Tag: sapporo

Kanagawa police seized 62 pachi suro and game machines from parlor Rush in Yokohama on July 20 (Fuji News Network) Early on the morning of July 20, police raided parlor Rush, located in the Fukutomicho area of Naka Ward, and arrested manager Takao Sasaki ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo is preparing to start collecting ideas later this week for naming a new giant panda cub born at its Ueno zoo. The zoo, Japan's oldest, has not shown the cub directly to the public. But it released a video of the cub born on June 12 showing the ... ( read original story ...)

"No reports on animal-to-human transmission cases have been made so far," a Japanese health ministry official told the AFP news agency. "It's still not confirmed the virus came from the cat, but it's possible that it is the first case," the official added. ( read original story ...)

Japanese knotweed was brought to Canada for ornamental purposes as early as 1901, says Colleen Cirillo, director of education at the Toronto Botanical Garden. But while its soft teardrop-shaped green leaves and pink bamboo-like stems are nice to look at ... ( read original story ...)

A CAT is currently stunning Japan because its nose is in exactly the same shape as his feline self. As a result of a biological quirk the kitty’s nasal colouring has formed another tiny cat on the front of his face. The pictures have gone down a storm ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese woman has died from a tick-borne virus after being ... share up to 5 gadgets, listen to the news, download as early as 4am & share articles on social media. Call 896 6000. ( read original story ...)

At 19.5 suicides per 100,000 people in 2014, Japan ranked sixth in the world ... Labor and Welfare Minister Yasuhisa Shiozaki said at a news conference. The new goal is more ambitious than the target set out in the original guideline, published in 2007 ... ( read original story ...)

Chiba prefecture of Japan is keen to boost cooperation with Vietnamese localities in many fields, including investment-trade, agriculture, education, labour and tourism, said Governor Morita Kensaku. Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Quoc Cuong (L ... ( read original story ...)

The plan was approved by the Senate on Tuesday and its main purpose is to decrease the extreme labor hours which is one of the factors that triggered this Japanese “suicide epidemic”. For years, Japan reported the worst statistics when it came to the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese lawmakers questioned Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ... said they were not directly instructed by Abe to approve the school. Click below for the top news from around the Houston area and beyond. Sign up for our newsletters to be the ... ( read original story ...)

“Osaka shares Japan’s attractions – safe ... envelope symbol to send an email to reserve/register and receive information in English. Longtime News personal finance columnist and travel writer Mike Grenby teaches journalism at Bond University ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese authorities said Monday that they were almost finished with their investigation into last month's collision between a Philippine freighter and a U.S. naval destroyer that left seven Navy sailors dead, but still haven't been given access to data ... ( read original story ...)

Grilled by opposition lawmakers as approval ratings for his Cabinet sink, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe repeated Monday his denials that he misused his influence to help a friend in a growing favoritism scandal. The questioning outside parliament's ... ( read original story ...)

The 2020 Games will be Japan’s first summer Olympics since the 1964 games in Tokyo. After a rocky start, organizers are gearing up to get the public more involved. (Yohei Kanasashi/Kyodo News via AP) Other events were to include traditional dancing and ... ( read original story ...)

Grilled by opposition lawmakers as approval ratings for his Cabinet sink, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday repeated his denials that he misused his influence to help a friend in a growing favoritism scandal. The questioning outside parliament's ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo’s commuters offered mixed reviews Monday as the government launched a campaign to get more of them to work from home. July 24 marks the first dry run of a “Telework Day” encouraging people to work remotely as the city gears up to host the 2020 ... ( read original story ...)