UTSUNOMIYA, Japan( Kyodo)--Momo, the oldest giraffe in captivity in Japan, has died at age 32, the

5, 2022, shows Nasu Safari Park in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.... The other two were taken by ambulance.... Font Size S M L Print Timeline 0....

Tochigi Prefecture came 41st in the 2021 list announced by Tokyo-based private think tank Brand Research Institute Inc.on Oct.... Instead, it was 46th in 2016--one above rock bottom.... Fukuda reportedly failed to hide his shock, saying," I couldn't help shouting' What?...

This photo shows cardboard boxes with unused uniforms for volunteers at the 2020 Tokyo Games, at an office in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Oct.... The survey found that 11 municipalities, including Tokyo and nearby Chiba and Saitama prefectures, had the same problem with the unused uniforms, with Tokyo having the largest number.... The local governments had purchased the uniforms directly from sportswear maker Asics Corp., one of the sponsors of the games, with some involvement from the games' org

Yuriko Koike, left and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach pose before their talks at the metropolitan government headquarters on July 15, 2021.... Amid negative sentiment around the Olympics before they begin next week, Bach made the request to Suga during their meeting on Wednesday in Tokyo, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.... His request was made just a week after the IOC, the Japanese government and other organizers made an unprecedented dec

Among them was removing the most harmful radioactive material from the water and then gradually releasing it into the ocean.... South Korea denounced it as “ utterly intolerable ” and summoned the Japanese ambassador.... China cited “ grave concerns.” Taiwan also raised strong objections. Japan has dismissed criticism of its plan as unscientific, saying that the treated water is well within safety standards, and pointing out that such releases into oceans are routine around the world....

NASUSHIOBARA, Tochigi--A Buddhist temple that aims to be a refuge for Vietnamese technical interns and others who have lost their jobs and are barely getting by amid the coronavirus pandemic has been completed in this east Japan city.... The temple Tochigi Daionji was established by 43-year-old nun Thich Tam Tri, who also engages in similar efforts to offer food and shelter to those in need at a temple north of Tokyo in Honjo, Saitama Prefecture.... I'd like the temple to offer support as a so

1, 2021, file photo, Spectators view the Olympic Stadium during the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.... Local enthusiasm did build to some extent despite widespread hostility to the games before they started, with Japan's Olympians putting in strong performances and expressing just what participating in the global sporting showpiece had meant to them.... The games may have lowered the public's guard by creating a celebratory atmosphere in which people were more likely to go outdoors and m