Japan sees sharp rise in number of foreign nursing care students
January 16, 2017
TOKYO– Japan’s nursing care schools have seen a marked increase in foreign student numbers following a legal amendment making it easier for prospective caregivers to acquire resident status in the rapidly graying country. The surge in foreign students training to become
Boatmen found guilty over 2011 fatal capsizing
January 16, 2017
SHIZUOKA– A court found two boatmen and a tour company safety manager guilty Monday over a 2011 accident on the Tenryu River in Hamamatsu, deeming they should have foreseen the capsize that claimed five lives on the major Shizuoka Prefecture river.
Closer Taiwan-Japan ties possible strategy under Trump presidency
January 16, 2017
TAIPEI– On Jan. 20, real estate mogul and television reality show host Donald Trump will become the 45th president of the United States, ending one of the bitterest and most tumultuous presidential campaigns in U.S. history. But if the electoral process
Ski jumping: Takanashi misses 1st World Cup podium of season
January 15, 2017
SAPPORO– Japan’s Sara Takanashi missed her first World Cup podium of the season on Sunday, while Norway’s Maren Lundby won and Japan’s Yuki Ito was second. Competing in the eighth event of the young season, Takanashi, runner-up on Saturday in her
Hakuho shocker leaves Kisenosato alone at the top
January 15, 2017
TOKYO– Yokozuna Hakuho suffered a stunning upset, handing ozeki Kisenosato the sole lead on Sunday as the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament passed the half-way mark after eight days. Hakuho, looking to extend his record career championship haul to 38, entered
Abe, Jokowi meet to strengthen cooperation on S. China Sea
January 15, 2017
BOGOR, Indonesia– Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo met south of Jakarta on Sunday, with the leaders expected to affirm coordination on maritime security amid tension over China’s military buildup in disputed waters of the South
Japan’s bid to launch world’s smallest satellite-carrying rocket fails
January 15, 2017
KAGOSHIMA– Japan’s space agency on Sunday aborted the launch of the world’s smallest rocket capable of putting a satellite into orbit shortly after liftoff following a communication system abnormality. Carrying a mini satellite for observation of the Earth’s surface, the No.
Ito captures 1st World Cup Title
January 14, 2017
Tokyo– Japan’s Yuki Ito captured her first World Cup title on Saturday after finishing ahead of compatriot and three-time overall winner Sara Takanashi. Ito, 22, leaped 95 and 96 meters in her two attempts to post 254.3 points at the
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