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Escalator at Nagoya subway suddenly stops, slightly injuring 11

National › Friday 09th May, 03:44 PM JST

NAGOYA — An escalator at a Nagoya subway station suddenly stopped and briefly moved in the opposite direction on Friday morning, causing 11 people to sustain minor…

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Japan to give additional $10 million aid to cyclone-hit Myanmar

National › 11:28 AM JST - 9th May

TOKYO — Japan decided Friday to give additional emergency aid of up to $10 million to cyclone hit-Myanmar through U.N. agencies and to offer the dispatch of…

GSDF officer attempts suicide in front of Diet building

National › 06:31 AM JST - 9th May

TOKYO — A 20-year-old Ground Self-Defense Force officer tried to commit suicide by stabbing himself with a dagger in front of the Diet building Thursday evening, police…

Green sea turtle migrates over 2,000 km from Guam to Okinawa

National › 01:51 AM JST - 9th May

NAHA — A green sea turtle has been found to have migrated more than 2,000 kilometers from around Guam to reach waters around a remote island in…

Early warning system fails again as M6.7 quake hits Tokyo, Ibaraki, Saitama and Chiba

National › 02:49 PM JST - 8th May

TOKYO — An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 hit extensive areas centering on the Kanto region including Tokyo in the early hours of Thursday injuring six…

Yokosuka residents call for referendum on nuclear-powered aircraft carrier

National › 05:57 AM JST - 8th May

YOKOSUKA — A group of residents in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, filed a request Wednesday with Yokosuka Mayor Ryoichi Kabaya for a local referendum on whether to support…

Japan drops to 31st in 'Mothers' Index'

National › 02:42 AM JST - 8th May

TOKYO — Japan was ranked 31st among 146 nations in an annual survey that helps document the best and worst places to be a mother, a nongovernmental…

Kawasaki city ordered to pay Y4.9 bil over land pollution

National › 02:33 AM JST - 8th May

YOKOHAMA — The Environmental Dispute Coordination Commission ordered the municipal government of Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Wednesday to pay some 4.88 billion yen to Tokyu Corp for…

Sets of centenary coins for Japanese migration to Brazil on sale

National › 12:19 AM JST - 8th May

OSAKA — Japan Mint said Wednesday it has started to accept mail orders for a total of 142,000 sets of a 500 yen coin to commemorate the…

Ueno Zoo visitors sign condolence book for panda

National › 03:18 PM JST - 7th May

TOKYO — More than 10,000 people have signed a book expressing their condolences for the recent death of Ling Ling, a male which was the only giant…