Tag: sapporo

Buying a home can feel like an impossible feat as large parts of the world face a housing shortage. This is not the case with Japan though, which is dealing with an oversupply of properties. As of ... ( read original story ...)

HOKKAIDO (TR) – Runa Tamura, 30, stands accused of decapitating a man at a love hotel in Sapporo City last year. By the time the crime was discovered, Tamura had taken the victim’s head back to her ... ( read original story ...)

Police in Yokohama have arrested a 30-year-old woman in connection with the robbery and murder of a 75-year-old man at his house in Yokohama in October. Police said Miho Kimoto, a resident of Adachi ... ( read original story ...)

Mizuma Railway is operating a “digital art” train until Dec. 1 that treats passengers to projection mapping during the 5.5-kilometer ride between Kaizuka and Mizuma-Kannon stations in Osaka Prefecture ... ( read original story ...)

Soaked by several days of rain, the by-product of a nearby typhoon, the Tokyo International Film Festival and its accompanying TIFFCOM industry event might have been forgiven for being a little soggy. ( read original story ...)

Yoshida Daihachi’s “Teki Cometh” is based on a 1998 novel about a professor whose retirement is disturbed by a mysterious message about his enemy. ( read original story ...)

Japan has grounded its fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft again after an incident last Sunday where one of the hybrid helicopter-aircraft tilted unexpectedly while trying to take off. ( read original story ...)

Departing Nagoya Grampus goalkeeper Mitch Langerak on Saturday labeled his team's League Cup final win over Albirex Niigata the ... ( read original story ...)

Langerak converted one of Grampus' five successful kicks during penalties in a roller coaster win over Albirex Niigata on Saturday. ( read original story ...)

The capital hopes to improve living conditions at evacuation centers and boost its disaster response capability. ( read original story ...)

Nagoya Grampus edged Albirex Niigata 5-4 on penalties after an enthralling 3-3 draw to secure their second League Cup and deny their ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is planning an automated cargo transport corridor between Tokyo and Osaka to make up for a shortage of truck drivers. ( read original story ...)

SHIGA, Japan (AP) — Heavy rain and storms associated with Typhoon Kong-rey washed out the third round of the LPGA's Japan tournament on Saturday and reduced it to 54 holes. The LPGA said the ... ( read original story ...)

Some shinkansen bullet train services have been halted between Shin-Osaka and Hakata in western Japan since Saturday morning due to h ... ( read original story ...)

Hidden behind an inconspicuous door in the main bar on the 32nd floor of the 5-star Centara Grand Hotel Osaka is a smaller futuristic bar called Automata. Step through the tiled door with a shadowed sign and you become your own bartender, pouring beer ... ( read original story ...)

Together, Aomori and Sapporo receive a staggering 42 feet of snow per year, creating winter wonderlands in the middle of bustling cities. In just one week, you can experience Japan’s most famous ski ... ( read original story ...)