Tag: sapporo

The mayor of Osaka says a mystery donor's gift of 46 pounds of gold, to help bring the city's water pipes up to scratch, left him "speechless." ... ( read original story ...)

At current rates, the 21 kilos of gold will fetch some 560 million Japanese yen, enough to replace 1.2 miles of pipes. ( read original story ...)

Passengers will be able to explore pilgrimage routes, Shingon Buddhist temples and the largest cemetery in Japan. View on euronews ... ( read original story ...)

Feb 23 (Reuters) - Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to India, Australia, and Japan, from February 26 to March 7, the Canadian government said on Monday. Carney will meet with Indian ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Emperor Naruhito has expressed concern about the scars that remain for survivors of the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in comments released for his 66th birthday Monday just ... ( read original story ...)

Synapses Games has re-issued Yokohama Duel, a two-player edition of their popular game, Yokohama, ... ( read original story ...)

Twenty people were trapped inside a lift at Tokyo Skytree tower from Sunday night for more than five hours, the operator said, adding that the facility, which is Japan’s tallest broadcasting tower and ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Feb 23 — Simon Jakops, the executive producer and creative force behind globally successful girl group ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Emperor Naruhito has greeted the general public on his 66th birthday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. About 15,000 people were standing in line outside the palace grounds when the main gate ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is the biggest consumer of rare earths after China. Beijing dominates the supply chain for the strategic minerals, controlling 60 per cent of mining and more than 90 per cent of refining and ... ( read original story ...)

Major Japanese newspapers welcomed a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs as illegal. ( read original story ...)

Over a thousand people were stranded on the observation deck temporarily. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

Japan is the biggest consumer of rare earths after China. Beijing dominates the supply chain for the strategic minerals, controlling 60 per cent of mining and more than 90 per cent of refining and ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA—The famed “rebirth” of a pair of 17th century gold “shachihoko” tiger-fish ornaments on Nagoya Castle that were smashed in World War II is likely false. Misako Asahi, a curator at the Nagoya ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Feb 22 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's "National Energy Dominance Council" will hold the inaugural Indo-Pacific Energy Security Ministerial and Business Forum with Japan in Tokyo on ... ( read original story ...)

The foreign ministry on Sunday called in a Japanese diplomat to lodge a protest over an annual regional event in Japan claiming sovereignty over South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo. The ministry ... ( read original story ...)