TOKYO – A Japanese defense helicopter carrying four crew members has lost contact during flight training in central Japan. Defense officials say the UH-60J lost contact Tuesday evening while flying over the Pacific Ocean about 30 kilometers (18 miles ... ( read original story ...)
‘Vanishing village’ looks to Japan’s LDP for survival
NANMOKU, Japan (Reuters) - Chikara Imai, 73, is quick to dismiss the new parties in Sunday's national election in Japan, saying old ties with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party is what the country's most elderly village needs for survival. ( read original story ...)
Osaka, Japan’s gritty second city, suddenly a destination amid Asian tourist boom
Amid the gloom and struggle that Osaka has gone through in recent years, a tourism boom has been an unexpected boon for Japan’s gritty second city. The commercial roots and boisterous and friendly people of Osaka and the surrounding Kansai region provide ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka, Japan’s gritty second city, suddenly finds itself amid Asia tourist boom
Amid the gloom and struggle that Osaka has gone through in recent years, a tourism boom has been an unexpected boon for Japan’s gritty second city. The commercial roots and boisterous and friendly people of Osaka and the surrounding Kansai region provide ... ( read original story ...)
U.S., Japan agree to ramp up diplomatic pressure on North Korea
TOKYO - U.S. and Japanese diplomats agreed Tuesday to maximize pressure on North Korea to resolve tensions over its nuclear program, while citing the need to be prepared for the worst if diplomacy failed. U.S. Undersecretary of State John Sullivan ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s 1964 Olympic flame went out four years ago, report says
The "sacred" flame from Tokyo's 1964 Olympics was meant to burn forever ... An official, who - perhaps understandably - asked to remain anonymous, has admitted to AFP news agency that the flame actually went out a few months later, in November 2013. ( read original story ...)
U.S. casino operators are lining up to open in Japan, ‘a bigger market than Las Vegas’
They even put Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh on stage at a showbiz-worthy news conference to lament the lack of top-notch performance venues in Japan. Executives from Las Vegas Sands and MGM Resorts have repeatedly said they would each invest as much as $10 ... ( read original story ...)