French expats in Japan queue up outside the French embassy in Tokyo to cast their vote in the second round of the French Presidential Election. Rough cut. No reporter narration. ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION). French expats queue up to cast their ... ( read original story ...)
Living the Game doc chronicles Street Fighter champions' guts, glory and anguish
Practising in his cramped Tokyo apartment, Yusuke Momochi demonstrates to Gotsu ... At Hot Docs earlier this week, Gotsu pointed out to CBC News that "gamers are living in a 60 frames-per-second world." Daigo Umehara, the film's other main focus, is ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese tradition denies surrogacy
Most major media covered the March 22 Tokyo news conference where Sachiko Kishimoto of the nonprofit organization Oocyte Donation Network (OD-Net) explained how a woman in her 40s had recently given birth to a daughter who had been conceived using the ... ( read original story ...)
Annual Tokyo Rainbow Pride event embraces ‘change’ among LGBT community
Thousands of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people paraded through Tokyo’s Shibuya district on Sunday, demonstrating their hopes Japan will further embrace gender equality and diversity. The parade was held as the finale of the annual Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Bronze statue unveiled in Tokyo in memory of beloved elephant Hanako
Posing at the newly opened bronze statue of Hanako the elephant in Tokyo are sons of late politician Somwang Sarasas, |who gave the pachyderm as a gift of friendship to Japan in 1949. From left, Sriphob, Chinavais and Ukrit Sarasas. A BRONZE STATUE of ... ( read original story ...)
Most Tokyo high schools demand students prove their real hair color, study finds
In Japan, a dye job can do you in. According to a new survey published by Tokyo news outlet The Asahi Shimbun, 57% of public high schools in the city require students to prove that their hair color is natural. The measure is designed to uphold strict ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo cops: Man raped woman while posing as employee from sex parlor
Naoki Ohashi allegedly posed as a sex parlor worker in sexually assaulting a woman at a love hotel in April (TV Asahi) TOKYO (TR ... to receive training at a hotel to be hired,” TBS News reported (May 4). After the incident, Ohashi told the victim ... ( read original story ...)
It’s Beatlemania all over again!
I’ve never seen such a spectacle in my life. After two days of attending conventions and business meetings in Tokyo, it was time to fulfill my lifetime dream to watch the concert of a living legend Paul McCartney who is turning 75 on June 18. ( read original story ...)
In Japan, “rental families” provide wisdom and solace at an hourly rate
people in Japan are now paying for impostors. Ryuichi Ichinokawa runs something called a "rental family" company and business has never been better. For a fee, he and his staff will impersonate your parents, your boss, even your spouse, reports CBS News ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo housing: City life draws youth, leaving seniors in depopulated suburbs
Adam Walsh is a reporter for the St. John's Morning Show, currently working in Tokyo on a partnership with the Japanese public broadcaster NHK. Tucked away in his office in Japan's most prestigious university, Hideki Koizumi is worried. The towering cranes ... ( read original story ...)
7 Popular Nightclubs in Sapporo’s Susuki District
Vanity Sapporo is a dance club from the creators of V2 Tokyo ... Its events attract people from all over Japan so be sure to like them on Facebook and get news on all the latest happenings. Sound Lab Mole is a club located in the underground shopping ... ( read original story ...)
Aichi cops: Body believed to be Nagoya student found after explosion
A body likely belonging to a male student was found after an explosion at his dorm room at Nagoya University on Thursday (TV Asahi ... about repeating a year” at university, according to TBS News (May 4). The explosion was heard when the student returned ... ( read original story ...)
Asian development lender takes stock as U.S. policy shifts
YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Investments should concentrate on high-quality projects to promote development that make technology available to all as the region stretches to make up for a shortfall in needed spending, the Asian Development Bank's president and other ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, China agree to enhance financial cooperation
The two ministers also agreed to hold the next bilateral economic dialogue in 2018 in China, a joint statement issued after their meeting showed. (Reporting by Leika Kihara; Editing by Keith Weir) ( read original story ...)
Japan's Abe hopes for reform of pacifist charter by 2020
Acquiring such weapons would likely anger China, where bitter memories of Japan's wartime aggression run deep. A separate survey released by Kyodo News on Saturday showed 49 percent of respondents said Article Nine needed to be revised, against 47 percent ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, China to hold finance talks amid concerns on protectionism, North Korea
YOKOHAMA, Japan Japan and China will hold their first bilateral financial dialogue in two years on Saturday to discuss risks to Asia's economic outlook, such as the protectionist policies advocated by U.S. President Donald Trump and tension over North ... ( read original story ...)