Kanagawa Prefectural Police have arrested a 38-year-old man over the alleged abduction of a 9-year-old girl in Yokohama City last week ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: Ethnic Mongolians Protest Against China’s Move Mandating Mandarin Language Edu
China protests in inner Mongolia have been ongoing since a new policy aiming to push Mandarin language education over ethnic minority groups ... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon Unleashes Rain, Strong Winds in Southern Japan
The second powerful typhoon to slam Japan in a week has unleashed fierce winds and rain on southern islands, blowing off rooftops and leaving homes without power as it edged northward into an area ... ( read original story ...)
Powerful Typhoon Slams Japan With Violent Winds, Heavy Rain
A powerful typhoon began to lash southern Japan on Sunday, with officials warning it could bring record rainfall and winds strong enough to snap power line poles and flip cars. Typhoon Haishen, ... ( read original story ...)
Evacuations in effect as powerful Typhoon Haishen targets Japan, South Korea
Typhoon Haishen is bearing down on southern Japan and South Korea, and the storm's timing couldn't be worse. It will come on the heels of Typhoon Maysak, which made landfall in South Korea early ... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon Haishen: 200,000 ordered to evacuate as Japan braces for storm
More than 200,000 people have been ordered to evacuate areas of Japan threatened by an approaching storm. Typhoon Haishen is expected to intensify on Sunday, bringing heavy rain, storm surges and ... ( read original story ...)
Thousands evacuated as powerful Typhoon Haishen barrels toward Japan and the Korean Peninsula
Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated out of the path of a powerful typhoon that's expected to make landfall in southwestern Japan on Sunday. ( read original story ...)
IOC “carefully optimistic” about Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022
(Xinhua) -- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is hopeful that Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022 can proceed in good order despite the disruption caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic. "We are ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Coast Guard Suspends Cargo Ship Rescue Efforts on Typhoon
The Japanese coast guard suspended search and rescue efforts for crew members of a cargo ship transporting cattle that overturned in the East China Sea last week, as Typhoon Haishen approaches the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 116 new coronavirus cases
Tokyo reported 116 new coronavirus cases Sunday, down from 181 a day earlier. The positive confirmations came out of a total of 5,024 tests conducted. The ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Typhoon Haishen brings high winds, power outages to Japan
Typhoon Haishen drew closer to Japan's southern mainland on Sunday, prompting authorities to recommend evacuation and warn of potentially record rainfall, unprecedented wind, high tides and large ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo hotel lets guests stay for free if they do a social media shoutout afterwards
A hotel in Tokyo is offering free stays in return for one social media post per guest. The two-star hotel, called Hotel New Shohei, is just a three-minute walk from Yotsuya Station in Shinjuku. Here's ... ( read original story ...)
Senior Japan ruling party member suggests early election: media
Japan's next prime minister could call a snap general election shortly after taking office next week, a senior member of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) said on Sunday, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s ‘Harajuku for Grandmas’ losing appeal among the elderly
Harajuku is renowned as Tokyo's mecca for outlandish youth culture, but over in the city's north-west is a district known as Sugamo that has come to be affectionately known as "Harajuku for Grandmas". ( read original story ...)
Typhoon Haishen closes in as Japan braces for record wind, rain
Typhoon Haishen drew closer to Japan's southern mainland on Sunday, prompting authorities to recommend evacuation and warn of potentially record rainfall, unprecedented wind, high tides and large ... ( read original story ...)
Powerful typhoon approaches Japan with violent winds, heavy rain
A powerful typhoon headed toward southern Japan Sunday, bringing violent winds and heavy rains with officials warning it could be strong enough to snap power poles and flip vehicles. ( read original story ...)