On Feb. 3, 1942, which was during World War II, the flooding accident occurred in a tunnel located 1 kilometer away from the ...
Fukunaga Takeshi Born in Date, Hokkaidō, in 1982. Moved to the United States in 2007, where he majored in film at City University of New York Brooklyn College. His first feature film, Out of My ...
Diners in Japan looking to savor the flavors of the historic Silk Road need look only as far as southern Saitama. Just a short car ride west from Kita Urawa Station, on National Highway 17, is ...
Hiroshima, Jan. 23 (Jiji Press)--Japanese police have arrested a man for allegedly kicking a rabbit in violation of the animal protection law in Okunoshima Island in the city of Takehara in the ...
Tokyo, Jan. 21 (Jiji Press)--The Russian foreign ministry issued a statement on Monday marking the 100th anniversary the same day of the signing of the Japan-Soviet basic treaty, which revived ...
Naha, Okinawa Pref., Jan. 23 (Jiji Press)--The Naha District Public Prosecutors Office decided Thursday not to indict a U.S. Marine who had been investigated for alleged sexual assault in Okinawa ...
Washington, Jan. 19 (Jiji Press)--Japanese and Australian foreign ministers agreed in Washington on Sunday to further promote their countries' security cooperation while strengthening their ...
Tokyo, Jan. 20 (Jiji Press)--About 50 companies had announced the suspension of their commercials on Fuji Television Network Inc. as of Monday evening, following a report that an employee of the ...
Tokyo, Jan. 22 (Jiji Press)--Harassment by customers is pushing part-time workers to quit their jobs quickly, a survey conducted by Japanese job information provider Mynavi Corp. suggested Wednesday.
The Fukagawa area in Tokyo’s Kōtō City grew up around the Fukagawa Fudōdō temple in the Edo period (1603–1868), and still has hints of those long-ago days. This is where Fukagawa Winery ...
Tokyo, Jan. 23 (Jiji Press)--Sony Group Corp. on Thursday held a media preview of Ginza Sony Park, a new commercial complex that will open in Tokyo's upscale Ginza district on Sunday. The new ...
Tokyo, Jan. 23 (Jiji Press)--Fuji Media Holdings Inc., the parent of Fuji Television Network Inc., said Thursday that it has decided to set up a third-party committee to investigate a sex scandal ...