Smokyo

As today is the anniversary of the sarin gas attacks in Tokyo, here is the documentary about the attack on  kasumigaseki underground station in Tokyo which killed 8 and seriously injured 50.

Let Girls Learn is a government-wide effort that will leverage the investments we have made and success we have achieved in global primary school, and expand them to help adolescent girls complete their education.

Michelle Obama highlights the importance of girls’ education alongside the Japanese first lady, Akie Abe. Duration: 01:04

Japan has a surprisingly large number of St. Patrick’s Day events with parades in several cities. The largest by far is the Tokyo St. Patrick’s Day Parade in “Omotesando” with 15,000 participants and 50,000 spectators. The event features marching bands, cheerleaders and plenty of enthusiastic supporters. The organizers recommend a few local pubs for after […]

Three maintenance workers died Wednesday while tending to the source of a popular hot spring, according to a local fire official. Four workers — two from Senboku city and two contractors — were carrying out maintenance work when three of them collapsed. The fourth made an emergency phone call. When rescuers arrived, they found the […]