Convenience store Ministop halts in-store prepared food sales over incorrect expiry labels
Japanese convenience store chain Ministop announced that it has suspended sales of onigiri (rice balls) and other items ...
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Trump's efforts to bring peace to Ukraine are "very meaningful" - Japan PM
Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru said on August 18 that US President Donald Trump’s “efforts to bring peace to Ukr...
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Fire in commercial area kills two firefighters in Osaka
The video caught a building on fire.An explosion was heard as well.Dotonbori, a tourist destination which sits in the he...
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Smoke halts shinkansen bullet train in Gifu, central Japan
Smoke was seen rising from a shinkansen bullet train stopped at Gifu-Hashima Station in Gifu Prefecture on the night of ...
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World's largest manga fan fest Comic Market celebrates 50th year
S/ Suzuki Kiwamu, NTV Reporter / The Comic Market celebrating its 50th anniversary is underway. The venue is lively with...
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Mountain access restricted after bear attacks hiker in Hokkaido
In Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture, a bear appeared on a peach farm.S/ Farmer/ A bear climbed up, and the branch split here...
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College students arrested for stealing from Osaka Expo
S/ Reporter/ A car carrying Natori is coming out of the Osaka Prefectural Police Konohana station.Natori Toshiyasu, a 21...
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Emperor vows to pass down WWII memories on 80th anniversary
Japan observed the 80th anniversary of its surrender in World War II on August 15.A total of 3,358 bereaved relatives of...
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McDonalds sets a strict purchase limit on Pokemon happy meals
McDonald’s Japan set a stricter purchase limit of three happy meal sets per group for the second launch of its Pokemon c...
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Farm minister Koizumi visits Yasukuni Shrine on August 15
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Koizumi Shinjiro visited Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on August 15.He was th...
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