Tag: Japan
Japan’s LDP, Ishin agree to form coalition government, Kyodo says
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Innovation Party have broadly agreed to form a coalition…
Fatal bear attacks in Japan hit record high; another possible victim missing
Bears have killed a record number of people in Japan this year, the environment ministry said on Thursday,…
Fatal bear attacks hit new record in Japan
Bears have killed a record seven people in Japan this year, the highest since 2006 when the survey started,…
Photos show Sumo wrestlers bring 1,500 years of tradition to London’s Royal Albert Hall
LONDON (AP) — Sumo wrestlers bring 1,500 years of tradition to London’s Royal Albert Hall.It marks only the…
Brazil, other nations agree to quadruple sustainable fuels
Brazil, India, Italy and Japan vowed Tuesday to quadruple their production and consumption of renewable fuels, hoping other…
Japan’s aspiring leader drums to relieve stress. She has many reasons to reach for her sticks
For most of her life, Sanae Takaichi has loved heavy metal.Since drumming in a college band, the 64-year-old…
Japan in political crisis as coalition collapses
Japan's ruling coalition collapsed Friday as junior partner Komeito quit the alliance, putting in peril Sanae Takaichi's bid…
Japan’s city with a two-hour cap on phone use
Police won't be rounding up people glued to phones in Japan's Toyoake, but the mayor believes his two-hour…
Bear attacks 2 in Japan supermarket
Oct. 8 (UPI) -- A bear walked into a grocery store in northern Japan and attacked two customers…
Bear injures two in Japan supermarket, man killed in separate attack
An agitated bear roamed the aisles of a supermarket in central Japan, injuring two men and frightening shoppers…
The new leader of Japan’s ruling party, poised to be first female prime minister, faces challenges
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s embattled governing party now has its new leader, former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi,…
Inspired by Thatcher, Japan’s PM-in-waiting Takaichi smashes glass ceiling
By John GeddieTOKYO (Reuters) -Sanae Takaichi came out top in a male-dominated race to lead Japan's ruling party…