and drive it forward," Abe told a joint news conference in Tokyo with Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The rest of the aid would be spent on areas such as airports and electricity projects, Japanese officials said. Suu Kyi is visiting Japan to court ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to provide $7.73bn in aid to Myanmar
and drive it forward," Abe told a joint news conference at the Akasaka Palace state guesthouse in Tokyo with Myanmar de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The rest of the aid would be spent on areas such as airports and electricity projects, Japanese officials ... ( read original story ...)
Mysterious green light 'fireball' spotted in Japan sky
A mysterious green light recorded travelling at speed over Japan has attracted the attention of curious UFO watchers. The green object was captured by a Nippon TV affiliate weather camera in eastern Japan and released by NHK to add to the spooky ... ( read original story ...)
Suu Kyi in Japan as Myanmar faces pressure on Rohingya
TOKYO – Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has received a passionate welcome by hundreds of her countrymen in Japan, where she sought their support to promoting development of their country. Suu Kyi told the audience at Wednesday's packed meeting that ... ( read original story ...)
Japan launches next-generation geostationary meteorological satellite Himawari-9
Japan launched a next-generation geostationary meteorological ... at 3.20 p.m. (local time), from JAXA’s Tanegashima Space Centre in Kagoshima prefecture, Xinhua news agency reported. The 3,500 kg satellite separated from the rocket at 3.47 p.m., as ... ( read original story ...)
Japan launches next-generation geostationary meteorological satellite
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA ... at 3.20 p.m. (local time), from JAXA's Tanegashima Space Centre in Kagoshima prefecture, Xinhua news agency reported. The 3,500 kg satellite separated from the rocket at 3.47 p.m., as scheduled, and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Ignores IWC Whaling Resolution, Report
Japan plans to continue its whaling program with scientific ends despite the non-binding resolution recently approved by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to increase surveillance on such activities, local media reported. Japan conducts its ... ( read original story ...)
Producer apologizes for Japanese Sony Music all-girls group's Nazi-like outfits
The producer for a Japanese all-girl "idol" group has joined Sony Music in apologizing after the popular act performed in outfits resembling Nazi-era German military uniforms. Keyakizaka46, a group of about 20 mostly teenage girls who sing and dance in ... ( read original story ...)
X Japan's Yoshiki, once suicidal, hopes 'We Are X' can save lives
"I've tried to make the actual sound as close as possible to what I composed in my head for my music," the Japanese rocker told the Daily News. "But no song I've ever done sounds perfect to me. If I'm trying (for perfection), I would never even finish one ... ( read original story ...)
Thrice spared death, Osaka zoo rooster draws crowds looking to get lucky
OSAKA – A rooster raised by Osaka’s Tennoji Zoo as food for other animals has now become an attraction himself, after thrice managing to avoid the gallows and a grim fate as fare for his fellows. It seems a belief has taken hold among some visitors ... ( read original story ...)
'Lucky chicken' finds fame in Japan
The male chicken, named Masahiro, has become something of a local celebrity in Osaka, even serving as an honorary "chief" of the local traffic police last month, the Kyodo news agency reports. Masahiro was meant to become raccoon food at the city's Tennoji ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese all-girls band under fire for Nazi-like outfits
TOKYO -- A popular teenage all-girls band in Japan is under fire for performing in outfits resembling Nazi-era German military uniforms. The members of Keyakizaka46 appeared recently in black knee-length dresses that look like military overcoats ... ( read original story ...)
Kurdish authorities detain Japanese journalist in Iraq
Japan's Kyodo News agency says that journalist Kosuke Tsuneoka (koh-soo-keh soo-neh-OH-ka) was reporting on the battle to recapture the city of Mosul from the Islamic State group. Kyodo reported he is being held by the Kurdish militia known as the peshmerga. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo panel details venue changes, cost cuts for 2020 Games
TOKYO -- The rowing and canoeing venue for the 2020 Olympics should either be moved to a site hundreds of kilometres away in northern Japan or downgraded to a temporary facility in Tokyo, a city government cost-cutting panel said Tuesday. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's Peach Aviation to open Sapporo base
International flights are also on the cards, it said. At present, Peach connects Sapporo with Osaka Kansai and Tokyo Narita. To access our news database including full archive search and exclusive stories reported first by ch-aviation you need to upgrade ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo Vietnam launches exclusive beer in VN market
HO CHI MINH CITY - The Japanese brewery Sapporo VietNam Ltd on July 12 launched Blue Gap beer, an exclusive product for the Vietnamese market, by the end of this month. The brewery has previously offered the exclusive beers Sapporo Vietnam and Sapporo ... ( read original story ...)