Director Nicolas Lamperin has grand designs for next year's tournament after record crowds flocked to Auckland last week. ( read original story ...)
Japan quake toll hits 161 as snow hampers relief
The death toll from Japan's New Year's Day earthquake jumped to 161 on Monday as snow complicated relief efforts with more than 2,000 people still cut off and many others lacking power or in crowded ... ( read original story ...)
Thousands forced from homes by quake face stress and exhaustion as Japan mourns at least 161 deaths
Thousands of people who became homeless overnight are living in wearniness and uncertainty on the western coast of Japan a week after a powerful earthquake caused at least 161 deaths and left dozens ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top 7 must-visit castles as selected by Nagoya City University’s ‘Dr. Castle’
But which are the best of the best according to an actual castle expert? Nagoya City University professor Yoshihiro Senda, a castle archaeologist regarded as an authority in the field, names his top ... ( read original story ...)
Massive bluefin tuna reels in almost $800,000 at Tokyo auction
A prized bluefin tuna weighing nearly 525 pounds has sold at auction for a tuna cash on the first day of business of 2024 for Tokyo’s largest fish market, netting nearly $800,000. ( read original story ...)
Snow hinders rescues and aid to isolated communities after Japan quakes kill 128
Officials say 1,370 homes were completely or partially destroyed. Many of the houses in that western coastal region of the main island are aging and wooden. Some 30,000 people are in shelters. ( read original story ...)
Japan to contribute $37 million to NATO trust fund for drone detection systems in Ukraine
Tokyo will “contribute $37 million to the NATO trust fund” to purchase drone detection systems for Ukraine, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said during her press conference in Kyiv on Jan. 7, ( read original story ...)
Death toll from western Japan earthquakes rises to 126 as rain and snow imperil already shaky ground
Aftershocks are threatening to bury more homes and block roads crucial for relief shipments as the death toll from the earthquakes that rattled Japan's western coastline this week rose to 126. ( read original story ...)
Japanese lawmaker becomes first arrested in political fund scandal
This marks the first arrest in the connection of a series of incidents, in which it is alleged that the largest faction of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, once headed by Shinzo Abe, the late ... ( read original story ...)
Japan FM says Tokyo ‘determined’ to support Ukraine
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said on a surprise visit to Kyiv on Sunday that Tokyo was "determined" to support Ukraine, as the second anniversary of Moscow's invasion nears. "Japan is determined to support Ukraine so that peace can return to Ukraine, ( read original story ...)
Trevor Bauer reflects on time in Japan, how it might have revitalized potential MLB future
After not being signed to an MLB team following a 194-game suspension from sexual assault allegations, Trevor Bauer spent the 2023 season in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Japan Coast Guard aircraft in another incident at Haneda Airport two days after fatal collision: media
Another incident involving a Japan Coast Guard aircraft has occurred at Tokyo's Haneda Airport, two days after a fatal collision between a coast guard plane and a Japan Airlines (JAL) passenger jet, local media reported. ( read original story ...)
Woman in her 90s pulled alive from rubble five days after Japan earthquake
The elderly woman was found amid the ruins of a two-story house five days after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck central Japan. ( read original story ...)
I worked in aviation safety before becoming a reporter. See why I think Japan Airlines’ excellent safety video helped save 379 lives.
As a former airline safety professional, I think JAL's preflight safety video helped save the lives of the 379 people who survived the terrible crash. ( read original story ...)
Japan prosecutors make first arrest in the political fundraising scandal sweeping the ruling party
Japanese prosecutors made their first arrest Sunday in connection with a major political slush funds scandal that has rocked Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's already unpopular government. Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office apprehended former vice-education minister Yoshitaka Ikeda on suspicion of failing to report fundraising proceeds he received from his faction within the governing Liberal Democratic ...
NCT’s Haechan To Sit Out NCT 127’s Concert Today Due To Health
On January 7, SM Entertainment officially announced that due to health concerns, Haechan would be sitting out NCT 127’s “NEO CITY : JAPAN – THE UNITY” concert at the Vantelin Dome Nagoya scheduled for ... ( read original story ...)