Month: February 2019

The art and science of Japan’s cherry blossom forecast  The Straits Times

TOKYO • As spring approaches in Japan, the country’s weather forecasters face one of their biggest missions of the year: predicting exactly when the famed …

The art and science of Japan’s cherry blossom forecast  The Straits Times

TOKYO • As spring approaches in Japan, the country’s weather forecasters face one of their biggest missions of the year: predicting exactly when the famed …

Is Japan Closer to Recognizing Indigenous Ainu Rights?  The Diplomat

After more than a century of forced assimilation, the Ainu are set to be recognized as Indigenous for the first time.

Is Japan Closer to Recognizing Indigenous Ainu Rights?  The Diplomat

After more than a century of forced assimilation, the Ainu are set to be recognized as Indigenous for the first time.

JR Hokkaido to Lease Tourist Trains from JR East, Tokyu  Nippon.com

Tokyo, Feb. 12 (Jiji Press)–Struggling Hokkaido Railway Co., or JR Hokkaido, said Tuesday it will rent tourist trains from East Japan Railway Co. <9020>, or JR …