TOKYO, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo shares closed lower Tuesday with the Nikkei index plunged to its lowest level in five weeks ahead of British Prime Minister Theresa May's speech on the United Kingdom's plans to exit the European Union due later in the day ... ( read original story ...)
Australian family rescued after night on Japan mountain
An Australian woman and her three sons have been rescued after spending a freezing night on a mountain in Japan. The four were reported missing late on Monday after failing to return to the popular Nozawa Onsen ski resort on Mount Kenashi. They were ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam premier urges more investment from Japan
HANOI, Vietnam – Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Tuesday urged Japan to invest more in the Southeast Asian country to become its top foreign investor. Speaking at a conference of business leaders from both countries also attended by ... ( read original story ...)
In Hanoi, Abe says Japan will provide Vietnam patrol vessels
"The two countries will further strengthen security and defense cooperation and this time Japan has decided to provide (Vietnam with) newly built patrol vessels at Vietnam's request," Abe said at a news conference in Hanoi with his Vietnamese counterpart ... ( read original story ...)
Dramatic moment Australian mother and her three sons are pulled from a snow cave they dug to survive after spending 12 hours lost in the -10 degree Japanese wilderness
Rescuers scoured the snowfields for the blonde woman, in her 50s, and her sons, believed to be in their 20s, after they did not return from the mountain at Nozawa Onsen, near Japan's main island, by 6pm on Monday. Japanese TV broadcast pictures of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan tries to solve the problem of employees literally working themselves to death
At Dentsu, a 24-year-old woman killed herself after putting in 100 hours of overtime. A government spokesman told Bloomberg News that Japan needs to “end the norm of long working hours so people can balance their lives with things like raising a child or ... ( read original story ...)
Reservations required: Japanese retailer Muji to open pop-up store in Vancouver
Vancouver resident Anthony Casey has never shopped at Muji, the Japanese houseware store known for its smart ... The retailer said response to the news of its temporary store has been so "extraordinary" it had to create system for shoppers to reserve ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's whale kill disappoints New Zealand
New Zealand will express its "significant disappointment" to Japan over the country's whaling in the Southern Ocean, Prime Minister Bill English says. "I think our view is pretty well known and we would take the same sort of view as Australia on this ... ( read original story ...)
Australian Family of 4 OK After Night on Japanese Mountain
A family of four believed to be from Australia has been rescued after becoming lost on a ski resort in central Japan, where they survived the night reportedly inside a hole they dug in the snow. Police said Tuesday that the family — a woman in her 50s ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis: Osaka through to 2nd round of Australian Open
Osaka's tenacity surfaced in the next two sets as the hard-hitting Japanese teenager, born to a Haitian father and Japanese mother, managed to reach the second round for the second straight year. To have fuller access to the Kyodo News website, it is ... ( read original story ...)
Insanity defense at heart of Nagoya University student’s murder trial
NAGOYA – The lawyers for a 21-year-old woman on trial for strangling an elderly woman in 2014 and attempting to kill two high school students in 2012 said she should not be found guilty because she lacks the ability “to tell right from wrong.” “I h ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka cops: Elderly woman stole money from account of roommate found dead
whose body was found at their home in Osaka City almost a month after he died, police said on Friday. Tsuneko Akiyama, 72, was arrested for illegally withdrawing 20,000 yen from the account of her 88-year-old roommate in October, Nippon News Network ... ( read original story ...)
USJ to offer two-for-one admission deal to students outside Kansai
OSAKA – The operator of Universal Studios Japan said Friday it will start a special campaign to attract young people from outside the Kansai region. Osaka-based USJ Co. said if groups of three to five students from outside Kansai buy special admission ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo website offers ‘slipperiness forecasts’ in winter to prevent accidents on streets and sidewalks
Sapporo – While most winter weather reports broadcast the likelihood of snow, wind or ice, meteorologists in Sapporo forecast the slipperiness of pavement to help pedestrians walk safely in the cold. A certified forecaster at the Japan Weather ... ( read original story ...)
Photos show Japanese whaling off Antarctica, group says
Australia has sharply criticised Japan after photos emerged allegedly showing it had resumed whaling off Antarctica. Anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd released the images, which it said showed a dead minke whale on a Japanese vessel on Sunday. It comes two ... ( read original story ...)
Australia, Japan Boost Defense Ties Amid Instability in Asia
The leaders of Australia and Japan agreed on Saturday to boost cooperation between their militaries, as Japan tries to shore up security ties throughout the Asia-Pacific region amid concern over China's growing military might. Japanese Prime Minister ... ( read original story ...)