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RESIDENTS in Japan have been told to seek shelter or lie on the ground in the event of North Korea missile strike in a terrifying new nationwide television broadcast. The half a minute announcement also states people should stay away from windows and ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese airline said Wednesday it has apologized for making a wheelchair user hoist himself up a staircase from the tarmac to board his flight. Hideto Kijima faced the problem earlier this month while returning to Osaka from the southern island of Amami ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese and European Union negotiators meeting in Tokyo aim to reach a free trade deal that would stand against a protectionist tide threatening the global economy, and make the United States think twice over pursuing inward-looking ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Vanilla Air has apologised after a wheelchair user was ... "We're sorry that we caused him that hardship," a company spokesman told AFP news agency. There have been several other incidents this year involving the treatment of passengers by airlines. ( read original story ...)

Many are still living in other parts of Japan, unable or unwilling to go back home ... but anti-nuclear sentiment remains high and there is widespread opposition to the idea. Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with News App. ( read original story ...)

IOC Vice President John Coates kicked off a three-day evaluation of Tokyo's preparations for the 2020 Olympics on Wednesday by emphasizing the need for further cost cuts. The price tag of the 2020 Games has ballooned since Tokyo won the bid, even after a ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA – Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura said Tuesday he has ordered a nursery school run by the wife of Yasunori Kagoike, the former chief of scandal-tainted school operator Moritomo Gakuen, to suspend its operations for six months beginning Saturday due ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Tyre Corporation's (YTC) has announced Rick Alonzo has joined the company as senior director of supply chain and logistics reporting to COO, Jeff Barna. "Rick brings more than 20 years experience in supply chain management, logistics and ... ( read original story ...)

Nagoya, Japan -- The uncertain future of oil feedstocks and environmental pressure are forcing the chemical industry to adapt and find new renewable sources to sustain its activities. Biomass from sources including wood, agricultural waste, and even human ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA – Friends and family members of Sota Fujii, a 14-year-old professional shogi player who set the all-time record of 29 consecutive victories on Monday, rejoiced over his historic win. At Meijo University in Nagoya, whose shogi team has won the ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA – Friends, family members and fans of Sota Fujii, a 14-year-old professional shogi player who set the all-time record of 29 consecutive victories on Monday, rejoiced over his historic win. Fujii’s 11-and-a-half-hour bout was aired live online ... ( read original story ...)

(Nanowerk News) Nagoya University researchers take a nonintuitive approach to metal catalysis for selective conversion of biomass into high-value chemical products under mild conditions (Scientific Reports, "Catalytic transformation of functionalized ... ( read original story ...)

As reported, director Masakazu Hishida joined a stage greeting event in Nagoya on Jule 18 and expressed his desire for another sequel. "I myself want to see the new shapes of the characters. I'd like to continue to keep doing my best by and by," then he ... ( read original story ...)

His three hits, including a solo home run, earned him Game 2 MVP honors. This summer's games will be on July 14 at Nagoya Dome and the following evening at Chiba's Zozo Marine Stadium. ( read original story ...)

“As to how much warning they had, I don’t know,” Vice Adm Joseph Aucoin, commander of the 7th Fleet, said at a news conference on Sunday ... by a Japanese company to bring cargo from Nagoya, on Japan’s central coast, to Tokyo. ( read original story ...)

said at a news conference. “That’s going to have to be found out during the investigation.” Less is known about what happened aboard the Crystal, which had been chartered by a Japanese company to bring cargo from Nagoya, on Japan’s central coast ... ( read original story ...)