Tag: sapporo

The US and Japan have successfully carried out the first test of a defense system designed to shoot down ballistic missiles. The US Missile Defense Agency revealed the USS John Paul Jones was able to track, locate and ultimately destroy a missile by ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO Tokyo prosecutors have questioned the president of the Japan Olympic Committee over controversial payments made to a Singaporean consulting firm during the bidding for the 2020 Summer Games, Kyodo News agency reported on Wednesday. The questioning of ... ( read original story ...)

The Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido ... the chairman of the Susukino Tourist Association, told Japan's Rocket News 24. 来月雪まつりだけど、某ワールドの影響で中止になるって一度言われてたススキノに展示される ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese outfit Gamba Osaka were far too much for Malaysia’s Johor Darul Ta’zim as two first goals and one second half-strike ensured they were the team who progressed to the group stages of the prestigious AFC Champions League. With so much on the ... ( read original story ...)

AFC Champions League remains elusive to JDT as well as Malaysian football fans, after the Tigers lost 3-0 to Gamba Osaka in the second qualifier. The AFC Champions League remains a bridge too far for Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT), after they were beaten 3-0 by ... ( read original story ...)

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The performance of traditional Indonesian dances and Sundanese musical instrument known as angklung enthralled the visitors at the 2017 One World Festival in Osaka. "Indonesias Consulate General in Osaka, in collaboration with the ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo: A hotel in Japan is defying the digital books trend and appealing to guests who prefer to curl up with a traditional paper book. Book and Bed Tokyo, a variation of Japan’s famous capsule hotels, offers guests a closet-sized bunk embedded in rows ... ( read original story ...)

After finally getting past the first qualifier, JDT faces a more uphill task in needing to beat Gamba Osaka to qualify for the Asian Champions League It will be an experience to savour for Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT), their fans and fans of Malaysian football ... ( read original story ...)

The ships sailed within Japan’s territorial waters some 12 nautical miles off the islands in the East China Sea, roughly 140 miles northeast of Taiwan, a U.S. defense official told Fox News. On his first overseas trip as defense secretary, Jim Mattis ... ( read original story ...)

New Delhi: On December 9, 2016, Japan sent H-II Transfer Vehicle Kounotori 6 (HTV6) into space to deliver supplies to the International Space Station (ISS). The same cargo ship was also supposed to complete another mission during its return journey ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - The annual Sapporo Snow Festival began on Monday in the Hokkaido capital, featuring 200 sculptures made from snow and ice, including one of new US President Donald Trump. Over 2 million people are expected to visit the weeklong 68th Sapporo Snow ... ( read original story ...)

HOKKAIDO: The annual Sapporo snow festival kicked off on Monday (Feb 6) featuring ice sculptures of iconic locations, movie characters, celebrities, and even the U.S. president, Donald Trump. One of the largest exhibits of the festival was Paris' famous ... ( read original story ...)

The annual Sapporo snow festival kicked off on Monday featuring ice sculptures of iconic locations, movie characters, celebrities, and even the US president, Donald Trump. One of the largest exhibits of the festival was Paris' famous monument, the Arc de ... ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO – Sapporo kicked off its annual snow festival Monday with 200 sculptures made from snow and ice, including one of U.S. President Donald Trump. Over 2 million people are expected to visit the weeklong show, which is held at three sites in Hokkaido ... ( read original story ...)

The Sapporo snow fest has started in Japan featuring its famous collection of snow sculptures! This year features many famous faces and locations from around the world. You may recognise Pikotaro who became an internet legend with his song 'Pen-Pineapple-Pen'. ( read original story ...)

North Korean athletes and officials will be allowed to participate in the 2017 Sapporo Asian Winter Games later this month as an exception to the entry ban on North Korean citizens, government sources said. The punitive measure was put in place as part of ... ( read original story ...)