain to Japan. East Japan Railway Co. announced all of its trains in the Tokyo area will ... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon Trami pounds Japan, many injured
Typhoon Trami is bringing heavy rainfall and strong winds to southwestern Japan. pic.twitter.com/nw7i05LL9w— NHK WORLD News (@NHKWORLD_News) September 30, 2018 Typhoon Trami has already snarled ... ( read original story ...)
Powerful Japan typhoon prompts widespread evacuation orders
TOKYO—A powerful typhoon ripped through Japan on Sunday, forcing cancellations of flights and trains, including in the Tokyo area as authorities warned of strong winds and torrential rain. Farms and h... ( read original story ...)
A foodie tour of Osaka, Japan
Sky news - 20:16 PM GMT September 21, 2018 Pliskova beats home hope Osaka to win Pan Pacific Open Herald Scotland - 21:32 PM GMT September 23, 2018 WTA roundup: Pliskova snaps Osaka streak for title R... ( read original story ...)
Powerful typhoon strikes Japan, projected to hit areas still reeling from Typhoon Jebi
A powerful typhoon was ripping through Japan on Sunday and authorities were warning people to brace for heavy winds and rain in areas that include those devastated by a previous storm. Many ... ( read original story ...)
Japan election weighs controversy of US bases on Okinawa
TOKYO – Okinawans headed to the polls Sunday to choose a governor in an election that many see hinging on how voters feel about the American military presence on the southwestern Japanese islands. The ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic organizers conduct security tests with police
Tokyo Olympic organizers conducted a series of drills with the metropolitan police department on Friday with the aim of boosting security for the 2020 Games. The drills included removing an explosive ... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon hits southern Japan, charts course for main island
A powerful typhoon brought heavy rain and high winds as it approached southern Japan on Saturday, causing power outages in several cities and prompting Kansai International Airport near Osaka to plan ... ( read original story ...)
Southern Japan braces as typhoon charts course for main island
Japan braced for high winds and heavy rain as a typhoon roared north on Friday, enveloping outlying islands in high seas before taking aim at the country's main island this weekend. Typhoon Trami is t... ( read original story ...)
Aging Japan: Manga comics turn gray – but spirited – along with readers
TOKYO - Japan’s graying population is changing the ... thinks escapism plays a big role too. “When you watch news about aging, there are so many dark, serious topics. It makes people anxious ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics: Koreas to discuss unified gymnastics team for Tokyo
SEOUL (Reuters) - The two Koreas will pursue a plan to form a joint artistic gymnastics team for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo ... Yonhap news reported that Korea Gymnastics Association ... ( read original story ...)
Japan August Manufacturing Rebound Fails to Impress as Trade Risks Mount
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's industrial output recovered only modestly in August from a recent string of natural disasters, and economists expect lackluster growth after electronics output tumbled by ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to continue to push resumption of commercial whaling, citing ‘serious difficulties in food security’
“If we give up achieving the sustainable use of marine life resources, including whales, Japan will encounter serious difficulties in food security,” he said at a news conference in Toky ( read original story ...)
Man accused of killing Japanese student told brother where her body was, court hears
Weeks before being charged with the murder of a Japanese student he was dating, William Schneider was “sad” and “upset” over the inability to have a relationship with his teenage son in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to face tough trade talks with U.S. over auto sector
NEW YORK — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe managed in the framework he agreed upon Wednesday with U.S. President Donald Trump to secure a commitment to refrain from imposing tariffs on imported Jap... ( read original story ...)
Nintendo Wins Lawsuit Against Tokyo ‘Mario Kart’ Tourist Attraction
Tokyo District Court ruled in Nintendo’s favor ... MariCar is fully complied through local governing laws in Japan.” Nintendo said in a news release on Thursday it will continue to take ... ( read original story ...)