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By 8am today, nearly 130 requests for the rescue of people trapped under collapsed structures had been recorded, according to the Japan Times. In Suzu alone, more than 72 rescue requests remained ...
January 19 – According to official confirmed report, Tokyo Institute of Technology and Tokyo Medical and Dental University were merged, new name is Tokyo Institute Science University, that start in April 2024. January 20 – The Bank of Japan reports that inflation in Japan increased by 4.0% in December, the highest recorded increase since 1981.
Tokyo hosts two pride parades: Tokyo Rainbow Pride (TRP, started in 2011) and Tokyo Pride (started in 1994). [10] Pride marches and parades have also been held in other major cities across Japan. A Rainbow March Pride parade was held in Sapporo from 1996 to 2013.
Roppongi Hills Mori Tower (六本木ヒルズ森タワー, Roppongi Hiruzu Mori Tawā) is a 54-story mixed-use skyscraper in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan.Completed in 2003 and named after builder Minoru Mori, it is the centerpiece of the Roppongi Hills urban development.
Japan and the U.S. will agree this week to jointly develop an interceptor missile to counter hypersonic warheads being developed by China, Russia and North Korea, Japan's Yomiuri newspaper said on ...
Tsunami modelling executed by the University of Tokyo and Building Research Institute of Japan computed the tsunami to be 3.6 m (12 ft) in Suzu; 3 m (9.8 ft) in Noto; 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) in Shika and 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in Jōetsu, Niigata. [99] Flooding by the tsunami exceeded 4 m (13 ft) along the east and western part of the peninsula.
This number was the lowest amount of candidates fielded by the JCP since the first election following Japan's electoral reform in 1996. [33] Taro Yamamoto from Reiwa Shinsengumi withdrew from his race in the single member Tokyo 8th district for the CDP's Harumi Yoshida, choosing instead to run in the Tokyo PR block. [34]
The 2024 Tokyo gubernatorial election took place on 7 July 2024 to elect the Governor of Tokyo. Incumbent Yuriko Koike was re-elected for a third term, albeit at a reduced share of the votes compared to her 2016 election and 2020 re-election. [1] [2] Shinji Ishimaru, the former Mayor of Akitakata, exceeded expectations to place second behind ...