Tag: Nagoya

Osaka's tenacity surfaced in the next two sets as the hard-hitting Japanese teenager, born to a Haitian father and Japanese mother, managed to reach the second round for the second straight year. To have fuller access to the Kyodo News website, it is ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA – The lawyers for a 21-year-old woman on trial for strangling an elderly woman in 2014 and attempting to kill two high school students in 2012 said she should not be found guilty because she lacks the ability “to tell right from wrong.” “I h ... ( read original story ...)

whose body was found at their home in Osaka City almost a month after he died, police said on Friday. Tsuneko Akiyama, 72, was arrested for illegally withdrawing 20,000 yen from the account of her 88-year-old roommate in October, Nippon News Network ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA – The operator of Universal Studios Japan said Friday it will start a special campaign to attract young people from outside the Kansai region. Osaka-based USJ Co. said if groups of three to five students from outside Kansai buy special admission ... ( read original story ...)

Sapporo – While most winter weather reports broadcast the likelihood of snow, wind or ice, meteorologists in Sapporo forecast the slipperiness of pavement to help pedestrians walk safely in the cold. A certified forecaster at the Japan Weather ... ( read original story ...)

Australia has sharply criticised Japan after photos emerged allegedly showing it had resumed whaling off Antarctica. Anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd released the images, which it said showed a dead minke whale on a Japanese vessel on Sunday. It comes two ... ( read original story ...)

The leaders of Australia and Japan agreed on Saturday to boost cooperation between their militaries, as Japan tries to shore up security ties throughout the Asia-Pacific region amid concern over China's growing military might. Japanese Prime Minister ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese surfer who spent a night at sea clinging to his surfboard has been rescued by the crew of a container ship off the east coast of Australia. The 37-year-old told police a current had pulled him out to sea off Bulli Beach, 80km (50 miles ... ( read original story ...)

Maren Lundby won the second competition of the FIS World Cup Ladies Ski Jumping in Sapporo ahead of Yuki Ito and Katharina Althaus. The Norwegian was already in the lead after her jump to 97,0 meters in the first round. Hill record for Lundby In the final ... ( read original story ...)

An exhibition, titled 'Yoshida Hiroshi Woodblock Prints: Nostalgic Utopia from the MOA Museum of Art', is on view at Nagoya Boston Museum of Art, from January 14 to February 26, 2017. The exhibition traces back to the artwork of Yoshida Hiroshi（1876-1950 ... ( read original story ...)

A plan to strengthen military ties and a strong focus on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) were the major outcomes of a meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Malcolm Turnbull in Sydney. Australia and Japan's leaders met in Kirribilli on ... ( read original story ...)

... type to replace the Type 96 eight-wheel drive armoured personnel carrier in use by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, my colleagues at Defense News write. The new vehicle includes improved protection against IEDs, a more powerful engine, and more ... ( read original story ...)

AS A lover of all things odd, unusual and downright weird — Tokyo is my mecca. But sometimes, things that sound like fun (think: “Moomin Pub” or “Cuddle Corner”) can be downright disturbing, like a trip to one of the city’s owl cafes ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 22-year-old resident of Taito Ward who has admitted to carrying out burglaries after learning techniques on the internet, reports TBS News (Jan. 13). In November, Yuki Mezaki allegedly smashed a ... ( read original story ...)

A woman shoved a male acquaintance near Shinagawa Station during an argument and knocked him unconscious (TBS News) TOKYO (TR) – A woman shoved a male acquaintance during an argument, leaving him unconscious after he struck his head when he fell ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's space agency says it failed to launch a mini rocket carrying a satellite into space due to failure of the communications systems. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) says in a statement it fired the SS-520 rocket on Sunday morning at its ... ( read original story ...)