A powerful typhoon could make landfall in Japan’s northeast on Tuesday afternoon, bringing heavy rains.The Meteorological Agency says Typhoon Lionrock is packing winds of more than 120 kilometers per hour near its center.The storm was about 50 kilometers east of the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, as of 5 PM on Tuesday. It was moving […]
A man died and three others were injured in a shooting at a construction company’s offices in the city of Wakayama on Monday. The shooter, a man in his 40s or 50s, is on the run. Police said there is no indication that the attack on employees of construction firm Wadai Kogyo was a yakuza […]
People in Japan are bracing for another powerful typhoon that is approaching the main island with violent winds and torrential rain.The Meteorological Agency says Typhoon Lionrock is packing winds of more than 160 kilometers per hour near its center. It is moving northeast at a speed of 25 kilometers an hour near the Izu Island […]
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday promised rewards running to tens of thousands of dollars for information leading to the capture of police officers protecting drug syndicates and warned corrupt officials they would face “a day of reckoning.” In a National Heroes Day speech, Duterte said there would be no let-up in a “war on […]
The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is preparing for the powerful Typhoon Lionrock.Tokyo Electric Power Company says on Monday workers secured electric cables and hoses.TEPCO says on Tuesday it will suspend work with cranes and other operations at the plant’s port, which could bear the brunt of strong winds and waves. […]
People in Japan are bracing for another powerful typhoon that is approaching the main island with violent winds and torrential rain.
For failing to justify their travel to the country, more than 700 foreigners were turned away in July as part of the Bureau of Immigration (BI)’s drive against undesirable aliens. The BI said most of those barred from entering the Philippines were Chinese tourists, while the rest were from other Asian countries. In July, 720 […]
The figure is higher than the 900 deaths previously cited by officials. The death toll from the Philippines’ war on drugs initiated by new President Rodrigo Duterte has risen to nearly 1,800 in the seven weeks since he took office, far higher than originally believed, the country’s police chief revealed during a Senate hearing Monday. […]
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to pull his country from the United Nations in response to criticism of the high number of deaths in his war on drugs.The Philippines has been under international scrutiny for hundreds of killings of suspected drug criminals by authorities.The UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner last week […]
Railways and air carriers say more people have been on the move in Japan during the mid-August summer holidays, called Obon.Officials at the JR Group of railway operators say more than 12 million travelers rode the Shinkansen bullet trains and express trains during the 9-day holiday period. That’s 4 percent more than in 2015. The […]
