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Over 300,000 chickens, ducks culled in Niigata, Aomori amid bird flu outbreak
A highly contagious avian flu outbreak has been confirmed at poultry farms in Niigata and Aomori prefectures, forcing local governments to cull more than 300,000 chickens and ducks on Tuesday. The cases are the first of a highly pathogenic H5 strain of the virus in domestic poultry since January 2015 when it was detected in […]
Bomb detonated by police near US embassy in Manila
Police in the Philippines have detonated a suspicious package that turned out to be a home-made bomb left near the US Embassy in Manila. A street cleaner found the device in a roadside trash bin about 300 meters south of the embassy compound. Police discovered batteries, what appeared to be a triggering device, and mobile […]
Kariya Catholic Church Christmas Party
Kariya Catholic Church will held the Christmas Lucky Draw on December 18, 2016. Check out the details below: Contact: Patrick Ikeuchi 090- 9128- 2624
Nagano: 22 arrested for alleged marijuana possession
Anti-drug authorities have arrested 22 residents of Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, for suspected marijuana possession. Those arrested are residents of Omachi City and neighboring Ikeda Town and are aged from 27 to 64. Health ministry officials in charge of narcotics control say they searched homes and warehouses with local police on Wednesday. They seized 8 […]
Uniqlo enjoying booming sales of winter clothing — in tropical Manila
Japanese clothing chain Uniqlo is a popular brand in the Philippines, particularly in the capital. This year, the Uniqlo shops in the city are selling a wider range of winter items — down jackets, woolly scarves and other items occupy the best locations in the shops — just beside the entrance, for example. Why is […]
Tokyo hit by unseasonal snow
Snow fell unusually early in Tokyo and surrounding areas on Thursday, affected by a strong cold air mass. Central Tokyo marked its first snowfall in November in 54 years. Japan’s Meteorological Agency says a cold air mass of below minus 3 degrees Celsius is hovering about 1,500 meters above the northern and eastern parts of […]
Mitsubishi plans townhouses for middle-class Filipinos
Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp. will develop homes for the lower middle class in the Philippines with local real estate giant Century Properties Group. The partners will build about 4,000 townhouse-style homes on a 26-hectare lot near the capital. The total project cost is estimated at around 10 billion yen ($88.9 million). Each two-story home […]
Man dies after choking during rice ball eating contest in Japan
Contest was to see who could eat 5 rice balls the fastest. A man died three days after choking during a rice ball eating contest, the event organizer said on Tuesday. The 28-year-old contestant was hospitalized after he choked on his fifth rice ball and lost consciousness during the event held on November 13 by […]
Seismic activity continues off Fukushima
Japanese weather officials say seismic activity is continuing off Fukushima Prefecture after a magnitude-7.4 earthquake struck the area early Tuesday morning. They are urging people to stay alert for another possible tremor of the same strength which could strike within the next 7 days. The officials say they had observed 85 quakes registering 1 or […]
