Smoking Rate in Japan Hits Record Low of 17.9 Pct
July 30, 2018
Tokyo- The share of Japanese adults who smoke hit a record low of 17.9 pct as of May, down 0.3 percentage point from a year before, Japan Tobacco Inc. said Monday. The share sunk to a record low for the
Abe Orders Continued Vigilance over Unusual Typhoon
July 30, 2018
Tokyo- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told related ministers on Monday to maintain vigilance against floods and landslides from Typhoon Jongdari, which took an unusual westbound course to hit central to western Japan over the weekend. The 12th typhoon this year
Nobel Physicist to Join Lawsuit against Japan Security Laws
July 30, 2018
Kyoto- Nobel Prize-winning physicist Toshihide Maskawa is set to join the plaintiffs in a damages lawsuit to be filed with Nagoya District Court on Thursday against Japan’s national security legislation. The legislation, enacted in 2015 and enforced in the following
Typhoon Keeps Heading West after Landfall in Mie
July 30, 2018
Tokyo- Typhoon Jongdari continued moving west over the Japanese archipelago after making a landfall in Mie Prefecture in the small hours of Sunday, causing heavy rain particularly in Nara Prefecture. As of 6 p.m. (9 a.m. GMT), the 12th typhoon
4 China Coast Guard Ships Enter Japan Waters off Senkakus
July 29, 2018
Naha, Okinawa Pref.- Four Chinese coast guard ships intruded into Japanese waters off the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture on Sunday. It was the first violation of Japanese territorial waters by a Chinese official ship since July 4 and the
J-Village in Fukushima Partially Reopens
July 29, 2018
Fukushima- J-Village, a national soccer center in Fukushima Prefecture, has put some of its facilities back into normal operations after being used as a response base to the March 2011 nuclear accident for over seven years. The operator aims to
EXCLUSIVE: More Japan Cities Mulling Tougher Rules on Passive Smoking
July 29, 2018
Tokyo- After the Tokyo metropolitan government introduced original measures against passive smoking that are stricter than state regulations, more cities are considering making a similar move, according to a survey by Jiji Press. Among 20 ordinance-designated cities, Chiba plans to
Ex-Yokohama Nurse Rearrested on Separate Poisoning Charges
July 29, 2018
Yokohama- Police rearrested a former nurse on Saturday in a serial murder case in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. The woman, Ayumi Kuboki, 31, poisoned Nobuo Yamaki, 88, a patient at Oguchi Hospital, now Yokohama Hajime Hospital, on Sept. 18, 2016, the
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