Japan to provide $7.73 billion in aid to Myanmar, PM Abe says

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 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 ...)

'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 ...)