Tag: sapporo

The emperor spoke on a scratchy recording, and ended World War II. An era of global devastation ended with announcement of Japan’s surrender. ( read original story ...)

Shinzo Abe had planned to visit family during O-bon holiday but political rival Tokyo mayor calls on capital’s residents to stay home ... ( read original story ...)

World marathon record holder runs in the wild at the world-famous Maasai Mara, with wildebeest in tow, to champion Kenyan cause. ( read original story ...)

OSAKA--Researchers have unearthed human bones from more than 1,500 people at a former cemetery that is part of a large-scale redevelopment plan near JR Osaka Station. Osaka City’s board of education ... ( read original story ...)

President Moon Jae-in vowed on Friday to spotlight the plight of South Korea's last few surviving "comfort women", as those forced to work in Japan's wartime brothels are known, in efforts to resolve ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese company has created an experience that follows social distancing guidelines yet remains absolutely terrifying -- a drive-in haunted house. ( read original story ...)

For years, orphans in Japan were punished just for surviving the war. They were bullied. They were called trash and left to fend for themselves on the street. Police ... ( read original story ...)

Veteran Tony DeFilippis and filmmaker Tim Gray commemorate 75th anniversary of VJ Day. Our goal is to create a safe and engaging place for users to connect over interests and passions. In order to ... ( read original story ...)

It is the noise that Betty Webb remembers most about being in America at the end of the Second World War. “I had never heard such a racket,” she says. “Half of Washington had fixed their car horns and ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s official defeat was staged on the USS Missouri. The document signed by the representatives of the Allied Powers and Japan declared the unconditional surrender of the Imperial General ... ( read original story ...)

How Doha disappointment could lead to the Tokyo podium for British sprinter Adam Gemili. ( read original story ...)

World Athletics has said it is encouraged with racing conditions in Sapporo are an assessment of environmental and air quality data at the course ... ( read original story ...)

Apple Maps has come a long way since its debut in iOS 6. Much of the app’s history, which got off to a rocky start, has been focused on gathering and improving map data worldwide, but that’s beginning ... ( read original story ...)

No one is itching to hit the court harder at this year’s US Open than Naomi Osaka. With the fanless tournament set to get under way later this month in Queens, the 22-year-old tennis ... ( read original story ...)

Nothing will be left to chance as Tokyo Olympic Games organisers have tied up with world governing body World Athletics (WA) to ensure a “clean marathon” in exactly one year’s time in Japan. The move ... ( read original story ...)

Shizuoka's governor is refusing to greenlight crucial work for the whopping ¥9 trillion project, and COVID-19 has caused a reassessment of future demand. ( read original story ...)