adding that news about North Korea and missile tests is always in newspapers and on TV. Sunday's evacuation drill in this town of 3,500 people some 760 km (475 miles) west of Tokyo involved a simulated North Korean missile attack as more Japanese towns and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s PM Abe eyes legacy with proposed change to pacifist constitution
TOKYO (Reuters) - - Japan could hold its first referendum on revising its pacifist constitution next year, a historic step which if successful would cement Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's conservative legacy but risks splitting the public and worrying China ... ( read original story ...)
Latest updates: Japan warns nationals in London after attacks
Japan has issued a travel advisory warning its nationals to ... Trump began tweeting about the attacks an hour or so after initial news reports. One tweet read: "We need to be smart, vigilant and tough. We need the courts to give us back our rights. ( read original story ...)
3-on-3 basketball favoured for inclusion among new medal events at Tokyo 2020 Olympics
A FULL list of 2020 Tokyo Olympics medal events will be finalised by the IOC executive board next week, one month ahead of schedule. Among more than 60 proposals, 3-on-3 basketball is an expected favourite after all were analysed by an International ... ( read original story ...)
Toyota-supported flying car hopes to light the Tokyo 2020 Olympic flame
"Cartivator", a start-up group of about 30 engineers including some young Toyota employees, started to develop a flying car "SkyDrive" in 2014 with the help of crowdfunding. Head of Cartivator, Tsubasa Nakamura, said that while the car was still at ... ( read original story ...)
Toyota making ‘flying car,’ luxury boat
A startup backed by the Japanese automaker has developed a test model that engineers hope will eventually develop into a tiny car with a driver who'll be able to light the Olympic torch in the 2020 Tokyo games. For now, however, the project is a concoction ... ( read original story ...)
Toyota building a flying car
A startup backed by the Japanese automaker has developed a test model that engineers hope will eventually develop into a tiny car with a driver who’ll be able to light the Olympic torch in the 2020 Tokyo games. For now, however, the project is a ... ( read original story ...)
3-on-3 basketball likely to be added to Tokyo Olympics official program
If things go right, 3-on-3 basketball could list in the official program for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Three-a-side basketball is actually an internationally recognized game that is overseen by FIBA, the sport's governing body. Officially known as 3? ( read original story ...)
Sapporo Is the First City In Japan To Recognize Gay Relationships – Towleroad
Sapporo has become the first city in Japan to officially recognize same-sex partnerships. According to Kyodo News, on Thursday the city also became the first to recognize partnerships between heterosexual couples with gender dysphoria. The initiative is ... ( read original story ...)
Costs of hosting the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo doubles
TAXPAYERS beware: The cost of hosting an Olympics is likely to be far more than advertised. The price tag on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has ballooned to twice the initial estimate, even after a major cost-cutting effort. In yet another tale of warning for ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka cops nab 6 in dumping of body of ex-yakuza
OSAKA (TR) – Osaka Prefectural Police have arrested six persons, including a corporate executive, for allegedly dumping the body of a former gang member found buried on a property in Izumi City, reports Mainichi Broadcasting System (June 1). In the ... ( read original story ...)
Blaming Yokohama for Nurburgring punctures “too easy” – Muller
Four-time WTCC champion Yvan Muller believes teams should shoulder the blame for the spate of punctures in last weekend’s Nurburgring round, as blaming supplier Yokohama is “too easy”. Both races on the Nordschleife were affected by tyre problems ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, France welcome US leadership in the Asia-Pacific
Glossing over disagreements, the defense chiefs from Japan and France on Saturday welcomed U.S. leadership in the Asia-Pacific to manage the nuclear ambitions of North Korea and maintain regional peace. Speaking at a security summit in Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea Missile Tests: Wary Japan Refuses to Panic
It was a sentiment shared by several others approached by NBC News in the city's Ginza district. While Kim's stated aim is to develop a nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile capable of striking the U.S. mainland, Japan is also home to some ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s sex problem causes a baby shortage
Since Japan began counting its newborns more than a century ago, more than 1 million infants have been added to its population each year. No longer, in the latest discomforting milestone for a country facing a steep population decline. Last year ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Market Surges, but Analysts Worry of Looming Trouble
Japanese stocks have in effect been playing catch-up ... or see the earnings growth that has drawn investors to the Nikkei fade. The gains in Asia on Friday also came before the release of disappointing jobs data in the United States. ( read original story ...)