Kariya Catholic Church Christmas Party
Kariya Catholic Church will held the Christmas Lucky Draw on December 18, 2016. Check out the details below: Contact: Patrick Ikeuchi 090- 9128- 2624
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Nagano: 22 arrested for alleged marijuana possession
Anti-drug authorities have arrested 22 residents of Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, for suspected marijuana possession. Those arrested are residents of Omachi City and neighboring Ikeda Town and are aged from 27 to 64. Health ministry officials in charge of narcotics control say they searched homes and warehouses with local police on Wednesday. They seized 8 […]
Tokyo hit by unseasonal snow
Snow fell unusually early in Tokyo and surrounding areas on Thursday, affected by a strong cold air mass. Central Tokyo marked its first snowfall in November in 54 years. Japan’s Meteorological Agency says a cold air mass of below minus 3 degrees Celsius is hovering about 1,500 meters above the northern and eastern parts of […]
Mitsubishi plans townhouses for middle-class Filipinos
Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp. will develop homes for the lower middle class in the Philippines with local real estate giant Century Properties Group. The partners will build about 4,000 townhouse-style homes on a 26-hectare lot near the capital. The total project cost is estimated at around 10 billion yen ($88.9 million). Each two-story home […]
Man dies after choking during rice ball eating contest in Japan
Contest was to see who could eat 5 rice balls the fastest. A man died three days after choking during a rice ball eating contest, the event organizer said on Tuesday. The 28-year-old contestant was hospitalized after he choked on his fifth rice ball and lost consciousness during the event held on November 13 by […]
Seismic activity continues off Fukushima
Japanese weather officials say seismic activity is continuing off Fukushima Prefecture after a magnitude-7.4 earthquake struck the area early Tuesday morning. They are urging people to stay alert for another possible tremor of the same strength which could strike within the next 7 days. The officials say they had observed 85 quakes registering 1 or […]
Prosecution seeks life term for man accused of burying woman alive
At the Chiba District Court on Monday, prosecutors requested life imprisonment for a defendant in the killing of an 18-year-old girl last year in which she was buried alive, reports TV Asahi. Shota Nakano, 21, has been charged with robbery resulting in murder in the killing of 18-year-old Manae Noguchi, a runaway from Funabashi City. […]
Japan: All tsunami advisories now lifted
Japan’s Meteorological Agency has lifted all tsunami advisories in northeastern and eastern prefectures that were put in place after a powerful earthquake. A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture at around 6 AM on Tuesday. The Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning for the coast of Fukushima and Miyagi Prefectures and […]
Japan’s Diet votes yes to more foreign care workers
Legislation passed Friday opens more doors for foreign-born nursing care professionals to work in Japan, a move taken to address a labor shortage. The measures, approved by the upper house across party lines, take effect next year. Nursing care will join the list of occupations qualifying for long-term residency. The new residency status will apply […]
Tokyo Comic Con in Japan
The Comic Con is one of the larger events of pop culture in the world and it will be held in Japan for the first time. The first Comic Convention (Comic Con) have been held in san Diego (USA) in 1970 as a purchase, exchange and sales event of comics. Nowadays is one of the larger events […]
