Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to announce on Wednesday his plan to postpone the consumption tax hike scheduled for next April. Wednesday is the final day of the current Diet session.On Tuesday, the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito approved Abe’s plan to delay the tax increase from 8 percent to […]
The Japanese government will launch a system to enable a discount in hotel and package tour fees of up to 70 pct for visitors to the earthquake-hit Kyushu region, it was learned Tuesday. Under the comprehensive program to support the recovery of tourism in the southwestern region suffering from cancellations of accommodation and other adverse […]
Miss Mikawa 2016 Grand Coronation Night will be held on July 24 at Tatsumigaoka Hall in Aichi Prefecture. Beautiful contestants from all over Japan! Miss Mikawa 2016 is a cross-cultural exchange. The purpose of such charity activities participation, to discover a sophisticated woman beauty contest. Miss Mikawa 2016 Date: 2016, 24th July (Sunday) Hour: from 4 p.m […]
The search for a 7-year-old Japanese boy missing since his parents abandoned him in a bear-inhabited forest was proving frustratingly difficult due to a lack of clues, a rescuer said Tuesday. As the search continued for a fourth day on Japan’s main northern island of Hokkaido, two hunters joined more than 100 rescuers, police and […]
A high-ranking member of an organized crime group has been shot dead in Okayama Prefecture, western Japan.Police say Tadashi Takagi was a senior member of a group affiliated with the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi. The 55-year-old man was found unconscious with gunshots to his chest in a parking lot of a condominium in Okayama city on Tuesday. […]
Officials at the internal affairs ministry say the unemployment rate in April stood at 3.2%.The figure was unchanged from the previous month.Meanwhile, the ratio of job offers to people looking for work in April was 1.34. That means there were 134 openings for every 100 job seekers.The figure is up 0.04 point from March.The ratio […]
Japanese police are searching for a 7-year-old boy missing in a mountain forest of Hokkaido since Saturday after his parents abandoned him there.Yamato Tanooka’s parents told police they left their son at the foot of Mount Komagatake as punishment.Local police say they initially received a call from the parents on Saturday evening saying the boy […]
The The 32nd International Philippine Festival in Nagoya (Aichi) was held on Sunday (May 29th). A cultural festival with several presentations and booths of products and services. The day was very enjoyable with many presentations for the public, such as bingo, art exhibition, karaoke and a raffle offering many prizes. This event is held every year […]
Japan’s first Legoland theme park is coming to this city next spring, which will include a replica castle and a hotel for families. Legoland Japan, an outdoor facility under construction in Minato Ward, is scheduled to open on April 1, 2017. The operator of the theme park said May 19 it expects to attract about […]
Foreign visitors to Japan may soon have the option of showing their passports when checking in to their hotels or simply undergoing a fingerprint scan. The process, aimed at easing congestion at hotel reception desks, is the result of a project between the government and the private sector. A test period will get under way […]
