Iwate wildfires spread further to 1,600 hectares
WorldMORIOKA, IWATE PREF. -- Wildfires in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate have spread further, scorching about 1,600 hectares by 6:00 am Monday.
Strong quake hits Hokkaido in northern Japan
WorldTOKYO -- A strong earthquake rocked the Tokachi region in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido on Monday morning, measuring up to upper 5, the fourth-highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale.
Japan reviews dual pricing for tourist sites
WorldTOKYO -- Experts commissioned by the Japan Tourism Agency met on Monday to launch a review of dual pricing for tourist sites, in which charges for nonresidents, including inbound tourists, are set higher than those for residents.
Tsunami survivor battles wildfire to protect hometown in Japan's northeast
WorldOTSUCHI, JAPAN -- Ryota Haga was in high school when the biggest earthquake ever recorded in Japan triggered a deadly tsunami and swept away his family home in the quiet northeastern town of Otsuchi in March 2011.
Lightning strikes kill 14 as Bangladesh lashed by seasonal storms
WorldDHAKA - At least 14 people were killed after lightning strikes hit several parts of Bangladesh, officials said on Monday, as seasonal thunderstorms swept across the country.
Taiwan court hands out jail terms of up to 10 years in TSMC trade secrets case
WorldNEW TAIPEI, TAIWAN -- A Taiwan court fined the local unit of Japan's Tokyo Electron (8035.T) T$150 million ($5 million) in a trade secrets case on Monday, handing jail terms of up to 10 years to five defendants for alleged theft of TSMC's (2330.TW) sensitive chip technology.
Orangutan uses Indonesia canopy bridge in 'world first': NGO
WorldJAKARTA -- A Sumatran orangutan has been filmed for the first time crossing a man-made canopy bridge constructed to help the endangered animals bypass a tarred road on the Indonesian island, an NGO said Sunday.
Suspect in shooting at Trump press dinner to appear in court
WorldA California man accused of storming a gala dinner attended by President Donald Trump was to appear in court Monday over a shooting that marks the latest spasm of political violence in deeply divided America.
Italy referee chief suspends himself over sports fraud investigation
WorldThe man in charge of assigning Serie A and B referees, Gianluca Rocchi, has suspended himself from the role with immediate effect while under investigation for sports fraud by Milan's Public Prosecutor's Office.
Zoom ordered to pay damages for violating Japan firm's trademark
WorldTOKYO -- Tokyo District Court on Friday ordered U.S. videoconferencing technology firm Zoom Video Communications Inc. and its sales agent in Japan to pay a total of about 182 million yen in damages for violating the trademark of Japanese electric musical devise developer Zoom Corp.
