1+ week, 2+ day ago   (373+ words) Urasoe, Okinawa Pref., Sept. 4 (Jiji Press)--A majority of residents in Okinawa Prefecture are constantly opposed to the planned relocation of the U.S. Futenma base in the Okinawa city of Ginowan to the Henoko coastal district in Nago, another city in…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (365+ words) Tokyo, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)--Seismic activity along the Hinagu fault zone remains elevated a week after a powerful earthquake hit Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, leading the Meteorological Agency to warn of possible strong shaking and tsunami waves. Five quakes measuring…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (602+ words) Adnkronos SHANGHAI, July 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Shanghai Museum's"On Top of the World Tree: Ancient Civilizations of the Americas" is now officially open to the public. As the largest exhibition ever dedicated to the ancient civilizations of the Americas, it brings…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (292+ words) Sao Paulo, July 10 (Jiji Press)--An annual festival introducing Japanese culture began in Sao Paulo on Friday, with visitors enjoying Japanese foods, including "takoyaki" and "gyoza," as well as a "wadaiko" drum performance and "shodo" calligraphy experience. The event, one…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (355+ words) Tokyo, June 26 (Jiji Press)--Typhoon Mekkhala moved close to the main island of Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, on Friday morning and is expected to approach the Amami Islands region in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima in the night. The seventh…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (339+ words) There is much to celebrate. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races as well as 35th anniversary of both the co-organiser, Hong Kong China Dragon Boat Association, and the sanctioning body, International Dragon Boat Federation…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (382+ words) Itoman, Okinawa Pref., June 23 (Jiji Press)--A memorial ceremony was held in Okinawa Prefecture on Tuesday to mourn some 200,000 people who died in a fierce ground battle fought in the southernmost Japan prefecture 81 years ago in the late stage of…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (44+ words) Brussels, June 22 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, now on an official visit to Belgium, arrived at Laeken Palace in Brussels on Monday, where they were greeted by King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the European country. The…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (377+ words) Amsterdam, June 17 (Jiji Press)--Visiting Japanese Emperor Naruhito expressed his wish for peace in a speech on Wednesday at a banquet in Amsterdam hosted by Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima. Touching on the history of Japan and the Netherlands…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (220+ words) Delft, Netherlands, June 17 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Emperor Naruhito, currently on a state visit to the Netherlands, visited Deltares, a water-related research institute in Delft, southwest of Amsterdam, with Dutch King Willem-Alexander on Wednesday. The Emperor, who studies water issues as…...