Hotel101 to become first homegrown hotel brand to expand overseas ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jun 30 05:46 PM DoubleDragon said Thursday its homegrown hotel brand has paid the required deposit for its first Hotel101 located in Japan. Read more »
THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 31, 2022 ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jun 01 12:02 AM Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »
Japan’s largest fish owl Jiji Press, EPA-EFEUpdated as of Jun 01 03:47 PM A Blakiston's fish owl, or Shima owl, flies off with a fish in a forest near the town of Rausu, Hokkaido, northern Japan, in this photo issued on Monday. Read more »
Japan B.League: Dwight Ramos joins Levanga Hokkaido ABS-CBN NewsPosted at May 18 02:20 PM Filipino-American guard Dwight Ramos will join Levanga Hokkaido for the 2022-23 season of the B.League, the club has announced. Read more »
Fatalities from stricken boat tour in Japan rise to 11 Kyodo NewsPosted at Apr 25 04:34 PM A child believed to be a 3-year-old girl was confirmed dead Monday, taking the death toll to 11 after a tourist boat with 26 passengers and crew aboard went missing off Hokkaido. Read more »
10 confirmed dead after tour boat with 26 goes missing off Hokkaido Kyodo NewsUpdated as of Apr 24 04:55 PM The Japan Coast Guard said 9 people believed to be among the passengers and crew aboard a tourist boat that went missing off Hokkaido were found. Read more »
Tourist boat with 26 people missing off Hokkaido peninsula Kyodo NewsPosted at Apr 24 08:12 AM A tourist boat with 26 crew and passengers went missing Saturday while sightseeing around Shiretoko Peninsula in Japan, the country's coast guard said. Read more »
Parks limited, but Nagoya completes sweep of Hokkaido ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jan 23 06:16 PM Ray Parks couldn't get going offensively, but the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins still came away with an 89-77 triumph against the visiting Levanga Hokkaido. Read more »
Paras, Niigata squander big lead in loss to Hokkaido Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Oct 17 03:59 PM Niigata Albirex BB squandered an 18-point lead and fell to Levanga Hokkaido, 72-69, to suffer a third consecutive loss in the 2021-22 B.League season. Read more »
More rain warnings in Japan as death toll rises to 8 Kyodo NewsPosted at Aug 18 03:09 PM Japan's weather agency warns of the risk of further flooding, swollen rivers and mudslides as heavy rain from last week could continue unabated. Read more »
Funny old world: The week's offbeat news Agence France-PressePosted at May 29 04:04 AM Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world. Read more »
3 dead after Japanese fishing boat collides with Russian ship Kyodo NewsPosted at May 26 12:15 PM SAPPORO, Japan - A Japanese fishing boat collided with a 662-ton Russian ship and capsized off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Wednesday, leaving three crew members dead, local authorities said. Read more »
Japan premium melons go for P1.2 million after virus slump ABS-CBN NewsPosted at May 24 02:25 PM In what might be the unlikeliest indicator of a post-pandemic recovery, a pair of premium Japanese melons have sold for $24,800 at auction, over 22 times more than last year's virus-hit price. Read more »
Japan universities develop speedier analysis of coronavirus mutations Kyodo NewsUpdated as of Apr 29 02:09 PM Osaka University and Hokkaido University in Japan have developed a system capable of analyzing genetic mutations of the novel coronavirus much quicker than conventional methods. Read more »
Big fourth quarter lifts Thirdy, NeoPhoenix over Hokkaido ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Dec 13 04:11 PM San-En NeoPhoenix still had enough to overcome Levanga Hokkaido, 80-74, on Sunday afternoon at Hokkai Kitayeru. Read more »
Japanese startup's launch of compact rocket fails Kyodo NewsPosted at Jun 14 11:19 AM TOKYO - The launch of a compact rocket by a Japanese aerospace startup failed Sunday morning in Hokkaido, the company said. Read more »
Coronavirus takes a bite out of Japan melon auction Agence France-PressePosted at May 26 06:14 AM TOKYO - A pair of premium Japanese melons sold Monday for just a slice of the five million yen ($46,000) reached at auction last year, as the coronavirus bites hard. Read more »
Japan health ministry projects 400,000 deaths without virus containment measures ReutersPosted at Apr 15 03:50 PM Japan's death toll from the novel coronavirus could reach 400,000 without measures to stem the contagion, according to a health ministry projection reported by local media. Read more »
Japan's Hokkaido region under state of emergency over coronavirus fears Agence France-PressePosted at Feb 28 06:33 PM Governor Naomichi Suzuki declared a state-of-emergency through March 19. Read more »
Sapporo Snow Festival opens amid coronavirus fears, warm winter Kyodo NewsPosted at Feb 04 12:55 PM The annual Snow Festival began in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo on Tuesday, hit by fears over the coronavirus outbreak and soaring costs involved in transporting snow to the site amid a warm winter. Read more »