Two Japanese naval vessels made a port call on the Philippines on Wednesday, ahead of the planned visit of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in mid-January. The destroyers Inazuma and Suzutsuki of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force docked at Subic Bay in the western part of Luzon, the country’s main island, for supply replenishment, maintenance […]
French prosecutors have put a Chilean man on an international wanted list for the suspected killing of a Japanese woman. 21-year-old Narumi Kurosaki has been missing since December 4th. She was an exchange student in the French city of Besancon. The prosecutors did not mention the suspect’s name or age and did not explain the […]
Eleven people were rushed to hospitals here after choking on mochi rice cakes on Sunday, two of the victims choking to death, authorities said. The Tokyo Fire Department said a total of 11 people, aged between 28 and 89, were rushed to hospitals after choking on mochi by 9 p.m., Nippon News Network reports (Jan. […]
Emperor Akihito expressed his wishes for peace in Japan and the world on Jan. 2 in an address to the many well-wishers who assembled at the Imperial Palace to share New Year’s greetings. “I pray that people will be able to spend a year in which they find themselves enriched and at peace,” Akihito, 83, […]
The Tokyo metropolitan government predicts the population of Japan’s capital will reach its peak in 2025. That’s 5 years later than the previous forecast. Officials made 5-year projections through 2060 based on the 2015 national census. They say 13.52 million people lived in Tokyo in 2015. The population is projected to hit 13.98 million in […]
The number of people suffering from infectious gastroenteritis, mainly caused by norovirus, is increasing in Japan, according to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases. The number of patients reported by about 3,000 pediatrics departments across Japan averaged 20.89 during the week to Dec. 18, the highest for a mid-December period since 22.81 in 2006. In […]
Domestic flights and bullet trains from Tokyo are crowded on Thursday as travelers head to their hometowns and resorts for the New Year holiday period. Flights from Tokyo to Osaka and elsewhere are almost fully booked throughout the day. Passengers formed long lines at check-in counters at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. Train operators say reserved seats […]
Japanese low-cost carrier Vanilla Air has launched regular flights connecting Narita International Airport and Mactan-Cebu International Airport in the Philippines. The unit of ANA holdings Inc. became the first Japanese carrier to offer regular services–one daily round trip–between Narita in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, and the resort island of Cebu. As a number of Japanese […]
A powerful typhoon is crossing the northern Philippine island of Luzon, after making landfall on Sunday night. Typhoon Nock-ten was moving west at 25 kilometers per hour about 100 kilometers south of the capital, Manila, as of 8 AM on Monday. The typhoon has an atmospheric pressure of 950 hectopascals at its center. Maximum gusts […]
Pop singer George Michael, an acclaimed singer and songwriter who became one of the most successful and influential artists of his time with his band, Wham! and later as a solo artist, has died. He was 53. No cause of death was provided offically, though his manager has stated he died of heart failure. Born […]
