PanARMENIAN.Net - Hong Kong’s “Mad World” won the Grand Prix at the 12th Osaka Asian Film Festival, Variety reports. The festival is a rising showcase for indie talent in the Asian region. Prizes were announced Saturday, March 11. The festival ... ( read original story ...)
‘Tokyo Ghoul’ Latest News & Update: Manga Series Will Have 22 Million Copies In Print!
There are lots of talks surrounding the hit manga and anime series "Tokyo Ghoul". There is an upcoming live-action film which is currently on production and a season 3 that is subject to numerous rumors. The manga version of the franchise is steadily ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to send largest warship to South China Sea in biggest show of naval force since WWII
Japan does not have any claim to the waters ... another of the sources said. Asked during a news conference about his view on the warship visit, Duterte said, without elaborating, “I have invited all of them.” He added: “It is international passage ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya venture taps researcher’s reagent to make quick work of synthesizing proteins
A Nagoya-based venture has started selling a reagent that allows researchers to significantly reduce the time needed to synthesize proteins, supporting the development of medicines including one that can control the growth of cancer cells. The reagent sold ... ( read original story ...)
Iza Calzado hailed Best Performer in Osaka Asian filmfest
She added another feather in her cap on Saturday as she was honored with the Yakushi Pearl Award for Best Performer in this year’s Osaka Asian Film Festival in Osaka, Japan. “Bliss,” a psychological horror-thriller directed by Jerrold Tarog and ... ( read original story ...)
King of Saudi Arabia arrives in Tokyo with his 1,000-strong entourage for a four-day visit and a meeting with Emperor Akihito
Saudi Arabia's King Salman has arrived in Tokyo with his 1,000-strong entourage making the first visit to Japan by a monarch from the nation in nearly five decades. The 81-year-old king, who was greeted by Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito at Haneda airport ... ( read original story ...)
Schools still empty, homes abandoned 6 years after Fukushima disaster
The town of Namie in Japan's Fukushima district still sits empty, six years after a powerful 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami destroyed the nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Japanese authorities plan to lift evacuation ... ( read original story ...)
Third win in a row for Kirwa and fast debut for Ando in Nagoya
Italy’s 2013 world silver medallist Valeria Straneo did not start the race, while both Monica Jepoech and Reia Iwade dropped out of the race after 15km. This year’s Nagoya Women’s Marathon had 137 elite runners and 21,564 non-elite runners. ( read original story ...)
Kirwa targeting three-peat at Nagoya Women’s Marathon
Ohara was originally entered, but pulled out recently due to a stress fracture in her left foot. But it’s Kirwa, a two-time Nagoya winner, who will start as the prohibitive favorite. If she wins Kirwa will be the first three-time winner of this event ... ( read original story ...)
Six years after Japan tsunami, trauma to lives, economy persists
TOKYO -- Six years ago, more than 18,000 people died or went missing as a tsunami triggered by a massive quake engulfed coastal areas of northeastern Japan. Tens of thousands more people's lives were unraveled when they lost family members, friends ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka could reject planned Nippon Kaigi school over shady land deal
reports TBS News (Mar. 7). The controversy surrounds the sale of land in Osaka’s Toyonaka City at a price far below market value to educational body Moritomo Gakuen, the operator of the private elementary school Mizuho no Kuni Kinen Shogakuin. ( read original story ...)
Adorable Japanese couple wear matching outfits every day; give us #relationshipgoals
By Marilisa Racco National Online Journalist, Smart Living Global News Never has #OOTD looked this enviable. Bon and Pon, a 60-something couple from Japan, is taking Instagram by storm with their matchy-matchy outfits that prove style is ageless. ( read original story ...)
Japan to end 5-year peacekeeping mission in South Sudan
TOKYO - Japan is ending its peacekeeping mission in troubled South Sudan after five years, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Friday. Abe said Japan would not renew the mission after the current rotation returns in May. The 350-person team has focused on ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo hit by new Olympic stadium cost fears
Already under fire over soaring expenses, Tokyo's 2020 Olympic organisers on Friday sought to downplay fears that further ballooning costs could hit the trouble-cursed main stadium. Amid media reports that temporary structures at the showpiece venue could ... ( read original story ...)
‘Tokyo Ghoul’ Season 3 Release Date & Updates: Series Not Cancelled; Third Season Coming, Says Kevin Hamric
"Tokyo Ghoul" season 3 seems to have been confirmed to come out later this year by Viz Media senior director Kevin Hamric. (Photo : Dresrosa/YouTube) "Tokyo Ghoul" Season 3 might just be around the corner than you might expect. Reports surfaced recently ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-Maruei Department Store to sell Nagoya-based property on March 30
March 9 Maruei Department Store Co Ltd : * Says it plans to sell Nagoya-based property at an undisclosed price on March 30 Source text in Japanese: goo.gl/bc3ocE Further company coverage: (Beijing Headline News) ( read original story ...)