Victims remembered a year after powerful Hokkaido quake
September 6, 2019
Atsuma, Hokkaido–Hokkaido marked the first anniversary on Friday of a powerful earthquake that hit the northernmost Japan prefecture, with residents and officials paying tribute to the 44 victims including three who died due to indirect causes. In the town of
Railway investiges driver’s actions after Yokohama collision
September 6, 2019
Yokohama–Keikyu Corp. is investigating whether the actions of the driver of its train that collided with a truck at a crossing in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, on Thursday were appropriate. The railway thinks the train driver could have
Abe welcomes progress on economic eooperation with Russia
September 6, 2019
Vladivostok, Russia–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday welcomed the progress made on the implementation of an eight-point Japan-Russia economic cooperation program that was proposed by Tokyo in 2016. “Persistence pays off,” Abe said when he discussed about the business
Number of children on nursery waiting lists lowest in 2019
September 6, 2019
Tokyo–The number of children waiting to be accepted into nurseries in Japan came to a record low of 16,772 as of April 1 this year, down by 3,123 from a year before, the welfare ministry said Friday. The fall reflected
Abe to visit Belgium after attending U.N. General Assembly
September 6, 2019
Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit the Belgian capital of Brussels in late September after attending a U.N. General Assembly session in New York, according to Japanese government sources. The Japanese leader will deliver a keynote speech at the
INTERVIEW: “Anne of Green Gables” still popular in Japan thanks to freedom theme
September 6, 2019
Prince Edward Island, Canada–A grandchild of Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942), best known for “Anne of Green Gables,” a novel featuring Anne Shirley, a fictional red-haired orphan girl, attributes the best seller’s long popularity in Japan to the work’s
Panelo hits Trillanes for vilifying his name over Sanchez’s case
September 6, 2019
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo slammed on Friday former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV for vilifying his name by saying that he was “untouchable.” In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said that unlike in the Aquino administration wherein there were so-called
New York Fashion Week
September 6, 2019
A model presents a creation by Japanese designer Tadashi Shoji during New York Fashion Week in New York, New York, USA, 05 September 2019.New York Fashion Week for designer’s Spring and Summer lines are being held from 05 to 11
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