Tag: tokyo

The hiker's GPS watch, which uses satellite signals to log routes and monitors heart rate, was retrieved after the fatal attack, the Asahi Shimbun reported. ( read original story ...)

Japan is learning what life is life under a megaquake watch. NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Richard Allen, director of the Berkeley Seismology Lab, about what it means. ( read original story ...)

President Lee Jae-myung has confirmed the appointment of Lee Young-chae, 54, a professor at Japan’s Keisen Women’s University, to fill the vacant position of Consul General in Osaka, which has been ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka Metro Co. conducted a disaster drill early Saturday at a train station in the major western Japan city it serves to prepare for ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka admits she has certain “toxic traits,” and that’s living every day like it’s her last on earth and also asking very direct questions because she is a curious person. ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO -- Bear attacks on pet dogs have become a regular occurrence in north Japan, with one hunter suggesting the phenomenon is caused by bears beco･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

On December 12, 2025 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, @nissymarklinist shared a video showing the immediate aftermath of the offshore Aomori earthquake as felt at Naebo Station. In the video, the ... ( read original story ...)

Piper Gilles shook her head as the scores popped up on the screen. She and Paul Poirier had just delivered their cleanest free dance of the season at the Grand Prix Final in Nagoya, Japan. ( read original story ...)

Former Padres right-hander Sean Reynolds is signing with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball, reports Jon Heyman of the New York Post. It’ll be the first overseas stint ... ( read original story ...)