Security has been beefed up to unprecedented levels in Ottawa following jihadi attacks in Europe as Canada prepares to welcome a record 500,000 revelers for the country's 150th anniversary celebrations. "I want to make sure that people are at ease that they will be able ...
A concert was held in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima on Saturday to commemorate the first anniversary of former U.S. President Barack Obama's historic visit to the city. A nonprofit group organized the concert to highlight the preciousness of peace through music. ...
Mamoru Hase has been trying to learn the motivation behind his 11-year-old son Jun’s murder 20 years ago — in a shocking attack in Kobe at the hands of another young boy — from letters sent by the perpetrator on the anniversary of the ...
Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower, marked its fifth anniversary on Monday. As of March, about 26 million people had visited the popular landmark, which is surrounded by the Tokyo Solamachi commercial complex, and around 180 million had visited the entire site, according to ...
A 20th anniversary remembrance service was held in Lima Sunday for those caught up in the four-month hostage crisis at the Japanese ambassador's residence in 1996. Leading the service 20 years and a day after the crisis ended was Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, who was ...
The city of Kobe and surrounding areas on Tuesday marked the anniversary of the magnitude-7.3 earthquake that killed more than 6,400 people 22 years ago. A moment of silence was observed at 5:46 a.m., the time when the temblor hit the city on Jan. 17, ...
Thousands of Indonesians prayed for their loved ones at mass graves and mosques Monday to mark a tsunami which devastated Aceh province 12 years ago, one of the worst natural disasters in human history. Some 170,000 lives were lost in the country when a magnitude-9.1 ...
Alumni and current participants in the Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme vowed Monday to continue to act as bridges between Japanese and overseas communities as they gathered to mark the 30th anniversary of the government project. "As more and more Japanese companies look to expand ...
A year has gone by since freelance journalist Kenji Goto was murdered by Islamic State militants, and Goto's friends, still in mourning, are planning various events to pass on his legacy. To commemorate the first anniversary of his death, Sakura Baba, 42, will be staging ...
Haitians have gathered at prayer services to mark the sixth anniversary of the country's devastating earthquake and remember those who died. Joseph Philistin brought his two sons to a Catholic church that was one of thousands of buildings reduced to rubble on Jan. 12, 2010, ...
Edith Piaf would have turned 100 this month and never has she been more vital. The cabaret singer who once sang on the streets for spare change was celebrated and channeled by the likes of Madonna and Celine Dion in the days after the worst ...
Fans of Ken Takakura mourned the renowned actor Tuesday on the first anniversary of his death, especially in Hokkaido where a number of his hit movies were filmed. "A year has passed already. It was too early and I miss seeing the manly man I ...
