Arrested Official Seen Involved in Astronaut Dispatch to University

July 27, 2018

Tokyo- An education and science ministry official who was arrested on Thursday for alleged bribe-taking is seen to have been involved in the dispatch of an astronaut to deliver a lecture at Tokyo Medical University in 2016 while the suspect

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Abe Refraining from Business Dinners after Criticism

July 27, 2018

Tokyo- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is refraining from having business dinners, in the face of public criticism over a drinking party he attended with his colleagues amid a heavy rain warning for western Japan areas earlier this month. Photos of

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Sekisui House to Urge Male Workers to Take Month-Long Parental Leave

July 27, 2018

Osaka- Sekisui House Ltd. said Thursday that it will introduce a system on Sept. 1 to encourage male employees having children below three years old to take at least one month off to look after the children. Under the system,

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Western Japan Rain Affects Even Little Damaged Hiroshima Areas

July 27, 2018

Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Pref.- The recent torrential rain mainly in western Japan is causing problems in Hiroshima Prefecture even in areas that avoided major damage, including an island home to a UNESCO World Heritage site. Based on a sample survey, the

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Suffering from Aum Sarin Attack Still Continues: Victim’s Family Member

July 27, 2018

Tokyo- The suffering remains unhealed even following Thursday’s executions of all of the six remaining former members of Japanese doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo on death row for crimes, a family member of a victim said. “The executions mark an end

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5 Workers Killed in Fire at Construction Site in Tokyo

July 27, 2018

Tokyo- -A fire broke out at a building construction site in the city of Tama, Tokyo, on Thursday, killing five workers and injuring about 40 others, including more than 20 with severe wounds, according to police and firefighting authorities. The

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Train Crew Get Lecture on Protective Equipment Usage

July 26, 2018

Tokyo- Train crew got a lecture on how to use protective shields and “sasumata” man catchers in Tokyo on Thursday after a stabbing rampage on a Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train in June. Some 130 people participated in the event held

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Japan Governors to Review Disaster Victim Support System

July 26, 2018

Sapporo- Japanese prefectural governors agreed on Thursday to set up a working group to review the system designed to financially support disaster victims’ efforts to rebuild their lives. The agreement came on the first day of a two-day meeting of

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