Locations known as slip-deficit regions, which could trigger powerful earthquakes, are accumulating underground in the Pacific Ocean off central Japan where the Nankai Trough quake is forecast, research by a team of Japan Coast Guard officers published Tuesday in the British science journal Nature showed. Slip-deficit regions are places where friction prevents tectonic plates from […]
World leaders are making their way to Japan for the G7 Ise-Shima Summit that begins on Thursday.A record number of police officers will be on duty during the summit. Top priority will be placed on the summit venue and soft targets such as the city of Hiroshima, which US President Barack Obama will visit on […]
A 46-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after taking a woman hostage and barricading an apartment in the western Japan prefecture of Ehime for over 16 hours, police said. The man was eventually persuaded by police officers to surrender around 1:30 p.m. The woman in her 20s, who reportedly used to go out with the man, […]
Barack Obama said on Sunday his visit to Hiroshima, the first city to suffer an atomic bombing, would emphasize friendly ties between former enemies. But the US president reiterated he would not apologize for the devastating attack. Obama will become the first sitting US president to tour the site of the world’s first nuclear bombing […]
The chain will close its 53 stores in the country this year, letting it refocus on North America and China. In another sign of the San Francisco-based company’s difficulties, Gap didn’t reaffirm its earnings forecast for the year, saying the retail climate would have to improve in order to meet the target. “As the pace […]
Two men have been killed in apparent bear attacks over the weekend in the same area of a forest region in Kazuno, Akita Prefecture. According to police, the body of Noboru Takahashi, 78, was found at around 1 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. Fuji TV quoted police as saying he had bite and scratch marks on […]
This year the largest event Philippines Festival Philippines it will be held at Hibiya Park. Famous entertainers in the Philippines and song, dance and the Philippines also appeared planned. Including food booth in the Philippines, booth or clothing crafts, such as souvenirs also planned store openings. Philippine Festival 2016 18 June, 2016 – 19 June, […]
About 1,400 melons have been stolen from a farm in Ibaraki Prefecture, police said. On May 12, a grower in Ibaraki town reported the theft to police. The melons, which were ready to be picked, were valued at 700,000 yen, Fuji TV reported Saturday. Police said the melons were stolen from a greenhouse sometime between […]
Since April 14, more than 1,400 temblors that could be felt by humans occurred, damaging more than 82,000 buildings in the region. Despite some signs of recovery including resumption of railway and expressway operations, more than 10,000 people were still taking refuge at shelters, as Saturday marked one month after a strong earthquake rocked the […]
People in Kyoto celebrated one of their city’s 3 main annual festivals on Sunday.The Aoi Matsuri, or hollyhock festival, originated about 1,400 years ago, when Japan’s emperor had horses gallop in the hopes of bringing a good harvest. 26-year-old Waka Nishimura played the role of the festival’s main figure, dressed in a 12-layer kimono.Nishimura sat […]
