Tag: Nagoya

Tokyo used its famous 1964 Olympics to show off a miraculous recovery from defeat in World War II. Japan was back after just 19 years with high-speed trains, geeky gadgets, and dazzling efficiency. Tokyo's back again with the 2020 Summer Olympics, this ... ( read original story ...)

The arrest of a 26-year-old New Yorker in Japan reportedly led to a gruesome find at his Osaka rental: a severed head stuffed into a suitcase. More dismembered body parts of a woman, including her torso, were found in the mountainous regions of Osaka and ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Olympic team returned to a hero's welcome on Monday ... The fact that I won with support of everyone made this gold medal even more valuable," Hanyu told a joint news conference. The win, ahead of compatriot Shoma Uno, who took ... ( read original story ...)

An examination of the body parts is being conducted to identify the victim, they said. Kyodo News service and other Japanese media reported that police arrested a 26-year-old New Yorker as a suspect, but police would not confirm that. The reports said ... ( read original story ...)

At the Sochi Games in 2014, the Netherlands won 23 of 36 medals in the long track events, including eight gold medals. In Korea, Japan’s women skaters challenged the Dutch supremacy, with Nao Kodaira taking gold in the 500 meters to become the first ... ( read original story ...)

An American tourist is being questioned by Japanese police after a woman's severed head was found in a holiday flat he was renting in Osaka. Police believe the head, which was found in a suitcase, belongs to a Japanese woman who was last seen on CCTV ... ( read original story ...)

PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of — Tokyo used its famous 1964 Olympics to show off a miraculous recovery from defeat in World War II. Japan was back after just 19 years with high-speed trains, geeky gadgets, and dazzling efficiency. Tokyo's back again ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA (TR) – Following the apprehension of a 26-year-old American male in connection with the disappearance of a woman, Hyogo Prefectural Police have found the head of a woman likely belonging to her in a residence in Nishinari Ward, reports Nippon News ... ( read original story ...)

GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) - Japan claimed their first Olympic women's curling medal on Saturday, scoring a point in each of the final three ends to edge Britain 5-3 and win the bronze. The match was a tight tactical affair from start to finish with ... ( read original story ...)

According to police, the woman is employed at a company in Osaka. On February 17 ... to investigate whether he knows the whereabouts of the woman, according to TBS News (Feb. 23). ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo 2020 Mascot Selection Panel chairperson, Ryohei Miyata, said in a statement: "I greatly appreciate the participation of so many pupils at elementary schools across Japan and at Japanese schools overseas –- their interest and excitement were ... ( read original story ...)

NAIROBI, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan Lucy Kabuu who has shaken off her injury is eyeing to win the Nagoya marathon next month to redeem her career. Kabuu, who previously had her camp pitched in Japan, holds a personal best time of 2:19:34 and has been ... ( read original story ...)

Kipsang, a former world record holder, experienced mixed fortunes after his 2017 victory in Tokyo, dropping out of Berlin in September but bouncing back to finish second at the New York City Marathon in November. Already the course record holder in Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese police arrested two men on Friday after several bullets were fired at the Tokyo headquarters of a group linked to North Korea, a spokesman and media said. The men pulled up at the complex housing the pro-Pyongyang General ... ( read original story ...)

although it has been harder to extend unequivocal support for the regime since news about atrocities against the Rohingya minority started to come to light. "For Japan, that makes providing aid to the regime very delicate," he said. "China, on the other ... ( read original story ...)

Police have arrested two Japanese men believed to be ultra right-wing activists for firing at North Korea’s de facto embassy in Tokyo. (Suo Takekuma/Kyodo News via AP) Patrolling police rushed to the closely monitored building and arrested the two on the ... ( read original story ...)