"The two countries will further strengthen security and defense cooperation and this time Japan has decided to provide (Vietnam with) newly built patrol vessels at Vietnam's request," Abe said at a news conference in Hanoi with his Vietnamese counterpart ... ( read original story ...)
Dramatic moment Australian mother and her three sons are pulled from a snow cave they dug to survive after spending 12 hours lost in the -10 degree Japanese wilderness
Rescuers scoured the snowfields for the blonde woman, in her 50s, and her sons, believed to be in their 20s, after they did not return from the mountain at Nozawa Onsen, near Japan's main island, by 6pm on Monday. Japanese TV broadcast pictures of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan tries to solve the problem of employees literally working themselves to death
At Dentsu, a 24-year-old woman killed herself after putting in 100 hours of overtime. A government spokesman told Bloomberg News that Japan needs to “end the norm of long working hours so people can balance their lives with things like raising a child or ... ( read original story ...)
Reservations required: Japanese retailer Muji to open pop-up store in Vancouver
Vancouver resident Anthony Casey has never shopped at Muji, the Japanese houseware store known for its smart ... The retailer said response to the news of its temporary store has been so "extraordinary" it had to create system for shoppers to reserve ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's whale kill disappoints New Zealand
New Zealand will express its "significant disappointment" to Japan over the country's whaling in the Southern Ocean, Prime Minister Bill English says. "I think our view is pretty well known and we would take the same sort of view as Australia on this ... ( read original story ...)
Australian Family of 4 OK After Night on Japanese Mountain
A family of four believed to be from Australia has been rescued after becoming lost on a ski resort in central Japan, where they survived the night reportedly inside a hole they dug in the snow. Police said Tuesday that the family — a woman in her 50s ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis: Osaka through to 2nd round of Australian Open
Osaka's tenacity surfaced in the next two sets as the hard-hitting Japanese teenager, born to a Haitian father and Japanese mother, managed to reach the second round for the second straight year. To have fuller access to the Kyodo News website, it is ... ( read original story ...)
Insanity defense at heart of Nagoya University student’s murder trial
NAGOYA – The lawyers for a 21-year-old woman on trial for strangling an elderly woman in 2014 and attempting to kill two high school students in 2012 said she should not be found guilty because she lacks the ability “to tell right from wrong.” “I h ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka cops: Elderly woman stole money from account of roommate found dead
whose body was found at their home in Osaka City almost a month after he died, police said on Friday. Tsuneko Akiyama, 72, was arrested for illegally withdrawing 20,000 yen from the account of her 88-year-old roommate in October, Nippon News Network ... ( read original story ...)
USJ to offer two-for-one admission deal to students outside Kansai
OSAKA – The operator of Universal Studios Japan said Friday it will start a special campaign to attract young people from outside the Kansai region. Osaka-based USJ Co. said if groups of three to five students from outside Kansai buy special admission ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo website offers ‘slipperiness forecasts’ in winter to prevent accidents on streets and sidewalks
Sapporo – While most winter weather reports broadcast the likelihood of snow, wind or ice, meteorologists in Sapporo forecast the slipperiness of pavement to help pedestrians walk safely in the cold. A certified forecaster at the Japan Weather ... ( read original story ...)
Photos show Japanese whaling off Antarctica, group says
Australia has sharply criticised Japan after photos emerged allegedly showing it had resumed whaling off Antarctica. Anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd released the images, which it said showed a dead minke whale on a Japanese vessel on Sunday. It comes two ... ( read original story ...)
Australia, Japan Boost Defense Ties Amid Instability in Asia
The leaders of Australia and Japan agreed on Saturday to boost cooperation between their militaries, as Japan tries to shore up security ties throughout the Asia-Pacific region amid concern over China's growing military might. Japanese Prime Minister ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese man rescued after night at sea on surfboard
A Japanese surfer who spent a night at sea clinging to his surfboard has been rescued by the crew of a container ship off the east coast of Australia. The 37-year-old told police a current had pulled him out to sea off Bulli Beach, 80km (50 miles ... ( read original story ...)
Lundby takes the victory in Sapporo
Maren Lundby won the second competition of the FIS World Cup Ladies Ski Jumping in Sapporo ahead of Yuki Ito and Katharina Althaus. The Norwegian was already in the lead after her jump to 97,0 meters in the first round. Hill record for Lundby In the final ... ( read original story ...)
Yoshida Hiroshi Woodblock Prints at Nagoya Boston Museum of Art
An exhibition, titled 'Yoshida Hiroshi Woodblock Prints: Nostalgic Utopia from the MOA Museum of Art', is on view at Nagoya Boston Museum of Art, from January 14 to February 26, 2017. The exhibition traces back to the artwork of Yoshida Hiroshi（1876-1950 ... ( read original story ...)