Quake Damage Estimated at 150 B. Yen in Hokkaido
September 20, 2018
Sapporo- Total damage to public facilities and the agriculture, forestry and fishery industries from a 6.7-magnitude earthquake in Hokkaido early this month is estimated at 150 billion yen, Governor Harumi Takahashi said Thursday. According to a survey by the northernmost
30,410 Heatstroke Sufferers Taken to Hospital in Japan in Aug.
September 20, 2018
Tokyo- The number of people taken to hospital by ambulance due to heatstroke stood at 30,410 in Japan in August, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Thursday. The figure, up 76 pct from a year before, was the second
Tokyo Medical University to Have Female President
September 20, 2018
Tokyo- A woman is set to become president of Tokyo Medical University for the first time ever, apparently reflecting its aim to recover from negative publicity about its past discrimination against female applicants to the university. Yukiko Hayashi, professor of
G-7 Likely to Agree on Fight against Marine Plastic Waste
September 20, 2018
Halifax, Canada- At a three-day meeting that kicked off on Wednesday, environment ministers from the Group of Seven major industrial nations are expected to agree on stepped-up cooperation in tackling ocean plastic waste. On the first day of the meeting
Sendai Policeman’s Killer May Have Tried to Steal Gun
September 20, 2018
Sendai, Miyagi Pref.- A university student who stabbed a policeman to death at a police box in the northeastern Japan city of Sendai on Wednesday may have tried to steal a gun, investigative sources said Thursday. The body of the
Owners Searching for Missing Cats after Hokkaido Quake
September 20, 2018
Sapporo- Many cat owners are desperately seeking missing pets after a massive earthquake shook the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido on Sept. 6. People familiar with the matter said that some cats appear to have become lost after leaving their
Signing of Russia-Japan Peace Treaty Not Difficult: Ex-Envoy
September 20, 2018
Moscow- It would not be difficult for Russia and Japan to conclude a post-World War II peace treaty if the two countries have a political will, Alexander Panov, former Russian ambassador to Japan, said Wednesday. Panov made the remark at
2nd Case of Wild Boar Swine Fever Confirmed in Japan
September 20, 2018
Gifu- A second case of swine fever in wild boar has been confirmed in the central Japan city of Gifu, the Gifu prefectural government said Wednesday. Both the first and second infected wild boars were found dead within 10 kilometers
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