Events In Tokyo Sep 19, 2013

Candles to remember Tohoku

by Magdalena Osumi

News media continue to report on the disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, but it’s important to remember that people across the Tohoku region are still recovering from the Great East Japan Earthquake that happened there two years ago. One way of ...

National Sep 17, 2013

Granddaughter raising funds for Soseki memorial

by Hidehito Goto

A granddaughter of Meiji Era novelist Natsume Soseki (1867-1916) is backing a donation drive to build a memorial to the author, whose major works include “I Am a Cat” and “Botchan.” The Shinjuku Ward office in Tokyo is aiming to construct the memorial in ...

National Jul 31, 2013

California city unveils memorial statue of Korean 'comfort woman'

Hundreds of people gathered Tuesday at Glendale Central Park near Los Angeles to witness the unveiling of the first “comfort women” memorial on public property on the U.S. West Coast. Supporters, Glendale city officials and other community members attended the event on the sixth ...

National Mar 11, 2013

Rikuzentakata, Okuma remember disaster victims

The municipal government of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, held a memorial service Sunday for the more than 1,500 residents who died in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The ceremony was held at a local elementary school ahead of Monday’s second anniversary rites and was ...