Friday, November 15, 2019
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November 14, 2019
SAPPORO--"Attention, please! A polar bear has escaped!" Immediately after the emergency announcement, about 60 visitors at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in the capital of Hokkaido were instructed to evacuate to indoor facilities, while employees took their assigned positions.
WALK THROUGH FIRE
German monk passes exam to become a chief priest in NaraNovember 14, 2019
NARA--German monk Gyoei Saile has long prepared for the chance of a lifetime, to take the qualifying oral exam at the prestigious Kofukuji temple here to become a chief priest. The challenge has been passed down for more than a millennium.
Offer to the gods: Emperor to stage key Daijosai rite from Nov. 14
November 14, 2019
Emperor Naruhito is set to perform the key event of the Daijosai imperial
Foreign workers on new visa reach 2% of government goal
November 14, 2019
Abe scraps next year’s cherry blossom event as questions mount
November 13, 2019
As the winds of suspicion churn over the use of taxpayers' money for the
Abe’s local office sent tour notices that included sakura party
November 13, 2019
SoftBank group company, Line continue merger negotiations
November 14, 2019
A company under the SoftBank umbrella is in merger talks with messaging
This special page portrays the dramatic arrest of Carlos Ghosn and the twists and turns that followed.
This special page reviews what the former Nissan Motor Co. chairman left during his 19 years in Japan.
This special page details how journalists uncovered shady transactions through Bermuda and other tax havens.
Here are reports about efforts in Japan and abroad to achieve the U.N. sustainable development goals.
