TOKYO (AP) — A top Tokyo Olympic organizer has pledged to keep water clean and safe at marathon swimming and triathlon venue where bacterial contamination was detected during the summer, saying water quality has improved and further measures are being ... ( read original story ...)
Juneyao plans Nanjing – Sapporo service in 1Q18
Juneyao Airlines in the first quarter of 2018 plans to offer new route to Hokkaido in Japan, where the airline plans Nanjing – Sapporo New Chitose service. From 05JAN18, the airline schedules this route with 3 weekly frequencies. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Rubber : Announces the “BluEarth-air EF21”, A Lightweight, Fuel-Efficient Tire
Tokyo-The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., today announced the development of the 'BluEarth-air EF21', a conceptual tire based on the most advanced technologies and the latest design technique for reducing tires' weight and environmental impact. Developed to ... ( read original story ...)
Artists address pressing social issues at Yokohama Triennale 2017
Indonesian artist Joko Avianto is no stranger to immensely large bamboo installations and his new work called The Border Between Good And Evil Is Terribly Frizzy (2017), now on show at the Yokohama Triennale 2017, is a staggering statement piece. ( read original story ...)
Re-elected Japanese PM vows hard line on North Korea
Japan's leader pledges to tackle what he calls Japan's two national crises: the military threat from North Korea, and an aging and declining population. Shinzo Abe, re-elected as prime minister, said at a news conference that he is committed to protect the ... ( read original story ...)
Celebrating Osaka
Amid the gloom and struggle that Osaka has endured in recent years, a tourism boom has been an unexpected boon for Japan’s gritty second city. The commercial roots and boisterous and friendly people of Osaka and the surrounding Kansai region provide a ... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon unleashes heavy rain as it approaches Tokyo
Authorities have issued flood and landslide warnings and evacuation advisories to hundreds of thousands of residents in western and central Japan and the Tokyo area ahead of the ... all of them slightly. Kyodo News service reported that a man died in ... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon Lan sweeps across Japan; 2 reported dead
Add Japan as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Japan news, video, and analysis from ABC News. A powerful typhoon caused flooding and landslides along the Pacific coast of Japan, killing at least two people before heading out to sea Monday. ( read original story ...)
Abe to push reform of Japan’s pacifist constitution after election win
Kyodo news agency estimated turnout on Sunday — when heavy rain from powerful Typhoon Lan lashed much of Japan — at 53.7 per cent, one point above the record low in the last lower house election in 2014. ( read original story ...)
Typhoon brings heavy rain to western Japan, approaches Tokyo
TOKYO – A powerful typhoon is heading toward Japan's main ... The Fire and Disaster Management Agency says five people have been injured, all of them slightly. Kyodo News service also reported that a man died in southern Japan when scaffolding collapsed ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Prime Minister Abe heads to impressive election win
Add Japan as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Japan news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Japan's ruling coalition appeared headed to an impressive win in national elections on Sunday, in what would represent at least a partial comeback for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe claims landslide with tough North Korea policy
Japanese broadcasting service NHK projected that Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will maintain well over a majority in parliament, and together with its coalition partner Komeito may retain two-thirds of seats. The news was not good for Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Abe’s ruling bloc on track for big win in election, exit polls show
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition was on track for a big win in Sunday's election, media exit polls showed, potentially re-energizing a push toward his cherished goal of revising the post-war, pacifist constitution. Abe's Liberal ... ( read original story ...)
Exit polls show win for Japanese PM Abe’s ruling coalition
Add Japan as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Japan news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Exit polls indicated Sunday that Japanese voters have returned Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition to power in national elections. Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Abe on course for resounding victory in Japan, exit polls say
These are external links and will open in a new window Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition is on course for a resounding victory in Sunday's general election, according to exit polls. One poll put Mr Abe's Liberal Democratic Party-led ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Ranks Low in Female Lawmakers. An Election Won’t Change That.
The barriers for women entering political life in Japan are many. Entrenched political machines often favor longstanding relationships with men. And women face scrutiny from the news media and the public that focuses on personalities and looks rather than ... ( read original story ...)