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Human Rights Watch Criticises Japan After Report Reveals Abuse Of Athletes
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THE GUARDIAN
Physical and sexual abuse has led some to take their lives‘Sport has been a cause of pain, fear and distress for too many’
A damning new study of sport in Japan has found child athletes have routinely suffered physical, sexual and verbal abuse from their coaches, which led severa...
Physical and sexual abuse has led some to take their lives‘Sport has been a cause of pain, fear and distress for too many’
A damning new study of sport in Japan has found child athletes have routinely suffered physical, sexual and verbal abuse from their coaches, which led severa...
- July 20, 2020
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Japan Launches First Arab Space Mission To Mars
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JAPAN TIMES
A rocket from Japan carried the first Arab space mission to Mars into space Monday, with the probe dubbed “Hope” successfully separating about an hour after liftoff.
Carrying a Mars orbiter developed by the United Arab Emirates, the H-IIA rocket launched by Mitsubishi Heavy Industri...
A rocket from Japan carried the first Arab space mission to Mars into space Monday, with the probe dubbed “Hope” successfully separating about an hour after liftoff.
Carrying a Mars orbiter developed by the United Arab Emirates, the H-IIA rocket launched by Mitsubishi Heavy Industri...
- July 20, 2020
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Japanese Actor Haruma Miura Dies in Apparent Suicide
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NIPPON.COM
Tokyo, July 18 (Jiji Press)--Popular Japanese actor Haruma Miura, 30, has died in apparent suicide, it was learned Saturday.
Miura was found hanging at his condominium in Tokyo's Minato Ward on the day and was later confirmed dead at a hospital, investigative sources said. Circumstan...
Tokyo, July 18 (Jiji Press)--Popular Japanese actor Haruma Miura, 30, has died in apparent suicide, it was learned Saturday.
Miura was found hanging at his condominium in Tokyo's Minato Ward on the day and was later confirmed dead at a hospital, investigative sources said. Circumstan...
- July 18, 2020
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2 People Missing After Mudslide In Western Japan
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KYODO NEWS
Two people went missing Tuesday morning after a mudslide hit an area in western Japan's Hiroshima Prefecture, local authorities said.
Rescue workers are searching for a woman in her 80s and her son, in his 50s, in the city of Higashihiroshima after receiving an emergency call reporti...
Two people went missing Tuesday morning after a mudslide hit an area in western Japan's Hiroshima Prefecture, local authorities said.
Rescue workers are searching for a woman in her 80s and her son, in his 50s, in the city of Higashihiroshima after receiving an emergency call reporti...
- July 14, 2020
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Japan Sumo Association To Allow Fans Into July Tourney In Tokyo
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KYODO NEWS
The Japan Sumo Association said Monday it will allow spectators to attend its July grand tournament in Tokyo despite a recent rise in the number of people infected with the novel coronavirus in the Japanese capital.
The association decided at an extraordinary board meeting to admit a...
The Japan Sumo Association said Monday it will allow spectators to attend its July grand tournament in Tokyo despite a recent rise in the number of people infected with the novel coronavirus in the Japanese capital.
The association decided at an extraordinary board meeting to admit a...
- July 13, 2020
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Japan Says Chinese Ships Spend Record Time Violating Its Territorial Waters
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CNN
Chinese coast guard ships have twice intruded into Japan's territorial waters in the past four days, forcing Japanese coast guard vessels to block the Chinese ships from approaching Japanese fishing boats on at least one occasion, authorities in Tokyo said Monday.
The Chinese vessels came w...
Chinese coast guard ships have twice intruded into Japan's territorial waters in the past four days, forcing Japanese coast guard vessels to block the Chinese ships from approaching Japanese fishing boats on at least one occasion, authorities in Tokyo said Monday.
The Chinese vessels came w...
- July 6, 2020
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Floods, Mudslides Hit Southern Japan
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NHK
Torrential downpours lashed parts of southern Japan on Saturday morning.
With the rain easing, the heavy rain 'emergency warning' issued for Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures in the Kyushu region has been changed to a 'warning'.
However, weather officials continue to urge people to remain ...
Torrential downpours lashed parts of southern Japan on Saturday morning.
With the rain easing, the heavy rain 'emergency warning' issued for Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures in the Kyushu region has been changed to a 'warning'.
However, weather officials continue to urge people to remain ...
- July 4, 2020
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M6.1 Quake Off Eastern Japan Rattles Tokyo
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KYODO NEWS
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off eastern Japan early Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, rocking buildings in the capital Tokyo and surrounding prefectures. No tsunami warning was issued.
The 4:47 a.m. quake, which originated at a depth of about 36 kilometers, regist...
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off eastern Japan early Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, rocking buildings in the capital Tokyo and surrounding prefectures. No tsunami warning was issued.
The 4:47 a.m. quake, which originated at a depth of about 36 kilometers, regist...
- June 25, 2020
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Japan Marks 75th Anniversary Of The End Of Battle Of Okinawa
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DW.COM
More than 200,000 people died in the battle for Okinawa. The US has maintained a heavy military presence on the island since WWII, with the base highly unpopular with the locals and yet of crucial importance to Tokyo.
People on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa commemorated the 75t...
More than 200,000 people died in the battle for Okinawa. The US has maintained a heavy military presence on the island since WWII, with the base highly unpopular with the locals and yet of crucial importance to Tokyo.
People on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa commemorated the 75t...
- June 23, 2020
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‘Lion Dance’ Shows In Japan Seek End To Coronavirus
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AA.COM
Performers mimic lion's movements in stylized costumes to ward off evil, bring good luck
People in Japan held on Sunday “lion dance” shows to seek an end to the novel coronavirus pandemic, local media reported.
Residents of Chinatowns in Yokohama province, south of the capital Tokyo, an...
Performers mimic lion's movements in stylized costumes to ward off evil, bring good luck
People in Japan held on Sunday “lion dance” shows to seek an end to the novel coronavirus pandemic, local media reported.
Residents of Chinatowns in Yokohama province, south of the capital Tokyo, an...
- June 22, 2020
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