Thai whiz kids made a big impact at the International Exhibition for Young Inventors (IEYI 2017) in Nagoya, Japan, bagging 11 awards. The young Thai inventors return home with three gold medals, a silver, a bronze, and six special awards. The exhibition ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM’s party avoids embarrassing defeat with win in Yokohama
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc avoided an embarrassing defeat on Sunday as an ally won reelection as mayor of Yokohama, with the premier planning to reshuffle his cabinet this week in an effort to boost his sagging ... ( read original story ...)
Smart city: Yokohama beats Delhi-like problems with new grids, waste incinerators
Drastic increase in population, disorderly construction of houses and factories, traffic congestion, water shortage, filthy waste dumping sites and pollution – the city of Yokohama in Japan has seen nothing less than what Delhi has in the past few decades. ( read original story ...)
Japan, US Carry Out Joint Aviation Drills After N Korea’s Missile Test
According to the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the test was successful with the missile having reached the altitude of 3,725 kilometers (2,314 miles) and traveled 998 kilometers for about 47 minutes before falling in the Sea of Japan. ( read original story ...)
North Korea fires ICBM at Japan – Kim Jong-un warns missiles CAN hit US as Trump hits back
The Pentagon confirmed North Korea launched a long range missile which travelled more than 600 miles (1,000km) before coming down in the Sea of Japan. Yonhap news agency said the missile reached an altitude of about 3,700 km. Citing South Korea's military ... ( read original story ...)
Ignoring OBOR, India and Japan forge ahead with joint connectivity project
The venture is expected to get further impetus in September during the visit of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. India has been involved in Africa for many years, in trade as well as capacity-building activities. Japan, which has been working on ... ( read original story ...)
U.S., Japan and South Korea in show of force against North Korea
Fighter jets from the United States, Japan, and South Korea have flown over the Korean Peninsula in a show of force against North Korea, a direct response to North Korea's long-range missile tests, U.S. officials say. (more) The mission began on early ... ( read original story ...)
Hijabsta Ballet attracts Japanese film distributors
KUALA LUMPUR: ‘Hijabsta Ballet', the movie, which highlights the struggle between one's passion to perform ballet and love of religion, has attracted Japanese film distributors. Its director Syed Zulkifli Syed Masir, better known as Syed Zul Tojo ... ( read original story ...)
London and New York are now within range of Kim Jong-un’s nuclear missile arsenal as North Korea claims entire US mainland is within its sights
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the missile ... most relentless punishment without warning or prior notice," reported the official KCNA news agency. ( read original story ...)
August Community News
Naming the event after the Japanese word for chit-chat, Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham of Klein Dytham Architecture in Tokyo found that their concept resonated with people around the world. PechaKucha events are now held worldwide in more than 900 cities and ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea claims all of U.S. in strike range as Trump says China has done ‘nothing”
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the missile ... Moscow's data indicated the launch was only of a medium-range ballistic missile, Russian news agency Tass reported. Diplomats say China and Russia only view a long-range missile test ... ( read original story ...)
Chanathip off to solid start in J1 League
Sapporo: Chanathip Songkrasin was impressive in his J-League debut for Consadole Sapporo yesterday. The Thai midfielder became the first player from his country to play in the Japanese top flight before making way for fellow newcomer Jay Bothroyd in the ... ( read original story ...)
Death: We all have to go sometime
Was this murder, or filial piety? The father had begged the son to put him out of his misery. The Nagoya High Court handed down a prison sentence of four years, with three years suspended. Journalist Yoichi Miyashita, writing in the August issue of the ... ( read original story ...)
On-chip pumps achieve high-speed sorting of large cells
Nagoya, Japan - The sorting of individual cells is necessary ... are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system. ( read original story ...)
Time to Win AFC Futsal Club Championship Title: Ahmad Esmaeilpour
“If we want a chance to be the best ever, then we need to win this competition to close the gap with Nagoya, who has three titles. They are not here this time so this is the perfect chance to win,” he added. “But it all starts with our second title ... ( read original ...
Giti Pasand’s Afzal eyes historic second title
In the captivating final in Nagoya, Japan, four years ago, the night belonged to the Thais as they beat their opponent 4-1 on penalties, the-afc.com reported. When quizzed on the learning lessons from that September night, Giti Pasand’s head coach ... ( read original story ...)