Japan’s tallest Ferris wheel has started operation in Osaka Prefecture.Many people lined up for the opening of the 123-meter tall Ferris wheel at a commercial complex in Suita City on Friday morning. A 117-meter wheel in Tokyo has now become the second tallest in Japan. The new wheel has 72 gondolas and one rotation takes […]
Wednesday marks 50 years since the Beatles visited Japan. Photo exhibits in Tokyo are helping fans remember the excitement that the British rock band brought to the country.The group arrived in Tokyo on June 29th, 1966, and played 5 concerts at the Budokan. 60 photos of the band’s stay in Japan are on display at […]
A Japan Airlines copilot has been arrested in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, after he allegedly assaulted a police officer during a night out. The airline said Soichi Tatsumi, 42, was seen hitting a 49-year-old JAL captain he had been drinking with Monday evening and then slapped a police officer who attempted to intervene. He was arrested […]
A man turned himself in to the police Tuesday evening in Gifu Prefecture, saying he drove climbing accessories into a rock designated as a national treasure. The central government is investigating inadequate local protection for natural monuments after two bolt hangers were found driven into Oni Iwa Rock, a designated national natural monument in Gifu […]
The US military in Okinawa, southwestern Japan, has lifted a restriction on off-base drinking by all its personnel and civilian employees.A spokesperson for the military told NHK on Tuesday that the ban on off-base drinking and a requirement for personnel and employees to return to bases or homes by midnight were lifted earlier in the […]
The number of visitors to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum has risen some 40 pct from a year earlier since May 27, when U.S. President Barack Obama visited the facility. The number of visitors from overseas posted a rise of 55.5 pct. According to the operator, the number of visitors between May 28, the day […]
A 17-year-old boy arrested for uploading illegal software is suspected of hacking into the computer system of Saga Prefecture’s board of education. Tokyo police also believe he gained access to a senior high school’s intranet system in the western Japanese prefecture.The boy, who lives in the city of Saga, was arrested earlier this month on […]
A partially skeletonized female body was discovered on the bank of the Arakawa River on Sunday, police said Monday. According to police, the body was found at around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday by a father and child who had gone catching grasshoppers near the river, Fuji TV reported. The body is presumed to belong to […]
Planes, trains, steaks and now melons – it appears that nothing is safe from being branded with the unsmiling yet beloved face of Hello Kitty, Sanrio’s most famous cartoon character. They go on sale in Japan this summer priced at 5,400 yen (S$69) each, after the design of Hello Kitty’s whiskered face was carved into […]
A mudslide triggered by heavy rains has caused a train to partially derail in Hiroshima, western Japan.West Japan Railway Company says a crew member on the San-yo Line reported their train ran into a pile of mud and rocks shortly after 12:30 AM on Thursday. The train’s driver noticed the tracks were covered and immediately […]
