Bus operators in Japan to sell unlimited-ride passes
A group of bus operators in Japan is to offer unlimited ride passes to foreign tourists.
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Test of driverless bus starts in Chiba
Operators hope to introduce the "Robot Shuttle" at a shopping mall to ferry customers around.
Japan to Adopt English as Regular Elementary School Subject
The draft calls for upgrading the current activities to help fifth- and sixth-graders become familiar with English to an regular subject.
Minamiaso railway resumes operations
Minamiaso Railway Co. in Kumamoto Prefecture partially resumed train operations on Sunday.
Hyogo: Prison guard arrested for filming up woman’s skirt
Hyogo prefectural police said Sunday they have arrested a 39-year-old prison guard on suspicion of filming up a woman’s skirt on an escalator at a train station in Kobe. According to police, the suspect, Hideaki Matsushita, used his smartphone camera to film up a 29-year-old woman’s skirt at JR Sannomiya Station at around 7 p.m. […]
Bears in Japan may be turning into man-eaters
Animal experts warn that bears in Japan have become accustomed to such sounds as radios and the ringing of bells used by humans to frighten them away and now may instead be attracted by the sounds as a marker of human prey. In Akita Prefecture, four people assumed to be victims of bear attacks were […]
Pokemon Go Plus wearable accessory delayed until September
Nintendo affiliate Pokemon Co. has announced that the Pokemon Go Plus wearable game accessory will not hit the market until September. The accessory to the “Pokemon Go” smartphone game was originally slated for release at the end of this month. The debut is reportedly being postponed because an update to “Pokemon Go” has been delayed and time is required […]
Teen couple in Gunma arrested for burying newborn baby in park
Police in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, have arrested a teenage couple on charges of burying the dead body of their newborn baby girl. According to police, the 16-year-old mother of the baby and the 17-year-old father placed the body of their newborn infant in a bag and buried it in a public park in Takasaki, Gumma […]
Official shops for Tokyo Games to open
The organizing committee of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games will open official shops selling products designed for the Games on Friday.A day earlier, a media preview took place at a shop in Tokyo’s posh Ginza district. Another store is to open in the capital’s Shibuya area. About 100 items line the shelves, including […]
Hiroshima and Nagasaki want Peace Park Exclusion from Pokemon Go
Hiroshima and Nagasaki have asked the developer of Pokemon Go to exclude key places for prayer in the western Japan cities from the sites featured in the blockbuster smartphone game, it was learned Wednesday. According to the Hiroshima municipal government, “PokeStops” where players of the game can obtain “items” are found around Hiroshima Peace Memorial […]
