Japan braces for Lionrock
People in Japan are bracing for another powerful typhoon that is approaching the main island with violent winds and torrential rain.
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August holiday travel in Japan up year-on-year
Railways and air carriers say more people have been on the move in Japan during the mid-August summer holidays, called Obon.Officials at the JR Group of railway operators say more than 12 million travelers rode the Shinkansen bullet trains and express trains during the 9-day holiday period. That’s 4 percent more than in 2015. The […]
Mother arrested after four children found dead
A mother in Sue, Fukuoka Prefecture, was arrested Monday for allegedly killing her four children, who were found dead in their home, police said. The police said they were questioning Junko Fuchi, 41, as the suspect in a possible murder-suicide attempt. The children’s father, identified as construction worker Masao Fuchi, 39, made the emergency call […]
Nagoya: Father arrested for fatally stabbing 12-year-old son
Police in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, have arrested a 48-year-old man on suspicion of killing his 12-year-old son. According to police, the incident occurred on Sunday morning at around 10 a.m. Kengo Satake, a company employee from Nagoya, is accused of stabbing his 12-year-old son Ryota in the chest while the two were apparently having a […]
Typhoon Mindulle lashes Tokyo
Typhoon Mindulle lashed Tokyo on Monday, dumping heavy rain across the capital while nationwide at least two people were feared dead in storm-related incidents. Storm water coursed down usually placid rivers and left many streets flooded, with conditions expected to peak by the afternoon. The typhoon, the season’s ninth, landed near Tateyama on the Boso […]
Guns N’ Roses extends reunion tour to Japan, Australia
Guns N’ Roses has announced concerts in Japan and Australia, extending a long-awaited reunion tour into 2017. The hard rock legends said they would play three shows in Japan in January—one in Osaka and two at Saitama Arena near Tokyo—followed by five Australian dates. Guns N’ Roses, whose 1987 “Appetite for Destruction” remains the top-selling […]
Isetan Mitsukoshi plans commercial complex in Philippines
Japanese department store operator Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings will work with compatriot Nomura Real Estate Holdings to develop commercial-residential facilities in the Philippines. The property will be built in a suburb of the capital, Manila, and is slated for partial opening as early as 2022. Project costs are seen totaling around 50 billion yen ($497 million). […]
“Pokémon Go” Sets 5 Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records has confirmed that smartphone game app “Pokémon Go” set five world records since its global debut last month, including the number of downloads. The worldwide number of downloads of the game reached some 130 million during the four weeks from July 6, when the game made its global debut in the United […]
Japan to increase staff for missile alerts
The Japanese government plans to increase the number of staff at nationwide emergency alert systems in response to North Korea’s recent launches of ballistic missiles.The J-ALERT and Em-Net systems are used to inform people of a missile launch and give an estimate of where it will fall. In February, North Korea launched a rocket in […]
Gunma: Safari park worker killed in bear attack
A safari park employee in Gunma Prefecture died Tuesday after being attacked by a bear which had somehow climbed into her car, local officials and police said. An Asian black bear was seen climbing into a small vehicle at the Gunma Safari Park in Tomioka, and attacking park employee Kiyomi Saito inside the car, a […]
