Culling finishes in all 5 swine fever-affected Japan Prefectures
February 11, 2019
Osaka–Work to slaughter pigs has been finished at all farms affected by recent swine fever outbreaks in five Japanese prefectures. The Osaka prefectural government on Sunday announced the completion of work to cull 737 pigs. The prefecture plans to end
3 Japanese dancers win prizes at Lausanne Ballet Competition
February 11, 2019
Lausanne, Switzerland, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Sumina Sasaki won the third prize at this year’s Prix de Lausanne, a prestigious international competition for young ballet dancers, on Saturday. Two other Japanese dancers, Yu Wakizuka and Mio Sumiyama, came to fourth
USA Figure Skating Four Continents
February 11, 2019
Shoma Uno (L) of Japan wins the men’s competition in the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, with Boyang Jin (L) of China taking second, and Vincent Zhou (R) of the United States, coming in third, at the Honda Center in
EXCLUSIVE: Kashiwabara to sing Song of Memory for Crown Prince Naruhito
February 11, 2019
Tokyo–Singer Yoshie Kashiwabara is set to sing a song that she has never performed at a public event for the past 33 years, ahead of the May 1 enthronement of Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito, Jiji Press has learned. The tune,
Famed author Taichi Sakaiya, known for “Dankai no Sedai,” dies at 83
February 11, 2019
Tokyo–Renowned Japanese author Taichi Sakaiya, known for the creator of the words “dankai no sedai,” or baby-boomer generation, died of multiple organ failure at a hospital in Tokyo on Friday. He was 83. Sakaiya, whose real name was Kotaro Ikeguchi,
Briefing starts for volunteer applicants for 2020 Tokyo Games
February 9, 2019
Tokyo–The organizing committee of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, and the Tokyo metropolitan government kicked off on Saturday briefing sessions and interviews for people applying to volunteer in the quadrennial events. The briefing and interview venue, which is capable
INTERVIEW: Amari may propose double elections to Abe
February 9, 2019
Tokyo–Japanese ruling party heavyweight Akira Amari has indicated that he may call on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to decide to hold simultaneous elections of both chambers of the Diet, the country’s parliament, this summer, depending on tactics of opposition parties.
USA Figure skating Four Continents
February 9, 2019
Rika Kihira (C) of Japan takes the gold medal, Elizabeth Tursynbaeva (L) of Kazakhstan gets the silver medal and Man Mihara (R) of Japan wins the bronze medal in the Women’s Four Continents Figure Skating Championships at the Honda Center
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