COLOMBO (Reuters) - Japan’s largest warship, the Kaga helicopter carrier, sailed into Sri Lanka's Colombo harbor this weekend, marking Tokyo's highest profile salvo in a diplomatic battle with China f... ( read original story ...)
Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to researchers from U.S., Japan
STOCKHOLM — The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to two researchers from the United States and Japan for advances in discovering how the body’s immune system can fight off the ... ( read original story ...)
American, Japanese win Nobel Prize for cancer research
The Associated Press STOCKHOLM — The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to two researchers from the United States and Japan for advances in discovering how the body’s immune system can ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s least attractive city? Toilet paper lack sees Nagoya hit a bum note – again
asked one user, while another added, “So Nagoya is saying that they can’t use toilet paper because they can’t trust their citizens with it. That’s not very appealing.” Another poster, on the Sora News ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Century Corporation and All Nippon Airways Trading Company to Acquire Significant Stake in GA Telesis
Tokyo Century’s ownership after the closing of the transaction will increase to 49.2% and ANATC will acquire a 10% interest in the Company. Tokyo Century and ANATC expect the transaction to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ‘tankan’ economic survey shows decline in sentiment
TOKYO — A key quarterly economic survey by the Bank of Japan shows sentiment among large manufacturers dipped two points to 19, as worries grow about global trade tensions. The "tankan" survey, releas... ( read original story ...)
Flights cancelled as powerful Typhoon Trami batters southern Japan
Kyodo News reported. One woman was unaccounted for after falling into a drain in the southwestern city of Miyazaki, Kyodo said. About 36,000 people were taking shelter in temporary evacuation centres ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo halts train service as Typhoon Trami moves across Japan
Sept. 30 (UPI) --Typhoon Trami shut down railway transportation in Tokyo Sunday as it continued to bring heavy rain to Japan. East Japan Railway Co. announced all of its trains in the Tokyo area will ... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon Trami pounds Japan, many injured
Typhoon Trami is bringing heavy rainfall and strong winds to southwestern Japan. pic.twitter.com/nw7i05LL9w— NHK WORLD News (@NHKWORLD_News) September 30, 2018 Typhoon Trami has already snarled ... ( read original story ...)
Powerful Japan typhoon prompts widespread evacuation orders
TOKYO—A powerful typhoon ripped through Japan on Sunday, forcing cancellations of flights and trains, including in the Tokyo area as authorities warned of strong winds and torrential rain. Farms and h... ( read original story ...)
A foodie tour of Osaka, Japan
Sky news - 20:16 PM GMT September 21, 2018 Pliskova beats home hope Osaka to win Pan Pacific Open Herald Scotland - 21:32 PM GMT September 23, 2018 WTA roundup: Pliskova snaps Osaka streak for title R... ( read original story ...)
Powerful typhoon strikes Japan, projected to hit areas still reeling from Typhoon Jebi
A powerful typhoon was ripping through Japan on Sunday and authorities were warning people to brace for heavy winds and rain in areas that include those devastated by a previous storm. Many ... ( read original story ...)
Japan election weighs controversy of US bases on Okinawa
TOKYO – Okinawans headed to the polls Sunday to choose a governor in an election that many see hinging on how voters feel about the American military presence on the southwestern Japanese islands. The ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic organizers conduct security tests with police
Tokyo Olympic organizers conducted a series of drills with the metropolitan police department on Friday with the aim of boosting security for the 2020 Games. The drills included removing an explosive ... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon hits southern Japan, charts course for main island
A powerful typhoon brought heavy rain and high winds as it approached southern Japan on Saturday, causing power outages in several cities and prompting Kansai International Airport near Osaka to plan ... ( read original story ...)
Southern Japan braces as typhoon charts course for main island
Japan braced for high winds and heavy rain as a typhoon roared north on Friday, enveloping outlying islands in high seas before taking aim at the country's main island this weekend. Typhoon Trami is t... ( read original story ...)