Aid for arson-struck Kyoto Animation comes in diverse forms
July 29, 2019
Kyoto–Kyoto Animation Co., whose No. 1 studio was hit by an arson attack that killed 35 people, has been receiving support in diverse forms, including non-monetary aid. Masanori Fukusumi, a 58-year-old bus driver from the town of Seika in Kyoto
Astronaut Hoshide urges Japan to lead international space missions
July 29, 2019
New York–Japan should lead international space missions, Akihiko Hoshide, an astronaut at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, has said. “Japan is responsible for playing a central role in some fields,” Hoshide said at an event hosted by Jiji
Airspace Incursion Seen Testing Japan’s 3-Way Collaboration
July 28, 2019
Tokyo- A Russian military plane’s incursion into Japanese airspace last week is viewed by many Japanese government officials as an attempt, assisted by China, to throw the three-way collaboration among Japan, the United States and South Korea off balance. Japan
Despite Increased Seats, Komeito Worried about Fall in Votes
July 28, 2019
Tokyo- Komeito boosted its presence in the House of Councillors in the latest election, but a sense of crisis is building up among party officials as the number of votes it acquired in the proportional representation system fell by more
Road to Tokyo 2020: Japan Faces Challenge of Averting Recession after Games
July 28, 2019
Tokyo- Massive public spending related to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games may inevitably be followed by an economic slowdown, leaving the Japanese government to face the challenge of averting a serious downturn. After the previous Tokyo Games in
Intruder at Prince Hisahito’s School Indicted
July 28, 2019
Tokyo- Japanese public prosecutors on Friday indicted a 56-year-old man who broke into Prince Hisahito’s junior high school and placed knives on his desk in late April, on charges including damaging property and violating the swords and firearms control law.
EXCLUSIVE: Matsushita, Chief of Aerobatic Team at 1964 Olympics, Dies
July 28, 2019
Tokyo- Haruhide Matsushita, who led the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s Blue Impulse aerobatic team in the opening ceremony of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, died of disease at a hospital in Chiba Prefecture on May 28, Jiji Press has learned. He
Tokyo Games Personnel Given Long-Stay Visas
July 28, 2019
Tokyo- With about a year to go until the start of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, the Japanese government began a special initiative allowing foreign people involved in the preparations for the upcoming games to obtain long-term visas. The
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