Hanke also used the stage to announce several Pokemon Go festivals coming this summer, including one in Chicago and another in Yokohama, Japan. A further event will be held in a European city, although the CEO said finding a venue of sufficient size was ... ( read original story ...)
3-on-3 basketball added to 2020 Tokyo Olympic program
The IOC added 3-on-3 basketball to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic program on Friday in an effort to give the games a more youthful and urban appeal. In another move toward street sports, BMX Freestyle cycling will join the Olympics for the first time among a net ... ( read original story ...)
Japan enacts law allowing Emperor Akihito, 83, to abdicate
Japan's parliament on Friday passed a law allowing Emperor Akihito to become the country's first monarch to abdicate in 200 years, but put off a debate over how to tackle the shrinking royal population and whether to allow women to ascend the throne. Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to review if documents linked to Abe scandal are real
Japan's education minister said Friday he will launch a new ... education minister Hirokazu Matsuno told a news conference. He said an earlier investigation in May found no evidence that the documents existed. The scandal is the second alleging that ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese leftist radical is finally caught after 45 YEARS on the run over the death of a police officer who ‘he set alight with a Molotov cocktail’
A Japanese radical has been arrested more than 45 years on the run following the killing of a police officer. Masaaki Osaka, 67, allegedly clubbed 21-year-old officer Tsuneo Nakamura with a metal pipe and set him fire with Molotov cocktail during violent ... ( read original story ...)
Japan enacts law allowing emperor to abdicate
TOKYO - Japan's parliament has passed a law allowing Emperor Akihito to become the first monarch to abdicate in 200 years. The 83-year-old emperor expressed his apparent wish to abdicate last August, citing old age and health. Under the law enacted Friday ... ( read original story ...)
Japan passes landmark bill for Emperor Akihito to abdicate
Japan's monarchy is entwined in the Shinto religion and the emperor still performs religious ceremonies. What do the public think? Most support the emperor's desire to abdicate - a survey by the Kyodo news agency after Akihito suggested he wanted to step ... ( read original story ...)
Live horses shipped from Canadian airports to Japan for slaughter
when horses are shipped to Japan by air, professional judgement and previous experience indicate that the horses can travel safely and comfortably without segregation. Global News reached out to a company that ships horses out of Manitoba for comment ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese horse Epicharis treated for lameness before Belmont
NEW YORK -- The mystery surrounding the Japanese horse that is the early 4-1 second choice to win the Belmont Stakes has gotten deeper. Epicharis didn't train on Thursday, hours after the 3-year-old dark brown colt was treated with an anti-inflammatory for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s parliament clears way for Emperor Akihito’s abdication
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's parliament has passed a law allowing Emperor Akihito to become 1st monarch to abdicate in 200 years. Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ( read original story ...)
Japanese MPs call for nuclear bunkers as Kim Jong-un carries out more missile tests
North Korea regularly threatens Japan with nuclear annihilation and the regime’s official KCNA news agency warned the country may be “reduced into ashes” if it “behaves wickedly”. Kim has conducted 10 missile tests this year in defiance of United ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ageing emperor can now abdicate
Japan's parliament has passed a law allowing Emperor Akihito to abdicate, clearing the way for the first abdication by a Japanese monarch in nearly two centuries and the accession of his son, Crown Prince Naruhito, probably late next year. Akihito, 83, who ... ( read original story ...)
Japan clears way for first emperor abdication in over 200 years
Japan’s parliament passed a law Friday that clears the way ... Female imperial family members lose their royal status upon marriage to a commoner, a point highlighted by recent news that one of Akihito’s granddaughters, Princess Mako, plans to marry ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese fugitive accused of killing Tokyo cop in 1971 arrested
June 7 (UPI) --Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department said Masaaki Osaka, a left-wing revolutionary accused of killing a police officer with a Molotov cocktail in 1971, has been arrested and charged with murder. Japan has no statute of limitations for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan growth rate revised down but business spending improves
Japan's economy grew slower than initially estimated in the first three months of the year, according to revised figures. Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 0.3% in the first quarter, compared to 0.5% in last month's preliminary reading. The annualised ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya Grampus bring back the Gary Lineker days with 25th anniversary kit
It was 25 years ago when Gary Lineker was the main man at Nagoya Grampus Eight, where he scored nine goals in 23 appearances before announcing his retirement from football in September 1994. His last game for the club was watched by none other than Arsene ... ( read original story ...)