Tag: sapporo

Japan footballer Kaishu Sano has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman, local media reported on Wednesday. The 23-year-old ... ( read original story ...)

We have now entered the summer festival season in Tokyo, and this weekend is a good example of how lively the city can be during this time of year. One of the main reasons why we are particularly ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo's Haneda Airport is trialing a driverless vehicle to tow cargo containers in an attempt to get around labor shortages as the number of tourists flying into Japan soars. The vehicle at one of the ... ( read original story ...)

Following a string of limp group-stage performances, Nadeshiko Japan had been eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Tokyo Olympics against a backdrop of empty seats at Saitama Stadium, capping a ... ( read original story ...)

One in 10 young people in Japan – the vast majority women – have been groped on trains and in other public places, a government survey has found, highlighting an often unreported crime that has long ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: For much of its 72 years, Hitoshi Fujita’s company was just another mom-and-pop business grinding out metal parts. Then it did something unusual for a small Japanese manufacturer. It expanded, ... ( read original story ...)

The Tourism Promotions Board, in collaboration with the Department of Tourism, has officially announced the Philippines’ participation in the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan. ( read original story ...)

Nature, culture and community woven together for a better future: this will be the theme of the Philippine Pavilion for World Expo 2025, to be held in Osaka, Japan from April to October next year. ( read original story ...)

From sushi vending machines to Hello Kitty-shaped cakes. ( read original story ...)

Yokohama F Marinos have fired manager Harry Kewell after less than seven months in the role, the Japanese club said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

The dollar regained some lost ground on the Japanese yen on Tuesday even as traders remained wary of further intervention by Tokyo to prop up their currency after data showed they likely stepped into ... ( read original story ...)

Admiral Ryo Sakai will step down as the chief of staff of Japan's navy, having said there is a lack of compliance and governance ability within the force. ( read original story ...)

Climate change, disaster resilience, maritime security on agenda at regional meeting held every 3 years - Anadolu Ajansı ... ( read original story ...)

Many students at a senior high school in Tokyo's Ota Ward complained of feeling sick after eating the snack on Tuesday. Among them, 14 first-year students were taken to a hospital. Police said most of ... ( read original story ...)

The temblor occurred at 10:19 pm local time (1319 GMT), measuring 3 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7, said the JMA, according to Xinhua news agency. ( read original story ...)

Japan plans to increase jet fuel production and imports to address a pick up in demand from flights amid a boom in tourism, according to a draft government plan presented on Tuesday. The initiative ... ( read original story ...)