Tag: sapporo

Raccoons are not native to Japan, but were brought to the country in the 1970s following the popularity of the 1977 anime “Rascal the Raccoon.” ... ( read original story ...)

And while there are some incredible, and iconic attractions at every park, there is a common belief among many that, for some reason, Tokyo Disney Resort seems to get all the best rides. While to some ... ( read original story ...)

Chen Xia/GT. The US is stepping up its China information monitoring network among its allies and partners by sending to Tokyo an official dedicated t ... ( read original story ...)

Women's javelin world champion Haruka Kitaguchi of Japan said she is beginning to find form ahead of the Paris Olympics, after winning at the Golden Grand Prix in Tokyo on Sunday. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Olympics medallist Kazuma Kaya said Japan would field its strongest men's gymnastics squad yet at Paris 2024, where his only goal was to win the team title to improve on the silver medal he helped nab at the last Games. ( read original story ...)

Residents have been warned to stay indoors at night and keep a bell, or a similar noise-making device, to scare the animals away. ( read original story ...)

Police in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, have arrested a 26-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of killing his 19-year-old girlfriend at her apartment on Saturday. Police said Masaru Nishimitsu, who ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Olympics medallist Kazuma Kaya said Japan would field its strongest men's gymnastics squad yet at Paris 2024, where his only goal was to win the team title to improve on the silver medal he helped nab at the last Games. ( read original story ...)

Smoke billowing out from the former nightclub during the height of the fire on Thursday Pic: Daniella Areas Mendes-da-Cruz Two years ago the centre of Prest ( read original story ...)

Juiki Tatsuyoshi of Osaka Teiken Boxing Gym, a son of former legendary World Boxing Council bantamweight champion Joic […] ... ( read original story ...)

And don't just stop in Tokyo. Take the train to Kyoto for Imperial Palaces, Geishas, and 500-year-old Kaiseki cuisine. ( read original story ...)

Comments come during an extraordinary meeting of the Wada Foundation Board to discuss the fallout from the revelation that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for TMZ ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)

American player posted three solid wins at the recent Italian Open, cementing a post-baby comeback begun at the Brisbane International in January Osaka captured the world's attention in 2018 when she ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's invasive raccoon problem has worsened over the last decade despite efforts to eradicate the species. Raccoons are not native to Japan and arrived in the 1970s as pets. ( read original story ...)

A running race up a ski-jump ramp has drawn about 1,700 entrants, including teenagers and people in their 70s. The event took place on Saturday in Sapporo City in the northern Japanese prefecture of ... ( read original story ...)

Enough potassium cyanide and sodium cyanide to kill some 160 to 250 people has gone missing from Osaka Metropolitan University, and their disappearance went undetected for nearly a year, the school ... ( read original story ...)