Tag: Nagoya

TOKYO -- Eight Japanese high school students were presumed dead after being caught in an avalanche Monday while being trained in mountain climbing at a ski resort, authorities and media said. The avalanche occurred in the town of Nasu in Tochigi prefecture ... ( read original story ...)

The six people were found with no vital signs, and three others were missing, according to Japan's Kyodo news agency. About 70 people including students and teachers from several schools are said to have been in the area at the time. Local media reports ... ( read original story ...)

An avalanche at a ski resort in Japan hit several high school students on Monday morning, leaving several injured or feared dead, according to ABC News partner NHK. ( read original story ...)

Seven schoolchildren and a teacher were feared dead on Monday after an avalanche struck a mountain climbing trip in central Japan. A further 40 people were injured, including two seriously, during the incident, which took place in the mountains of Tochigi ... ( read original story ...)

Eight people are feared dead and two were in critical condition on Monday after an avalanche hit a group of high school students and teachers climbing in central Japan. It was not immediately clear how many of the victims were students, an official said. ( read original story ...)

An avalanche at a ski resort in Japan hit several high school students on Monday morning, leaving several injured or feared dead, according to ABC News partner NHK. About 66 students and teachers were in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, Japan when the ... ( read original story ...)

Authorities say six Japanese high school students have been found unconscious after they were caught in an avalanche at a ski resort on Monday morning. Tochigi prefecture's crisis management office said that six students were showing no vital signs and ... ( read original story ...)

KUWAIT, March 26 (Xinhua) -- The Olympic Council of Asia has announced Sunday that the 8th Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan last month were doping-free. The Games were held from February 19-26 and involved 1,152 athletes from 32 National Olympic ... ( read original story ...)

Wood fashioned into lace and sculpted into evening dresses: the Hanae Mori Manuscrit label led the way this Tokyo Fashion Week in showing the world the original craftmanship that helps set Japan apart from the crowd. Dresses of persimmon wood lace paired ... ( read original story ...)

The Sapporo 2017 Asian Winter Games held last month were "doping ... writing for the official website of his beloved Manchester United, the Manchester Evening News and BBC Sport. ( read original story ...)

MIAMI, FL, USA-- Taken to the brink for the second time in this matchup, No.3 seed Simona Halep again emerged victorious over rising Japanese teenager Naomi Osaka in the second round of the Miami Open on Friday, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3. "It's really important that I ... ( read original story ...)

"Tokyo Ghoul" has got anime fans amped up. Earlier, reports of "Tokyo Ghoul" season 3 being canceled were coming in. However, recent "Tokyo Ghoul" season 3 rumors suggest that the series will be back. Kevin Hamric, Viz Media's Senior Director of Sales and ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA – A 21-year-old former Nagoya University student was sentenced Friday to life in prison for the 2014 murder of an elderly woman and attempts to kill a boy and girl while she was in high school. In handing down the ruling sought by prosecutors, the ... ( read original story ...)

“Choimobi Yokohama,” a round-trip car-sharing service, made possible by the Nissan Motor Corporation and the City of Yokohama, makes traveling around Yokohama easier and much more adorable. The Nissan New Mobility Concept car, a pint-sized electric ... ( read original story ...)

Saitama Prefectural Police have arrested a chef from Osaka for allegedly releasing dozens of live cockroaches during an anime song concert at an arena last year, reports TBS News (Mar. 23). On the evening of August 28, Kazuyuki Kawatani, a 33-year-old ... ( read original story ...)

Stocks gained further ground on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday, as investors stepped up buybacks in view of a pause in the yen’s recent upsurge. The 225-issue Nikkei average climbed 177.22 points, or 0.93 percent, to end at 19,262.53. On Thursday ... ( read original story ...)