Memorial services were held across Japan on Thursday to pay tribute to the victims of a magnitude-nine earthquake and resulting tsunami in the north-east of the country 10 years ago. The tsunami triggered the world’s worst atomic accident since the 1986 Chernobyl crisis. A decade after the triple meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power … Read more
Over 1,000 people in Japan were forced to spend the night in their cars on Thursday after record snowfall blanketed parts of the country. The first few motorists traveling on an expressway connecting Tokyo with Niigata on the Japan Sea coast found their route blocked on Wednesday evening, according to media reports. As gathered by Eko … Read more
Japan is planning to remove a ban on overseas travel Japan is planning to remove a ban on overseas travel to China and 11 other countries next month, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Thursday. Read Also: IGP Warns Politicians Against Violence During Ondo Election The 11 other countries and regions include Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, … Read more
Japan and the U.S. are sharing information about Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections at U.S. military bases after an outbreak provoked ire in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, a top Japanese official said on Monday. Of the 62 individuals Okinawa confirmed had tested positive from Tuesday to Sunday, 39 were at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, 22 … Read more
Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman/CEO, Nigerians In Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has commended Mr Ikenna Nweke. Nweke, a Nigerian, returned a lost wallet containing huge sum of money and credit card in Japan recently. Dabiri-Erewa made the commendation in a statement signed by Mr Gabriel Odu, of the Media, Public Relations and Protocol Unit of NIDCOM, … Read more
Travellers headed to Japan this summer can apply for free flights to other destinations around the country. Tokyo-based Japan Airlines (JAL) will begin accepting applications for 50,000 free round-trip tickets from February 2020. Ekohotblog gathered that the initiative is supported by Japan’s Tourism Agency and the Japan National Tourism Organisation as a way to encourage … Read more
The Japan Sports Council on Tuesday announced that the Tokyo’s National Stadium for next year’s Olympic competition is ready as construction work has been completed. The final quality and safety checks remaining before the stadium opens next month. It will be officially unveiled on Dec. 21, with the Emperor’s Cup soccer final being the first … Read more
– President Buhari has returned to Nigeria from Japan – The president was received at the airport by top government officials – He attended the Seventh TICAD7 in Yokohama President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday night, August 31, returned to Abuja after attending the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7) in Yokohama, Japan. Buhari’s … Read more
Japan Display Inc will begin to supply organic light-emitting diode (OLED) screens for the Apple Watch later this year, a breakthrough for the cash-strapped company whose late shift to OLED has cost it orders from Apple. The supply deal would mark Japan Display’s foray into the OLED display market, the two sources familiar with the … Read more
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Sophia University in Japan, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU to promote capacity development within the two institutions for their mutual benefit and the entire African continent. “It is our sincere wish that this day will be an opening of bright future possibilities for all of us. … Read more