Month: January 2019

World’s oldest man, 113, dies at his home in northern Japan  FOX 5 Atlanta

TOKYO (AP) – The world’s oldest man has died at his home – a hot springs inn – in northern Japan at the age of 113.

21 Vietnamese trainees face threat of dismissal by central Japan employers  The Mainichi

TOKYO — A total of 21 Vietnamese technical intern trainees hired by a produce wholesale distributor and a related agricultural corporation in Aichi P.

Japan Meteorological Corporation: Cherry Blossoms Start Flowering Earlier Than Usual, March 22nd in Tokyo and March 25th in Kyoto, and “Sakura Navi 2019” Mobile App for Full Bloom Forecast in a Map Now on Release  Associated Press

OSAKA, Japan–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan 21, 2019–On January 10, 2019, Japan Meteorological Corporation (Osaka City, Representative Director – Masanori …

Student restaurant rejuvenates Hokkaido city  Borneo Bulletin Online

MIKASA, Hokkaido (The Japan News/ANN) – On one weekend in October 2018 when the leaves on trees began to deepen in colour, the Mikasa High School …

SayChiizu Manila Opens In MOA!  Cosmopolitan Philippines

SayChiizu Manila, a world famous Hokkaido cheese toast, opened in MOA in 2018.

All you need to know about islands at heart of Russia-Japan feud  Aljazeera.com

The decades-old dispute has prevented the two countries from concluding a peace treaty to formally end World War II.