Japan braces for storm Omais

The storm is now tracking towards parts of Japan after battering South Korea with heavy rain and strong winds. Stav Danaos has the details. The strike was captured as Storm Henri approached the ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games opening ceremony

After a year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games finally kicked off with the opening ceremony in an empty Olympic Stadium on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Paralympics open with fireworks display

No spectators are allowed in venues during the Games, as was the case with the recently concluded Olympics, in a bid to prevent the spread of COVID-19.OrganiZers said the opening ceremony was attended ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Yakuza mobster sentenced to death

A court in south-western Japan has sentenced the head of a powerful crime syndicate to death by hanging.The court in the city of Fukuoka found that Nomura Satoru, aged 74, had ordered four assaults, ... ( read original story ...)