Fighter jets from the United States, Japan, and South Korea have flown over the Korean Peninsula in a show of force against North Korea, a direct response to North Korea's long-range missile tests, U.S. officials say. (more) The mission began on early ... ( read original story ...)
Hijabsta Ballet attracts Japanese film distributors
KUALA LUMPUR: ‘Hijabsta Ballet', the movie, which highlights the struggle between one's passion to perform ballet and love of religion, has attracted Japanese film distributors. Its director Syed Zulkifli Syed Masir, better known as Syed Zul Tojo ... ( read original story ...)
London and New York are now within range of Kim Jong-un’s nuclear missile arsenal as North Korea claims entire US mainland is within its sights
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the missile ... most relentless punishment without warning or prior notice," reported the official KCNA news agency. ( read original story ...)
August Community News
Naming the event after the Japanese word for chit-chat, Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham of Klein Dytham Architecture in Tokyo found that their concept resonated with people around the world. PechaKucha events are now held worldwide in more than 900 cities and ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea claims all of U.S. in strike range as Trump says China has done ‘nothing”
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the missile ... Moscow's data indicated the launch was only of a medium-range ballistic missile, Russian news agency Tass reported. Diplomats say China and Russia only view a long-range missile test ... ( read original story ...)
Chanathip off to solid start in J1 League
Sapporo: Chanathip Songkrasin was impressive in his J-League debut for Consadole Sapporo yesterday. The Thai midfielder became the first player from his country to play in the Japanese top flight before making way for fellow newcomer Jay Bothroyd in the ... ( read original story ...)
Death: We all have to go sometime
Was this murder, or filial piety? The father had begged the son to put him out of his misery. The Nagoya High Court handed down a prison sentence of four years, with three years suspended. Journalist Yoichi Miyashita, writing in the August issue of the ... ( read original story ...)
On-chip pumps achieve high-speed sorting of large cells
Nagoya, Japan - The sorting of individual cells is necessary ... are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system. ( read original story ...)
Time to Win AFC Futsal Club Championship Title: Ahmad Esmaeilpour
“If we want a chance to be the best ever, then we need to win this competition to close the gap with Nagoya, who has three titles. They are not here this time so this is the perfect chance to win,” he added. “But it all starts with our second title ... ( read original ...
Giti Pasand’s Afzal eyes historic second title
In the captivating final in Nagoya, Japan, four years ago, the night belonged to the Thais as they beat their opponent 4-1 on penalties, the-afc.com reported. When quizzed on the learning lessons from that September night, Giti Pasand’s head coach ... ( read original story ...)
Put a lid on it! Curious cockatoo shuts cheeky cat inside basket after she takes a swipe at her
A cat and a cockatoo have become an unlikely comic duo after a hilarious standoff between the pair went viral. Footage from Nagoya, Japan, shows the parrot, named Karin, using her beak to prize open a wicker basket - revealing Koume the cat. Perhaps in an ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea says 2nd ICBM test puts ‘entire’ US in range
The Korean Central News Agency said that Kim expressed "great satisfaction" after the Hwasong-14 missile reached a maximum height of 3,725 kilometers (2,314 miles) and traveled 998 kilometers (620 miles) before accurately landing in waters off Japan. ( read original story ...)
US considers ‘military response’ after North Korea tests missile and boasts all of America is now within range
the official North Korean news agency. The United States and South Korea responded to the missile test by staging a joint missile exercise. Shinzo Abe, Japan’s prime minister, has called a meeting of the national security council to assess the launch. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s defense minister and one-time rising political star resigns
(CNN)Japan's Defense Minister has resigned following allegations she helped to suppress the release of sensitive defense documents, the latest blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet as his popularity continues to dive. In a news conference in Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea fires missile that lands in sea off Japan
... for about 45 minutes — about five minutes longer than the ICBM on July 4 — and landed west of Japan's island of Hokkaido. South Korea's Yonhap news service said the launch took place at 11:41 p.m. local time (10:41 a.m. ET) Friday, citing South ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea fires missile towards Japan
Japanese government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said officials ... The day’s broadcast on state-run television had already ended when the news broke at around midnight Pyongyang time. July 27 is a major national holiday in North Korea called Victory in ... ( read original story ...)