Inangat ng Gobyerno ng bansang Hapon ang bilang ng taunang mga turista sa 30 milyon sa kadahilanang halos maaabot na ang 20 milyong bilang na sa kasalukuyang target, pahayag ng opisyales ng gobyerno. Isang bagong panel ang ilulunsad at sila’y magpupulong ngayong Lunes para magbuo ng karagdagang hakbang hanggang sa katapusan ng taong eto para […]
Napag-alaman ng NHK ang grupong Anonymous na pinaniniwalaang mga hackers na nagpapalaganap ng anumang mga atake laban sa mga websites ng bansang Hapon. Ang naturang pag atake noong nakaraang buwan lamang ay naiulat pa ng mga pulisya at kabahagi pa nito ang mga kompanya ng cyber security. Ayun sa ulat ang naturang grupo ay gumagamit […]
Kamakailan lang at na aresto ng Pulisya ng Ashikaga sa Probinsiya ng Tochigi ang isang 24 gulang na lalaki sa hinalang panunungkit niya sa mga pambabaeng damit panloob at maging ang mga kasuotan sa gym. Ang isang office worker na nagngangalang Kiyohiko Monna ay hinihinalaan ding nagnanakaw sa mga residente ng naturang lugar kung saan […]
A car ran into pedestrians in downtown Miyazaki on Wednesday afternoon, killing two women and injuring five other people, including the driver, police said. The accident in Miyazaki Prefecture occurred around 2:50 p.m. when Mitsugi Kawauchi, 73, from neighboring Kagoshima Prefecture apparently lost control of the minivehicle he was driving and struck several pedestrians on […]
Shibuya Ward in the nation’s capital became the first local government in Japan to accept applications for certificates recognizing same-sex partnerships. Gay couples lined up in front of the ward office began entering the building at 8:30 a.m. on Oct. 28 to apply. The documentation, which will be issued starting Nov. 5, will be the […]
Cats are poised to end the long reign of dogs as Japan’s favorite pet this year, as man’s best friend has become somewhat of a burden in the nation’s aging society. The number of pet dogs stood at 10.35 million in 2014, compared with 9.96 million felines, according to a Japan Pet Food Association survey […]
The government said Friday the Foreign Ministry has revoked the passport issued to a New York-based Japanese man who is accused by authorities of vandalizing a shrine near Tokyo with an oily liquid. Police have obtained an arrest warrant for the 53-year-old doctor, whose passport was made invalid on Oct 14, for allegedly damaging the […]
Nine people were injured after clashes apparently between Turks and ethnic Kurds broke out outside the Turkish embassy in Tokyo Sunday morning, police said. Four rounds of clashes occurred among people gathered to cast expatriate ballots in Turkey’s general election on Nov. 1, Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department said. Those injured include two police officers stepping […]
Osaka Prefectural Police on Monday said an upper member of the recently troubled Yamaguchi-gumi organized crime group has died following a shooting incident inside an office in Naniwa Ward, reports the Sankei Shimbun (Oct. 26). At approximately 12:30 p.m., Toshiyuki Kawaji, a 52-year-old boss in the Kuramoto-gumi, was found collapsed with a single gunshot wound […]
