to realize a true, urban-based populist revolt that takes over the Diet and alters Japanese society for decades to come. View from Osaka is a monthly column that examines the latest news from a Kansai perspective. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to Invite Bloggers, Journalists to Travel on Recommended Routes to Enjoy Contrast between Tokyo, Sendai
TOKYO, Oct. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is developing sightseeing routes from Tokyo to various tourist attractions in the Tohoku region to publicize diverse allures in these two regions and encourage individual foreign ... ( read original story ...)
Saitama, Kanagawa teachers accused in separate sexual assault cases
Keita Takahashi, a 55-year-old teacher, allegedly molested a 21-year-old woman on a road in Yokohama’s Hodogaya Ward last year (TBS News) SAITAMA (TR) – Law enforcement divisions in Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures have arrested two teachers in separat ... ( read original story ...)
Happy birthday Yokohama!
Yokohama became Chelsea’s official shirt partner in February 2015, and we celebrated our first title together when we lifted the Premier League trophy in May. In July, we announced the next step in our relationship – that Yokohama’s Alliance Tyres ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic sponsors far more excited for Tokyo than Pyeongchang
Tokyo tells a different story ... Japan's biggest toilet manufacturer was seven years old when the Olympics first came to Japan. TOTO Ltd. made news in 1964 for its prefabricated toilet-and-bath units that helped speed the construction of a luxury hotel ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo college long gone but its legacy carries on at The Japan Times
A 10-minute walk from JR Sapporo Station brings one to a small, white clock tower in the city center. The 13-meter-high Western timepiece is an iconic image of the city and Hokkaido. Most Japanese recognize the tower, one of the most popular tourist spots ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka leaders complain about S.F. ‘comfort women’ statue
as did former Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, who canceled a trip to San Francisco in 2013 after being internationally condemned for suggesting the comfort women system had been necessary at the time. “We’re concerned mistaken history based on news reports ... ( read original story ...)
Making Japanese mochi is no easy feat but this Markham pastry shop doles out the ‘real stuff’
"My mom and I both had the biggest smiles on our face," he said. "In Canada, it's very hard to get fresh mochi. It reminded us of Japan." We're sitting at the back of the bustling J-Town complex in Markham late one Sunday morning — Little Japan to those ... ( read original story ...)
Volcano eruption in Japan dumps ash on 4 cities, towns
TOKYO - A volcano in southwestern Japan is erupting for the first time in six years and spread ash in nearby cities and towns Thursday. Japanese broadcaster TBS showed elementary school students wearing helmets and masks on the way to their school at the ... ( read original story ...)
Volcanic eruption in Japan spreads ash in 4 cities, towns
Add Japan as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Japan news, video, and analysis from ABC News. A volcano in southwestern Japan is erupting for the first time in six years and spread ash in nearby cities and towns Thursday. Japanese broadcaster ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM’s ruling bloc seen nearing 2/3 majority in Oct. 22 lower house poll: Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling bloc could ... The Nikkei forecast was broadly in line with a Kyodo news agency forecast released on Thursday that saw Abe’s coalition winning more than 300 seats. However, Kyodo said ... ( read original story ...)
Abe May Keep Two-Thirds Majority in Japan’s Election, Polls Show
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looked set to retain his ... The main ruling Liberal Democratic Party is likely to win about 289 seats, according to Kyodo news, which polled 90,261 people on Oct. 10-11. It estimated Abe’s coalition partner Komeito ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Shinmoedake Volcano Makes First Eruption in Six Years (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
Restricting residents from Mount Shinmoedake's crater, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported that upwards ... "We were hit by cancellations of accommodations [for] six years," Imanishi told Kyodo News. "I hope [the eruption] will not affect autumn ... ( read original story ...)
Abe nears two-thirds majority in Japan election: polls
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition is heading for a two-thirds majority in Japan's forthcoming election ... according to polls by Kyodo News and the Nikkei business daily. Mass-circulation Yomiuri Shimbun said the LDP could secure a stable ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Abe’s LDP seen nearing two-thirds majority in Oct 22 election – Nikkei
A survey published by the Nikkei business daily late-Wednesday showed that Japan’s PM Abe’s ruling party – Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is seen nearing its two-thirds “super” majority in an Oct. 22 lower house election, Reuters reports. ( read original story ...)
Aichi police raid illegal Nagoya casino that likely funded yakuza
AICHI (TR) – Aichi Prefectural Police on Tuesday raided a casino operating illegally in Nagoya and likely funded organized crime, reports Nippon News Network (Oct. 11). Police arrested Hidetaka Isono, the 43-year-old manager of Yokozuna, located in the ... ( read original story ...)