Tag: sapporo

The Japanese military on Thursday asked the Pentagon to ground the Osprey in the country until the hybrid flying vehicle has been proven safe to operate after a crash that killed at least one person ... ( read original story ...)

Japan said it has asked the U.S. to suspend all non-emergency V-22 Osprey flights over its territory after one fell into the sea on Wednesday in western Japan, marking the country's first fatal U.S. ( read original story ...)

A US military Osprey aircraft crashed off the coast of Japan’s Yakushima Island in southern Kagoshima prefecture on Wednesday, with eight people on board, according to a spokesperson from the Japan Coast Guard. ( read original story ...)

A senior official of the Japan Olympic Committee says his organization will continue supporting Sapporo's long-term bid to host the Winter Games. ( read original story ...)

The accusations centre on unlimited funds for 'gifts' to win over members of the IOC who chose the host city for the Games PM Fumio Kishida has 'deniability' as it occurred under Shinzo Abe, but allegations will 'hurt him politically at a time when he can ill afford it' Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ...

The Nagoya High Court on Nov. 30 reversed a lower court ruling and awarded 10,000 yen (approx. $68) each to 13 plaintiffs who had sued the g ... ( read original story ...)

Japan plans to suspend its own Osprey flights after a U.S. Air Force Osprey based in Japan crashed into waters off the southern coast during a training mission. ( read original story ...)

Salt Lake City being preferred as a shoo-in to host the 2034 Winter Olympics was expected. The surprise was the IOC favoring the French Alps bid for the 2030 edition on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)

Suspicions have arisen that police falsely reported having obtained a doctor's opinion on the health of a man who died after being put in re･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

With Nov. 30 marking the 500-day countdown before the opening of the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo, the mood is filled with concerns over rising construction costs and delays rather than excitement. ( read original story ...)

Spend enough time in Tokyo and you can start to notice certain paradoxes, like how a city that feels so busy can sound so quiet. You may also find that, despite its sprawling footprint, the best way ... ( read original story ...)

It’s great that Japan has worked out so well for Berkshire Hathaway. If only the last decade saw politicians in Tokyo take the kind of care with Japanese workers as they did the ranks of foreign ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose Thursday, supported by buying of technology issues amid a cautious mood ahead of U.S. economic data to be released later in the day. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock ... ( read original story ...)

Defensive weapon called a sasumata gains popular appeal after jewellery store owner uses one to fend off attackers ( read original story ...)

The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday named Salt Lake City, Utah, as its preferred host for the 2034 Winter Olympics, exti ... ( read original story ...)

Police forces have arrested a 25-year-old policewoman in Osaka on suspicion of carrying out a romance scam that swindled a pair of women out of more than 10 million yen ... ( read original story ...)