Sapporo snow festival opens
February 6, 2017
Sapporo- The 68th annual Sapporo Snow Festival opened on Monday, putting on display a total of 200 snow and ice sculptures at three sites, including Odori Park at the heart of Sapporo, capital of Hokkaido, northernmost Japan. Exhibits at the main
Gov’t begins maritime work for Okinawa base relocation
February 6, 2017
Naha, Okinawa Pref.- The Japanese Defense Ministry started on Monday maritime work off the Henoko district in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, to build a replacement facility for the U.S. Marine Corps’ Futenma air station in the same southernmost Japan prefecture. The ministry’s
Suga Seeks Understanding for U.S. Aircraft Transfer to Iwakuni
February 5, 2017
Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Pref.- Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Sunday sought local understanding for the planned transfer of carrier-based aircraft to the U.S. military’s Iwakuni base in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, from the Atsugi base in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of
JAL, ANA to Resume Boarding of Muslim Passengers
February 5, 2017
Tokyo- Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways decided Saturday afternoon to resume boarding of passengers with passports of seven Muslim majority nations on their U.S.-bound flights, following a U.S. district court order to temporarily block U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order
Toyota, Suzuki Broadly Agree to Team Up on Advanced Tech
February 5, 2017
Tokyo- Toyota Motor Corp. and Suzuki Motor Corp. have reached a broad agreement to form a comprehensive tie-up including the development of advanced technologies, it was learned Saturday. The two Japanese automakers are aiming to accelerate their research and development activities
Bird Flu Suspected in Southwestern Japan Town
February 5, 2017
Saga- An outbreak of avian influenza is suspected at a chicken farm in the town of Kohoku, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, the prefectural government said Saturday. Forty chickens were found dead at the farm on Saturday morning, prefectural officials said. A
Japan Succeeds in Missile Interceptor Test off Hawaii
February 5, 2017
Tokyo- Japan’s Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency said Saturday that it has successfully conducted a test of the Standard Missile-3 Block 2A missile interception system off Hawaii. The Block 2A system, being developed jointly by Japan and the United States, is
Japanese Author Shumon Miura Dies at 91
February 5, 2017
Tokyo- Renowned Japanese author Shumon Miura, who also served as chief of the Agency for Cultural Affairs in the 1980s, died on Friday. He was 91. His wife is Ayako Sono, also an author, whose real name is Chizuko Miura.
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