About 25 different kinds of fish were inserted into the new attraction at the Space World theme park in Kitakyushu, Japan, with some arranged into words and shapes to create what the owners called an "ice aquarium". Following the opening of the 820ft rink ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, China hold 1st security dialogue in nearly 2 years
The meeting was held also before Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's possible first visit to Japan next month since taking office in 2013 to attend a trilateral summit involving the two countries and South Korea. To have fuller access to the Kyodo News website ... ( read original story ...)
OSAKA ORGANIC CHEMICAL IND. LTD. : ex-dividend day for final dividend
09/15 OSAKA ORGANIC CHEMICAL IND: Patent Issued for Hydrophilic Coating Agent (USPTO .. 05/27 OSAKA ORGANIC CHEMICAL IND. LTD.: ex-dividend day for interim dividend 2015 OSAKA ORGANIC CHEMICAL IND. LTD.: ex-dividend day for final dividend 2015 OSAKA ... ( read original story ...)
Japan skating rink shuts over frozen fish controversy
A theme park in Japan has closed a skating rink featuring frozen fish after ... General manager Toshimi Takeda told the AFP news agency said the theme park would now hold a memorial ceremony for the fish. Pictures posted on the park's Facebook page ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s station master
Although the 2020 Tokyo Olympics are almost four years off, the station master at the city’s train station already seems to be running his own kind of marathon every day. Seth Doane has sent us a Postcard From Japan: It’s home to Japan’s super-sleek ... ( read original story ...)
Canada’s Virtue, Moir win ice dance at NHK to qualify for GP Final
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada perform during the ice dance event at the NHK Trophy figure skating competition in Sapporo, Japan on Nov. 27, 2016. (Hiroki Yamauchi/Kyodo News via AP) SAPPORO, Japan — Olympic and world champions Tessa Virtue and ... ( read original story ...)
Ready for the Big Un: Japan prepares for NUCLEAR WAR with North Korea by warning residents to hide in shopping malls if Kim Jong-Un orders an attack
Japanese citizens are being advised on how to survive a nuclear attack after fears from both North Korea's Kim Jong-Un and Vladimir Putin in Russia. As MailOnline reported yesterday, tensions are mounting with Russia over the deployment of missiles on ... ( read original story ...)
Woman in Japan Reclaims Dad, US Identity in 6-Decade Journey
At a public bath in a Yokohama slum in the 1950s, a red-haired girl scrubs her skin with a pumice stone, hard, to try to get the white out. Other kids sometimes taunt her. "American, American." She yells back, "I'm Japanese!" She is told she was abandoned. ( read original story ...)
Osaka inks deal with Nissin
Osaka, 19, said at a news conference in Tokyo that she was happy to be with Nissin as she has eaten the popular Cup Noodle since she was a child. Nissin also sponsors Kei Nishikori, the fifth-ranked player on the men’s ATP Tour. “I hope that Nishikori ... ( read original story ...)
Japan issues advice on how to survive a nuclear attack as Russia deploys missile systems on islands claimed by Tokyo
Japanese citizens are being advised on how to survive a nuclear attack as tensions mount with Russia over the deployment of missiles on disputed Pacific islands. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has branded the move by Moscow 'deplorable'. The coastal ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic champion skater Hanyu dominates men's short program at NHK Trophy
SAPPORO, Japan -- Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu recorded a season-best score to dominate the men's short program at the NHK Trophy on Friday. Skating to Prince's "Let's Go Crazy," the defending champion from Japan stumbled on the landing of his opening ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo hit with first November snowfall in over 50 years
Tokyo residents woke up Thursday to the first November snowfall in more than 50 years. And the Japan Meteorological Agency said it was the first time fallen snow on the ground was observed in November since such records started to be taken in 1875. An ... ( read original story ...)
An Identity Lost in Post-War Japan Took 67 Years to Reclaim
At a public bath in a Yokohama slum in the 1950s, a red-haired girl scrubs her skin with a pumice stone, hard, to try to get the white out. Other kids sometimes taunt her. "American, American." She yells back, "I'm Japanese!" She is told she was abandoned. ( read original story ...)
Hanyu dominates men's short program at NHK Trophy
SAPPORO, Japan - Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu recorded a season-best score to dominate the men's short program at the NHK Trophy on Friday. Skating to Prince's "Let's Go Crazy," the defending champion from Japan stumbled on the landing of his opening quad ... ( read original story ...)
Common Asian Tree Frog Found in Japan May Be 2 Seperate Species, Genetic Data Shows
Japanese scientists have discovered that a common species of Asian tree frog may actually be two separate species based on their genetic data. The ongoing research project led by Ikuo Miura, PhD, an Associate Professor in Amphibian Research Center at ... ( read original story ...)
Tsunami hits Japan after strong quake near Fukushima disaster site
Tohoku Electric Power Co said there was no damage to its Onagawa nuclear plant, while the Kyodo news agency reported there were no irregularities at the Tokai Daini nuclear plant in Ibaraki prefecture. Japanese Minister for Disaster Management Jun ... ( read original story ...)