The National Police Agency is set to renew Japan’s stop and slow down signs by adding English words to the current designs, ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, according to sources. As the number of visitors from abroad is expected to increase, the new signs are aimed at preventing traffic accidents involving foreign […]
Tokyo police are investigating whether there is an extensive drug-smuggling network behind last month’s arrest of a Taiwanese man. They arrested 37-year-old Chung Chia-hsien on charges of smuggling 152 kilograms of illegal stimulants, valued at a street price of more than 90 million dollars, from China to Japan in October. The police and Tokyo Customs […]
The Japanese government decided Monday to allow skilled foreign workers to work in the agricultural sector in certain special economic zones, aiming to alleviate a labor shortage in the sector exacerbated by the graying of Japan’s population. “We have decided to add the employment of foreign workers in the agricultural sector…to the menu for strategic […]
The Japanese government will send officials to the Philippines to help treat and rehabilitate drug addicts in the country. About 2 million people are addicted to stimulants and drugs in the Philippines. Eradication of drugs is a top priority under the government of President Rodrigo Duterte. The Japanese government will send a team of experts […]
President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday joked about dying on a plane crash, which would pave the way for Vice President Leni Robredo to assume his post. During a speech in Bukidnon, an aide handed him a note, in an apparent attempt to ask him to wind down. The President read the message to the crowd: […]
Tokyo metropolitan police have begun installing new multilingual signs at pedestrian crossings to help internationals in the city. The new signs are meant to make it easier for foreign visitors use button-activated street crossing signals. The effort comes amid a growing number of tourists and as the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games approach. Workers […]
Investigators in western Japan say a crane-truck driver was playing Pokemon Go on a smartphone when his vehicle hit and killed a woman on a mini-bike. Hiroki Negami, 47, has been charged with negligent driving resulting in death for an accident that occurred in Nagaokakyo, Kyoto Prefecture, in September. Investigators said Negami failed to carefully […]
Domino’s has dropped plans to use reindeer to deliver pizza in snowy Hokkaido this holiday season because the franchise found it difficult to control the animals. Instead, it said it will introduce “reindeer-ornamented bikes” at some outlets. Since the pizza delivery chain announced the deer-delivery plan last month, it has trained reindeer at Domino Pizza […]
Filipino English Teachers in Japan Global presents “Philippine Festivals in Japan 2016”. Honoring roots. Nurturing Friendships. Date: December, 17, 2016 Hour: 1 to 8 p.m. Location: Kariya Industrial Promotion Center, Aioi Hall For more details, check out the flyer below: Contact: Mariz 090- 9439 -8969
United Filipino Community in Higashiura (UFCH) “Christmas and Get Together Celebration 2016” Date: 25 December, 2016 Time: 1 to 6 p.m. For more details, check out information below:
