A festival featuring snow huts called “kamakura” has begun in Nikko City, north of Tokyo. The opening of the annual event at the Yunishigawa hot spring resort was postponed for a week this year because the area had received little snow. Nine snow huts about 3 meters tall were built at the venue. Tourists took […]
Officials in Japan say they believe cyber attackers are responsible for problems accessing several government websites since Sunday. They say the websites of the Finance and Health, Labor and Welfare ministries and Financial Services Agency all suffered intermittent disruptions. Finance Ministry officials have had problems accessing their site since late Sunday night. Access to the […]
Central Japan Railway has begun work to build an underground terminal at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo for cutting-edge high-speed maglev trains. The company, also known as JR Tokai, plans to put the magnetically levitated trains into service in 2027. The service would link Tokyo and the central Japanese city of Nagoya, about 290 kilometers away, […]
Tokyo Metropolitan police have arrested musician for engaging in illicit acts with an underage girl at an orgy in Shinjuku Ward, reports Fuji News Network (Jan. 7). In April of last year, Shintaro Takada, 34, who plays drums in Aiolost, participated in a group-sex party that included the girl, a 17-year-old fan of the band, and […]
Nearly 90,000 homes are still without tap water, mainly in western Japan, after a record cold spell damaged pipes. About 89,900 households in 13 prefectures were still without water on Thursday morning. Supply to more than 27,000 homes has been restored since Wednesday. The worst affected prefecture is Fukuoka, where some 31,400 homes in seven […]
Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko were given a welcome ceremony in the Philippine capital of Manila on Wednesday, starting the official functions of their state tour. The couple are making a 5-day visit as state guests. In the morning, they were welcomed at the Malacanang presidential palace by Philippine President Benigno Aquino and his […]
Many people in western Japan are without water after a powerful cold wave caused pipe bursts and leaks. Water service was out for 196,500 households in 15 prefectures as of Wednesday afternoon. The figure on Tuesday night was about 259,000. The prefecture with the worst damage is Fukuoka, with 106,300 households from 15 municipalities affected. […]
Central Japan Railway has begun work to build an underground terminal at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo for cutting-edge high-speed maglev trains. The company, also known as JR Tokai, plans to put the magnetically levitated trains into service in 2027. The service would link Tokyo and the central Japanese city of Nagoya, about 290 kilometers away, […]
FamilyMart will broaden the types of foreign credit cards that can be used to pay for purchases at its stores in Japan starting next month, adding popular issuers in China and South Korea. The convenience store chain will begin accepting payments made with three types of cards — China’s UnionPay card, which is carried by many foreigners visiting Japan; Shinhan Card, […]
A ticket machine for foreign tourists has appeared at a Tokyo subway station. The trial machine was installed at a station near the Tokyo Metropolitan Government office on Monday. A 32 inch screen, which is more than double the size of regular machines, displays information in Japanese, English and Chinese. The user can see fares […]
