Japanese fugitive on the run for 45 years is arrested

For one suspected murderer in Japan, it has been a case of being able to run but not being able to hide. Left-wing revolutionary Masaaki Osaka has been arrested and charged for murdering a police officer during Tokyo street protests more than 45 years ago. ( read original story ...)

New sushi bar and grill coming

The Shakopee City Council approved a liquor license Tuesday for Sapporo, a new sushi bar and grill opening at 1114 Vierling Drive E., pending city inspections. The police department conducted a background investigation and found nothing prohibiting the ... ( read original story ...)

5 workers exposed to radiation at Japan nuclear lab

Five workers at a Japanese nuclear facility that handles plutonium have been exposed to high levels of radiation after a bag containing highly radioactive material apparently broke during equipment inspection, the country's Atomic Energy Agency said Wednesday. ( read original story ...)

5 workers exposed to radiation at Japan nuke lab

Japan's Atomic Energy Agency says five workers at a nuclear facility that handles plutonium have been exposed to high levels of radiation after a bag containing highly radioactive material broke during equipment inspection. The state-run agency says the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan conducts simulation drill for North Korea attack

Disaster management agencies in Japan's Tottori Prefecture and Tokyo's self-defense forces conducted the drills, while simulating a North Korean ballistic missile drop on land, Kyodo news agency reported. North Korea has launched a dozen missiles in 2017 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan, Vietnam to bolster maritime security co-operation

TOKYO — Japan and Vietnam have agreed to bolster their security ties through Japanese-funded projects including the upgrading of Vietnamese coastal patrol capabilities, defence equipment and technology transfer amid concerns about China's increasingly ... ( read original story ...)

Japan, Vietnam to bolster maritime security cooperation

TOKYO (AP) — Japan and Vietnam agreed Tuesday to bolster their security ties through Japanese-funded projects including the upgrading of Vietnamese coastal patrol capabilities, defense equipment and technology transfer amid concerns about China's ... ( read original story ...)

Three giant pandas return to China from Japan

BEIJING - Three giant pandas born and raised in Japan have returned to China under a standard agreement ... as well as sanctuaries and breeding centres. The official Xinhua News Agency said the three were travelling Tuesday to the Chengdu Research Base ... ( read original story ...)

3 giant pandas return to China from Japan under agreement

Three giant pandas born and raised in Japan have been returned to China under a standard ... wild pandas as well as sanctuaries and breeding centers. The official Xinhua News Agency were traveling Tuesday to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka Gas : Senate Mulls Use of LNG to Generate Power

05/17 OSAKA GAS: NNPC to resume oil prospecting in Lake Chad ―GMD 05/16 OSAKA GAS: NNPC to Resume Oil Search in Lake Chad 05/16 OSAKA GAS: NNPC to resume oil search in Chad Basin 05/16 OSAKA GAS: NNPC to resume oil search in Lake Chad 05/15 OSAKA GAS ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo cops bust uncensored porn DVD shop, seize 46,000 discs

Tokyo police have accused Hideji Kunimitsu in the sale of illegal porn DVDs in Kabukicho (TBS News) TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have busted a shop in the Kabukicho red-light district of Shinjuku over the sale of pornographic DVDs deemed ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo cops nab elderly man in stabbing of woman in Asakusa

Tokyo police arrested a man, 74, for allegedly stabbing a woman in a restaurant in Asakusa on Monday (TBS News) At 3:30 p.m., police received a tip from an employee at the restaurant, located near Asakusa Station on the Tsukuba Express Line, about a female ... ( read original story ...)