Eleven people were rushed to hospitals here after choking on mochi rice cakes on Sunday, two of the victims choking to death, authorities said. The Tokyo Fire Department said a total of 11 people, aged between 28 and 89, were rushed to hospitals after choking on mochi by 9 p.m., Nippon News Network reports (Jan. […]
Emperor Akihito expressed his wishes for peace in Japan and the world on Jan. 2 in an address to the many well-wishers who assembled at the Imperial Palace to share New Year’s greetings. “I pray that people will be able to spend a year in which they find themselves enriched and at peace,” Akihito, 83, […]
The Tokyo metropolitan government predicts the population of Japan’s capital will reach its peak in 2025. That’s 5 years later than the previous forecast. Officials made 5-year projections through 2060 based on the 2015 national census. They say 13.52 million people lived in Tokyo in 2015. The population is projected to hit 13.98 million in […]
The number of people suffering from infectious gastroenteritis, mainly caused by norovirus, is increasing in Japan, according to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases. The number of patients reported by about 3,000 pediatrics departments across Japan averaged 20.89 during the week to Dec. 18, the highest for a mid-December period since 22.81 in 2006. In […]
Domestic flights and bullet trains from Tokyo are crowded on Thursday as travelers head to their hometowns and resorts for the New Year holiday period. Flights from Tokyo to Osaka and elsewhere are almost fully booked throughout the day. Passengers formed long lines at check-in counters at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. Train operators say reserved seats […]
Japanese low-cost carrier Vanilla Air has launched regular flights connecting Narita International Airport and Mactan-Cebu International Airport in the Philippines. The unit of ANA holdings Inc. became the first Japanese carrier to offer regular services–one daily round trip–between Narita in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, and the resort island of Cebu. As a number of Japanese […]
Japan’s transport ministry has decided to lower the initial fare for taxis operating in central Tokyo. It’s currently about 6 dollars for up to 2 kilometers. The new fare will be about three-and-a-half dollars for up to 1 kilometer. It will take effect on January 30th, 2017. Taxi companies hope the new system will appeal […]
Super Nintendo World is coming to Universal Studios Japan, featuring universally recognised and well-loved characters and worlds from the Nintendo game franchise. The exciting new area is set to open in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Universal Studios Japan will be the first location to open, followed by Orlando and Hollywood, as announced by […]
The Japanese government plans to grant highly skilled foreign people permanent residency after they live in Japan for one year, at the earliest, informed sources said Saturday. Currently, such foreigners as researchers and corporate managers can become permanent residents if they stay in the country for at least five years. The government is now working […]
The dead body of a newborn baby girl was found on a shrine’s grounds in Gifu city, police said Friday. According to the police, at around 1 p.m. on Thursday, a woman who was walking in Kumano Shrine notified police that there was a suspicious white backpack at the base of a tree on the […]
