King of Jordan discusses fostering 64-year ‘ties of friendship’ with Japan
By JT – Nov 27,2018 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah, accompanied by Her Majesty Queen Rania, started his working visit to Japan by meeting with Emperor […]
Despite Rising Economic Confidence, Japanese See Best Days Behind Them and Say Children Face a Bleak Future
Source: Pew Research Center BY BRUCE STOKES AND KAT DEVLIN (Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images) Japanese feel better about their economy than at any time in nearly two decades. But the overall mood in Japan […]
A Tiny Island Off Japan’s Northern Coast Has ‘Disappeared’ Into the Sea
Source: Time By ELI MEIXLER November 2, 2018 A small, uninhabited island in northern Japan may have “disappeared” after being worn away by waves, according to the country’s coast guard. The […]
Aging Japan: Unclaimed burial urns pile up in Japan amid fraying social ties
Source: Reuters By Kaori Kaneko YOKOSUKA, Japan (Reuters) – Unclaimed urns containing ashes of the dead are piling up by the thousands across Japan, creating storage headaches and reflecting fraying […]
The Japanese Man Who Saved 6,000 Jews With His Handwriting
Source: The New York Times By David Wolpe Mr. Wolpe is the rabbi of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles and the author of “David: The Divided Heart.” NAGOYA, Japan — […]
Yasukuni Shrine: Chief priest to quit after criticising Japan’s emperor
Source: BBC News The chief priest at Japan’s controversial Yasukuni Shrine is to resign after making remarks highly critical of Emperor Akihito. In comments leaked to a magazine, Kunio Kohori […]
Japan’s mobile mosque takes ‘omotenashi’ hospitality everywhere
Source: The Japan News URAYASU, Japan – A “mobile mosque” was unveiled in Japan’s Chiba Prefecture, in late September, with Muslim residents of the Kanto region coming to say their […]
Pope says he hopes to visit Japan next year, fulfilling wish
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis said Wednesday he hopes to visit Japan next year, a trip that would enable him to draw attention […]
Japan to attempt robot landing on asteroid 186M miles away
Source: CNN By James Griffiths, CNN (CNN)Japan’s space agency will attempt to land a robotic unmanned landing craft on the surface of an asteroid 300 million-kilometers (186.4 million-miles) away from Earth […]
‘Even monks get impatient’: Buddhist priest sorry for anger at tourist reviews
Source: The Guardian BY Daniel Hurst in Tokyo A Buddhist priest whose grumpy responses to negative hotel reviews went viral this week has taken a swipe at tourists who fail to do their […]
Japan hangs 6 more members of cult behind subway gas attack
Source: Associated Press By KEN MORITSUGU and MARI YAMAGUCHI TOKYO (AP) — The last six members of a Japanese doomsday cult who remained on death row were executed Thursday for […]
Company unveils moving mosque to welcome Muslims in Japan
Source: Associated Press By NICOLA SHANNON TOKYO (AP) — A large white and blue truck pulls up outside a stadium in central Japan and slowly expands into a place of […]
Japan heatwave declared natural disaster as death toll mounts
Source: BBC News Japan’s weather agency has declared a heatwave sweeping the country a natural disaster, with at least 65 deaths recorded in the past week. An agency spokesman warned […]
Japan: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s Emergency response team “Humanity first” helping flood victims
日本Humanity Firstのボランティアチームが現地入りしました｡今夜は､岡山県倉敷市の福田第二小学校でお炊き出しをします｡ Report by Anees Ahmad Nadeem Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Japan Western Japan floods update: Reportedly two million people have been told to evacuate their houses because of the recent heavy rain in western Japan. Emergency response team of Humanity first Japan has entered in the affected area and started […]
Japanese cult leader Shoko Asahara executed for Tokyo sarin attack
Source: CNN By James Griffiths and Yoko Wakatsuki, CNN Tokyo (CNN)Seven members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult, which carried out the deadly 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway, have been […]
Japan floods: ‘Extreme danger’ amid record rainfall
Source: BBC News “We’ve never experienced this kind of rain before,” a weather official said. More than 60 people are dead and dozens missing after record rainfall caused rivers to […]
Japan’s Buddhist temples to offer rooms to rent after law change
Source: The Telegraph BY Danielle Demetriou The words “spiritual” and “spartan” are not often used to describe properties listed on Airbnb. They are, however, more likely to crop up following […]
Brutal hours aren’t just for salarymen: Japanese monk sues temple for overwork
Source: The Washington Post Brutally long working hours are not just the preserve of Japanese office workers and laborers. Now, a Buddhist monk who works at a temple on the […]
Japan: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community hold their 35th Jalsa Salana at Baitul Ahad – The Japan Mosque
By the sheer grace and blessings of Allah, the almighty, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Japan, held their 35th Jalsa Salana at Baitul Ahad, “The Japan Mosque” on the 3rd & 4th of May 2018. As per tradition, the Annual Convention commenced with the flag hoisting ceremony, Maulana Ataul Mujeeb Rashid Sahib, […]
Number of Japanese children falls to record low of 15 million
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL A baby wearing a costume featuring giant panda waits for starting the public debut of female baby panda Xiang Xiang, born from mother panda Shin Shin […]