Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Swimming
August 11, 2019
Swimmers dive into the sea at the start of the men’s Marathon Swimming 5km competition, as a test event for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo on August 11, 2019. – Athletes voiced concerns over water
Australian Moto GP Grand Prix: Tetsuta Nagashima
August 11, 2019
Japan’s Tetsuta Nagashima from ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team rides his motorbike during the Moto2 race organised during the Austrian Moto GP Grand Prix in Spielberg on August 11, 2019. (Photo by VLADIMIR SIMICEK / AFP) Jiji Press
Japan’s minimum hourly wages to rise by 27 Yen on average
August 11, 2019
Tokyo–Minimum hourly wages in Japan will rise by 27 yen to 901 yen on average in fiscal 2019, which started in April, from the previous year, the labor ministry said Friday. The minimum wages will be raised as early as
Sri Lankan woman denied she’s a suicide bomber – AFP
August 11, 2019
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Sunday said that a female Sri Lankan, who was allegedly one of the suspected suicide bombers in the country, came forward to deny the allegation. According to AFP spokesperson Marine Brigadier Genral
Helicopter crash victims remembered in Japan a yearlater
August 11, 2019
Nakanojo, Gunma Pref.–A memorial service was held in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, Sunday for the seven rescue workers killed in the crash of a disaster response helicopter a year ago. “They were trusted, respected and liked by many people. We’re
Okinawan wants continued peace efforts by emperor, empress
August 11, 2019
Naha, Okinawa Pref.–Tokumasa Miyagi, a 78-year-old Okinawan who lost his father in a fierce ground battle in the southern Japan prefecture in the final phase of World War II, hopes that new Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will inherit their
Palace tells cops to probe death of handcuffed Chinese worker with dispatch
August 11, 2019
Malacanang has ordered the police to immediately resolve the case of a handcuffed Chinese national who died after falling from a six-story building in Las Pinas City last Friday. In a statement on Sunday, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo expressed alarm
INTERVIEW: Reiwa Shinsengumi ready to cooperate with other opposition parties
August 11, 2019
Tokyo–New Japanese political group Reiwa Shinsengumi is ready to cooperate with other opposition parties under certain conditions in the next election for the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, leader Taro Yamamoto said in a recent interview with
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