The Kyushu Shinkansen is now operating along its entire route after a 13-day suspension triggered by the earthquakes in southwestern Japan.A bullet train for Kagoshima Chuo station left Hakata station shortly past 2:30 PM on Wednesday. Officials with Kyushu Railway Company said service on Wednesday will be slower, with fewer trains, which will stop at […]
Japan’s Snoopy craze is about to hit fever-pitch with the opening of Snoopy Museum Tokyo in Roppongi on April 23rd. As announced last year, the venue features exclusive exhibits of Charles M. Schulz’s original drawings as well as a themed cafe and merchandise galore. Following on from successful pop-up cafes in Tokyo and down south in […]
The land ministry says seismic activity in Kyushu has triggered nearly 100 landslides in the quake-hit region.Ministry officials have assessed the situation through on-site inspections and by analyzing aerial photos. They say as of Monday Kumamoto Prefecture had the most landslides, with 69, and that Oita had suffered 14.The village of Minamiaso in Kumamoto has […]
A pair of logos for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games has officially been chosen.Organizers for the Tokyo Games on Monday officially endorsed an indigo-and-white checkered circle logo for the Olympics and a basket-shaped logo for the Paralympics. The endorsement came after members of the logo selection panel met to choose the final designs […]
People in southwestern Japan continue to experience a series of earthquakes that has been rocking the region for well over a week.Officials are calling on people to be on alert for more strong jolts. In Tokyo, the central government says it will offer financial support to the stricken areas. Hundreds of rescue workers have expanded […]
More than half of all schools remain closed in quake-hit Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. About 150,000 children are affected.The Kumamoto prefectural and city boards of education say 387 of the 757 kindergarten, elementary and high schools will be closed on Monday. All elementary and junior high schools will remain closed in 15 severely-hit municipalities, including […]
Japan’s Meteorological Agency is calling for continued vigilance against strong quakes in Kumamoto and its vicinity in southwestern Japan for at least another week.Gen Aoki, head of the agency’s earthquake and tsunami monitoring section, made the appeal on Thursday, a week after the first huge earthquake hit Kumamoto. The magnitude 6.5 quake registered the highest […]
A South Korean aircraft carrying relief goods to the quake-hit prefecture of Kumamoto has arrived in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan.The Korean Air plane flew into Fukuoka Airport from Incheon on Wednesday morning. Relief supplies, including 24,000 bottles or about 36,000 liters of drinking water, will be transported by trucks to Kumamoto Prefecture. On Tuesday, Asiana Airlines, […]
Visitors to the town of Nagatoro, north of Tokyo, are enjoying the annual cherry blossom illuminations at the foot of a local mountain.500 cherry trees from about 30 different species line the winding track on Mount Hodo. The blossoms belong to double-flowered cherry trees that reach full bloom at about this time of year. The […]
Rescuers continue to scour a village in southwestern Japan for survivors of last week’s earthquakes. Their work has been hampered by more than 700 jolts. They are also expecting another obstacle, rain.Authorities say the death toll from the quakes in Kumamoto Prefecture has risen to 48.They are digging through piles of dirt dumped by landslides […]
