A knife-wielding man in fancy dress started a fire on a Keio Line train in Tokyo on Sunday night, leaving 17 people injured, one seriously, authorities said, as revelers were heading to the city center for Halloween. Police arrested the 24-year-old man, who identified himself as Kyota Hattori, at the scene on suspicion of attempted…
In this April 25, 2021 file photo, a voter casts a ballot in a House of Representatives by-election in Sapporo, Hokkaido. (Mainichi/Taichi Kaizuka) TOKYO — Turnout for Japan’s Oct. 31 House of Representatives election is estimated at 55.33% in single-seat constituencies, according to a Mainichi Shimbun survey as of 8 p.m. that day. The figure…
Japan’s Cabinet approved Friday a draft law to promote economic security by strengthening supply chains for vital products such as semiconductors and to better cope with geopolitical risks associated with China and Russia. As global competition intensifies in the high-technology field and concerns grow about cyberattacks, the government aims to enact the bill during the…
Japan will impose additional sanctions targeting Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday, joining the United States and Europe in piling pressure on Moscow. Speaking at a press conference, Kishida said the new package of sanctions includes export controls on semiconductors and other products, a freeze on assets held by…
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corp on Friday announced that it will construct a new 300-millimeter wafer fabrication facility for power semiconductors at its main discrete semiconductor production base, Kaga Toshiba Electronics Corporation, in Ishikawa Prefecture. Construction will take place in two phases, allowing the pace of investment to be optimized against market trends, with…
This undated photo provided by Toyota Motor Corp. shows a robotic arm developed for a vehicle called “Lunar Cruiser” to explore the lunar surface. (Toyota Motor Corp. via AP) TOKYO (AP) — Toyota is working with Japan’s space agency on a vehicle to explore the lunar surface, with ambitions to help people live on the…
This file photo shows an NEC logo. (Getty/Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) — NEC Corp. will start providing a coating service for business operators from late February to counteract the coronavirus on personal computers. The new service will reduce users’ burden of sanitizing the devices, as the glass coating will remain effective for around five years, according…
TOKYO – All Nippon Airways Co. and Japan Airlines Co. joined major U.S. carriers Tuesday in warning that the… From World News including – Title: Japanese airlines ANA, JAL warn 5G launch could disrupt U.S. flights Sourced From: english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/01/b9913df67304-Japanese-airlines-ana-Jal-warn-5g-launch-could-disrupt-us-flights.html Published Date: 01/18/22 Did you miss our previous article… https://thejapanonlinechannel.com/to-cheering-crowds-in-nagasaki-kyushu-shinkansen-lines-brand-new-bullet-train-cars-arrive/
HIGASHISONOGI, Nagasaki — A new model of bullet train set to debut on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line’s soon-to-open Nagasaki route has received an enthusiastic welcome upon their arrival in this southwest Japanese town, where large trailers took them from a port to a train depot on early Jan. 10. The Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen line, also…
The evening of January 1 is a pretty quiet, laid-back time in Japan. Most people do their New Year’s shrine/temple visits either at the stroke of midnight as the new year begins or by the afternoon of New Year’s Day, so after the sun goes down, the majority of the country is relaxing over a…
