KANAGAWA (TR) – Kanagawa Prefectural Police have launched an investigation after a newborn was found abandoned at a highway rest area in Yokohama last week, reports TBS News (Dec. 1). At around 3:00 a.m. Friday, emergency services were tipped off about ... ( read original story ...)
New permanent Pokémon cafe to open in Tokyo next year
Pokéfans take note: The gaming franchise with the cult following has announced plans to open a permanent restaurant and cafe in Tokyo next spring. It won't be the first Pokémon restaurant to open in the world. In the last few years, pop-up cafes have ... ( read original story ...)
Ghost ships believed to be from North Korea wash ashore in Japan
"What it signifies to me is the conditions in North Korea are exceptionally grim," Kingston told ABC News in an interview in Tokyo. According to Kingston, Japan has seen a surge in suspected North Korean ships arriving on its shores since North Korean ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Emperor Akihito to abdicate in April 2019
What do Japanese people think? Most support the emperor's desire to abdicate - a survey by the Kyodo news agency after Akihito suggested he wanted to step down found more than 85% saying abdication should be legalised. Why is the abdication timing contentious? ( read original story ...)
Japan’s emperor to abdicate at end of April 2019
TOKYO - Japan's much admired Emperor Akihito plans to abdicate on April 30, 2019, at age 85 in the first such abdication from the Chrysanthemum Throne in about 200 years, the government said Friday. Akihito's elder son Crown Prince Naruhito will ascend the ... ( read original story ...)
Hotel Gracery Namba to Open 2019 in Osaka, Japan
Fujita Kanko Inc. announced its plan to open Hotel Gracery Namba in Osaka, Japan. Construction is expected to begin in January 2018, with an opening scheduled for summer 2019. Hotel Gracery Namba will be the 11th hotel in Fujita Kanko's Hotel Gracery brand ... ( read original story ...)
Boat with 10 suspected North Koreans found off Japanese coast, coast guard says
The boat, carrying squid, also had a sign saying “Chongjin,” possibly related to a major port city on North Korea's eastern coast, Kyodo News reported. Dozens of boats and debris wash up on Japanese northern coasts yearly. This year, 59 cases ... ( read original story ...)
Japan inspects drifting boat carrying 10 North Koreans
(Iori Sagisawa/Kyodo News via AP) Officials said they were linked to a reported campaign by the North to send fishermen farther out for more catches. It's unclear if people aboard those boats that drift near Japanese shores each year intend to defect or ... ( read original story ...)
‘Comfort Women’ Statue Prompts Osaka to Cut Ties with San Francisco
For the past six decades, San Francisco and Osaka, Japan, have been “sister cities,” participating in special events and programs that promote cultural exchange. But as Jacey Fortin reports for the New York Times, Osaka has moved to sever the ... ( read original story ...)
Ramen chain in Osaka suspected of illegal employment of foreigners
An outlet of the Ichiran chain in Osaka has been accused of illegally employing a Vietnamese woman (TBS News) OSAKA (TR) – Osaka Prefectural Police on Tuesday arrested a Vietnamese national for working illegally at an outlet of a popular ramen chain in ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese sumo star Harumafuji retires after ‘violent assault’
Sumo grand champion Harumafuji has said he will retire from the sport, in a scandal that has rocked Japan's highly ceremonial sport. Harumafuji is being investigated for an alleged assault on a junior wrestler. He said he "apologised from [his] heart" to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo marks 1,000 days to go until 2020 Paralympics
TOKYO (AP) -- Tokyo marked 1,000 days to go until the 2020 Paralympics on Wednesday with a ceremony at the world's tallest tower. The 634-meter (2,080-feet) Tokyo Sky Tree was lit up in red, blue and green - the three colors of the Paralympic symbol. ''We ... ( read original story ...)
Survey finds that Osaka people don’t eat takoyaki octopus balls as much as you’d think
A large majority of people living in Osaka said to eat their iconic food takoyaki less than a dozen times a year. In 1933, a restaurant in the Ikunoku Ward of Osaka called Aiduya unveiled a new dish, radioyaki. It was a grilled ball of batter with beef ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea fires ICBM into Japanese waters
The missile, believed to be an ICBM by the Pentagon based on initial assessments, was launched from Sain Ni, North Korea and flew roughly 620 miles before landing in the Sea of Japan. South Korea's Yonhap News Agency, which first reported the launch ... ( read original story ...)
Japan government on alert after radio signals suggest North Korea missile launch
“This is not enough to determine (if a launch is likely soon),” the source told Reuters. Japan‘s Kyodo news agency reported late on Monday that the Japanese government was on alert after catching such radio signals, suggesting a launch could come in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan detects radio signals pointing to possible North Korea missile test: source
"This is not enough to determine (if a launch is likely soon)," the source told Reuters. Japan's Kyodo news agency reported late on Monday that the Japanese government was on alert after catching such radio signals, suggesting a launch could come in a few ... ( read original story ...)