Japan’s tallest Ferris wheel will begin operating July 1 at a commercial complex in Osaka, western Japan, according to its operator Ferris Wheel Investment Co. At 123 meters, the Redhorse Osaka Wheel has 72 passenger cabins and takes around 18 minutes to complete one rotation. All the cabins have transparent floors and two—equipped with more […]
A parcel delivery experiment using a drone began on Monday in the Makuhari area in the city of Chiba, east of Tokyo, which has been designated as a national strategic special deregulation zone by the Japanese government. In the day’s test, the drone flew autonomously using the Global Positioning System. It transported a 720-milliliter bottle […]
Shinji Nagao allegedly attempted to burn down his house after killing his brother in an arson attack. Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 58-year-old man at a Tokyo airport after an arson attack left his disabled brother dead and another attempt resulted in the evacuation of his apartment building, reports Nikkan Sports (April 11). At approximately 4:00 a.m. on […]
Police in Ikoma, Nara Prefecture, have arrested a 39-year-old man on suspicion of killing his 2-year-old son by confining him in a plastic storage case, where he died of hypoxia. According to police, Yusuke Inoue placed his son Yukiya and his 3-year-old daughter in the case at their residence at around 5:50 p.m. on Sunday […]
A 6-year-old girl fell to her death from her family apartment on the 43rd floor of a high-rise building in Osaka’s Abeno Ward in an apparent accident, police said Monday. According to police, at around 2:50 p.m. on Sunday, Momoka Sasaki, an elementary school student, was found at the base of the condominium. She was […]
Police in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, said Sunday they have arrested a 31-year-old university assistant professor for filming up a girl’s skirt. According to police, the suspect, Takao Matsumoto, used a small digital camera hidden in a bag to film up a 14-year-old girl’s skirt in a book store in a shopping complex on Saturday at […]
Japanese fast food restaurant chain MOS Burger, whose acronym stands for “Mountain, Ocean, Sun”, has been known to live up to its nature-themed moniker with a number of healthy menu options that do away with the wheat patties, replacing them with grilled riceor even two halves of a giant tomato. Now, the fast food chain is […]
To brush up their English skills and get experiences useful for building up a career, more and more Japanese are looking to study in the Philippines, which is much cheaper for studying than the United States or Britain. Not only individuals but many Japanese corporations are encouraging their employees to study in the Philippines, where […]
More than 100 people were taken to hospital to be treated for acute alcohol intoxication after drinking too much at “hanami” parties in the Tokyo. More than 100 people were taken to hospital to be treated for acute alcohol intoxication after drinking too much at “hanami” (cherry blossom viewing) parties in the Tokyo metropolitan region […]
Two bodies were found at a residence in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, in what police said looks like a murder-suicide. According to police, the bodies are those of a woman in her 40s and her son who was in his teens, Fuji TV reported. Police said the boy’s father, who lives separately, got a phone call […]
