The tourist boat that went missing for the past six days with 26 passengers was discovered underwater in the waters off Hokkaido on Friday, the Japan Coast Guard stated. 19-ton Kazu I was located after the Maritime Self-Defense Force conducted a search using an underwater camera on the Shiretoko Peninsula. The bodies of 14 individuals have been discovered after contact with the … [Read more...] about The Missing Tourist Boat With 26 Passengers Found 100 Meters Under Sea
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World’s Oldest Person, Kane Tanaka From Japan Dies At 119
According to the local government on Monday, the world's most oldest person hailing from the southwest Japanese city Fukuoka passed away at the age of 119 on Apr. 19th. Kane Tanaka was born on Jan. 2nd, 1903, when Wilbur and Orville Wright completed the first flight of powered aircraft one year before the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War. Her life was a mix of Japanese … [Read more...] about World’s Oldest Person, Kane Tanaka From Japan Dies At 119
10 Confirmed Dead After Tour Boat Got Lost With 26 Passengers In Hokkaido
As per the sources, till now, ten bodies of the individuals traveling on the tourist boat have been discovered and have been declared dead. There were a total of 26 passengers, including two children touring on northern waters from Hokkaido.The Japan Coast Guard and Self-Defense Forces sent vessels and aircraft to aid in rescue efforts after the 19 ton Kazu I lost … [Read more...] about 10 Confirmed Dead After Tour Boat Got Lost With 26 Passengers In Hokkaido
Court Orders JR West To Pay Back 56 Yen To Employee For 1 Minute Delay But Denies 2.2 Million Compensation
A Japanese court has decided West Japan Railway Co. must pay back the 56 yen ($0.45) it took from the salary of one train driver after a delay of one minute in the year 2020.Although the Okayama District Court ruled that the reduction in pay offered at JR West's Okayama branch of JR West was unjustified, it rejected the man's request for 2.2 million yen compensation for … [Read more...] about Court Orders JR West To Pay Back 56 Yen To Employee For 1 Minute Delay But Denies 2.2 Million Compensation
US Marine In Okinawa Indicted Over Sexual Assault On Women
A 22-year-old U.S. Marine was indicted four months earlier for sexual assault that resulted in an injury to a woman in Okinawa Prefecture. Local prosecutors announced on Tuesday, bringing another case of alleged crimes involving U.S. military personnel on the southern part of the island. In October, the Marine, Jordan Begaye, allegedly assaulted a woman who had no connection … [Read more...] about US Marine In Okinawa Indicted Over Sexual Assault On Women
Bank Mistakenly Sends 46.3 Million Yen COVID Handout To Single Household
A west Japan city of Abu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, wrongly transferred 46.3 million yen (about $36,000) in coronavirus-related subsidies to the account of a household, as it was declared on the 15th of April. This incident happened under the Japanese government's program to give out 100,000 yen (approx. $790 exempt from residential tax ) handouts to low-income families affected … [Read more...] about Bank Mistakenly Sends 46.3 Million Yen COVID Handout To Single Household
New Hand-Rolled Japanese Green Tea Leaves Sell For 1.96 Million Yen
One kilogram of freshly rolled Japanese tea leaves produced in the central Japanese region of Shizuoka Prefecture sold for a record 1.96 million yen (about $15,466) at the season's first auction, which took place on Monday. The leaves of green tea were harvested in Fujinomiya and sold at the Shizuoka Japan Tea Market's biannual auction to ring in the latest harvest. Shizuoka … [Read more...] about New Hand-Rolled Japanese Green Tea Leaves Sell For 1.96 Million Yen
Japanese Yakuza Gets Arrested In US For Dealing Drugs And Weapons
The United States has arrested a leader of the Japanese Yakuza and three Thai men and accused them of facilitating the trafficking of methamphetamine, heroin, and other drugs and attempting to purchase US-made missiles to arm armed groups within Myanmar and Sri Lanka. Takeshi Ebisawa, Sompak Rukrasaranee (retired Thai military), Sompob Sangasiri, and Suksan Jullanan( Thai air … [Read more...] about Japanese Yakuza Gets Arrested In US For Dealing Drugs And Weapons
Japanese Show “Old Enough” Showcases Toddlers Experiencing Adult Chores
If you've been browsing Netflix during the past few days, there's a high chance you've been hit across the face by a bizarre-looking Japanese documentary. Whatever your preferred experience with the channel is, whether you like Bridgerton or Stranger Things, Breaking Bad, or documentaries from the second world war, it's there. In multi-colored bubble letters and without any … [Read more...] about Japanese Show “Old Enough” Showcases Toddlers Experiencing Adult Chores
Why Japan’s smoking laws are stuck ‘in the last century’
Link : http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-18/smoke-with-your-sushi-why-japans-smoking-laws-are/9560484 It's a scene almost unimaginable in Australia these days. Inside a dimly-lit izakaya, or small bar, chefs expertly slice, grill and prepare everything from fresh fish for sashimi to skewers of juicy grilled chicken. Just a few metres away a customer pulls out a … [Read more...] about Why Japan’s smoking laws are stuck ‘in the last century’
Exclusive footage of Fukushima’s radioactive ‘ghost towns’—everything seems frozen in time
A daredevil urban explorer shares haunting images of the four Japanese towns that have been abandoned since the nuclear meltdown seven years ago. He sneaked into the highly irradiated region to get the inside view of the “exclusion zone.” Wearing a gas mask but no other protective clothing, explorer and photographer Keow Wee Loong visited four of the evacuated towns with … [Read more...] about Exclusive footage of Fukushima’s radioactive ‘ghost towns’—everything seems frozen in time
Japan Is Not Happy With Russia’s Economic Actions On Disputed Islands
The invasion of Russia in Ukraine hasn't died down yet, and there is already another round of tensions are sparking between Moscow and Tokyo. Conflict over the Kuril Islands off Hokkaido's coast is one of the oldest territorial disputes globally parallels the Ukraine Crisis. Previously, Tokyo and Moscow discussed joint economic activities in the disputed islands that are … [Read more...] about Japan Is Not Happy With Russia’s Economic Actions On Disputed Islands