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Tag: Osaka (Japan)
Typhoon Shanshan Barrels Into Japan, Triggering Rare Warnings
The authorities said the storm could produce a large-scale disaster as it approached the mainland. Nearly 1 million people were told to evacuate, and Toyota closed all its factories on Wednesday afternoon.
Typhoon Ampil Approaches Japan, Disrupting Flights and Trains
The powerful storm is expected to bring heavy rain, strong winds and the threat of floods and landslides to eastern Japan, including Tokyo, on Friday.
Racial Profiling in Japan Is Prevalent but Unseen, Some Residents Say
Experts say the country’s first lawsuit about police discrimination against foreign-born residents highlights a systematic problem.
Suspect in Deadly Arson Fire in Osaka, Japan, Dies in Hospital
The suspect, a 61-year-old man, had been hospitalized for smoke inhalation since the Dec. 17 fire at a psychiatric clinic, which killed 25 other people.
She Broke Japan’s Comedic Barrier Playing Drunks and Fools (Yep, Men)
Niyo Katsura has won acclaim in rakugo, a classical form of Japanese storytelling, by doing anything onstage that a man can do.
Japan Fire: Osaka Police Identify a Suspect, 61
A 61-year-old man, hospitalized after the fire at an Osaka psychiatric clinic, is being investigated on suspicion of arson and murder, the police said.
Japan Fire May Have Killed Dozens, With Arson Suspected
The fire consumed the fourth floor of the building in Osaka, which housed a medical office.
Pyae Lyan Aung, Myanmar Soccer Player, Wins Asylum in Japan
Ko Pyae Lyan Aung had defied the military junta’s rule at home after its coup, and had gambled he could win the right to stay in Japan.
Japan Extends Emergency Measures Before Tokyo Olympics
The expanded restrictions come 11 weeks before the scheduled start of Tokyo’s Summer Games, as a fourth wave of coronavirus infections continues.