Tag: sapporo

A UFO that mysteriously appeared in Japan has baffled local agencies regarding its exact nature. Those who spotted the object speculated that it could either be an alien vessel or military equipment. ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's former justice minister and the minister's lawmaker wife were arrested Thursday over allegations they engaged in vote buying during last ... ( read original story ...)

It's hardly the stuff of little green men, but a mysterious balloon-like object seen floating across the skies of northern Japan has captured national attention, even prompting questions to the ... ( read original story ...)

The annual snow festival held in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo in February will be scaled down next year with the sculpting of large-scale ice statues cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)

Japan may have contained its coronavirus outbreaks for now but the country needs better crisis management and a digital transformation to prepare for future shocks, Tokyo Gov. ( read original story ...)

Everyone has a vote and a say, I think it’s really weird that athletes get told to just stick to sports,” Osaka said at Wednesday’s TIME100 Talks. “You would never go up to a barber and say just stick ... ( read original story ...)

In March, 238 cats were discovered living in unsanitary, harmful conditions in a house in the northern Japan city of Sapporo before being p ... ( read original story ...)

Koji Ishii can't help himself: whenever he sees a lost glove on the streets of his hometown Tokyo, he just has to stop and document it. For more than 15 years, the 39-year-old has photographed and ... ( read original story ...)

Scientists from the international XENON collaboration, an international experimental group including the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU), University of ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka reiterated her stance on sticking to sports, telling the magazine she doesn’t get why athletes are the only profession that hears the phrase. “Everyone has a vote and a say, I think it’s really ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka believes now is the time to speak up. The 22-year-old Osaka has been more vocal on social issues lately, and that’s by design. Osaka said she felt compelled to “speak my mind more” as a ... ( read original story ...)

Lord North ran out an impressive winner of the Prince of Wales's Stakes for jockey James Doyle at Royal Ascot. The 5-1 chance, trained by John Gosden, burst clear in the closing stages to win day ... ( read original story ...)

Next April's London Marathon will be Scottish Olympic hopefuls' only chance to earn places in the event in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)

Everyone has a vote and a say, I think it’s really weird that athletes get told to just stick to sports,” Osaka said at Wednesday’s TIME100 Talks. “You would never go up to a barber and say just stick ... ( read original story ...)

Paralympic champion Sophie Thornhill has retired from cycling after the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Games. The 24-year-old, who is visually impaired, won tandem kilo gold at Rio 2016 with. She is a ... ( read original story ...)

Visitors eager to attend the annual Sapporo Snow Festival next year will not be able to see the iconic, towering snow sculptures that often rise higher than 10 meters. Organizers ... ( read original story ...)