Month: May 2019

Dragon boat race heralds start of summer in western Japan  The Mainichi

AIOI, Hyogo — Rowing crews descended upon Aioi Bay here on May 26 to participate in the annual dragon boat race to announce the start of summer.

Dragon boat race heralds start of summer in western Japan  The Mainichi

AIOI, Hyogo — Rowing crews descended upon Aioi Bay here on May 26 to participate in the annual dragon boat race to announce the start of summer.

Heat wave claims 2 fatalities in northern Japan  The Mainichi

A heat wave that engulfed Japan over the weekend has claimed the lives of two men.

Heat wave claims 2 fatalities across Japan  The Mainichi

A heat wave that engulfed Japan over the weekend has claimed the lives of two men.

Heat wave claims 2 fatalities across Japan  The Mainichi

A heat wave that engulfed Japan over the weekend has claimed the lives of two men.

Heat wave claims 2 fatalities across Japan  The Mainichi

A heat wave that engulfed Japan over the weekend has claimed the lives of two men.

Japanese woman who lived 3800 years ago had a high alcohol tolerance  Brinkwire

A woman belonging to the now-extinct Japanese society of Jomon people has had her genetic sequence unpicked more than two decades after being …