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Many people in Japan consider Autumn as their favorite season. One reason is that it’s a great time to visit Japanese gardens, public parks, temples, and historic places without worrying about very hot or very cold weather conditions. There are plenty of sunny but cool days. One great place to visit during Autumn is the Hitachi Seaside Park, a public park located in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan. It is an area covered by a vast […]
by Matt LLOYD Cardiff, United Kingdom (AFP) — Wales hope to avoid the pitfalls of the past after making ten changes to the side that will play Japan in Cardiff on Saturday. Interim Wales coach Rob Howley made wholesale alterations to the line-up that beat Argentina 24-20 to end a five-match losing streak, resting players ahead of next week’s November finale at home to South Africa. The Japan match will see New Zealand-born Gareth Anscombe make his […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea lashed out Friday at a new South Korea-Japan intelligence-sharing accord, accusing Seoul of a gross act of betrayal with the “sworn enemy” of the Korean people. The deal to share defence intelligence — largely driven by the growing threat of the North’s nuclear and missile programmes — was reached and provisionally signed in Tokyo on Monday. It was a controversial move in South Korea, where the legacy of […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday said his meeting with Donald Trump — the first by a foreign leader — convinced him the US president-elect was someone “in whom I can have great confidence”. “We were able to have a very candid talk over a substantial amount of time. We held it in a very warm atmosphere,” Abe told reporters after their meeting at the billionaire’s Manhattan skyscraper in New […]
by Ivan Couronne Catherine TRIOMPHE NEW YORK, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s Shinzo Abe sat down Thursday with Donald Trump, becoming the first foreign leader to meet the US president-elect as he works to shape a cabinet that may include both staunch backers and former rivals. The Japanese prime minister flew into New York to chat with the billionaire at his Manhattan skyscraper as Trump met with a steady stream of operatives from his Republican Party […]
by Kyoko HASEGAWA TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s premier Shinzo Abe headed to New York Thursday for talks with Donald Trump, the first leader to meet with the president-elect whose campaign pledges provoked anxiety over US foreign policy. The brash billionaire is set to receive Abe at his Trump Tower headquarters on Thursday evening, in an encounter that will be closely watched for hints on long-standing security pacts that he has called into question. “I’m […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A Japanese city on Tuesday reopened a busy street that collapsed into a giant sinkhole, with the efforts of workers who toiled around the clock for a week drawing praise on social media. The gigantic sinkhole, measuring around 30 metres (98 feet) wide and 15 metres deep, appeared last Tuesday in a bustling business district in the southwestern city of Fukuoka, swallowing part of a five-lane street. The sinkhole, apparently triggered […]
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) — Steven Spielberg-directed film, Jurassic Park, may soon become reality after Japanese innovation company, ON-ART Corp., unveiled the world’s biggest walking and moving dinosaur robots for the first time on Thursday (November 9) in Tokyo. Tyrannosaurus Rex was the first to emerge from the mist into the event hall, roaring loudly and stomping toward the audience, in a company-organized performance at a downtown Tokyo hotel. The human-operated creature pretended to bite the […]
Tokyo, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s economy grew more than expected in the third quarter as exports offset slack consumer spending, official data showed Monday. The world’s third largest economy expanded 0.5 percent quarter-on-quarter between July and September, for an annualized 2.2 percent expansion in Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the Cabinet Office said. The market had forecast a slower 0.2 percent growth rate, or an annualized expansion of 0.8 percent. Japan’s economy contracted in the last three months […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Toshiba said Friday its half-year profit tripled, owing to cost cuts and the sale of its home appliances business, providing a boost to the firm as it tries to turn the page on an embarrassing accounting scandal. The vast conglomerate posted an April-September net profit of 115.3 billion yen ($1.08 billion), well up from 37.3 billion yen seen a year ago. It also logged a 96.8 billion yen operating profit, reversing […]
